Northern Ireland competed at the 1978 Commonwealth Games in Edmonton, Canada, from 3 to 12 August 1978.
Northern Ireland finished 10th in the medal table with two gold medals, one silver medal and two bronze medals.
The Northern Irish team was named on 13 June 1978 and consisted of 57 athletes and 10 officials. The Northern Ireland Sports Council and Recreation Trust helped with the £47,000 costs.
Medalists Gold Barry McGuigan (boxing) Gerry Hamill (boxing)
Silver Ken Beattie (boxing)
Bronze Hugh Russell (boxing) Ivan Weir (wrestling)
Team Officials Dick McColgan - General team amanager Billy Stewart - Assistant team manager Robin Harland - Doctor Tom Welsh - Athletics manager Winston Wilkinson - Badminton manager Bob Thompson - Lawn bowls manager Gerry Storey - Boxing manager Morris Foster - Cycling manager Joan Owens - Shooting manager Con O'Callaghan - Swimming manager
Athletics
Men AthleteEventsClubMedals Clive Beattie 400m, 400m hurdles Mike Bull pole vault, decathlon Martin Girvan hammer Greg Patrick Hannon marathon William Kirkpatrick long jump Paul Lawther 1500m, 5000m James Henry McGuinness 800m, 1500m John McLaughlin marathon Women AthleteEventsClubMedals Vicky Hancox 100, 100m hurdles Linda McCurry 100, 200, 400m Wendy Grace Phillips high jump, pentathlon Pam Reece 800m, 1500m Adrienne Smyth 400m, 800m
Badminton
Men AthleteEventsClubMedals Frazer Evans singles, doubles, mixed, team St. Polycarp BC John Scott singles, doubles, mixed, team Alpha BC, Lisburn Bill Thompson singles, doubles, mixed, team Alpha BC, Lisburn Winston Wilkinson doubles Ballymacarrett BC Women AthleteEventsClubMedals Barbara Beckett singles, doubles, mixed, team Alpha BC, Lisburn Dorothy Cunningham singles, doubles, mixed, team St. Jude's BC Diane Underwood singles, mixed, team Lea Village BC
Boxing
AthleteEventsClubMedals Ken Beattie 67kg welterweight Jim Carson -48kg light-flyweight Gerry Hamill 60kg lightweight Tony McAvoy 71kg light-middleweight Barry McGuigan 54kg bantamweight Hugh Russell 51kg flyweight Kenny Webb 57kg featherweight
Cycling
AthleteEventsClubMedals Archie Cunningham road race Ards Tom Greene scratch, time trial, indiv & team pursuit Cyprus CC Billy Kerr road race, pursuit Ballymena Len Kirk road race, indiv & team pursuit, time trial Ards Padraig Shearer scratch, time trial, sprint, team pursuit Phoenix CC Joe Smyth road race, team pursuit British Columbia
Lawn bowls
AthleteEventsClubMedals Jimmy Donnelly fours/rinks Falls BC Michael Dunlop fours/rinks Ormeau BC Stan Espie singles Falls BC John Higgins pairs York Road Civil Defence BC Brendan McBrien pairs Falls BC Willie Murray fours/rinks Portrush BC Willie Watson fours/rinks Knock BC
Shooting
AthleteEventsMedals George Bailie 50m rifle prone David Calvert Full bore rifle Queens prize pair Martin Farnan Full bore rifle Queens prize pair Tom Hewitt clay pigeon trap George Mace 50m rifle prone Ken Stanford 50m free pistol, 25m rapid-fire pistol Trevor West skeet
Swimming
Men AthleteEventsClubMedals Ivan Stanley Corry 100, 200m breaststroke, 200m medley, relay Rob Howard 100m backstroke, relay Simon Henry Magowan 100, 200m backstroke, relay Michael John Meharg 400, 1500m freestyle, relay Women AthleteEventsClubMedals Jane Katharine Law 100, 200m butterfly, 100m freestyle, relay Claire Louise Logan 100, 200m breaststroke, relay Julie Parkes 100m backstroke, 100m freestyle, relay Catherine Janet Scott 100, 200m freestyle, relay
Weightlifting
AthleteEventsClubMedals Robert Bruce Bamford 82.5kg light-heavyweight Laurence McConnell 90kg middle-heavyweight
Wrestling
AthleteEventsClubMedals Ivan Weir 82kg middleweight
References