Shooting at the 1978 Commonwealth Games
| Shooting at the 1978 Commonwealth Games | |
|---|---|
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| Venue | Strathcona Shooting Range |
| Location | Edmonton, Canada |
| Dates | 3 to 12 August 1978 |
Shooting at the 1978 Commonwealth Games was the third appearance of Shooting at the Commonwealth Games. The competition was held in Edmonton, Canada, from 3 to 12 August 1978.[1]
The events were held at the Strathcona Shooting Range, which was specifically built for the Games.[2] The range consisted of a clubhouse and various distance ranges on 160 acres of land, on the south side of Anthony Henday Drive, which is the modern day Ivor Dent Sports Park (as of 2026).[3]
Competition featured contests in six disciplines. Canada topped the shooting medal table again by virtue of winning four gold medals.[4]
Medal table
* Host nation (Canada)
| Rank | Nation | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | .svg.png){kind=small} Canada* | 4 | 2 | 1 | 7 |
| 2 |  New Zealand | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
 Scotland | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
| 4 |  England | 0 | 3 | 1 | 4 |
| 5 |  Wales | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 6 |  Australia | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| 7 |  Isle of Man | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
 Trinidad and Tobago | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
| Totals (8 entries) | 6 | 6 | 6 | 18 | |
Medallists
| Games | Gold | Silver | Bronze |
|---|---|---|---|
| 50m free pistol | Yvon Trempe | Edward Jans | Bertram Manhin |
| 25m rapid-fire pistol | Jules Sobrian | John Cooke | .svg.png){kind=small} Jeff Farrell |
| 50m rifle prone | Alister Allan | Bill Watkins | Stewart Watterson |
| Full bore rifle | Desmond Vamplew | James Spaight | Pat Vamplew |
| Trap | John Primrose | George Leary | Terry Rumbel |
| Skeet | John Woolley | Paul Bentley | Joe Neville |
50 metres free pistol
| Pos | Athlete | Pts |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Yvon Trempe | 543 |
| 2 | Edward Jans | 540 |
| 3 | Bertram Manhin | 536 |
| 4 |  Denis Ernest Remon | 536 |
| 5 | Andrew Jackson | 535 |
| 6 | Norman Harrison | 535 |
| 7 | .svg.png){kind=small} Ken Stanford | 535 |
| 8 | David Killick | 533 |
| 9 | Barrie Wickins | 532 |
| 10 | Colin O'Brien | 529 |
| 11 |  Noel Duquemin | 529 |
| 12 |  Sharad Chauhan | 525 |
| 13 |  Robert Reynolds | 511 |
| 14 | James McAllister | 509 |
| 15 | Peter Williams | 508 |
| 16 | Carol Anne Bartlett | 507 |
| 17 | Donald Westwater | 505 |
| 18 | .svg.png){kind=small} Camilo Pedro | 502 |
| 19 | Gordon Bosanquet | 492 |
| 20 |  John Mwau | 490 |
25 metres rapid-fire pistol
| Pos | Athlete | Pts |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Jules Sobrian | 587 |
| 2 | John Cooke | 581 |
| 3 | Jeffrey Kent Farrell | 581 |
| 4 | Brian Girling | 575 |
| 5 | Stephen John Faunt | 574 |
| 6 | Sharad Chauhan | 574 |
| 7 | Bruce McMillan | 573 |
| 8 | Denis Ernest Remon | 571 |
| 9 | Ken Stanford | 571 |
| 10 | William Graham | 569 |
| 11 | Tony Bowden | 566 |
| 12 | Hugh Hunter | 564 |
| 13 | Barry O'Neale | 557 |
| 14 | Solomon Lee | 553 |
| 15 | John Bridge | 523 |
