Men

Women

100 yards / 100 metres (after 1966)

1930 - P Williams (Canada) 9.9 sec
1934 - A W Sweeney (England) 10.0 sec
1938 - C B Holmes (England) 9.7 sec
1950 - J F Treloar (Australia) 9.7 sec
1954 - M G Agostini (Trinidad) 9.6 sec
1958 - K A Gardner (Jamaica) 9.4 sec
1962 - S Antao (Kenya) 9.5 sec
1966 - H W Jerome (Canada) 9.4 sec
1970 - D Quarrie (Jamaica) 10.2 sec
1974 - D Quarrie (Jamaica) 10.04 sec
1978 - D Quarrie (Jamaica) 10.03 sec
1982 - A Wells (Scotland) 10.02 sec
1986 - B Johnson (Canada) 10.07 sec
1990 - L Christie (England) 9.93 sec
1994 - L Christie (England) 9.91 sec
1998 - A Boldon (Trinidad & Tobago) 9.88 sec
2002 - K Collins (St Kitts & Nevis) 9.98 sec
2006 - A Powell (Jamaica) 10.03 sec

1934 - E Hiscock (England) 11.3 sec
1938 - D Norman (Australia) 11.1 sec
1950 - M Jackson (Australia) 10.8 sec
1954 - M Jackson-Nelson (Australia) 10.7 sec
1958 - M J Mathews-Willard (Australia) 10.6 sec
1962 - D Hyman (England) 11.2 sec
1966 - D M Burge (Australia) 10.6 sec
1970 - R A Boyle (Australia) 11.2 sec
1974 - R A Boyle (Australia) 11.3 sec
1978 - S Lannanman (England) 11.27 sec
1982 - A Taylor (Canada) 11.0 sec
1986 - H Oakes (England) 11.20 sec
1990 - M Ottey (Jamaica) 11.02 sec
1994 - M Onyali (Nigeria) 11.06 sec
1998 - C Sturrup (Bahamas) 11.06 sec
2002 - D Ferguson (Bahamas) 10.91 sec
2006 - S-A Brooks (Jamaica) 11.19 sec

100 metres EAD

2002 - A Adesoji ( Nigeria) 10.76 sec
2006 - A Adesoji ( Nigeria) 11.07 sec

2006 - E McIntosh ( Australia) 14.38 sec

220 yards / 200 metres (after 1966)

1930 - S E Engelhart (England) 21.8 sec
1934 - A W Sweeney (England) 21.9 sec
1938 - C B Holmes (England) 21.2 sec
1950 - J F Treloar (Australia) 21.5 sec
1954 - D W Jowett (New Zealand) 21.5 sec
1958 - T A Robinson (Bahamas) 21.0 sec
1962 - S Antao (Kenya) 21.1 sec
1966 - S F Allotey (Ghana) 20.7 sec
1970 - D Quarrie (Jamaica) 20.5 sec
1974 - D Quarrie (Jamaica) 20.7 sec
1978 - A Wells (Scotland) 20.12 sec
1982 - M McFarlane (England)
          A Wells (Scotland) 20.43 sec
1986 - A Mahorn (Canada) 20.31 sec
1990 - M Adam (England) 20.10 sec
1994 - F Fredericks (Namibia) 19.97 sec
1998 - J Golding (England) 20.18 sec
2002 - F Fredericks (Namibia) 20.06 sec
2006 - O Brown (Jamaica) 20.47 sec

1934 - E Hiscock (England) 25.0 sec
1938 - D Norman (Australia) 24.7 sec
1950 - M Jackson (Australia) 24.3 sec
1954 - M Jackson-Nelson (Australia) 24.0 sec
1958 - M J Mathews-Willard (Australia) 23.6 sec
1962 - D Hyman (England) 23.8 sec
1966 - D M Burge (Australia) 23.8 sec
1970 - R A Boyle (Australia) 22.7 sec
1974 - R A Boyle (Australia) 22.5 sec
1978 - D Boyd (Australia) 22.82 sec
1982 - M Ottey (Jamaica) 22.19 sec
1986 - A Issajenko (Canada) 22.91 sec
1990 - M Ottey (Jamaica) 22.76 sec
1994 - C Freeman (Australia) 22.25 sec
1998 - N Peris-Kneebone (Australia) 22.77 sec
2002 - D Ferguson (Bahamas) 22.20 sec
2006 - S Simpson (Jamaica) 22.59 sec

