1974 Commonwealth Paraplegic Games

The fourth Commonwealth Paraplegic Games were held in Dunedin, New Zealand from 13 to 19 January 1974. The Games were opened by Sir Denis Blundell, Governor-General of New Zealand.

Participating nations
The competing countries and competitors were:



Three New Zealand based competitors competed by special invitation of the organising committee – T. Cullen, R. Porter and P. Read.

Sports
The following sports were included in the Games:
 * Archery
 * Athletics
 * Dartchery
 * Lawn Bowls
 * Pentathlon (Archery, Athletics and Swimming Events)
 * Shooting
 * Snooker
 * Swimming
 * Table tennis
 * Weightlifting (Men Only)
 * Wheelchair Basketball (Men Only)
 * Wheelchair Fencing

Venues


The following were the venues used for the Games:

The Games
Australia's Gwen Milburn won gold in the women's 60 m track athletics event. Australia also picked up medals in the bowls event.

The Outstanding Performers in Dunedin

The most successful athlete in Dunedin amongst the men was P. Reid from Jamaica who won 4 gold and 1 silver medal in field events, pentathlon and swimming. Amongst the women the most successful athlete was Caz Bryant from England who won 5 gold, 1 silver and 1 bronze medal in fencing, field events, pentathlon, table tennis and track events.