England at the 1978 Commonwealth Games
England competed at the 1978 Commonwealth Games in Edmonton, Alberta, Canada, 3 to 12 August 1978.
England finished second in the medal table.
Medal table (top three)
The athletes that competed are listed below.Athletics
| Name | Event/s | Medal/s |
| Brian Adams | 30km walk | |
| Richard John Ashton | 400m, 400m relay | |
| Liz Barnes | 800m | |
| Christine Benning | 1,500m | 1 x silver |
| Dave Black | 10,000m | |
| Timothy Bonsor | 200m, 100m relay | |
| Lorna Boothe | 100m hurdles | 1 x gold |
| Christina Boxer | 1,500m | |
| Beverly Callender | 100m, 200m, 100m relay | 1 x gold |
| Geoff Capes | shot put | 1 x gold |
| Ian Chipchase | hammer | |
| Dennis Coates | 3,000m steeplechase | |
| Glen Cohen | 400m, 400m relay | |
| Jane Colebrook | 800m | 1 x bronze |
| Sharon Colyear | 100m hurdles, 100m relay | 1 x gold, 1 x bronze |
| Keith Connor | triple jump | 1 x gold |
| Garry Cook | 800m | |
| Steve Cram | 1500m | |
| Stanley Curran | marathon | |
| Robert Antony Dale | shot put | |
| Paul Dickenson | hammer | |
| Alan Drayton | decathlon | 1 x bronze |
| Verona Elder | 400m, 400m relay | 1 x gold, 1 x silver |
| Olly Flynn | 30km walk | 1 x gold |
| Ann Ford | 3,000m | 1 x bronze |
| Brendan Foster | 5,000m 10,000m | 1 x bronze |
| Penny Forse | 3,000m | |
| Paula Fudge | 3,000m | 1 x gold |
| Brian Green | 100m, 100m relay | |
| Jeff Gutteridge | pole vault | |
| Bill Hartley | 400m hurdles | |
| Donna Hartley | 400m, 400m relay | 2 x gold |
| Sue Hearnshaw | long jump | |
| John Hillier | discus | |
| Gillian Hitchen | high jump | |
| Mark Holtom | 110m hurdles | |
| Brian Hooper | pole vault | 1 x bronze |
| Leslie Hoyte | 100m, 100m relay | |
| Trevor Hoyte | 200m, 100m relay | |
| Wendy Hoyte | 100m | |
| Joslyn Hoyte-Smith | 400m, 400m relay | 1 x gold |
| Tim Hutchings | 1500m | |
| David Johnson | triple jump | |
| Ruth Kennedy | 400m relay | 1 x gold |
| Sonia Lannaman | 100m, 200m, 100m relay | 2 x gold, 1 x silver |
| Angela Littlewood | shot put | |
| Lesley Mallin | discus | |
| Sue Mapstone | pentathlon | 1 x silver |
| Mike McFarlane | 100m, 200m | |
| Mike McLeod | 5,000m, 10,000m | 1 x bronze |
| Roy Mitchell | long jump | 1 x gold |
| David Moorcroft | 1500m | 1 x gold |
| Aston Moore | triple jump | 1 x bronze |
| Mark Naylor | high jump | |
| Paula Newnham | 800m | |
| Jeff Norman | marathon | |
| Gary Oakes | 400m hurdles | |
| Judy Oakes | shot put | 1 x bronze |
| David Ottley | javelin | |
| Alan Pascoe | 400m hurdles, 400m relay | 1 x bronze |
| Sue Reeve | long jump | 1 x gold |
| Brian Stanley Roberts | javelin | |
| Nick Rose | 5,000m | |
| Val Rutter | high jump | |
| Tessa Sanderson | javelin | 1 x gold |
| Amos Seddon | 30km walk | |
| Barbara Simmonds | high jump | |
| Kathy Smallwood | 200m, 100m relay | 1 x gold |
| Shara Anne Helen Spragg | javelin | |
| Tony Staynings | 3,000m steeplechase | |
| Mary Stewart | 1,500m | 1 x gold |
| Shirley Strong | 100m hurdles | 1 x silver |
| Colin Peter Szwed | 800m | |