200 metres EAD

2006 - H Francis ( Australia) 22.96 sec

440 yards / 400 metres (after 1966)

1930 - A Wilson (Canada) 48.8 sec
1934 - G L Rampling (England) 48.0 sec
1938 - W Roberts (England) 47.9 sec
1950 - E W Carr (Australia) 47.9 sec
1954 - R K Gosper (Australia) 47.2 sec
1958 - M Singh (India) 46.6 sec
1962 - G Kerr (Jamaica) 46.7 sec
1966 - W A Mottley (Trinidad & Tobago) 45.2 sec
1970 - C Asati (Kenya) 45.0 sec
1974 - C Asati (Kenya) 46.0 sec
1978 - R Mitchell (Australia) 46.34 sec
1982 - B Cameron (Jamaica) 45.89 sec
1986 - R Black (England) 45.57 sec
1990 - D Clark (Australia) 44.60 sec
1994 - C Gitonga (Kenya) 45.00 sec
1998 - I Thomas (Wales) 44.52 sec
2002 - M Blackwood (Jamaica) 45.07 sec
2006 - J Steffensen (Australia) 44.73 sec

1966 - J F Pollock (Australia) 53.0 sec
1970 - M Neufville (Jamaica) 51.0 sec
1974 - Y Saunders (Canada) 51.7 sec
1978 - D Hartley (England) 51.69 sec
1982 - R A Boyle (Australia) 51.26 sec
1986 - D Flintoff (Australia) 51.29 sec
1990 - F Yusuf (Nigeria) 51.08 sec
1994 - C Freeman (Australia) 50.38 sec
1998 - S Richards (Jamaica) 50.17 sec
2002 - A Pompey (Guyana) 51.63 sec
2006 - C Ohuruogu (England) 50.28 sec

880 yards / 800 metres (after 1966)

1930 - T Hampson (England) 1:52.4
1934 - P A Edwards (British Guiana) 1:54.2
1938 - V P Boot (New Zealand) 1:51.2
1950 - H J Parlett (England) 1:53.1
1954 - D J Johnson (England) 1:50.7
1958 - H J Elliott (Australia) 1:49.3
1962 - P G Snell (New Zealand) 1:47.6
1966 - N S Clough (Australia) 1:46.9
1970 - R Ouko (Kenya) 1:46.8
1974 - J Kipkurgat (Kenya) 1:43.9
1978 - M Boit (Kenya) 1:46.39
1982 - P Bourke (Australia) 1:45.18
1986 - S Cram (England) 1:43.22
1990 - S Tirop (Kenya) 1:45.98
1994 - P Konchellah (Kenya) 1:45.18
1998 - J Kimutai (Kenya) 1:43.82
2002 - M Mulaudzi (South Africa) 1:46.32
2006 - A Kipchirchir Rono (Kenya) 1:45.88

1934 - G Lunn (England) 2:19.4
1962 - D I Willis (Australia) 2:03.7
1966 - A Hoffman (Canada) 2:04.3
1970 - R Stirling (Scotland) 2:06.2
1974 - C Rendina (Australia) 2:01.1
1978 - J Peckham (Australia) 2:02.82
1982 - K McDermott (Wales) 2:01.31
1986 - K Wade (Wales) 2:00.94
1990 - D Edwards (England) 2:00.25
1994 - I Turner (Jamaica) 2:01.74
1998 - M Mutola (Mozambique) 1:57.60
2002 - M Mutola (Mozambique) 1:57.35
2006 - J Jepkosgei (Kenya) 1:57.88

800m Wheelchair

1994 - J Adams ( Canada) 1:44.94

2002 - C Petitclerc ( Canada) 1:52.93
2006 - C Petitclerc ( Canada) 1:48.98

1 mile / 1,500 metres (after 1966)

1930 - R H Thomas (England) 4:14.0
1934 - J E Lovelock (New Zealand) 4:12.8
1938 - J W Alford (Wales) 4:11.6
1950 - C W Parnell (Canada) 4:11.0
1954 - R G Bannister (England) 3:58.8
1958 - H J Elliott (Australia) 3:59.0
1962 - P G Snell (New Zealand) 4:04.6
1966 - K Keino (Kenya) 3:55.3
1970 - K Keino (Kenya) 3:36.6
1974 - F Bayi (Tanzania) 3:32.2
1978 - D Moorcroft (England) 3:35.48
1982 - S Cram (England) 3:42.37
1986 - S Cram (England) 3:50.87
1990 - P Elliott (England) 3:33.39
1994 - R Chesang (Kenya) 3:36.70
1998 - L Rotich (Kenya) 3:39.49
2002 - M East (England) 3:37.35
2006 - N Willis (New Zealand) 3:38.49

