| England at the 1986 Commonwealth Games | |
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| CGF code | ENG |
| CGA | Commonwealth Games England |
| in Edinburgh, Scotland | |
| Medals Ranked 1st |
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| Commonwealth Games appearances (overview) | |
England competed at the 1986 Commonwealth Games in Edinburgh, Scotland, between 24 July and 2 August 1986.[1][2]
England finished top of the medal table.
Medal table (top three)
| Rank | Nation | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 52 | 43 | 49 | 144 | |
| 2 | 51 | 34 | 31 | 116 | |
| 3 | 40 | 46 | 35 | 121 | |
| Totals (3 entries) | 143 | 123 | 115 | 381 | |
Aquatics
Diving
| Name | Event/s | Medal/s |
|---|---|---|
| Jeffrey Arbon | 3m springboard & 10m platform | |
| Lisa Brace | 3m springboard & 10m platform | |
| Alison Childs | 3m springboard | |
| Carolyn Roscoe | 3m springboard & 10m platform | |
| Rachel Spinks | 10m platform | |
| Nigel Stanton | 3m springboard & 10m platform | |
| James Roose | 3m springboard & 10m platform |
Swimming
| Name | Event/s | Medal/s |
|---|---|---|
| Helen Bewley | 200 butterfly | |
| Gary Binfield | 100/200 backstroke, 200/400 medley | |
| Patrick Blake | 200 backstroke | |
| Kevin Boyd | 200/400 freestyle, 200 backstroke, relay | 1 x silver, 1 x bronze |
| Jonathan Broughton | 200 freestyle, relay | 1 x bronze |
| Suki Brownsdon | 100/200 breaststroke, relay | 1 x gold |
| Lorraine Burt | 100 breaststroke | |
| Murray Buswell | 200 breaststroke | |
| Caroline Cooper | 100 butterfly, relays | 1 x gold, 1 x silver |
| Annabelle Cripps | 100/200/400 freestyle, relays | 2 x silver |
| John Davey | 400 freestyle, 100 backstroke, 200/400 medley, relay | 1 x bronze |
| Gary Donovan | 1500 freestyle | |
| Nicola Fibbens | 100 freestyle, relays | 1 x gold, 1 x silver, 1 x bronze |
| Caroline Foot | 100 butterfly | 1 x silver |
| Mark Foster | 100 freestyle, relay | 1 x bronze |
| Nick Gillingham | 100/200 breaststroke, relay | 1 x silver, 1 x bronze |
| Debra Gore | 100 freestyle | |
| Sarah Hardcastle | 400/800 freestyle, 400 medley, relay | 2 x gold, 1 x silver, 1 x bronze |
| Neil Harper | 100 backstroke, relay | 1 x silver |
| Nina Herbert | 200 breaststroke | |
| Simone Hindmarch | 100/200 backstroke, relay | 1 x gold |
| Nick Hodgson | 100/200 butterfly | 1 x bronze |
| Paul Howe | 200 freestyle, relay | 1 x bronze |
| Andy Jameson | 100 freestyle, 100 butterfly, relays | 1 x gold, 1 x silver, 2 x bronze |
| Tim Jones | 200 butterfly | |
| Roland Lee | 100 freestyle, 100 butterfly, relays | 1 x silver, 1 x bronze |
| Zara Long | 200 freestyle, 200 medley, relays | 2 x silver |
| Karen Mellor | 400/800 freestyle, relay | 1 x silver |
| Adrian Moorhouse | 100/200 breaststroke, relay | 1 x gold, 2 x silver |
| Myra O'Fee | 200 butterfly | |
| Steve Poulter | 200 butterfly, 400 medley | 1 x bronze |
| Samantha Purvis | 100/200 butterfly, 200 medley | 1 x bronze |
| Kathy Read | 100/200 backstroke, 400 medley | 1 x silver |
| Duncan Rolley | 200 medley | |
| Paul Shackley | 100 breaststroke | |
| David Stacey | 400/1500 freestyle | |
| Gaynor Stanley | 800 freestyle, 200 breaststroke, 400 medley | |
| Geoffrey Stewart | relay | 1 x bronze |
| Catherine White | 100/200 backstroke | |
| Stephen Willis | 1500 freestyle | |
| Joanne Wood | 100 breaststroke, 200 medley |
Synchronised swimming
| Name | Event/s | Medal/s |
|---|---|---|
| Amanda Dodd | solo & team | 2 x silver[5][6] |
| Nicola Shearn | team | 1 x silver[6] |