| Pete Tancred | discus | |
| Daley Thompson | decathlon | |
| Janet Thompson | discus | |
| David Warren | 800m | |
| Buster Watson | decathlon | |
| Fatima Whitbread | javelin | |
| James Robert Whitehead | hammer | |
| Terry Whitehead | 400m, 400m relay | |
| John Wild | 3,000m steeplechase | |
| Allan Peter Williams | pole vault | |
| Mike Winch | discus, shot put | |
| Yvette Wray | pentathlon | 1 x bronze |
| Trevor Wright | marathon | |
| Peter Yates | javelin | 1 x silver |
Badminton
| Name | Event/s | Medal/s |
| Karen Bridge | singles, mixed, team event | 1 x gold |
| David Eddy | singles, mixed, team event | 1 x gold |
| Nora Gardner | singles, doubles, mixed, team event | 3 x gold |
| Kevin Jolly | singles, doubles, mixed, team event | 1 x gold |
| Anne Statt | singles, doubles, mixed, team event | 2 x gold |
| Ray Stevens | singles, doubles, team event | 2 x gold, 1 x bronze |
| Barbara Sutton | doubles, mixed, team event | 1 x gold, 1 x bronze |
| Derek Talbot | singles, doubles, mixed, team event | 1 x gold, 1 x silver, 1 x bronze |
| Mike Tredgett | doubles, mixed, team event | 3 x gold |
| Jane Webster | singles, doubles, team event | 1 x gold |
Bowls
| Name | Event/s | Medal/s |
| Jim Ashman | pairs | |
| David Bryant | singles | 1 x gold |
| Charlie Burch | rinks/fours | |
| Mal Hughes | rinks/fours | |
| Bill Irish | rinks/fours | |
| Bob Robertson | rinks/fours | |
| Chris Ward | pairs |
Boxing
| Name | Event/s | Medal/s |
| Julius Awome | 91kg heavyweight | 1 x gold |
| Joe Dawson | 48kg light-flyweight | |
| George Gilbody | 60kg lightweight | |
| Paul Kelly | 67kg light-welterweight | |
| Gary Nickels | 51kg flyweight | |
| Moss O'Brien | 57kg featherweight | 1 x bronze |
| Delroy Parkes | 75kg middleweight | 1 x silver |
| Vince Smith | 81kg light-heavyweight | 1 x silver |
| Jackie Turner | 54kg bantamweight |
Cycling
| Name | Event/s | Medal/s |
| Dave Akam | pursuit | |
| Bob Downs | road race | |
| Tony Doyle | scratch race, pursuit, team pursuit | 2 x bronze |
| Paul Fennell | scratch race, time trial, team pursuit | 1 x bronze |
| Des Fretwell | road race | |
| Trevor Gadd | match sprint, time trial, tandem | 2 x silver |
| Phil Griffiths | road race, pursuit | |
| Tony James | team pursuit | 1 x bronze |
| Steve Lawrence | road race | |
| Dave Le Grys | match sprint, tandem | 1 x silver |
| Glen Mitchell | scratch race, team pursuit | 1 x bronze |
| Paul Swinnerton | match sprint, time trial |
Diving
| Name | Event/s | Medal/s |
| Martyn Brown | 3m springboard & 10m platform | |
| Alison Drake | 3m springboard | |
| Marion Saunders | 10m platform | |
| Trevor Simpson | 3m springboard | |
| Chris Snode | 3m springboard & 10m platform | 2 x gold |
Gymnastics
| Name | Event/s | Medal/s |
| Eddie Arnold | individual, team | 1 x silver |
| Susan Cheesebrough | individual, team | 1 x silver |
| Jeff Davis | individual, team | 1 x silver |
| Lisa Jackman | individual, team | 1 x silver |
| Ian Neale | individual, team | 1 x silver |
| Karen Robb | individual, team | 1 x silver |