1970 - R Ridley (England) 4:18.8
1974 - G Reiser (Canada) 4:07.8
1978 - M Stewart (England) 4:06.34
1982 - C Boxer (England) 4:08.28
1986 - K Wade (Wales) 4:10.91
1990 - A Chalmers (Canada) 4:08.41
1994 - K Holmes (England) 4:08.86
1998 - J Maranga (Kenya) 4:05.27
2002 - K Holmes (England) 4:05.99
2006 - L Dobriskey (England) 4:06.21

3,000 metres

1978 - P Fudge (England) 9:12.95
1982 - A Audain (New Zealand) 8:45.29
1986 - L Williams (Canada) 8:54.29
1990 - A Chalmers (Canada) 8:38.38
1994 - A Chalmers (Canada) 8:32.17

3 miles / 5,000 metres (after 1966)

1930 - S A Tomlin (England) 14:27.4
1934 - W J Beavers (England) 14:32.6
1938 - C H Matthews (New Zealand) 13:59.6
1950 - L Eyre (England) 14:23.6
1954 - C J Chataway (England) 13:35.2
1958 - M G Halberg (New Zealand) 13:15.0
1962 - M G Halberg (New Zealand) 13:34.2
1966 - K Keino (Kenya) 12:57.4
1970 - I Stewart (Scotland) 13:22.8
1974 - B Jipcho (Kenya) 13:14.4
1978 - H Rono (Kenya) 13:23.04
1982 - D Moorcroft (England) 13:33.0
1986 - S Ovett (England) 13:24.11
1990 - A Lloyd (Australia) 13:24.86
1994 - R Denmark (England) 13:23.00
1998 - D Komen (Kenya) 13:22.57
2002 - S Kipketer (Kenya) 13:13.51
2006 - A Choge (Kenya) 12:56.41

1998 - K Anderson ( Australia) 15:52.74
2002 - P Radcliffe ( England) 14:31.42
2006 - I Ochichi ( Kenya) 14:57.84

6 miles / 10,000 metres (after 1966)

1930 - J W Savidan (New Zealand) 30:49.6
1934 - A W Penny (England) 31:00.6
1938 - C H Matthews (New Zealand) 30:14.5
1950 - W H Nelson (New Zealand) 30:29.6
1954 - P B Driver (England) 29:09.4
1958 - D W Power (Australia) 28:47.8
1962 - B Kidd (Canada) 28:26.6
1966 - N Temu (Kenya) 27:14.6
1970 - J L Stewart (Scotland) 28:11.8
1974 - R Tayer (New Zealand) 27:46.4
1978 - B Foster (England) 28:13.65
1982 - G Shahanga (Tanzania) 28:10.20
1986 - J Solly (England) 27:57.42
1990 - E Martin (England) 28:08.57
1994 - A Lameck (Kenya) 28:38.22
1998 - S Maina (Kenya) 28:10.00
2002 - W Talel (Kenya) 27:45.39
2006 - B Kiprop Toroitich (Uganda) 27:50.99

1986 - E Lynch (Scotland) 31:41.42
1990 - E McColgan (Scotland) 32:23.56
1994 - Y Murray (Scotland) 31:56.97
1998 - E Wanjiru (Kenya) 33:40.13
2002 - S Kosgei (Kenya) 31:27.83
2006 - L Wangui Kabuu (Kenya) 31:29.66

Marathon

1930 - D M Wright (Scotland) 2:43:43.0
1934 - H Webster (Canada) 2:40:36.0
1938 - J L Coleman (South Africa) 2:30:49.8
1950 - J T Holden (England) 2:32.57.0
1954 - J McGhee (Scotland) 2:39:36.0
1958 - D W Power (Australia) 2:22:45.6
1962 - B L Kilby (England) 2:21:17.0
1966 - J N Alder (Scotland) 2:22:07.8
1970 - R Hill (England) 2:09:28.0
1974 - I Thompson (England) 2:09:12.0
1978 - G Shahanga (Tanzania) 2:15:39.76
1982 - R de Castella (Australia) 2:09:18.0
1986 - R de Castella (Australia) 2:10:15.0
1990 - D Wakiihuri (Kenya) 2:10:27.0
1994 - S Moneghetti (Australia) 2:11:49
1998 - T Moqhabi (Lesotho) 2:19:15
2002 - F Naali (Tanzania) 2:11.58
2006 - S Ramadhani Nyonyi (Tanzania) 2:11:29

