1986 Commonwealth Games

Host City Edinburgh
Country SCO
Held 24 July – 2 August 1986
Competitors 644
Countries 16

Events

Event Gender Held Status Competitors Countries
Solo Women — Medal 5 5
Duet Women — Medal 8 4
Event Gender Held Status Competitors Countries
100 m Men — Medal 3 2
200 m Men — Medal 3 2
400 m Men — Medal 3 2
800 m Men — Medal 3 2
1,500 m Men — Medal 3 2
5,000 m Men — Medal 3 1
10,000 m Men — Medal 3 2
Marathon Men — Medal 3 2
110 m Hurdles Men — Medal 3 3
400 m Hurdles Men — Medal 3 3
3,000 m Steeplechase Men — Medal 3 3
4 x 100 m Relay Men — Medal 12 3
4 x 400 m Relay Men — Medal 12 3
30 km Walk Men — Medal 3 3
High Jump Men — Medal 4 3
Pole Vault Men — Medal 3 3
Long Jump Men — Medal 3 3
Triple Jump Men — Medal 3 2
Shot Put Men — Medal 3 2
Discus Throw Men — Medal 3 2
Hammer Throw Men — Medal 3 3
Javelin Throw Men — Medal 3 2
Decathlon Men — Medal 3 3
100 m Women — Medal 3 2
200 m Women — Medal 3 3
400 m Women — Medal 3 3
800 m Women — Medal 3 2
1,500 m Women — Medal 3 2
3,000 m Women — Medal 3 2
10,000 m Women — Medal 3 3
Marathon Women — Medal 3 3
100 m Hurdles Women — Medal 3 2
400 m Hurdles Women — Medal 3 2
4 x 100 m Relay Women — Medal 12 3
4 x 400 m Relay Women — Medal 12 3
High Jump Women — Medal 3 2
Long Jump Women — Medal 3 2
Shot Put Women — Medal 3 2
Discus Throw Women — Medal 3 3
Javelin Throw Women — Medal 3 2
Heptathlon Women — Medal 3 2
Event Gender Held Status Competitors Countries
Singles Men — Medal 3 2
Doubles Men — Medal 6 3
Singles Women — Medal 3 1
Doubles Women — Medal 6 2
Doubles Mixed — Medal 6 3
Team Mixed — Medal 29 3
Event Gender Held Status Competitors Countries
3 m Springboard Men — Medal 15 6
10 m Platform Men — Medal 12 6
3 m Springboard Women — Medal 11 5
10 m Platform Women — Medal 10 4
Event Gender Held Status Competitors Countries
Single Sculls Men — Medal 3 3
Coxless Pairs Men — Medal 6 3
Double Sculls Men — Medal 6 3
Coxless Fours Men — Medal 12 3
Coxed Fours Men — Medal 15 3
Eights Men — Medal 27 3
Lightweight Single Sculls Men — Medal 3 3
Lightweight Coxless Fours Men — Medal 12 3
Single Sculls Women — Medal 3 3
Coxless Pairs Women — Medal 6 3
Double Sculls Women — Medal 6 3
Coxed Fours Women — Medal 15 3
ROW-W4x+-F Women — Medal 27 3
Lightweight Single Sculls Women — Medal 3 3
Lightweight Coxless Fours Women — Medal 12 3
Event Gender Held Status Competitors Countries
Standard rifle three positions 300 m Men — Medal 3 3
Standard rifle three positions team 300 m Men — Medal 6 3
Small-Bore rifle three positions 50 m Men — Medal 3 3
Small-Bore rifle three positions team 50 m Men — Medal 6 3
Small-Bore rifle prone 50 m Men — Medal 4 3
Small-Bore rifle prone team 50 m Men — Medal 6 3
Air rifle 10 m Men — Medal 3 2
Air rifle team 10 m Men — Medal 6 3
Free pistol 50 m Men — Medal 3 3
Free pistol team 50 m Men — Medal 6 3
Rapid fire pistol 25 m Men — Medal 3 3
Rapid fire pistol team 25 m Men — Medal 6 3
Center-fire pistol 25 m Men — Medal 3 2
Center-fire pistol team 25 m Men — Medal 6 3
