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1974 Commonwealth Paraplegic Games
The fourth Commonwealth Paraplegic Games were held in Dunedin, New Zealand from 13 to 19 January 1974. The Games were opened by Sir Denis Blundell, Governor-General of New Zealand. Participating nationsThe competing countries and competitors were:[1] Three New Zealand based competitors competed by special invitation of the organising committee – T. Cullen, R. Porter and P. Read. SportsThe following sports were included in the Games:[2]
Venues The following were the venues used for the Games:[3]
The GamesAustralia's Gwen Milburn won gold in the women's 60 m track athletics event.[4] Australia also picked up medals in the bowls event.[5] The Outstanding Performers in Dunedin The most successful athlete in Dunedin amongst the men was P. Reid from Jamaica who won 4 gold and 1 silver medal in field events, pentathlon and swimming. Amongst the women the most successful athlete was Caz Bryant from England who won 5 gold, 1 silver and 1 bronze medal in fencing, field events, pentathlon, table tennis and track events. Medal table
See alsoCommonwealth Games hosted in New Zealand
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