Team Australia: Training in Edmonton (1978)

History in Color:

July 26, 1978, Edmonton, Canada – Australian athletes are training in the weightlifting hall in Edmonton before the beginning of the 1978 Commonwealth Games (left to right):

Charlie Quagliata (82.5kg, silver medal), Sam Castiglione (75kg, gold medal), Robert Kabbas (82.5kg, gold medal), Stephen Wyatt (110kg, silver medal )
Note: Sitting at the table is Eric Rogers (Canada 75kg).

The training photo is from the 1978 Commonwealth Games training hall. Behind me are team mates Charlie Quagliata (Silver 82.5kg), Sam Castiglione (Gold 75) and Stephen Wyatt (Silver 110kg) – Left to right. Sitting at the table is middleweight Eric Rogers of Team Canada.

1978 Commonwealth Games
Location: Edmonton, CAN

GOLD MEDALISTS

Weight	Class		Name	Total (kg)
52	Flyweight		Ekambaram KARUNAKARAN, India	205
56	Bantamweight		Precious MCKENZIE, England	220
60	Featherweight		Michael MERCIER, Canada	237.5
67.5	Lightweight		Bill STELLIOS, Australia	272.5
75	Middleweight		Sam CASTIGLIONE, Australia	300
82.5	Light Heavyweight		Robert KABBAS, Australia	322.5
90	Middle Heavyweight		Garry LANGFORD, England	335
100	Sub Heavyweight		John BURNS, Wales	340
110	Heavyweight		Russell PRIOR, Canada	347.5
110+	Super Heavyweight		Jean-Marc CARDINAL, Canada	365

Note: To view a complete list of the winners in the weight classes above,
please follow the link associated with the weight class.

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