Air pistol 10 m Men — Medal 3 3
Air pistol team 10 m Men — Medal 6 3
Trap Men — Medal 3 2
Trap team Men — Medal 6 3
Skeet Men — Medal 3 3
Skeet team Men — Medal 6 3
Event Gender Held Status Competitors Countries
100 m Freestyle Men 28 July 1986 Medal 27 12
200 m Freestyle Men 29 July 1986 Medal 21 11
400 m Freestyle Men 26 July 1986 Medal 19 8
1,500 m Freestyle Men 30 – 31 July 1986 Medal 14 7
4 x 100 m Freestyle Relay Men 29 July 1096 Medal 32 8
4 x 200 m Freestyle Relay Men 27 July 1986 Medal 24 6
100 m Backstroke Men 30 July 1986 Medal 21 12
200 m Backstroke Men 28 July 1986 Medal 22 11
100 m Breaststroke Men 26 July 1986 Medal 24 12
200 m Breaststroke Men 29 July 1986 Medal 23 11
100 m Butterfly Men 27 July 1986 Medal 25 11
200 m Butterfly Men 30 July 1986 Medal 16 6
200 m Individual Medley Men 31 July 1986 Medal 18 10
400 m Individual Medley Men 27 July 1986 Medal 12 6
4 x 100 m Medley Relay Men 31 July 1986 Medal 41 9
100 m Freestyle Women 26 July 1986 Medal 25 10
200 m Freestyle Women 30 July 1986 Medal 18 10
400 m Freestyle Women 28 July 1986 Medal 15 7
800 m Freestyle Women 29 – 30 July 1986 Medal 11 5
4 x 100 m Freestyle Relay Women 28 July 1986 Medal 32 8
4 x 200 m Freestyle Relay Women 26 July 1986 Medal 16 4
100 m Backstroke Women 28 July 1986 Medal 18 8
200 m Backstroke Women 31 July 1986 Medal 16 6
100 m Breaststroke Women 29 July 1986 Medal 18 8
200 m Breaststroke Women 27 July 1986 Medal 17 8
100 m Butterfly Women 29 July 1986 Medal 19 9
200 m Butterfly Women 31 July 1986 Medal 14 6
200 m Individual Medley Women 27 July 1986 Medal 16 8
400 m Individual Medley Women 26 July 1986 Medal 12 4
4 x 100 m Medley Relay Women 30 July 1986 Medal 28 7
Event Gender Held Status Competitors Countries
-52 kg Total Men — Medal 3 2
-56 kg Total Men — Medal 3 3
-60 kg Total Men — Medal 3 2
-67.5 kg Total Men — Medal 3 3
-75 kg Total Men — Medal 3 3
-82.5 kg Total Men — Medal 3 3
-90 kg Total Men — Medal 3 2
-100 kg Total Men — Medal 3 2
-110 kg Total Men — Medal 3 3
+110 kg Total Men — Medal 3 2

Medal table

Pos Country 🥇 Gold 🥈 Silver 🥉 Bronze Total
1 England ENG 43 40 35 118
2 Canada CAN 36 31 27 94
3 Australia AUS 35 35 33 103
4 New Zealand NZL 6 10 10 26
5 Wales WAL 4 3 9 16
6 Scotland SCO 2 7 10 19
7 Northern Ireland NIR 1 3 2 6
8 Isle of Man IOM 1 0 0 1
9 Hong Kong HKG 0 1 1 2
10 Guernsey GUE 0 1 0 1
11 Singapore SGP 0 0 1 1

Medal winners

Event 🥇 Gold 🥈 Silver 🥉 Bronze
Solo, Women Sylvie Fréchette CAN Amanda Dodd ENG Katie Sadleir NZL
Duet, Women Michelle Cameron / Carolyn Waldo CAN Amanda Dodd / Nicola Shearn ENG Lisa Stabback / Donna Rankin AUS
100 m, Men Ben Johnson CAN Linford Christie ENG Mike McFarlane ENG
200 m, Men Atlee Mahorn CAN Todd Bennett ENG Ben Johnson CAN
400 m, Men Roger Black ENG Darren Clark AUS Phil Brown ENG
800 m, Men Steve Cram ENG Tom McKean SCO Peter Elliott ENG
1,500 m, Men Steve Cram ENG John Gladwin ENG Dave Campbell CAN
5,000 m, Men Steve Ovett ENG Jack Buckner ENG Tim Hutchings ENG
10,000 m, Men Jon Solly ENG Steve Binns ENG Steve Jones WAL