| 16 | Robert Reynolds | 518 |
| 17 |  Mohamad Nurul Hoda Iqbal | 508 |
| 18 |  Lewis Astwood | 417 |
50 metres rifle prone
| Pos | Athlete | Pts |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Alister Allan | 1194 |
| 2 | Bill Watkins | 1191 |
| 3 | Stewart W. Watterson | 1187 |
| 4 | Barry Dagger | 1187 |
| 5 | Colin Harris | 1186 |
| 6 | Arne Sorensen | 1185 |
| 7 | Ian Ballinger | 1185 |
| 8 |  Daya Nadarajasingham | 1184 |
| 9 | Brian Burrage | 1182 |
| 10 | Stephen John Le Couilliard | 1181 |
| 11 | John Knowles | 1181 |
| 12 | Donald Brook | 1180 |
| 13 | George Bailie | 1180 |
| 14 | Hans Adlhoch | 1179 |
| 15 | Brian eLacey | 1178 |
| 16 | Charles Trotter | 1177 |
| 17 | Trevor John Penney | 1176 |
| 18 | Shafqat Sheikh | 1176 |
| 19 | Patrick Ryan | 1173 |
| 20 | George Mace | 1172 |
Full bore rifle Queens Prize Pair
| Pos | Athlete | Pts |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Desmond Vamplew | 391 |
| 2 | James Spaight | 388 |
| 3 | Pat Vamplew | 387 |
| 4 | David Calvert | 387 |
| 5 | Sam Gilson | 386 |
| 6 | Maurie Gordon | 384 |
| 7 | Geoffrey Ayling | 384 |
| 8 | Neil Fyfe | 384 |
| 9 | John Vivian | 383 |
| 10 | Graeme Norris | 382 |
| 11 | Michael Martel | 382 |
| 12 | Clifford Mallett | 382 |
| 13 | Richard Perkins | 382 |
| 14 | Colin McEachran | 382 |
| 15 | Philip Amy | 380 |
| 16 |  Paul Archer | 380 |
| 17 | Howell Morley | 378 |
| 18 | Peter Quilliam | 377 |
| 19 | John Hastie | 376 |
| 20 | Peter Raymond Hallett | 376 |
Clay pigeon trap
| Pos | Athlete | Pts |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | John Primrose | 186 |
| 2 | George Leary | 185 |
| 3 | Terry Rumbel | 183 |
| 4 | Eli Ellis | 183 |
| 5 | Aubrey Bruce Lassen | 177 |
| 6 | Anthony John Smith | 175 |
| 7 | Kenneth Wilson | 175 |
| 8 | Randhir Singh | 174 |
| 9 | Denis Brown | 171 |
| 10 | Mark Campbell | 170 |
| 11 | Emyr Breese | 169 |
| 12 | Peter Kelly | 169 |
| 13 | Tom Hewitt | 167 |
| 14 | Donald Wynn | 164 |
| 15 | Trevan Clough | 163 |
| 16 | Brian Cummings | 155 |
| 17 | John Jackson | 154 |
| 18 | Robert Brouard | 152 |
| 19 | Peter Giddings | 151 |
Skeet
| Pos | Athlete | Pts |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | John Woolley | 193 |
| 2 | Paul Bentley | 191 |
| 3 | Joe Neville | 190 |
| 4 | Don Kwasnycia | 189 |
| 5 | Fred Altman | 189 |
| 6 | Ian Hale | 188 |
| 7 | Robert Griffiths | 183 |
| 8 |  Ally Ong | 182 |
| 9 | Alec Crikis | 181 |
| 10 | James Dunlop | 181 |
| 11 | Roger Rees | 180 |
| 12 | Stephen Brehaut | 179 |
| 13 | Edmund Yong | 167 |
| 14 | Gurbir Singh Sandhu | 165 |
| 15 | Hari S. Sandhu | 165 |
| 16 | Anthony Chuang | 164 |
| 17 | Trevor West | 164 |
| 18 | Francis Quin | 154 |
| 19 | Peter Giddings | 136 |
| 20 | Leslie Cheung | 132 |
References
- ↑ "Medal Standings Edmonton 1978". Commonwealth Games Federation. Archived from the original on 29 October 2021. Retrieved 8 February 2026.
- ↑ "Case Study:Remediation of Lead Impacted Soils, Former Stratcona Shooting Range" (PDF). ESAA. Retrieved 6 February 2026.
- ↑ "Edmonton's Ivor Dent sports park officially opens". Edmonton Sun. 27 June 2015. Retrieved 8 February 2026.
- ↑ "Commonwealth Games Medallists - Shooting". GBR Athletics. Retrieved 8 February 2026.
