703 1962 COMMONWEALTH GAMES IN PERTH, Official’s Badge, enamelled with "British Empire & Commonwealth Games/ Perth, Western Australia, 1962", red ribbon printed "HEADQUARTERS". $200–250 704 1962 COMMONWEALTH GAMES IN PERTH, Official’s Badge, enamelled with "British Empire & Commonwealth Games/ Perth, Western Australia, 1962", pale green ribbon printed "OFFICIAL". $200–250 705 1962 COMMONWEALTH GAMES IN PERTH, Official’s Badge, enamelled with "British Empire & Commonwealth Games/ Perth, Western Australia, 1962", light orange ribbon printed "RADIO.TV". $200–300 706 1966 COMMONWEALTH GAMES IN JAMAICA, Silver Participation Medal "1966 VIII British Empire and Commonwealth Games, Kingston, Jamaica", hallmarked silver, 54mm, 68.05 grams. The only example we have seen of this rare medal, previously sold by Leski Auctions in March 2012 for $384 incl. BP . England, with a total of 80, led the medal count ahead of Australia with 73, Canada with 57 and New Zealand with 26. 34 teams competed, with 22 of them taking home medals. Ron Clarke won 2 silvers, Dianne Burge 3 golds. In the swimming pool, the Australian men won 10 of the 13 gold medals on offer. $200–300 707 1966 COMMONWEALTH GAMES IN JAMAICA, 3rd Place Winner’s Medal "1966 VIII British Empire and Commonwealth Games, Kingston, Jamaica", 57mm diameter, with one link of the chain. $200–250 ❖ 708 1966 COMMONWEALTH GAMES IN JAMAICA, Participation Medal "1966 VIII British Empire and Commonwealth Games, Kingston, Jamaica", 54mm diameter, in original red cardboard box. $100–150 ❖ 709 1966 COMMONWEALTH GAMES IN JAMAICA, Official Badge for Games Competitor, enamelled with "COMPETITOR/Jamaica/ Kingston/ BE & CG", 49x40mm. Rarely seen. The similarly designed Official’s badge has only been offered by us on one occasion: December 2008, when it sold for $483 incl. BP . $100–150 ❖ 710 1966 COMMONWEALTH GAMES IN JAMAICA, Official’s Badge enamelled with "OFFICIAL/Jamaica/Kingston/ BE & CG", 49x40mm. Rarely seen. The same Official’s badge has only been offered by us on one occasion: December 2008, when it sold for $483 incl. BP . $100–150 711 1970 COMMONWEALTH GAMES IN EDINBURGH, Three Official’s badges, each enamelled with "BCG, EDINBURGH, 1970", two with red ribbon "TEAM OFFICIAL BOXING" & "TEAM HQ", other with blue ribbon "TECHNICAL OFFICIAL ATHLETICS". England won the most medals overall at these Games, with 84 (27 gold, 25 silver, 32 bronze) with Australia next on 80 (36 gold, 24 silver, 22 bronze), followed by Canada and Scotland. There were 42 teams representing their countries or states and 22 succeeded in winning medals. Australia sent a team of 107 athletes and 25 officials, with Pam Kilborn the flag bearer for the Opening Ceremony and Michael Wendon for the Closing. Raylene Boyle won 3 gold medals, Michael Wendon 4 golds, Karen Moras 3, Denise Langford 4 and Lynne Watson 4. Don Wagstaff won both diving competitions. $150–200 ❖ 712 1974 COMMONWEALTH GAMES IN CHRISTCHURCH, Participation Medal, 64mm diameter. Superb condition. 38 teams competed in 121 events, with Australia winning 29 gold, England 28, Canada 25 and New Zealand 9. Raylene Boyle won 3 golds, Don Wagstaff won his 2 events, while Australian men won 8 of the 15 swimming golds available and the women won 4. Notably, the Games were the first large international athletic event after the murder of Israeli athletes at the 1972 Munich Olympics. The Athletes Village, the student accommodation at the University of Canterbury, was temporarily fenced in and guarded for the duration of the Games. Only official vehicles and persons were allowed into sensitive areas around the venues. $200–300 ❖ 713 1978 COMMONWEALTH GAMES IN CANADA, Participation Medal "1978 XI Commonwealth Games/ Edmonton, Canada", bronze, 43mm diameter. The Edmonton Games attracted 47 teams totalling 1475 athletes competing in 128 events. Canada was the most successful team, winning 45 gold, 31 silver and 33 bronze medals. England came 2nd in the medal tally and Australia 3rd. At Edmonton, Tracy Wickham emerged onto the world swimming stage, winning both the 400m and 800m freestyle. That same year, she set world records in both events, and won both the 400m and 800m freestyle at the 1978 Berlin World Championships, setting a world 400m record of 4.06.28, which stood as the Championship record until 2007 . Both world records stood until 1987 , long after her retirement. $100–150 ❖ 703 704 705 108