Marathon, Men Rob de Castella AUS Dave Edge CAN Steve Moneghetti AUS
110 m Hurdles, Men Mark McKoy CAN Colin Jackson WAL Don Wright AUS
400 m Hurdles, Men Phil Beattie NIR Max Robertson ENG John Graham CAN
3,000 m Steeplechase, Men Graeme Fell CAN Roger Hackney WAL Colin Reitz ENG
4 x 100 m Relay, Men Canada CAN England ENG Scotland SCO
4 x 400 m Relay, Men England ENG Australia AUS Canada CAN
30 km Walk, Men Simon Baker AUS Guillaume LeBlanc CAN Ian McCombie ENG
High Jump, Men Milt Ottey CAN Geoff Parsons SCO Alain Metellus
Henderson Pierre 		CAN
ENG
Pole Vault, Men Andy Ashurst ENG Bob Ferguson CAN Neil Honey AUS
Long Jump, Men Gary Honey AUS Frédéric Ebong-Salle ENG Kyle McDuffie CAN
Triple Jump, Men John Herbert ENG Mike Makin ENG Peter Beames AUS
Shot Put, Men Billy Cole ENG Joe Quigley AUS Stuart Gyngell AUS
Discus Throw, Men Ray Lazdins CAN Paul Nandapi AUS Werner Reiterer AUS
Hammer Throw, Men Dave Smith ENG Martin Girvan NIR Phil Spivey AUS
Javelin Throw, Men Dave Ottley ENG Mick Hill ENG Gavin Lovegrove NZL
Decathlon, Men Daley Thompson ENG Dave Steen CAN Simon Poelman NZL
100 m, Women Heather Hunte-Oakes ENG Paula Dunn ENG Angella Issajenko CAN
200 m, Women Angella Issajenko CAN Kathy Cook ENG Sandra Whittaker SCO
400 m, Women Debbie Flintoff-King AUS Jill Richardson CAN Kathy Cook ENG
800 m, Women Kirsty Wade WAL Diane Edwards-Modahl ENG Lorraine Baker ENG
1,500 m, Women Kirsty Wade WAL Debbie Scott-Bowker CAN Lynn Williams CAN
3,000 m, Women Lynn Williams CAN Debbie Scott-Bowker CAN Yvonne Murray SCO
10,000 m, Women Liz Lynch SCO Anne Audain NZL Angela Tooby WAL
Marathon, Women Lisa Martin-Ondieki AUS Lorraine Moller NZL Odette Lapierre CAN
100 m Hurdles, Women Sally Gunnell ENG Wendy Jeal ENG Glynis Nunn AUS
400 m Hurdles, Women Debbie Flintoff-King AUS Donalda Duprey CAN Jenny Laurendet AUS
4 x 100 m Relay, Women England ENG Canada CAN Wales WAL
4 x 400 m Relay, Women Canada CAN England ENG Australia AUS
High Jump, Women Chris Stanton AUS Sharon McPeake NIR Janet Boyle NIR
Long Jump, Women Joyce Oladapo ENG Mary Berkeley ENG Robyn Lorraway AUS
Shot Put, Women Gael Mulhall-Martin AUS Judy Oakes ENG Myrtle Augee ENG
Discus Throw, Women Gael Mulhall-Martin AUS Venissa Head WAL Karen Pugh ENG
Javelin Throw, Women Tessa Sanderson ENG Fatima Whitbread ENG Sue Howland AUS
Heptathlon, Women Judy Livermore-Simpson ENG Jane Flemming AUS Kim Hagger ENG
Singles, Men Stephen Baddeley ENG Sze Yu AUS Nicholas Yates ENG
Doubles, Men William Gilliland / Daniel Travers SCO Andy Goode / Nigel Tier ENG Kerrin Harrison / Glenn Stewart NZL
Doubles, Mixed Michael Scandolera / Audrey Swaby-Tucker AUS Andy Goode / Fiona Elliott-Smith ENG William Gilliland / Christine Heatly SCO
Team, Mixed England ENG Canada CAN Australia AUS
Singles, Women Helen Troke ENG Fiona Elliott-Smith ENG Gillian Clark ENG
Doubles, Women Gillian Clark / Gillian Gowers ENG Denyse Julien / Fiona Elliott-Smith CAN / ENG
3 m Springboard, Men Shaun Panayi AUS John Nash CAN Craig Rogerson AUS