Athletics
Athletics, England, 1986
- Men
- Track and road
- Field
| Athlete | Event | Final | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Result | Rank | ||
| Henderson Pierre | High jump | 2.14 | |
| Dalton Grant | 2.10 | 7[18] | |
| Fayyaz Ahmed | 2.10 | 8[18] | |
| Andy Ashurst | Pole vault | 5.30 | |
| Brian Hooper | 5.00 | 5[19] | |
| Daley Thompson | 4.90 | 6[19] | |
| Fred Salle | Long jump | 7.83 | |
| John King | 7.70 | 4[10] | |
| Derrick Brown | 7.65 | 5[10] | |
| John Herbert | Triple jump | 17.27 | |
| Mike Makin | 16.87 | ||
| Aston Moore | 16.07 | 5[14] | |
| Billy Cole | Shot put | 18.16 | |
| Graham Savory | 17.31 | 4[14] | |
| Andy Vince | 16.68 | 10[14] | |
| Paul Mardle | Discus throw | 56.90 | 4[16] |
| Graham Savory | 56.42 | 5[16] | |
| Richard Slaney | 56.00 | 6[16] | |
| David Smith | Hammer throw | 74.06 | |
| Mick Jones | 70.10 | 4[7] | |
| Matthew Mileham | 67.96 | 6[7] | |
| David Ottley | Javelin | 80.62 | |
| Mick Hill | 78.56 | ||
| Daryl Brand | 72.70 | 4[14] | |
- Combined events – Decathlon
| Athlete | Event | 100 m[8] | LJ [8] | SP [8] | HJ [8] | 400 m[8] | 110H [11] | DT [11] | PV [11] | JT [11] | 1500 m[11] | Final | Rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Greg Richards | Result | 11.43 | 6.85 | 12.92 | 1.87 | 50.23 | 15.00 | 42.72 | 4.60 | 50.02 | 4:48.04 | 7278 | 9[11] |
| Points | 767 | 778 | 662 | 687 | 804 | 850 | 720 | 790 | 589 | 631 | |||
| Daley Thompson | Result | 10.37 | 7.70 | 15.01 | 2.08 | 47.30 | 14.22 | 43.72 | 5.10 | 60.82 | 4:39.63 | 8663 | |
| Points | 1006 | 985 | 790 | 878 | 943 | 946 | 741 | 941 | 750 | 683 | |||
| Eugene Gilkes | Result | 10.65 | 7.06 | 14.62 | 1.99 | disq. | 15.20 | 44.54 | 4.40 | withdrew[20] | — | ||
| Points | 940 | 828 | 766 | 794 | 825 | 757 | 731 | ||||||
- Women
- Track and road
- Field
| Athlete | Event | Final | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Result | Rank | ||
| Diana Davies | High jump | 1.90 | 4[16] |
| Jennifer Little | 1.83 | 8[16] | |
| Louise Manning | 1.75 | 11[16] | |
| Joyce Oladapo | Long jump | 6.43 | |
| Mary Berkeley | 6.40 | ||
| Kim Hagger | 6.34 | 4[16] | |
| Judy Oakes | Shot put | 18.75 | |
| Myrtle Augee | 17.52 | ||
| Yvonne Hanson-Nortey | 16.52 | 5[11] | |
| Karen Pugh | Discus throw | 54.72 | |
| Julia Avis | 52.48 | 4[23] | |
| Kathryn Farr | 51.08 | 6[23] | |
| Tessa Sanderson | Javelin | 69.80 | |
| Fatima Whitbread | 68.54 | ||
| Anna Jane Lockton | 52.90 | 7[21] | |
- Combined events – Heptathlon
| Athlete | Event | 100H [24] | HJ [7] | SP [7] | 200 m[7] | LJ [8] | JT [8] | 800 m[25] | Final[8] | Rank[8] |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Judy Simpson | Result | 13.11 | 1.85 | 14.36 | 24.99 | 6.21 | 36.52 | 2:13.72 | 6282 | |
| Points | 1108 | 1041 | 818 | 888 | 915 | 601 | ||||
| Kim Hagger | Result | 13.45 | 1.79 | 12.20 | 25.02 | 6.30 | 35.72 | 2:15.63 | 5823 | |
| Points | 1058 | 966 | 674 | 885 | 943 | 585 | ||||
| Joanne Mulliner | Result | 14.31 | 1.79 | 12.91 | 25.35 | 5.81 | 35.24 | 2:20.68 | 5659 | 4 |
| Points | 935 | 966 | 721 | 855 | 792 | 576 | ||||
Badminton
| Name | Event/s | Medal/s |
|---|---|---|
| Steve Baddeley | singles, team event | 2 x gold |
| Gillian Clark | singles, doubles, mixed, team event | 2 x gold, 1 x bronze |
| Fiona Elliot | singles, doubles, mixed, team event | 1 x gold, 2 x silver, 1 x bronze |
| Andy Goode | doubles, mixed, team event | 1 x gold, 2 x silver |
| Gillian Gowers | singles, doubles, mixed, team event | 2 x gold |
