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Edinburgh 1970 – Swimming team dominates the pool | Commonwealth Games Australia
Edinburgh 1970 – Swimming team dominates the pool | Commonwealth Games Australia
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Edinburgh 1970 – Athletics team runs away with meet | Commonwealth Games Australia
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WATCH Tom Imrie win Commonwealth Games Gold in Edinburgh, Scotland in 1970 ⬇️🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿🥊🏅 | Boxing Scotland
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WATCH Tom Imrie win Commonwealth Games Gold in Edinburgh, Scotland in 1970 ⬇️🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿🥊🏅 | Boxing Scotland
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FLASHBACK FRIDAY // 50 years on we celebrate Karen Stephenson (Moras), Director of JD Oats Aquatic Institute, on her phenomenal world record in the 800m freestyle at the 1970 Commonwealth Games Australia in Edinburgh! At just 16 years old Karen stunned the crowd by smashing her own world record, slicing an absurd seven seconds off the time she set at the Australian titles earlier that year. Karen also won gold in the 200m and 400m (a new Games record). 🙌✨🎉 'This girl is out in a field of her o
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FLASHBACK FRIDAY // 50 years on we celebrate Karen Stephenson (Moras), Director of JD Oats Aquatic Institute, on her phenomenal world record in the 800m freestyle at the 1970 Commonwealth Games Australia in Edinburgh! At just 16 years old Karen stunned the crowd by smashing her own world record, slicing an absurd seven seconds off the time she set at the Australian titles earlier that year. Karen also won gold in the 200m and 400m (a new Games record). 🙌✨🎉 'This girl is out in a field of her o
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Various - Xth British Commonwealth Games
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Opening ceremony, 1974 Christchurch Commonwealth Games | Olympic and Commonwealth games | Te Ara Encyclopedia of New Zealand
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Swimming star reminisces on Edinburgh Games | Commonwealth Games Australia
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This archive clip looks at Edinburgh's preparations for the Commonwealth Games in 1970 - and the fears no one would turn up to watch them [Video via Getty] | Edinburgh Live
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The 2022 Commonwealth Games are underway in Birmingham! The event was first held in 1930 and has taken place every four years since then, except for in 1942 and 1946. Originally called the British Empire Games, Australia has hosted the most Commonwealth Games and is also the most successful nation, having won more medals in the history of the event than any other country involved. New Zealand has hosted the games three times, most recently in 1990. Do you have any family traditions of watching t
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The 𝐄𝐝𝐢𝐧𝐛𝐮𝐫𝐠𝐡 𝟏𝟗𝟕𝟎 𝐁𝐫𝐢𝐭𝐢𝐬𝐡 𝐂𝐨𝐦𝐦𝐨𝐧𝐰𝐞𝐚𝐥𝐭𝐡 𝐆𝐚𝐦𝐞𝐬 were a roaring success some 50 years ago. ⁣ ⁣ The Australian team of 107 athletes finished the Games with 86 medals, including 36 gold medals 🇦🇺🥇🥈🥉⁣ ⁣⁣⁣ It was a tremendous team, full of legendary athletes, and deserved to have their golden anniversary celebrated. Watch some of the highlights of the Games and our Australian team 🙂🍿🎥 | Commonwealth Games Australia
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On this day 50 years ago it was the Closing Ceremony of the 𝐄𝐝𝐢𝐧𝐛𝐮𝐫𝐠𝐡 𝟏𝟗𝟕𝟎 𝐁𝐫𝐢𝐭𝐢𝐬𝐡 𝐂𝐨𝐦𝐦𝐨𝐧𝐰𝐞𝐚𝐥𝐭𝐡 𝐆𝐚𝐦𝐞𝐬. What a games it was! ⁣ ⁣ Australia finished with 82 medals, 36 gold, 24 silver, 22 bronze 🇦🇺🥇🥈🥉⁣ ⁣ It was a star-studded team full of Australian legends who deserved to be honoured 👏👏👏⁣ ⁣ Hoped you have enjoyed our virtual exhibition of the team's golden anniversary.⁣ ⁣ #Edinburgh1970 #CommonwealthGamesHistory | Commonwealth Games Australia
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At the opening ceremony in Edinburgh for the 1970 British Commonwealth Games, Australian sporting history was made with champion hurdler Pam Kilborn leading the Australian team as flagbearer. This was the first time at an Olympics or Commonwealth Games that Australia had a female opening ceremony flagbearer 🇦🇺 🙌 Pam Kilborn leading out the 107 athletes competing for Australia at the Edinburgh 1970 British Commonwealth Games. An iconic moment in both Commonwealth Games history and Australian s
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The Edinburgh 1970 British Commonwealth Games saw one of the best performances by an Australian Weightlifting Federation team in Australian sporting history. The six-man team got off to a golden start with George Vasil claiming the gold medal in the flyweight class. A tremendous achievement for the then 20-year-old champion lifting a combined 290kg (92.5kg press, 85kg snatch, 112.5kg jerk). The gold medal was the first medal handed out at the IX British Commonwealth Games and it was won by Austr
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The Edinburgh 1970 British Empire Games saw the final international appearance of Australian sporting legend Ron Clarke. At 33-years-old, Clarke was poised to call time on his illustrious career but had one last attempt at the major international gold medal which had eluded him so far. Leading into the back straight with 200m to go, Clarke burned England's Dick Taylor off and it looked as if his medal drought might be broken at last after his heartache defeats at big Games over the years. But as
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The swimming competition at the Edinburgh 1970 British Commonwealth Games was held at the newly constructed Royal Commonwealth Pool. Australian swimming coach Don Talbot in the early stages of his legendary career described the 1970 Swimming Australia Australian Dolphins Swim Team sent to the Edinburgh Games as "the best all-round swimming team ever to leave Australia." With names like Michael Wenden, Lynne Bates, and Denise Langford representing the green and gold, the team was poised for a ste
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Swimming sensation Karen Moras was one of the stars of the pool at the Edinburgh 1970 British Commonwealth Games winning three freestyle gold medals. But it was the Swimming Australia star's World Record breaking swim in the Women's 800m final which was the then 16-year-old's crowning achievement. Moras displayed her incredible abilities shaving nine seconds off of her existing World Record time en route to her third gold medal of the Games and into a place in Australian sporting history. #Edinb
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Project Harmless on Instagram: "In 1970, Edinburgh hosted the Commonwealth Games for the first time. It marked a new era for international sport and introduced everything from metric distances to photo-finish technology. Edinburgh became the centre of global athletics and a showcase of Scottish culture. Meadowbank Stadium, the Royal Commonwealth Pool and Redford Barracks all played their part in a moment Scotland has never forgotten. Fifty-five years later, we are honouring that legacy with some
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