(→ did not advance) John Watts Qualification – 53.86 (→ did not advance) Men's javelin Dave Travis Qualification – 74.68 (→ did not advance) Men's hammer throw Barry Williams Qualification – 66.32 Final – 68.18 (→ 16th place) Howard Payne Qualification – 64.56 (→ did not advance) Men's decathlon Barry King 7468 points (→ 15th place) Peter Gabbett DNF Men's 20 km walk Paul Nihill 1:28:44.4 (→ 6th place) Phil Embleton 1:33:22.2 (→ 14th place) Peter Marlow 1:35:38.8 (→ 17th place) Men's 50 km walk Paul Nihill 4:14:09.4 (→ 9th place) John Warhurst 4:23:21.6 (→ 18th place) Howard Timms 4:34:43.8 (→ 25th place) Women's 100 metres Andrea Lynch Heat, round 1 – 11.52 Heat, round 2 – 11.57 Semifinals – 11.64(→ did not advance) Anita Neil Heat, round 1 – 11.55 Heat, round 2 – 11.58 (→ did not advance) Sonia Lannaman Heat, round 1 – 11.45 Heat, round 2 – 11.72 (→ did not advance) Women's 200 metres Donna Murray Heat, round 1 – 23.76 Heat, round 2 – 23.69 Semifinals – 24.03 (→ did not advance) Della Pascoe Heat, round 1 – 23.97 Heat, round 2 – 23.72 (→ did not advance) Margaret Critchley Heat, round 1 – 24.04 Heat, round 2 – 24.05 (→ did not advance) Women's 400 metres Jannette Roscoe Heat, round 1 – 53.67 Heat, round 2 – 53.01 (→ did not advance) Verona Bernard Heat, round 1 – 53.31 Heat, round 2 – 53.29 (→ did not advance) Janet Simpson Heat, round 1 – 54.13 (→ did not advance) Women's 800 metres Rosemary Stirling Heat – 2:03.6 Semifinals – 2:02.4 Final – 2:00.2 (→ 7th place) Margaret Coomber Heat – 2:03.0 (→ did not advance) Patricia Cropper Heat – 2:03.6 (→ did not advance) Women's 1500 metres Sheila Carey Heat – 4:13.0 Semifinals – 4:07.4 Final – 4:04.8 (→ 5th place) Joyce Smith Heat – 4:11.3 Semifinals – 4:09.4 (→ did not advance) Joan Allison Heat – 4:14.9 (→ did not advance) Women's 100m hurdles Judy Vernon Heat – 13.37 (→ did not advance) Ann Wilson Heat – 13.53 (→ did not advance) Boxing Men's light flyweight (– 48 kg) Ralph Evans → bronze medal First round – Salvador García (MEX), 4:1 Second round – defeated Héctor Velasquez (CHL), 5:0 Quarterfinals – defeated Chanyalev Haile (ETH), 5:0 Semifinals – lost to György Gedo (HUN), 5:0 Men's light middleweight (– 71 kg) Alan Minter