| Richard Outterside | mixed, team event | 1 x gold |
| Nigel Tier | doubles, mixed, team event | 1 x gold, 1 x silver |
| Helen Troke | singles, doubles, team event | 2 x gold, 1 x bronze |
| Nick Yates | singles, team event | 1 x gold, 1 x bronze |
Bowls
The lawn bowls were held at Balgreen.[26]
- Men
| Athlete | Event | Round Robin | Rank | |||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Score | Score | Score | Score | Score | Score | Score | Score | Score | Score | Score | Score | |||
| Andy Thomas | Singles | W 21 - 19[27] |
L 21 - 12[7] |
L 21 - 20[8] |
L 21 - 14[8] |
L 21 - 9[11] |
W 21 - 18[28] |
W 21 - 9[28] |
21 -7[29] |
W 21 - 11[29] |
W 21 - 14[21] |
W 21 - 19[21] |
W 21 - 14[16] |
6[16] |
| Chris Ward David Ward |
Pairs | L 21 - 19[27] |
L 22 - 12[30] |
W 27 - 20[7] |
W 20 - 15[8] |
W 22 - 15[8] |
L 23 - 13[11] |
W 24 - 8[11] |
L 22 - 16[28] |
W 21 - 16[28] |
W 26 - 17[29] |
W 25 - 14[21] |
W 37 - 8[16] |
|
| Julian Haines Len Bowden Martyn Sekjer Pip Branfield |
Fours | L 19 - 17[27] |
W 22 - 10[7] |
L 23 - 15[7] |
L 29 - 12[8] |
L 22 - 19[11] |
L 25 - 17[11] |
W 21 - 11[28] |
W 23 - 19[29] |
L 17 - 16[21] |
W 31 - 13[16] |
W 24 - 17[16] |
— | 7[16] |
- Women
| Athlete | Event | Round Robin | Rank | |||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Score | Score | Score | Score | Score | Score | Score | Score | Score | Score | Score | Score | |||
| Wendy Line | Singles | L 21 - 13[27] |
W 21 - 8[7] |
W 21 - 14[8] |
W 21 - 14[8] |
W 21 - 7[11] |
W 21 - 4[11] |
W 21 - 9[28] |
21 - 16[28] |
W 21 - 19[29] |
W 21 - 20[29] |
L 21 - 15[21] |
— | |
| Betty Stubbings Jean Valls |
Pairs | L 21 - 14[27] |
L 25 - 10[30] |
W 22 - 12[7] |
L 21 - 15[8] |
L 24 - 15[11] |
W 25 - 16[28] |
W 39 - 13[28] |
W 24 - 12[29] |
W 23 - 16[21] |
— | |||
| Barbara Fuller Brenda Atherton Madge Allan Mary Price |
Fours | L 18 - 16[31] |
W 29 - 11[27] |
W 19 - 18[7] |
W 22 - 10[8] |
W 32 - 5[8] |
W 22 - 16[11] |
L 21 - 14[11] |
L 25 - 21[29] |
L 21 - 18[29] |
W 37 - 6[21] |
W 23 - 9[21] |
||
Boxing
| Name | Event/s | Medal/s |
|---|---|---|
| Eric Cardouza | 91 kg heavyweight | 1 x bronze |
| Rod Douglas | 75 kg middleweight | 1 x gold |
| Darren Dyer | 67 kg welterweight | 1 x gold |
| Peter English | 57 kg featherweight | 1 x silver |
| Mark Epton | 48 kg light-flyweight | 1 x silver |
| Joey Jacobs | 60 kg lightweight | 1 x bronze |
| John Lyon | 51 kg flyweight | 1 x gold |
| Jim Moran | 81 kg light-heavyweight | 1 x gold |
| Sean Murphy | 54 kg bantamweight | 1 x gold |
| James Oyebola | 91 kg super-heavyweight | 1 x bronze |
Cycling
| Name | Event/s | Medal/s |
|---|---|---|
| Adrian Adgar | scratch race | |
| Chris Boardman | pursuit, team pursuit | 1 x bronze |
| Gary Coltman | time trial, team pursuit | 1 x bronze |
| Paul Curran | road race, team time trial | 1 x gold |
| Deno Davie | road race, team time trial | 1 x gold |
| Alan Gornall | road race, team time trial | 1 x gold |
| Chris Lillywhite | road race | |
| Paul McHugh | time trial | |
| Rob Muzio | pursuit, team pursuit | 1 x bronze |
| Keith Reynolds | team time trial | 1 x gold |
| Guy Rowland | team pursuit | 1 x bronze |
| Colin Sturgess | pursuit | 1 x silver |
| Jon Walshaw | scratch race, time trial, team pursuit | 1 x bronze |
Rowing
| Name | Event/s | Medal/s |
|---|---|---|
| Christopher Bates | lightweight coxless four | 1 x gold |
| Pauline Bird | coxless pair, eights | 2 x silver |
| Gillian Bond | single scull | 1 x bronze |
| Alison Bonner | eights | 1 x silver |