1986 - L Martin ( Australia) 2:26:07
1990 - L Martin ( Australia) 2:25:28
1994 - C Rouillard ( Canada) 2:30:41
1998 - H Turland ( Australia) 2:41:24
2002 - K McCann ( Australia) 2:30:05
2006 - K McCann ( Australia) 2:30:54

Wheelchair Marathon

1994 - P Wiggins ( Australia) 1:37:33

120 yards / 110 metres Hurdles (after 1966)

80 yards / 100 metres Hurdles (after 1966)

1930 - Lord Burghley (England) 14.6 sec
1934 - D O Finlay (England) 15.2 sec
1938 - T P Lavery (South Africa) 14.0 sec
1950 - P J Gardner (Australia) 14.3 sec
1954 - K A Gardner (Jamaica) 14.2 sec
1958 - K A Gardner (Jamaica) 14.0 sec
1962 - G Raziq (Pakistan) 14.3 sec
1966 - D P Hemery (England) 14.1 sec
1970 - D P Hemery (England) 13.6 sec
1974 - P Kimaiyo (Kenya) 13.7 sec
1978 - B Price (Wales) 13.70 sec
1982 - M McKoy (Canada) 13.37 sec
1986 - M McKoy (Canada) 13.31 sec
1990 - C Jackson (Wales) 13.08 sec
1994 - C Jackson (Wales) 13.08 sec
1998 - A Jarrett (England) 13.47 sec
2002 - S Bownes (South Africa) 13.35 sec
2006 - M Wignall (Jamaica) 13.26 sec

1934 - M Clark (South Africa) 11.8 sec
1938 - B Burke (South Africa) 11.7 sec
1950 - S B Strickland (Australia) 11.6 sec
1954 - E M Maskell (N Rhodesia) 10.9 sec
1958 - N C Thrower (Australia) 10.7 sec
1962 - P Kilborn (Australia) 10.9 sec
1966 - P Kilborn (Australia) 10.9 sec
1970 - P Kilborn (Australia) 13.2 sec
1974 - J Vernon (England) 13.5 sec
1978 - L Boothe (England) 12.98 sec
1982 - S Strong (England) 12.78 sec
1986 - S Gunnell (England) 13.29 sec
1990 - K Morley (Wales) 12.91 sec
1994 - M Freeman (Jamaica) 13.12 sec
1998 - G Russell (Jamaica) 12.70 sec
2002 - L Golding-Clarke (Jamaica) 12.77 sec
2006 - B Foster-Hylton (Jamaica) 12.76 sec

440 yards / 400 metres Hurdles (after 1966)

1930 - Lord Burghley (England) 54.4 sec
1934 - F A Hunter (Scotland) 55.2 sec
1938 - J W Loaring (Canada) 52.9 sec
1950 - D White (Ceylon) 52.5 sec
1954 - D F Lean (Australia) 52.4 sec
1958 - G C Potgieter (South Africa) 49.7 sec
1962 - K J Roche (Australia) 51.5 sec
1966 - K J Roche (Australia) 51.0 sec
1970 - J Sherwood (England) 50.0 sec
1974 - A Pascoe (England) 48.8 sec
1978 - D Kimaiyo (Kenya) 49.48 sec
1982 - G Brown (Australia) 49.37 sec
1986 - P Beattie (Northern Ireland) 49.60 sec
1990 - K Akabusi (England) 48.89 sec
1994 - S Matete (Zambia) 48.67 sec
1998 - D Morgan (Jamaica) 48.28 sec
2002 - C Rawlinson (England) 49.14 sec
2006 - L Van Zyl (South Africa) 48.05 sec

1982 - D Flintoff (Australia) 55.89 sec
1986 - D Flintoff (Australia) 54.94 sec
1990 - S Gunnell (England) 55.38 sec
1994 - S Gunnell (England) 54.51 sec
1998 - A Blackett (Barbados) 53.91 sec
2002 - J Pittman (Australia) 54.40 sec
2006 - J Pittman (Australia) 53.82 sec