10 m Platform, Men Craig Rogerson AUS David Bédard CAN Bob Morgan WAL
3 m Springboard, Women Debbie Fuller CAN Jenny Donnet AUS Kathy Kelemen CAN
10 m Platform, Women Debbie Fuller CAN Valerie Beddoe AUS Julie Kent AUS
Single Sculls, Men Steven Redgrave ENG Richard Powell AUS Eric Verdonk NZL
Coxless Pairs, Men Andy Holmes / Steven Redgrave ENG Barrie Mabbott / Ian Wright NZL Ewan Pearson / David Riches SCO
Double Sculls, Men Bruce Ford / Pat Walter CAN Paul Reedy / Brenton Terrell AUS Carl Smith / Allan Whitwell ENG
Coxless Fours, Men Canada CAN New Zealand NZL England ENG
Coxed Fours, Men England ENG New Zealand NZL Australia AUS
Eights, Men Australia AUS England ENG New Zealand NZL
Lightweight Single Sculls, Men Peter Antonie AUS Peter Tattersall CAN Carl Smith ENG
Lightweight Coxless Fours, Men England ENG Australia AUS Canada CAN
Single Sculls, Women Stephanie Foster NZL Lisa Wright CAN Gillian Bond ENG
Coxless Pairs, Women Kathryn Barr / Andrea Schreiner CAN Pauline Bird-Hart / Fiona Johnston ENG Catherine Hall / Alison Smith AUS
Double Sculls, Women Stephanie Foster / Robin Clarke NZL Heather Clarke / Lisa Robertson CAN Diane Prince / Claire Parker ENG
Coxed Fours, Women Canada CAN Australia AUS England ENG
ROW-W4x+-F, Women Australia AUS England
England 		ENG
ENG 		Canada CAN
Lightweight Single Sculls, Women Adair Ferguson AUS Philippa Baker NZL Heather Hattin CAN
Lightweight Coxless Fours, Women England ENG Australia AUS Canada CAN
Standard rifle three positions 300 m, Men Stanley Golinski AUS Alain Marion CAN John Bloomfield ENG
Standard rifle three positions team 300 m, Men Canada CAN Australia AUS Northern Ireland NIR
Small-Bore rifle three positions 50 m, Men Malcolm Cooper ENG Alister Allan SCO Jean-François Sénécal CAN
Small-Bore rifle three positions team 50 m, Men England ENG Canada CAN Scotland SCO
Small-Bore rifle prone 50 m, Men Alan Smith AUS Alister Allan SCO Gale Stewart
John Knowles 		CAN
SCO
Small-Bore rifle prone team 50 m, Men Canada CAN Australia AUS Wales WAL
Air rifle 10 m, Men Guy Lorion CAN Sharon Bowes CAN Malcolm Cooper ENG
Air rifle team 10 m, Men Canada CAN Australia AUS England ENG
Free pistol 50 m, Men Greg Yelavich NZL Phil Adams
Ho Kar-Fai 		AUS
HKG
Free pistol team 50 m, Men Canada CAN England ENG Australia AUS
Rapid fire pistol 25 m, Men Pat Murray AUS Adrian Breton GUE Mark Howkins CAN
Rapid fire pistol team 25 m, Men England ENG Australia AUS Canada CAN
Center-fire pistol 25 m, Men Robert Northover ENG Phil Adams AUS Roderick Hack AUS
Center-fire pistol team 25 m, Men Australia AUS England ENG New Zealand NZL
Air pistol 10 m, Men Greg Yelavich NZL Tom Guinn CAN Gilbert U HKG
Air pistol team 10 m, Men England ENG Australia AUS New Zealand NZL
Trap, Men Ian Peel ENG Peter Boden ENG Roland Phillips WAL
Trap team, Men England ENG Northern Ireland NIR Australia AUS
Skeet, Men Nigel Kelly IOM Joe Neville
Brian Gabriel 		ENG
CAN
Skeet team, Men England ENG Canada CAN New Zealand NZL