| Patrick Broughton | eights | 1 x silver |
| Mark Buckingham | eights | 1 x silver |
| Judith Burne | lightweight coxless four | 1 x gold |
| Ann Callaway | coxed four, eights | 1 x silver, 1 x bronze |
| Lin Clark | lightweight coxless four | 1 x gold |
| Adam Clift | coxed four | 1 x gold |
| Beryl Crockford | lightweight single scull | |
| Martin Cross | coxed four | 1 x gold |
| Terence Dillon | eights | 1 x silver |
| Adrian Ellison | coxed four | 1 x gold |
| Graham Faultless | coxless four | 1 x bronze |
| Mostyn Field | coxless four | 1 x bronze |
| Alexa Forbes | lightweight coxless four | 1 x gold |
| Stuart Forbes | lightweight coxless four | 1 x gold |
| John Garrett | eights | 1 x silver |
| Joanne Gough | coxed four, eights | 1 x silver, 1 x bronze |
| Kate Grose | eights | 1 x silver |
| Peter Haining | lightweight coxless four | 1 x gold |
| Humphry Hatton | coxless four | 1 x bronze |
| Gillian Hodges | lightweight coxless four | 1 x gold |
| Andy Holmes | coxless pair, coxed four | 2 x gold |
| Kate Holroyd | coxed four, eights | 1 x silver, 1 x bronze |
| Richard Ireland | coxless four | 1 x bronze |
| Flo Johnston | coxless pair, eights | 2 x silver |
| John Maxey | eights | 1 x silver |
| Alison Norrish | coxed four, eights | 1 x silver, 1 x bronze |
| Claire Parker | double sculls | 1 x bronze |
| Stephen Peel | eights | 1 x silver |
| Diane Prince | double sculls | 1 x bronze |
| Steve Redgrave | single scull, coxless pair, coxed four | 3 x gold |
| Trish Reid | coxed four, eights | 1 x silver, 1 x bronze |
| Carl Smith | lightweight single scull, double scull | 2 x bronze |
| Jonathan Spencer-Jones | eights | 1 x silver |
| Neil Staite | lightweight coxless four | 1 x gold |
| Richard Stanhope | eights | 1 x silver |
| Vaughan Thomas | eights | 1 x silver |
| Allan Whitwell | double scull | 1 x bronze |
Shooting
| Name | Event/s | Medal/s |
|---|---|---|
| John Bloomfield | fullbore rifle & pair | 1 x bronze |
| Peter Boden | clay pigeon trap & pair | 1 x gold, 1 x silver |
| Malcolm Cooper | 10m air rifle & pair, 50m Rifle 3 pos & pair | 2 x gold, 2 x bronze |
| Sarah Cooper | 50m Rifle 3 pos & pair, 50m rifle prone & pair | 1 x gold |
| Nick Crawshaw | fullbore rifle & pair | |
| Michael Cutler | centre fire pistol & pair | 1 x silver |
| Brian Girling | rapid fire pistol & pair | 1 x gold |
| Ken Harman | skeet & pair | 1 x gold |
| Paul Leatherdale | 10m air pistol & pair, 50m free pistol & pair | 1 x gold, 1 x silver |
| Joe Neville | skeet & pair | 1 x gold, 1 x silver |
| Bob Northover | centre fire pistol & pair | 1 x gold, 1 x silver |
| Ian Peel | clay pigeon trap & pair | 2 x gold |
| Ian Reid | 10m air pistol & pair | 1 x gold |
| Robert Smith | 10m air rifle & pair | 1 x bronze |
| David Staniforth | 50m rifle prone & pair | |
| Terry Turner | rapid fire pistol & pair | 1 x gold |
| Richard Wang | 50m free pistol & pair | 1 x silver |
Weightlifting
| Athlete | Event | Weight Lifted | Total | Rank | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Snatch | Clean & jerk | ||||
| Sam Heyer | 56kg | withdrew[24] | |||
| Geoff Laws | 60kg | Eliminated after snatch[7] | |||
| Dean Willey | 67.5kg | 145.0 | 170.0 | 315.0 | |
| Peter May | 82.5kg | 142.5 | 175.0 | 317.5 | |
| Tony Supple | 135.0 | 175.0 | 310.0 | 4[8] | |
| Keith Boxell | 90kg | 155.0 | 195.0 | 350.0 | |
| David Mercer | 152.5 | 190.0 | 342.5 | ||
| Duncan Dawkins | 100kg | 147.5 | 185.0 | 332.5 | |
| Andrew Saxton | 140.0 | 187.5 | 327.5 | ||
