The Commonwealth men, Commonwealth's men, or Commonwealth Party is a term used by A. F. Pollard[1] and other historians to refer to highly outspoken English Protestant religious, political, and economic reformers during the early 18th century. They promoted republicanism and had a great influence on Republicanism in the United States, but little impact in Britain.
John Trenchard and Thomas Gordon were the most famous Commonwealth men.
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The British Commonwealth is an obsolete name for what is now called the Commonwealth of Nations. It is an association of some 54 independent, sovereign nations, most (but not all) of whom were once part of the British Empire
YES!!! India is part of the British Commonwealth. Other large nations that are members of the British Commonwealth are Republic of South Africa.( formerly Union of South Africa), Australia, New Zealand , Canada. There are many smaller nations that are members of the British Commonwealth, and The U.K. still still has a few very small colonies. One nation is a late entrant intyo the British Commonwealth, but was formrtly a Portugese Colony, it is 'Mozambique'. Two notable nations that are NOT members of the British Commonwealth, but are English speaking as the official language are the U.S.A. and the Republic of Ireland.
The act of forming the commonwealth of Australia, or the merging of the independent states, was called "Federation".
John Trenchard and Thomas Gordon were the most famous Commonwealth men.
Ben Jipcho of Kenya
Asafa Powell
Pakistan won two Gold Medals at the 2010 Commonwealth Games:Azhar Hussain (Wrestling, Men's 55kg)Muhammad Inam (Wrestling, Men's 84kg)
At the 2010 Commonwealth Games, Sri Lanka won two medals: Chinthana Vidanage (Weightlifting, Silver, Men's 69kg) and Anton Peiris Kurukulasooriyage (Weightlifting, Silver, Men's 62kg).
Iwan Thomas - Wales
A list of men's Commonwealth long jump champions can typically be found on the official Commonwealth Games website or in athletics databases such as World Athletics. Additionally, historical records and archives from the Commonwealth Games Federation may provide detailed information on past champions. Sports reference websites and athletics-related books may also contain this information.
At the 2010 Commonwealth Games, Sri Lanka won two medals: Chinthana Vidanage (Weightlifting, Silver, Men's 69kg) and Anton Peiris Kurukulasooriyage (Weightlifting, Silver, Men's 62kg).
Pakistan won 2 gold medals in the Commonwealth Games of 2010 : Azhar Hussein (Wrestling, Men's 55kg) and Muhammed Inam (Wrestling, Men's 84kg). 2
The 100m sprint started at the 1970 Commonwealth Games. The first champions were Don Quarrie (men) and Raelene Boyle (women).
Felix Sandy (Sierra Leone) was in two events at the 1990 Commonwealth Games: Men's 100m, he didn't start in the heatsand Men's 400m, where he finished eighth in the first semi-final with a time of 47.21.
Samaresh Jung, an Indian shooter won the 2006 edition of the David Dixon Award.He won seven medals at the Games: five gold (Men's 50m pistol, Men's 10m air pistol, Men's 25m Center fire pistol pairs (with Jasper Rana), Men's 10m air pistol pairs (with Vivek Singh) and Men's 25m standard pistol pairs (with Ronak Pandit), one silver (Men's 50m pistol pairs with Vivek Singh) and one bronze (Men's 25m center fire pistol).The Dixon Award is named after the honorary secretary of the Commonwealth Games Federation for 17 years.It is given to the outstanding athlete of each of the Commonwealth Games based on their performance at the Commonwealth Games, fair play, and overall contribution to their team's participation at the Commonwealth Games. The award was introduced in the 2002 Commonwealth Games in Manchester and awarded to Natalie Du Toit a South African swimmer.