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The Commonwealth Winter Games was a multi-sport event comprising winter sports, last held in 1970. Four editions of the Games were staged. The Winter Games were designed as a counterbalance to the Commonwealth Games, which focuses on summer sports, to accompany the Winter Olympics and Summer Olympic Games.

History

The Winter Games were founded by T.D. Richardson.[1] The 1958 Commonwealth Winter Games[2] were held in St. Moritz, Switzerland.[3] This was the inaugural games for the winter edition.[1] The 1962 Games were also held in St. Moritz, complementing the 1962 British Empire and Commonwealth Games in Perth, Australia,[4] and the 1966 event was held in St. Moritz as well,[5] following the 1970 games,[6] the idea was discontinued.

A scheme for organising the games was drawn up at the Commonwealth Games Federation 1959, where it was decided these would be recognised as “associated games” and be held in Europe to increase the number of competitors and to reduce costs – with many of the lead skaters and skiers already taking part in the European championships at this time.[7]

A Winter Games was proposed for 2010 in India, complementing the 2010 Commonwealth Games in New Delhi. The proposed venue was Gulmarg in Jammu and Kashmir,[8] where the Indian National Winter Games had previously been held,[9] but the idea did not come to fruition.

List of Commonwealth Winter Games

Edition Year Location
I 1958 Switzerland St. Moritz, Switzerland
II 1962 Switzerland St. Moritz, Switzerland
III 1966 Switzerland St. Moritz, Switzerland
IV 1970 Switzerland St. Moritz, Switzerland

Participating Nations

Australia Australia
Canada Canada
England England
Hong Kong Hong Kong
New Zealand New Zealand
Nigeria Nigeria
Northern Ireland Northern Ireland
Nyasaland Nyasaland
Pakistan Pakistan
Rhodesia Rhodesia
Scotland Scotland
Wales Wales [10]

Overall Medal Table

Note: records kept from the time are sparse, with many planned events returning no result. The reported results are confirmed and validated. Where a partial result is returned, the medal table reflects confirmed medals but doesn’t record any missing medals.[11]

Nations Gold Silver Bronze
England 20 19 20
Canada 10 6 6
Scotland 4 3 3
New Zealand 2 4 4
Australia 1 0 0
Wales 0 2 0
Malta 0 1 1
NIR 0 1 0
Pakistan Pakistan 0 0 1
37 38 35

1958 Commonwealth Winter Games

The games were first discussed at the Commonwealth Games Federation General Assembly on December 2, 1956. The games took place between the 9th January 1958 to 19th January 1958.


OC Opening ceremony ● Event competitions 1 Event finals CC Closing ceremony
January 1958 09
Thu 		10
Fri 		11
Sat 		12
Sun 		13
Mon 		14
Tue 		15
Wed 		16
Thu 		17
Fri 		18
Sat 		19
Sun
Alpine Skiing 3
Bobsleigh ● 1 ● 1
Figure Skating 1 1
Skeleton ● 1
Daily medal events 3 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 1
Cumulative total 3 4 4 5 5 5 5 6 7 7 8
January 1958 09
Thu 		10
Fri 		11
Sat 		12
Sun 		13
Mon 		14
Tue 		15
Wed 		16
Thu 		17
Fri 		18
Sat 		19
Sun


Sport Event Gold Silver Bronze
Alpine Skiing Men’s Downhill Canada John Semmelink Canada Shaun Fripp Canada Jim Quarles
Alpine Skiing Men’s Slalom Canada John Platt Canada Arnold Midgley Canada John Semmelink
Alpine Skiing Men’s Combined Canada John Semmelink Canada Arnold Midgley Canada John Platt
Bobsleigh 2 man England Stuart Parkinson /Chris Williams Northern Ireland Henry Taylor/Robin Dixon England John Wodehouse/Mike Holliday
Bobsleigh 4 man Scotland Norman Barclay/Chris Skinner/Peter Forsdyke/R.Dickson England Stuart Parkinson/Tony Nash/A.Dawes/Chris Williams Commonwealth of Nations UNKNOWN
Figure Skating Men’s Singles Australia Bill Cherrell England David Clements Commonwealth of Nations UNKNOWN
Figure Skating Women’s Singles England Anne Reynolds England Doreen Denny England Mildred Atherley
Skeleton Men’s Singles England Colin Mitchell England Tony Claridge England Dare Wilson

1962 Commonwealth Winter Games

The games once again took place in St Moritz, to attract the maximum number of skaters and skiers from the European tour. The games took place between the 16th January 1962 and 4th February 1962.


