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, the

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events were held at the

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. A total of 38 events were contested, 23 for men and 15 for women.

Medal summary

Men

Women

Medal table

Participating nations

* (5) * (44) * (6) * (1) * (6) * (1) * (19) * (78) * (2) * (1) * (87) * (10) * (16) * (3) * (2) * (3) * (9) * (6) * (20) * (1) * (45) * (8) * (5) * (5) * (28) * (13) * (2) * (6) * (4) * (25) * (3) * (1) * (1) * (1) * (16) * (12) * (5) * (16) * (4)

References

Commonwealth Games Medallists - Men
GBR Athletics. Retrieved on 2010-07-21.

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1978 Events January * January 1 – Air India Flight 855, a Boeing 747 passenger jet, crashes off the coast of Bombay, killing 213. * January 5 – Bülent Ecevit, of Republican People's Party, CHP, forms the new government of Turkey (42nd go ...

Commonwealth Games The Commonwealth Games, often referred to as the Friendly Games or simply the Comm Games, are a quadrennial international multi-sport event among athletes from the Commonwealth of Nations. The event was first held in 1930, and, with the exce ...