Gymnastics at the 1978 Commonwealth Games

Gymnastics at the 1978 Commonwealth Games
VenueNorthlands Coliseum
LocationEdmonton, Canada
Dates3 to 12 August 1978

Gymnastics at the 1978 Commonwealth Games was the debut appearance of the Gymnastics at the Commonwealth Games. The events were held in Edmonton, Canada, from 3 to 12 August 1978 and featured four events.[1][2]

The gymnastics events were held at Northlands Coliseum.[3][4]

Canada topped the gymnastics medal table by virtue of winning gold in all four events.[5]

Northlands Coliseum

Medal table

  *   Host nation (Canada)

Medals won by nation with totals, ranked by number of golds—sortable
RankNationGoldSilverBronzeTotal
1 Canada*4217
2 England0202
3 Australia0112
4 New Zealand0011
Totals (4 entries)45312

Medallists

Event Gold Silver Bronze
Men's all-around Philip Delesalle
 Canada
Lindsay Nylund
 Australia
Jean Choquette
 Canada
Men's team Canada
Jean Choquette
Nigel Rothwell
Owen Walstrom
Philip Delesalle
England
Eddie Arnold
Ian Neale
Jeff Davis
Tommy Wilson
Australia
Lambert Ariens
Lindsay Nylund
Rudolf Starosta
Warwick Forbes
Women's all-around Elfi Schlegel
 Canada
Monica Goermann
 Canada
Sherry Hawco
 Canada
Women's team Canada
Elfi Schlegel
Karen Kelsall
Monica Goermann
Sherry Hawco
England
Joanna Sime
Karen Robb
Lisa Jackman
Susan Cheesebrough
New Zealand
Deborah Hurst
Kirsty Durward
Lynette Brake
Rowena Davis

Results

Men's individual all-around

Pos Athlete Points
1 Canada Philip Delesalle 56.40
2 Australia Lindsay Nylund 54.95
3 Canada Jean Choquette 54.25
4 Canada Owen Carl Walstrom 53.90
5 England Tommy Wilson 53.70
6 New Zealand Terry Sale 53.45
7 Canada Nigel Rothwell 53.25
8 England Ian Neale 53.20
9 England Eddie Arnold 52.90
10 Australia Warwick Forbes 52.45
11 England Jeff Davis 51.85
12 Australia Lambert Ariens 51.60
13 New Zealand Neil Christopher Davies 51.15
14 New Zealand Gregory McBey Robertson 49.45
15 Australia Rudolf Starosta 48.40
16 New Zealand Hugh Richard Wilkins 47.70
17 Wales Paul Preedy 46.70
18 Wales Michael Joseph Higgins 42.90
19 India Bishwe Shwar Nandi 42.85
20 India Nemai Kanji 40.05

Men's team

Pos Athlete Pts
1 Canada Canada 165.55
2 England England 161.95
3 Australia Australia 158.50
4 New Zealand New Zealand 154.00
5 Wales Wales 138.15
6 India India 127.70
7 Bangladesh Bangladesh 27.80
8 Cyprus Cyprus 18.25

Women's individual all-around

Pos Athlete Pts
1 Canada Elfi Schlegel 38.250
2 Canada Sherry Hawco 37.650
2 Canada Monica Goermann 37.650
4 Canada Karen Kelsall 37.550
5 Australia Marina Sulicich 36.000
5 England Susan Cheesebrough 36.000
5 England Karen Robb 36.000
8 New Zealand Deborah Hurst 35.950
9 New Zealand Rowena Davis 35.900
10 New Zealand Kirsty Durward 35.600
11 England Joanna Sime 35.350
12 Australia Karen Susan Edelsten 34.350
13 Scotland Karen Forbes 33.850
14 Australia Margaret Jack 33.800
15 Wales Linda Bernard 33.800
16 Wales Linda Surringer 33.550
17 New Zealand Lynette Brake 32.950
18 Wales Jacqueline Vokes 32.950
19 Scotland Catriona Macaulay 32.850
20 Scotland Eileen Ramsay 32.700

Women's team

Pos Athlete Pts
1 Canada Canada 113.250
2 England England 107.400
3 New Zealand New Zealand 106.350
4 Australia Australia 103.450
5 Wales Wales 101.200
6 Scotland Scotland 100.550
7 Hong Kong Hong Kong 79.000
8 Cyprus Cyprus 28.300

References

  1. ^ "Medal Standings Edmonton 1978". Commonwealth Games Federation. Retrieved 8 February 2026.
  2. ^ "Commonwealth Games of 1978". EBSCO. Retrieved 30 January 2026.
  3. ^ "History of Commonwealth Stadium". City of Edmonton. Retrieved 8 February 2026.
  4. ^ "Games Calendar". Newcastle Journal. 3 August 1978. p. 14. Retrieved 8 February 2026 – via British Newspaper Archive.
  5. ^ "Commonwealth Games Medallists - Gymnastics". GBR Athletics. Retrieved 8 February 2026.