OC Opening ceremony ● Event competitions 1 Event finals CC Closing ceremony
January 1962 16
Tue 		17
Wed 		18
Thu 		19
Fri 		20
Sat 		21
Sun 		22
Mon 		23
Tue 		24
Wed 		25
Thu 		26
Fri 		27
Sat 		28
Sun 		29
Mon 		30
Tue 		31
Wed 		1
Thu 		2
Fri 		3
Sat 		4
Sun
Alpine Skiing 3 5
Bobsleigh ● 1 ● 1
Cross Country 1
Figure Skating 2
Skeleton ● 1
Daily medal events 3 5 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 1 0 2
Cumulative total 3 8 9 9 9 9 9 9 9 9 9 9 9 9 9 11 11 12 12 14
January 1962 16
Tue 		17
Wed 		18
Thu 		19
Fri 		20
Sat 		21
Sun 		22
Mon 		23
Tue 		24
Wed 		25
Thu 		26
Fri 		27
Sat 		28
Sun 		29
Mon 		30
Tue 		31
Wed 		1
Thu 		2
Fri 		3
Sat 		4
Sun


Sport Event Gold Silver Bronze
Alpine Skiing Men’s Downhill Canada Lyn Cullis Canada Renauld Argouin England Richard Hampton
Alpine Skiing Men’s Team Downhill Canada Lyn Cullis/Russell Legare England Piers, Baron de Westenholz/Charles, Count de Westenholz/Richard Salm Scotland Ian McCormick/J. Spencer/ UNKNOWN
Alpine Skiing Men’s Slalom Canada Lyn Cullis Canada Russell Legare England Richard Hampton
Alpine Skiing Men’s Team Slalom England Piers, Baron de Westenholz/Charles, Count de Westenholz/Richard Salm Commonwealth of Nations UNKNOWN Commonwealth of Nations UNKNOWN
Alpine Skiing Men’s Combined Canada Lyn Cullis England Richard Hampton Canada Renauld Argouin
Alpine Skiing Women’s Downhill England Anna Asheshov England Gina Hathorn England Tessa Dredge
Alpine Skiing Women’s Slalom England Gina Hathorn England Penelope Walker England Diana Tomkinson
Alpine Skiing Women’s Combined England Gina Hathorn England Diana Tomkinson England Penelope Walker
Bobsleigh 2 man England Tony Nash/Guy Renwick England W.Walker/D.Willoughby England David Evans/MS Boyle
Bobsleigh 4 man Canada Robin Seel/M. F. Gordon / P. Levesque / David Hobart England Bill McCowen / Pat Martin / Rupert Lycett-Green / Andrew Hedges Canada UNKNOWN
Cross Country Men’s 15K Classical England John Moore England John Dent England Ralph Walker
Figure Skating Men’s Singles England Malcolm Cannon Wales Hywel Evans England Alan Potter
Figure Skating Women’s Singles England Jacqueline Harbord Scotland Heather Moir England Wendy Paton
Skeleton Men’s Singles England Colin Mitchell Malta Lesley Boyer Pakistan Peter Fishbourne

NOTE: Robin Seel was recorded as a member of a Canadian sled despite being a British bobsledder. The medal is counted as a Canadian gold.

1966 Commonwealth Winter Games

The third edition also took place in St Moritz. The games took place between the 26th January 1966 and 11th February 1966.


OC Opening ceremony ● Event competitions 1 Event finals CC Closing ceremony
January 1966 26
Wed 		27
Thu 		28
Fri 		29
Sat 		30
Sun 		31
Mon 		1
Tue 		2
Wed 		3
Thu 		4
Fri 		5
Sat 		6
Sun 		7
Mon 		8
Tue 		9
Wed 		10
Thu 		11
Fri
Alpine Skiing 6
Bobsleigh ● 1 ● 1
Curling ● ● 1
Figure Skating 2
Skeleton 1
Daily medal events 0 0 1 6 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 1 2
Cumulative total 0 0 1 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 8 8 9 9 10 12
January 1962 26
Wed 		27
Thu 		28
Fri 		29
Sat 		30
Sun 		31
Mon 		1
Tue 		2
Wed 		3
Thu 		4
Fri 		5
Sat 		6
Sun 		7
Mon 		8
Tue 		9
Wed 		10
Thu 		11
Fri