| Mark Groombridge | 110kg | 155.0 | 200.0 | 355.0 | 4[28] |
Wrestling
| Name | Event/s | Medal/s |
|---|---|---|
| Brian Aspen | 57 kg bantamweight | 1 x bronze |
| Tony Bull | 82 kg middleweight | 1 x bronze |
| Duncan Burns | 48 kg light-flyweight | 1 x silver |
| Steve Cooper | 68 kg lightweight | 1 x bronze |
| Nigel Donohue | 52 kg flyweight | 1 x bronze |
| David Kilpin | 100 kg heavyweight | 1 x bronze |
| Noel Loban | 90 kg light-heavyweight | 1 x gold |
| Keith Peache | 100 kg super-heavyweight | 1 x bronze |
| Fitzlloyd Walker | 74 kg welterweight | 1 x bronze |
References
- ↑ "1986 Edinburgh". Commonwealth Games Federation.
- ↑ "Edinburgh, Scotland 1986 Team". Team England.
- ↑ "English athletes". Commonwealth Games Federation.
- ↑ "1986 Team". Team England.
- ↑ "Sylvie Shines". Calgary Herald. 28 July 1986. Retrieved 10 August 2023.
- 1 2 "Results: Day Four". The Sydney Morning Herald. 30 July 1986. Retrieved 10 August 2023.
- 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 "Results: Day Two". The Sydney Morning Herald. 28 July 1986. Retrieved 8 November 2023.
- 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 32 33 34 35 36 37 38 39 40 41 42 43 44 45 46 47 "Results: Day Three". The Sydney Morning Herald. 29 July 1986. Retrieved 11 November 2023.
- 1 2 "Monday's results". The Odessa American. 29 July 1986. Retrieved 29 October 2023.
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- ↑ "Cram's running ray of sunshine". The Gazette. 1 August 1986. Retrieved 27 November 2023.
- 1 2 3 4 5 6 "Track and Field". Fort Worth Star-Telegram. 2 August 1986. Retrieved 29 October 2023.
- 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 "Games Results". Sunday Mercury. 3 August 1986. Retrieved 30 October 2023.
- 1 2 3 "Results: Day Nine". Sydney Morning Herald. 4 August 1986. Retrieved 29 October 2023.
- 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 "Day Eight: All the Results". Sydney Morning Herald. 3 August 1986. Retrieved 29 October 2023.
- 1 2 3 "Games Results". Western Daily Press. 1 August 1986. Retrieved 12 November 2023.
- 1 2 3 "Commonwealth Games". Edmonton Journal. 1 August 1986. Retrieved 12 November 2023.
- 1 2 3 "Commonwealth Games Results". The Vancouver Sun. 2 August 1986. Retrieved 29 October 2023.
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- 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 "Results:Day Seven". The Sydney Morning Herald. 2 August 1986. Retrieved 12 November 2023.
- 1 2 3 "Results Round-up". Daily Post: The Paper for Wales. 2 August 1986. Retrieved 29 November 2023.
- 1 2 3 "Weekend Games Results". Daily Post: The Paper for Wales. 28 July 1986. Retrieved 29 November 2023.
- 1 2 "All The Results". The Sydney Morning Herald. 27 July 1986. Retrieved 8 August 2023.
- ↑ "Results: Yeaterdays Commonwealth Games Finals". Western Daily Press. 28 July 1986. Retrieved 13 November 2023.
- ↑ Bell, Daniel (17 March 2016). Encyclopedia of International Games. McFarland. p. 122. ISBN 978-1-4766-1527-1.
- 1 2 3 4 5 6 "Commonwealth Games". Calgary Herald. 26 July 1986. Retrieved 8 November 2023.
- 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 "Results:Day Five". The Sydney Morning Herald. 31 July 1986. Retrieved 11 November 2023.
- 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 "Results:Day Six". The Sydney Morning Herald. 1 August 1986. Retrieved 11 November 2023.
- 1 2 "Great Escape by Corsie". Daily Record. 26 July 1986. Retrieved 12 November 2023.
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