June Croft from England won the gold medal in 56.97s
Rebecca Adlington won four medals at the 2010 Commonwealth Games: two gold (400m freestyle and 800m freestyle) and two bronze (200m freestyle and 4x200m freestyle).
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Kieren Perkins is an Australian champion swimmer who won the Olympic gold medal in the 1500 meter freestyle at the 1992 and 1996 Games. In addition to his two Olympic gold medals, he also won two gold medals in the World Championships and three gold medals in the Commonwealth Games.
Yes, Muhammad Inam won the gold medal in the Men's 84kg Freestyle Wrestling event at the 2010 Commonwealth Games.
Australia defeated England at the 2014 Commonwealth Games to win the Women's Hockey Gold Medal.
Iwan Thomas - Wales
When he was 15 Ian Thorpe won the 400 meter freestyle at the world championships. This made him the youngest male swimming world champion ever.
Swimming was first held at the Commonwealth Games at the first-ever Edition in 1930. The program consisted of 11 events (6 for men and 5 for women). Joyce Cooper (England) won four of the five Women's Events: 100 yard freestyle, 400 yard freestyle, 100 yard backstroke and 4x100 yard freestyle relay.
Women have been allowed to compete at the Commonwealth Games since 1930.At the '30 Games, Women were restricted to Aquatic events (Diving: 3m springboard and 10m platform; Swimming: 100yd freestyle, 400yd freestyle, 100yd backstroke, 200yd backstroke and 4x100yd freestyle relay).
Ben Jipcho, of Kenya won the 5000m event at the 1974 British Commonwealth Games.
Northern Ireland has had seven boxing Commonwealth Games gold medalists;Terry Mulligan (1958 Men's Middleweight Champion), Lavy Larmour (1974 Flyweight Champion), Barry McGuiran (1978 Bantamweight Champion), Gerry Hamill (1978 Lightweight Champion), Wayne McCullogh (1990 Flyweight Champion), Jimmy Webb (1994 Light Middleweight Champion) and Neil Sinclair (1994 Welterweight Champion).
1. Alan Pascoe - England - 48.832. Bruce Field - Australia - 49.323. William Koskei - Kenya - 49.34Click on the '1974 Commonwealth Games' link on this page to see the results of all competition in the 1974 Games.