3,000 metres Steeplechase

1930 - F Bailey (England) 9:52.0
1934 - (2 miles) S G Scarsbrook (Eng) 10:23.4
1962 - T A Vincent (Australia) 8:43.4
1966 - R P Welsh (New Zealand) 8:29.6
1970 - A P Manning (Australia) 8:26.2
1974 - B Jipcho (Kenya) 8:20.8
1978 - H Rono (Kenya) 8:26.54
1982 - J Korir (Kenya) 8:23.94
1986 - G Fell (Canada) 8:24.49
1990 - J Kariuki (Kenya) 8:20.64
1994 - J Kipkoech (Kenya) 8:14.72
1998 - J Kosgei (Kenya) 8:15.34
2002 - S Cherono (Kenya) 8:19.41
2006 - E Kemboi Yano (Kenya) 8:18.17

2006 - D Inzikuru ( Uganda) 9:19.51

10km Road Walk

1990 - K Saxby ( Australia) 45:03
1994 - K Saxby-Junna ( Australia) 44:25
1998 - J Saville ( Australia) 43:57

20km Road Walk

1998 - N A'Hern ( Australia) 1:24:59
2002 - N Deakes ( Australia) 1:25:35
2006 - N Deakes ( Australia) 1:19:55

2002 - J Saville ( Australia) 1:36:34
2006 - J Saville ( Australia) 1:32:46

20 miles / 30km Road Walk (after 1978)

1966 - R Wallwork (England) 2:44:42.8
1970 - N F Freeman (Australia) 2:33:33.0
1974 - J Warhurst (England) 2:35:23.0
1978 - O Flynn (England) 2:22:03.7
1982 - S Barry (Wales) 2:10:16.0
1986 - S Baker (Australia) 2:07:47.0
1990 - G Leblanc (Canada) 2:08:28.0
1994 - N A'Hern (Australia) 2:07:53

50km Road Walk

1998 - G Saravanan ( Malaysia) 4:10:05
2002 - N Deakes ( Australia) 3:52:40
2006 - N Deakes ( Australia) 3:42:53

4x110 yards / 4x100m Relay (after 1966)

1930 - Canada 42.2 sec
1934 - England 42.2 sec
1938 - Canada 41.6 sec
1950 - Australia 42.2 sec
1954 - Canada 41.3 sec
1958 - England 40.7 sec
1962 - England 40.6 sec
1966 - Ghana 39.8 sec
1970 - Jamaica 39.4 sec
1974 - Australia 39.3 sec
1978 - Scotland 39.24 sec
1982 - Nigeria 39.15 sec
1986 - Canada 39.15 sec
1990 - England 38.67 sec
1994 - Canada 38.39 sec
1998 - England 38.20 sec
2002 - England 38.62 sec
2006 - Jamaica 38.36 sec

1954 - Australia 46.8 sec
1958 - England 45.3 sec
1962 - Australia 46.6 sec
1966 - Australia 45.3 sec
1970 - Australia 44.1 sec
1974 - Australia 43.5 sec
1978 - England 43.70 sec
1982 - England 43.15 sec
1986 - England 43.39 sec
1990 - Australia 43.87 sec
1994 - Nigeria 42.99 sec
1998 - Australia 43.39 sec
2002 - Bahamas 42.44 sec
2006 - Jamaica 43.10 sec

440 yards Medley Relay (220, 110, 110)

1934 - England 49.4 sec
1938 - Australia 49.1 sec
1950 - Australia 47.9 sec

660 yards Medley Relay (220, 220, 110, 110)

1934 - Canada 1:14.4
1938 - Australia 1:15.2
1950 - Australia 1:13.4

1 mile / 4x400m Relay (after 1966)

1930 - England 3:19.4
1934 - England 3:16.8
1938 - Canada 3:16.9
1950 - Australia 3:17.8
1954 - England 3:11.2
1958 - South Africa 3:08.1
1962 - Jamaica 3:10.2
1966 - Trinidad & Tobago 3:02.8
1970 - Kenya 3:03.6
1974 - Kenya 3:04.4
1978 - Kenya 3:03.54
1982 - England 3:05.45
1986 - England 3:07.19
1990 - Kenya 3:02.48
1994 - England 3:02.14
1998 - Jamaica 2:59.03
2002 - England 3:00.40
2006 - Australia 3:00.93

1974 - England 3:29.2
1978 - England 3:27.19
1982 - Canada 3:27.70
1986 - Canada 3:28.92
1990 - England 3:28.08
1994 - England 3:27.06
1998 - Australia 3:27.28
2002 - Australia 3:25.63
2006 - Australia 3:28.66

