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1978 Commonwealth Games
(3-12 August, Edmonton, Canada)
The XI Games was the first to bear the current day name of the Commonwealth Games.
Forty-six countries sent a total of 1,405 athletes and 504 officials to the Edmonton Games. As host nation, Canada also topped the medal table for the first time.
Ten sports were featured at the Edmonton Games – athletics, badminton, boxing, cycling, gymnastics, lawn bowls, shooting, swimming and diving, weightlifting and wrestling.
1978 Edmonton Commonwealth Games Medal Table
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| Country | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total Results |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Canada | 45 | 31 | 33 | 109 |
| England | 27 | 27 | 33 | 87 |
| Australia | 24 | 33 | 27 | 84 |
| New Zealand | 5 | 6 | 9 | 20 |
| Kenya | 7 | 6 | 5 | 18 |
| India | 5 | 5 | 5 | 15 |
| Scotland | 3 | 6 | 5 | 14 |
| Wales | 2 | 1 | 5 | 8 |
| Jamaica | 2 | 2 | 3 | 7 |
| Northern Ireland | 2 | 1 | 2 | 5 |
| Malaysia | 1 | 2 | 1 | 4 |
| Trinidad & Tobago | – | 2 | 2 | 4 |
| Zambia | – | 2 | 2 | 4 |
| Ghana | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 |
| Guyana | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 |
| Samoa | – | – | 3 | 3 |
| Hong Kong | 2 | – | – | 2 |
| Tanzania | 1 | 1 | – | 2 |
| Bahamas | – | 1 | – | 1 |
| Isle of Man | – | – | 1 | 1 |
| Papua New Guinea | – | 1 | – | 1 |
| Antigua & Barbuda | – | – | – | – |
| Bangladesh | – | – | – | – |
| Barbados | – | – | – | – |
| Belize | – | – | – | – |
| Bermuda | – | – | – | – |
| Cayman Islands | – | – | – | – |
| Cook Islands | – | – | – | – |
| Cyprus | – | – | – | – |
| Fiji | – | – | – | – |
| Gibraltar | – | – | – | – |
| Grenada | – | – | – | – |
| Guernsey | – | – | – | – |
| Jersey | – | – | – | – |
| Lesotho | – | – | – | – |
| Malawi | – | – | – | – |
| Mauritius | – | – | – | – |
| Sierra Leone | – | – | – | – |
| Singapore | – | – | – | – |
| Sri Lanka | – | – | – | – |
| St. Kitts | – | – | – | – |
| St. Lucia | – | – | – | – |
| St. Vincent & The Grenadines | – | – | – | – |
| Eswatini(Swaziland) | – | – | – | – |
| The Gambia | – | – | – | – |
| Turks & Caicos Islands | – | – | – | – |
| Zimbabwe | – | – | – | – |
| Total Medals | 128 | 129 | 138 | 395 |
2010 New Delhi Commonwealth Games Medal Table