100 m Freestyle, Men Greg Fasala AUS Neil Brooks AUS Andy Jameson ENG
200 m Freestyle, Men Roberto Gleria AUS Peter Dale AUS Tom Stachewicz AUS
400 m Freestyle, Men Duncan Armstrong AUS Kevin Boyd ENG Mike Davidson NZL
1,500 m Freestyle, Men Jason Plummer AUS Michael McKenzie AUS Chris Chalmers CAN
4 x 100 m Freestyle Relay, Men Australia AUS Canada CAN England ENG
4 x 200 m Freestyle Relay, Men Australia AUS Canada CAN England ENG
100 m Backstroke, Men Mark Tewksbury CAN Paul Kingsman NZL Mike West CAN
200 m Backstroke, Men Sandy Goss CAN Paul Kingsman NZL Sean Murphy CAN
100 m Breaststroke, Men Victor Davis CAN Adrian Moorhouse ENG Brett Stocks AUS
200 m Breaststroke, Men Adrian Moorhouse ENG Victor Davis CAN Nick Gillingham ENG
100 m Butterfly, Men Andy Jameson ENG Anthony Mosse NZL Tom Ponting CAN
200 m Butterfly, Men Anthony Mosse NZL Tom Ponting CAN Nick Hodgson ENG
200 m Individual Medley, Men Alex Baumann CAN Rob Woodhouse AUS Neil Cochran SCO
400 m Individual Medley, Men Alex Baumann CAN Rob Woodhouse AUS Steve Poulter ENG
4 x 100 m Medley Relay, Men Canada CAN England ENG Australia AUS
100 m Freestyle, Women Jane Kerr CAN Angela Harris AUS Nikki Fibbens ENG
200 m Freestyle, Women Susie Baumer AUS Jane Kerr CAN Ruth Gilfillan SCO
400 m Freestyle, Women Sarah Hardcastle ENG Susie Baumer AUS Jennifer Burke AUS
800 m Freestyle, Women Sarah Hardcastle ENG Julie M. McDonald AUS Jennifer Burke AUS
4 x 100 m Freestyle Relay, Women Canada CAN England ENG Australia AUS
4 x 200 m Freestyle Relay, Women Australia AUS England ENG Canada CAN
100 m Backstroke, Women Sylvia Hume NZL Georgina Parkes AUS Nicole Livingstone AUS
200 m Backstroke, Women Georgina Parkes AUS Kathy Read ENG Jody McGibbon AUS
100 m Breaststroke, Women Allison Higson CAN Jean Hill SCO Dimity Douglas AUS
200 m Breaststroke, Women Allison Higson CAN Cindy Õunpuu CAN Dimity Douglas AUS
100 m Butterfly, Women Caroline Cooper ENG Caroline Foot ENG Samantha Purvis ENG
200 m Butterfly, Women Donna McGinnis CAN Karen Phillips AUS Jill Horstead CAN
200 m Individual Medley, Women Suzie Landells AUS Jean Hill SCO Jane Kerr CAN
400 m Individual Medley, Women Suzie Landells AUS Jodie Clatworthy AUS Sarah Hardcastle ENG
4 x 100 m Medley Relay, Women England ENG Canada CAN Australia AUS
-52 kg Total, Men Greg Hayman AUS Charles Revolta SCO Alan Ogilvie SCO
-56 kg Total, Men Nicholas Voukelatos AUS Clayton Chelley NZL Teo Yong Joo SGP
-60 kg Total, Men Raymond Williams WAL David Lowenstein AUS Jeffrey Bryce WAL
-67.5 kg Total, Men Dean Willey ENG Ron Laycock AUS Langis Côté CAN
-75 kg Total, Men Bill Stellios AUS Louis Payer CAN Neil Taylor WAL
-82.5 kg Total, Men Dave Morgan WAL Robert Kabbas AUS Peter May ENG
-90 kg Total, Men Keith Boxell ENG David Mercer ENG Guy Greavette CAN
-100 kg Total, Men Denis Garon CAN Duncan Dawkins ENG Andrew Saxton ENG
-110 kg Total, Men Kevin Roy CAN Luigi Fratangelo AUS Andrew Davies WAL
+110 kg Total, Men Dean Lukin AUS David Bolduc CAN Charles Garzarella AUS