Long Jump

1930 - L Hutton (Canada) 7.20m
1934 - S Richardson (Canada) 7.17m
1938 - H Brown (Canada) 7.43m
1950 - N G Price (South Africa) 7.31m
1954 - K S Wilmshurst (England) 7.53m
1958 - P Foreman (Jamaica) 7.47m
1962 - M K Ahey (Ghana) 8.05m
1966 - L Davies (Wales) 7.99m
1970 - L Davies (Wales) 8.06m
1974 - A Lerwill (England) 7.94m
1978 - R Mitchell (England) 8.06m
1982 - G Honey (Australia) 8.13m
1986 - G Honey (Australia) 8.08m
1990 - Y Alli (Nigeria) 8.39m
1994 - O Eregbu (Nigeria) 8.05m
1998 - P Burge (Australia) 8.22m
2002 - N Morgan (England) 8.02m
2006 - I Gaisah (Ghana) 8.20m

1934 - P Bartholomew (England) 5.46m
1938 - D Norman (Australia) 5.80m
1950 - Y W Williams (New Zealand) 5.90m
1954 - Y W Williams (New Zealand) 6.08m
1958 - S H Hoskins (England) 6.02m
1962 - P Kilborn (Australia) 6.26m
1966 - M D Rand (England) 6.36m
1970 - S Sherwood (England) 6.73m
1974 - M Oshikoya (Nigeria) 6.46m
1978 - S Reeve (England) 6.59m
1982 - S Ferguson (Bahamas) 6.91m
1986 - J Oladapo (England) 6.43m
1990 - J Flemming (Australia) 6.78m
1994 - N Boegman (Australia) 6.82m
1998 - J Wise (England) 6.63m
2002 - E Goulbourne (Jamaica) 6.70m
2006 - B Thompson (Australia) 6.97m

Triple Jump

1930 - G Smallacombe (Canada) 14.75m
1934 - J P Metcalfe (Australia) 15.63m
1938 - J P Metcalfe (Australia) 15.49m
1950 - B T Oliver (Australia) 15.61m
1954 - K S Wilmshurst (England) 15.28m
1958 - I R Tomlinson (Australia) 15.74m
1962 - I R Tomlinson (Australia) 16.20m
1966 - S Igun (Nigeria) 16.40m
1970 - P J May (Australia) 16.72m
1974 - J Owusu (Ghana) 16.50m
1978 - K Connor (England) 17.21m
1982 - K Connor (England) 17.81m
1986 - J Herbert (England) 17.27m
1990 - M Hadjiandreou (Cyprus) 16.95m
1994 - J Golley (England) 17.03m
1998 - O Achike (England) 17.10m
2002 - J Edwards (England) 17.86m
2006 - P Idowu (England) 17.45m

1998 - A Hansen ( England) 14.32m
2002 - A Hansen ( England) 14.86m
2006 - T Smith ( Jamaica) 14.39m

High Jump

1930 - J H Viljoen (South Africa) 1.90m
1934 - E T Thacker (South Africa) 1.90m
1938 - E T Thacker (South Africa) 1.95m
1950 - J A Winter (Australia) 1.98m
1954 - E A Ifeajuna (Nigeria) 2.03m
1958 - E Haisely (Jamaica) 2.05m
1962 - P F Hobson (Australia) 2.10m
1966 - L W Peckham (Australia) 2.08m
1970 - L W Peckham (Australia) 2.14m
1974 - G Windeyer (Australia) 2.16m
1978 - C Ferragne (Canada) 2.20m
1982 - M Ottey (Canada) 2.31m
1986 - M Ottey (Canada) 2.30m
1990 - C Saunders (Bermuda) 2.36m
1994 - T Forsyth (Australia) 2.32m
1998 - D Grant (England) 2.31m
2002 - M Boswell (Canada) 2.28m
2006 - M Boswell (Canada) 2.26m

1934 - M Clark (South Africa) 1.60m
1938 - D B Odam (England) 1.60m
1950 - D B Odam-Tyler (England) 1.60m
1954 - T E Hopkins (Northern Ireland) 1.67m
1958 - M M Mason (Australia) 1.70m
1962 - R Woodhouse (Australia) 1.78m
1966 - M M Mason-Brown (Australia) 1.72m
1970 - D Brill (Canada) 1.78m
1974 - B Lawton (England) 1.84m
1978 - K Gibbs (Australia) 1.93m
1982 - D Brill (Canada) 1.88m
1986 - C Stanton (Australia) 1.92m
1990 - T Murray (New Zealand) 1.88m
1994 - A Inverarity (Australia) 1.94m
1998 - H Storbeck (South Africa) 1.91m
2002 - H Cloete (South Africa) 1.96m
2006 - A Smith (South Africa) 1.91m