| Tommy Wilson | individual, team | 1 x silver |
| Joanna Sime | individual, team | 1 x silver |
Shooting
| Name | Event/s | Medal/s |
| Paul Bentley | skeet | 1 x silver |
| Brian Burrage | 50m rifle prone | |
| John Cooke | rapid fire pistol | 1 x silver |
| Barry Dagger | 50m rifle prone | |
| Sam Gilson | fullbore rifle Queens prize | |
| Brian Girling | rapid fire pistol | |
| Andrew Carlisle Jackson | 50m free pistol | |
| David Killick | 50m free pistol | |
| Joe Neville | skeet | 1 x bronze |
| Anthony John Smith | clay pigeon trap | |
| James Spaight | fullbore rifle Queens prize | 1 x silver |
| Kenneth Wilson | clay pigeon trap |
Swimming
| Name | Event/s | Medal/s |
| Gary Abraham | 100/200 backstroke, 100 butterfly, relay | 2 x silver |
| Andrew Astbury | 400/1500 freestyle | 1 x bronze |
| Joy Beasley | 100/200 backstroke | |
| Cheryl Brazendale | 100/200/400 freestyle, relay | 1 x silver |
| Kevin Burns | 100 freestyle, relay | 1 x bronze |
| Richard Burrell | 100 freestyle, relay | 1 x bronze |
| Duncan Cleworth | 200/400 medley | |
| Sharron Davies | 200 backstroke, 200 freestyle, 200/400 medley, relays | 2 x gold, 1 x silver, 1 x bronze |
| David Dunne | 100/200 freestyle, relays | 2 x bronze |
| Helen Gilyard | 100 backstroke, relay | 1 x bronze |
| Duncan Goodhew | 100/200 breaststroke, relay | 3 x silver |
| Simon Gray | 400/1500 freestyle, 200 butterfly, 400 medley, relay | 3 x silver, 1 x bronze |
| Stephen Harrison | 100/200 backstroke | |
| Moira Houston | 200 freestyle, 200/400 medley | |
| Phil Hubble | 100/200 butterfly, 200 freestyle, relay | 2 x bronze |
| Sue Jenner | 100/200 butterfly, relay | 1 x bronze |
| Margaret Kelly | 100/200 breaststroke, relay | 1 x silver, 2 x bronze |
| Steve Lewington | 400/1500 freestyle | |
| Kaye Lovatt | 100 freestyle, relay | 1 x silver |
| John Mills | 100/200 butterfly, relay | 2 x silver |
| Paul Naisby | 100/200 breaststroke | 1 x bronze |
| Ann Osgerby | 100/200 butterfly | |
| Debbie Rudd | 100/200 breaststroke | 1 x silver |
| Martin Smith | 200 freestyle, relays | 1 x silver, 2 x bronze |
| Heidi Turk | 100 freestyle, relay | 1 x silver |
Weightlifting
| Name | Event/s | Medal/s |
| Newton Burrowes | 75kg middleweight | 1 x silver |
| Victor Daniels | 60kg featherweight | |
| Andy Drzewiecki | 110kg heavyweight | 1 x bronze |
| Michael Keelan | 82.5kg light-heavyweight | |
| Gary Langford | 90kg middle-heavyweight | 1 x gold |
| Steve Pinsent | 75kg middleweight | 1 x bronze |
| Gary Shadbolt | 82.5kg light-heavyweight | 1 x bronze |
| Gian Cheema Singh | 90kg middle-heavyweight | |
| Kevin Welch-Kennedy | 67.5kg lightweight | |
| Alan Winterbourne | 67.5kg lightweight |
Wrestling
| Name | Event/s | Medal/s |
| Brian Aspen | 62kg featherweight | 1 x bronze |
| Mark Dunbar | 48kg light flyweight | 1 x bronze |
| Amrik Singh Gill | 57kg bantamweight | 1 x bronze |
| Joey Gilligan | 68kg lightweight | |
| Keith Haward | 74kg welterweight | 1 x bronze |
| Keith Peache | 100kg heavyweight | |
| Tony Shacklady | 82kg middleweight |