Sport Event Gold Silver Bronze
Alpine Skiing Men’s Downhill England David Freeth England Peter Norman England David Borradaile
Alpine Skiing Men’s Slalom England Peter Norman New Zealand Peter Goldstern England Guy Whitley
Alpine Skiing Men’s Combined England Peter Norman New Zealand Peter Goldstern England Guy Whitley
Alpine Skiing Women’s Downhill New Zealand Anne Reid England Mary Kerr New Zealand Kathy Guy
Alpine Skiing Women’s Slalom England Gina Hathorn New Zealand Anne Reid New Zealand Kathy Guy
Alpine Skiing Women’s Combined New Zealand Anne Reid New Zealand Kathy Guy New Zealand Carol Lowry
Bobsleigh 2 man England Tony Nash/Guy Renwick Wales John Lewis/Stephen Daniel Malta John Blockey/Mike Freeman
Bobsleigh 4 man Commonwealth of Nations UNKNOWN Commonwealth of Nations UNKNOWN Canada UNKNOWN/John Blockey/Mike Freeman
Curling Men’s Team Canada Wing Commander George Robertson,Joe Zedan,Ron Found and Scotty Miller England Bill Black, Davie Kennedy,Jock Marr and Jim Adams England Dan Kerr, Jim Kerr, Ron Thornton and Ken Duncan
Figure Skating Men’s Singles England Harold Williams England Michael Edmonds England Alan Williamson
Figure Skating Women’s Singles England Diana Clifton-Peach England Sally-Anne Stapleford England Patricia Dodd
Skeleton Men’s Singles England Colin Mitchell England Michael Thomson England BAT Jennings

NOTE: John Blockey and Mike Freeman are recorded as winning bronze in the 2-man for Malta, as they were based at RAF Luqa. They are also recorded as finishing in bronze position in the 4-man after joining a Canadian entry. They are recorded here as Malta in the 2-man and Canada in the 4-man.

1970 Commonwealth Winter Games

The 1970 games marked a vastly reduced and last-ditch Winter Games. With the passing of Tyke Richardson in January 1971, the games sadly lost momentum and faded out of consciousness. [12]

The final edition took place between the 21st December 1970 and the 23rd December 1970.


OC Opening ceremony ● Event competitions 1 Event finals CC Closing ceremony
December 1970 21
Mon 		22
Tue 		23
Wed
Alpine Skiing 2 2
Daily medal events 2 0 2
Cumulative total 2 0 4
December 1970 21
Mon 		22
Tue 		23
Wed


Sport Event Gold Silver Bronze
Alpine Skiing Men’s Slalom Canada Aidan Ballantyne Scotland Royston Varley New Zealand Chris Wormersley
Alpine Skiing Men’s Giant Slalom Scotland Royston Varley Canada Aidan Ballantyne Scotland Iain Finlayson
Alpine Skiing Women’s Slalom Scotland Carol Blackwood England Antoinette Betts Scotland Helen Carmichael
Alpine Skiing Women’s Giant Slalom Scotland Carol Blackwood Scotland Helen Jamieson England Antoinette Betts

See also

References

  1. ^ a b Semanticus.info, T.D. Richardson Archived 2014-07-26 at the Wayback Machine (accessed 7 July 2012)
  2. ^ CBC News, Canadian Ski Museum in trouble, 15 March 2011, Ashley Burke (accessed 7 July 2012)
  3. ^ NZ Collector Services St. Moritz 1958 Commonwealth Winter Games silver medal Archived 2017-04-16 at the Wayback Machine (accessed 7 July 2012)
  4. ^ Biography of Christine Smith at sports-reference.com
  5. ^ Antiques Reporter AU, St. Mortiz 1966 Commonwealth Winter Games bronze medal (accessed 7 July 2012)
  6. ^ Cowan, Bob (2018-09-04). “Curling History: How Scotland Fared at the Commonwealth Winter Games”. Curling History. Retrieved 2026-03-09.
  7. ^ Duncan, K.S. (16 December 1958). “Minutes of Meeting of the Advisory Committee at the Over-seas League on Monday 6th July 1959”. British Empire and Commonwealth Games Federation. 1 (1): Appendix A.
  8. ^ “Artificial snow to extend winter games season in Gulmarg”. Hindustan Times. 25 February 2007.
  9. ^ “2010 Commonwealth winter sports to be held in Kashmir: Azad”. Press Trust of India. 6 January 2006.
  10. ^ https://cabinetroom.wordpress.com/2014/02/05/the-commonwealth-winter-games/
  11. ^ https://intersportstats.com/competition_types/553
  12. ^ “The Commonwealth Games Federation”. Commonwealth Sport.