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-aroundPhilip 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-aroundElfi Schlegel
 Canada
Monica Goermann
 Canada
Sherry Hawco
 Canada
N/a
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
1Canada Philip Delesalle56.40
2Australia Lindsay Nylund54.95
3Canada Jean Choquette54.25
4Canada Owen Carl Walstrom53.90
5England Tommy Wilson53.70
6New Zealand Terry Sale53.45
7Canada Nigel Rothwell53.25
8England Ian Neale53.20
9England Eddie Arnold52.90
10Australia Warwick Forbes52.45
11England Jeff Davis51.85
12Australia Lambert Ariens51.60
13New Zealand Neil Christopher Davies51.15
14New Zealand Gregory McBey Robertson49.45
15Australia Rudolf Starosta48.40
16New Zealand Hugh Richard Wilkins47.70
17Wales Paul Preedy46.70
18Wales Michael Joseph Higgins42.90
19India Bishwe Shwar Nandi42.85
20India Nemai Kanji40.05

Men's team

Pos Athlete Pts
1Canada Canada165.55
2England England161.95
3Australia Australia158.50
4New Zealand New Zealand154.00
5Wales Wales138.15
6India India127.70
7Bangladesh Bangladesh27.80
8Cyprus Cyprus18.25

Women's individual all-around

Pos Athlete Pts
1Canada Elfi Schlegel38.250
2Canada Sherry Hawco37.650
2Canada Monica Goermann37.650
4Canada Karen Kelsall37.550
5Australia Marina Sulicich36.000
5England Susan Cheesebrough36.000
5England Karen Robb36.000
8New Zealand Deborah Hurst35.950
9New Zealand Rowena Davis35.900
10New Zealand Kirsty Durward35.600
11England Joanna Sime35.350
12Australia Karen Susan Edelsten34.350
13Scotland Karen Forbes33.850
14Australia Margaret Jack33.800
15Wales Linda Bernard33.800
16Wales Linda Surringer33.550
17New Zealand Lynette Brake32.950
18Wales Jacqueline Vokes32.950
19Scotland Catriona Macaulay32.850
20Scotland Eileen Ramsay32.700

Women's team

Pos Athlete Pts
1Canada Canada113.250
2England England107.400
3New Zealand New Zealand106.350
4Australia Australia103.450
5Wales Wales101.200
6Scotland Scotland100.550
7Hong Kong Hong Kong79.000
8Cyprus Cyprus28.300

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.