Pole Vault

1930 - V Pickard (Canada) 3.73m
1934 - S Apps (Canada) 3.81m
1938 - A S du Plessis (South Africa) 4.11m
1950 - T D Anderson (England) 3.96m
1954 - G M Elliott (England) 4.26m
1958 - G M Elliott (England) 4.16m
1962 - T S Bickle (Australia) 4.49m
1966 - T S Bickle (Australia) 4.80m
1970 - M Bull (Northern Ireland) 5.10m
1974 - D Baird (Australia) 5.05m
1978 - B Simpson (Canada) 5.10m
1982 - R Boyd (Australia) 5.20m
1986 - A Ashurst (England) 5.30m
1990 - S Arkell (Australia) 5.35m
1994 - N Winter (Wales) 5.40m
1998 - R Botha (South Africa) 5.60m
2002 - O Brits (South Africa) 5.75m
2006 - S Hooker (Australia) 5.80m

1998 - E George ( Australia) 4.20m
2002 - T Grigorieva ( Australia) 4.35m
2006 - K Howe ( Australia) 4.62m

Shot Put

1930 - H B Hart (South Africa) 14.58m
1934 - H B Hart (South Africa) 14.67m
1938 - L A Fouche (South Africa) 14.48m
1950 - M Tuicakau (Fiji) 14.63m
1954 - J A Savidge (England) 16.77m
1958 - A Rowe (England) 17.57m
1962 - M T Lucking (England) 18.08m
1966 - D Steen (Canada) 18.79m
1970 - D Steen (Canada) 19.21m
1974 - G Capes (England) 20.74m
1978 - G Capes (England) 19.77m
1982 - B Pauletto (Canada) 19.55m
1986 - B Cole (England) 18.16m
1990 - S Williams (England) 18.54m
1994 - M Simson (England) 19.49m
1998 - B Lambrechts (South Africa) 20.01m
2002 - J Anlezark (Australia) 20.91m
2006 - J Robberts (South Africa) 19.76m

1954 - Y W Williams (New Zealand) 13.95m
1958 - V I Sloper (New Zealand) 15.54m
1962 - V I Sloper-Young (New Zealand) 15.22m
1966 - V I Sloper-Young (New Zealand) 16.50m
1970 - M E Peters (Northern Ireland) 15.93m
1974 - J Haist (Canada) 16.12m
1978 - G Mulhall (Australia) 17.31m
1982 - J Oakes (England) 17.92m
1986 - G Martin (Australia) 19.00m
1990 - M Augee (England) 18.48m
1994 - J Oakes (England) 18.16m
1998 - J Oakes (England) 18.83m
2002 - V Chukwuemeka (Nigeria) 17.53m
2006 - V Vili (New Zealand) 19.66m

Seated Shot Put

2006 - N Iyiazi ( Nigeria) 9.76m

Discus Throw

1930 - H B Hart (South Africa) 41.43m
1934 - H B Hart (South Africa) 41.53m
1938 - E Coy (Canada) 44.76m
1950 - I M Reed (Australia) 47.73m
1954 - S J du Plessis (South Africa) 51.71m
1958 - S J du Plessis (South Africa) 55.95m
1962 - W P Selvey (Australia) 56.48m
1966 - L R Mills (New Zealand) 56.18m
1970 - G Puce (Canada) 59.02m
1974 - R Tait (New Zealand) 63.08m
1978 - B Chambul (Canada) 59.70m
1982 - B Cooper (Bahamas) 64.04m
1986 - R Lazdins (Canada) 58.86m
1990 - A Olukoju (Nigeria) 62.62m
1994 - W Reiterer (Australia) 62.76m
1998 - R Weir (England) 64.42m
2002 - F Kruger (South Africa) 66.39m
2006 - S Martin (Australia) 63.48m

1954 - Y W Williams (New Zealand) 45.02m
1958 - S Allday (England) 45.91m
1962 - V I Sloper-Young (New Zealand) 50.20m
1966 - V I Sloper-Young (New Zealand) 49.78m
1970 - C R Payne (Scotland) 54.46m
1974 - J Haist (Canada) 55.52m
1978 - C Ionesco (Canada) 62.16m
1982 - M Ritchie (Scotland) 62.98m
1986 - G Martin (Australia) 56.42m
1990 - L Vizaniari (Australia) 56.38m
1994 - D Costian (Australia) 63.72m
1998 - B Faumuina (New Zealand) 65.92m
2002 - B Faumuina (New Zealand) 60.83m
2006 - E Naude (South Africa) 61.55m

