1974 Commonwealth Paraplegic Games
The fourth Commonwealth Paraplegic Games were held in Dunedin, New Zealand from 13 to 19 January 1974. The Games were opened by Sir Denis Blundell, Governor General of New Zealand.
Participating nations
The competing countries and competitors were:Sports
The following sports were included in the Games:- Archery
- Athletics
- Dartchery
- Lawn Bowls
- Pentathlon
- Shooting
- Snooker
- Swimming
- Table Tennis
- Weightlifting
- Wheelchair Basketball
- Wheelchair Fencing
Venues
| Venue | Sport |
| Caledonian Sports Ground | Athletics, Pentathlon, Wheelchair Basketball |
| Logan Park | Archery, Dartchery, Lawn Bowls, Pentathlon, Slalom |
| University of Otago Physical Education School Gym | Table Tennis, Wheelchair Basketball |
| University of Otago Union Hall | Weightlifting, Wheelchair Fencing |
| Moana Pool | Pentathlon, Swimming |
| St Kilda Indoor Rifle Range | Shooting |
| RSA Billiard Room | Snooker |
| Otago Museum | Arts & Crafts Competition and Exhibition |
The Games
Australia's Gwen Milburn won gold in the women's 60 m track athletics event. Australia also picked up medals in the bowls event.The Outstanding Performers in Dunedin
The most successful athlete in Dunedin amongst the men was P. Reid from Jamaica who won 4 gold and 1 silver medal in field events, pentathlon and swimming. Amongst the women the most successful athlete was Caz Bryant from England who won 5 gold, 1 silver and 1 bronze medal in fencing, field events, pentathlon, table tennis and track events.
Medal Table
| Nations | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total |
| 45 | 36 | 29 | 110 | |
| 44 | 33 | 24 | 101 | |
| 29 | 20 | 24 | 73 | |
| 18 | 13 | 10 | 41 | |
| 10 | 21 | 22 | 53 | |
| 3 | 7 | 3 | 13 | |
| 1 | 3 | 3 | 7 | |
 Hong Kong | 0 | 4 | 5 | 9 |
| Invitational Athletes | 0 | 2 | 1 | 3 |
| 0 | 2 | 1 | 3 | |
| 0 | 2 | 1 | 3 | |
| 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 150 | 143 | 124 | 417 |