1974 Commonwealth Games Participation Medal

1974 Commonwealth Games in Christchurch, Participation Medal, 2.52 in. diameter. Superb condition. 38 teams competed in 121 events, with Australia winning 29 gold, England 28, Canada 25 and New Zealand 9. Raylene Boyle won 3 golds, Don Wagstaff won his 2 events, while Australian men won 8 of the 15 swimming golds available and the women won 4. Notably, the Games were the first large international athletic event after the murder of Israeli athletes at the 1972 Munich Olympics. The Athletes Village, the student accommodation at the University of Canterbury, was temporarily fenced in and guarded for the duration of the Games. Only official vehicles and persons were allowed into sensitive areas around the venues.