Seated Discus Throw

2006 - T Campbell ( Jamaica) 34.48m

Javelin Throw

1930 - S A Lay (New Zealand) 63.13m
1934 - R Dixon (Canada) 60.02m
1938 - J Courtwright (Canada) 62.80m
1950 - L J Roininen (Canada) 57.11m
1954 - J D Achurch (Australia) 68.52m
1958 - C G Smith (England) 71.29m
1962 - A E Mitchell (Australia) 78.11m
1966 - J H Fitzsimons (England) 79.78m
1970 - D Travis (England) 79.50m
1974 - C Clover (England) 84.92m
1978 - P Olsen (Canada) 84.00m
1982 - M O'Rourke (New Zealand) 89.48m
1986 - D Ottley (Canada) 80.62m
1990 - S Backley (England) 86.02m
1994 - S Backley (England) 82.74m
1998 - M Corbett (South Africa) 88.75m
2002 - S Backley (England) 86.81m
2006 - N Nieland (England) 80.10m

1934 - G Lunn (England) 32.18m
1938 - R Higgins (Canada) 38.28m
1950 - C McGibbon-Weeks (Australia) 38.84m
1954 - M C Swanepoel (South Africa) 43.83m
1958 - A Pazera (Australia) 57.40m
1962 - S Platt (England) 50.25m
1966 - M Parker (Australia) 51.38m
1970 - P Rivers (Australia) 52.00m
1974 - P Rivers (Australia) 55.48m
1978 - T Sanderson (England) 61.34m
1982 - S Howland (Australia) 64.46m
1986 - T Sanderson (England) 69.80m
1990 - T Sanderson (England) 65.72m
1994 - L McPaul (Australia) 63.76m
1998 - L McPaul (Australia) 66.96m
2002 - L Eve (Bahamas) 58.46m
2006 - S Viljoen (South Africa) 60.72m

Hammer Throw

1930 - M C Nokes (England) 47.13m
1934 - M C Nokes (England) 48.25m
1938 - G W Sutherland (Canada) 48.71m
1950 - D M Clark (Scotland) 49.94m
1954 - M Iqbal (Pakistan) 55.37m
1958 - M J Ellis (England) 62.90m
1962 - A H Payne (England) 61.65m
1966 - A H Payne (England) 61.98m
1970 - A H Payne (England) 67.80m
1974 - I Chipchase (England) 69.56m
1978 - P Farmer (Australia) 71.10m
1982 - R Weir (England) 75.08m
1986 - D Smith (England) 74.06m
1990 - S Carlin (Australia) 75.66m
1994 - S Carlin (Australia) 73.48m
1998 - S Rendell (Australia) 74.71m
2002 - M Jones (England) 72.55m
2006 - S Rendell (Australia) 77.53m

1998 - D Sosimenko ( Australia) 66.56m
2002 - L Shaw ( England) 66.83m
2006 - B Krueger-Billett ( Australia) 67.90m

Decathlon

Pentathlon / Heptathlon (after 1978)

1966 - R A Williams (New Zealand) 7270 pts
1970 - G J Smith (Australia) 7592 pts
1974 - M Bull (Northern Ireland) 7417 pts
1978 - D Thompson (England) 8467 pts
1982 - D Thompson (England) 8410 pts
1986 - D Thompson (England) 8663 pts
1990 - M Smith (Canada) 8525 pts
1994 - M Smith (Canada) 8326 pts
1998 - J Hames (Australia) 8490 pts
2002 - C Bernard (Jamaica) 7830 pts
2006 - D Macey (England) 8143 pts

1970 - M E Peters (Northern Ireland) 5148 pts
1974 - M E Peters (Northern Ireland) 4455 pts
1978 - D Jones-Konihowski (Canada) 4768 pts
1982 - G Nunn (Australia) 6282 pts
1986 - J Simpson (England) 6282 pts
1990 - J Flemming (Australia) 6695 pts
1994 - D Lewis (England) 6325 pts
1998 - D Lewis (England) 6513 pts
2002 - J Jamieson (Australia) 6059 pts
2006 - K Sotherton (England) 6396 pts