Scotland competed at the 1978 Commonwealth Games in Edmonton, Canada, from 3 to 12 August 1978.
The Scotland team was named on 11 June 1978 and was the largest Scottish Commonwealth Games team to date, with 100 competitiors and 25 officials.
Scotland came 7th overall with 3 golds, 6 silver and 5 bronze medals.
Medalists
Gold Alister Allan (shooting) Allan Wells (200 metres) Men's 4 × 100 metres relay (4 × 100 metres relay)
Silver James Douglas (boxing) Albert Patrick (wrestling) Charlie Revolta (weightlifting) Allan Wells (100 metres) Mixed doubles (badminton) Men's pairs (Lawn bowls)
Bronze Chris Black (hammer throw) Brian Burgess (high jump) Jack Hynd (weightlifting) Johnny McAllister (boxing) John Robson (1500m)
Team Athletics
Men AthleteEventsClubMedalsChris Black hammer throw Brian Burgess high jump James Dingwall marathon Paul Forbes 800m, 4x400m relay Francis James Clement 1500m Ian William Gilmour steeplechase Peter Hoffman 800m, 4x400m relay Allister Hutton 5000, 10,000m David Jenkins 4x100m relay, 400m, 4x400m relay Roger Jenkins 400m, 4x400m relay Drew McMaster 100, 200m, 4x100m relay Nat Muir 5,000m John Robson 1500m Cameron Sharp 100, 200m, 4 x100m relay Robert Lawrence Spence 5000m Allan Wells 100, 200 4x100m relay , , Women AthleteEventsClubMedals Margaret Coomber 1500m, 4x400 relay Elaine Davidson 4x100 relay Helen Golden 100, 200m, 4x100 relay, 4x400 relay Ann Kay Harley 400m, 4x400 relay Evelyn McMeekin 800m, 4x400 relay Meg Ritchie discus throw, shot put Diane Royle javelin throw Margot Wells 200m, 4x100 relay Christine Whittingham 1500m Karen Williams 400m, 4x100 relay
Badminton
Men AthleteEventsClubMedalsTony Dawson singles, doubles, mixed Aberdeen Billy Gilliland singles, doubles, mixed Greenock Fraser Gow singles, doubles, mixed Cambs Dan Travers singles, doubles, mixed Glasgow Women AthleteEventsClubMedalsJoanna Flockhart doubles, mixed Newmills Pamela Hamilton singles, doubles, mixed Airdrie Anne Johnstone singles, doubles, mixed Whitburn Christine Stewart singles, doubles, mixed Whitburn
Boxing
AthleteEventsClubMedals Steve Cooney 67kg welterweight Camperdown ABC, Dundee Jim Douglas 63.5kg light-welterweight Camperdown ABC, Dundee George Lowe 54kg bantamweight John McAllister 60kg lightweight Kingston Boys' Club, Glasgow Ian McLeod 57kg featherweight Joseph Park 51kg flyweight Archibald Salmon 71kg light-middleweight
Cycling
AthleteEventsClubMedal John Clark road race, scratch, indiv & team pursuit Roy Crombie indiv & team pursuit, scratch Alex Gilchrist road race Ian Humphreys scratch, team pursuit Robert Millar road race David Whitehall road race, indiv & team pursuit
Diving
Men AthleteEventsClubMedals Ronald Hurst springboard, platform Fraser McBlane springboard, platform Women AthleteEventsClubMedals Fiona Hotson springboard, platform
Gymnastics
Women only AthleteEventsMedals Karen Forbes all-around & team Catriona Macaulay all-around & team Eileen Ramsay all-around & team Julie Walker all-around & team
Lawn bowls
AthleteEventsClubMedals Willie Adrain fours Dreghorn BC Dick Bernard fours Gorebridge BC Doug Copland fours Caledonian BC, Perth John Fleming fours Mauchline BC Alex McIntosh pairs Newbattle BC David McGill singles Sighthill BC Willie Wood pairs Gifford BC
Shooting
Men AthleteEventsMedals Alister Allan rifle prone Mark Campbell trap Jim Dunlop skeet Neil C. M. Fyfe fullbore rifle Hugh Hunter rapid fire pistol John Knowles rifle prone James McAllister free pistol Colin McEachran fullbore rifle Donald Westwater free pistol Donald Wynn trap
Swimming
Men AthleteEventsClubMedals Douglas Campbell 200m free, 100, 200m backstroke, relay James Carter 100, 200m backstroke Robert Dawson 100m free, 100m butterfly, relayx2 Gordon Downie 100m, 200m free, relayx3 Richard Iredale 100m free, 100m butterfly, relayx2 Paul Marshall 200 free, 100, 200m backstroke, relayx2 Alan McClatchey 200, 400m butterfly, relayx2 Liam Anthony Oldershaw 100m breaststroke, 220 medley, relay Women AthleteEventsClubMedals Maureen Campbell 100, 200 breast Sandra Dickie 100 breast, 100 butt, 200 medley Margaret Hendry 100, 200 butt, 100 free Jean Hill 100, 200 breast Denise McPhillamy 100, 200, 400 free Beverley Rose 100, 200 back
Weightlifting
AthleteEventsMedals John Heron Craig 60kg featherweight James Holland 82.5kg light-heavyweight Jack Hynd +110kg super-heavyweight Robert William Kennedy 67.5kg lightweight John McNiven 52kg flyweight Charlie Revolta 52kg flyweight John Rush 75kg middleweight 75kg
Wrestling
AthleteEventsMedals Tam Anderson 68kg lightweight Thomas Burke 62kg featherweight Neil McKay 57kg bantamweight Robert McLucas 74kg welterweight Scott Murray 90kg light-heavyweight Albert Patrick +100kg super-heavyweight
References