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| Host city
| Edinburgh , Scotland
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| Nations participating
| 27 Nations of the Commonwealth
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| Athletes participating
| 1,660
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| Events
| 165 events in 10 sports
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| Opening ceremony
| July 24 , 1986
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| Closing ceremony
| August 2 , 1986
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| Officially opened by
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| Queen's Baton Final Runner Main Stadium Meadowbank Stadium
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| Motto
The 1986 Commonwealth Games were held in Edinburgh , Scotland .
Boycott
These games were boycotted by a large number of African, Asia and Caribbean countries, reducing them almost to a whites-only affair. The boycott was over British sporting links with South Africa.
Medals by country
Pos
Country
Total
1
England
52
43
49
144
2
Canada
51
35
31
117
3
Australia
40
46
35
121
4
New Zealand
8
16
14
38
5
Wales
6
5
11
22
6
Scotland
3
12
18
33
7
Northern Ireland
2
4
9
15
8
Isle of Man
1
0
0
1
9
Guernsey
0
2
0
2
10
0
1
2
3
11
Swaziland
0
1
0
1
12
Malawi
0
0
2
2
13
Botswana
0
0
1
1
Jersey
0
0
1
1
Singapore
0
0
1
1
163
165
174
502
Medals by event
Athletics
Event
Gold
Silver
Bronze
100 Metres
Women
Heather Oakes (ENG)
11.20w
Paula Dunn (ENG)
11.21w
Angella Issajenko (Taylor) (CAN)
11.21w
200 Metres
Women
Angella Issajenko (Taylor) (CAN)
22.91w
Kathy Cook (Smallwood) (ENG)
23.18w
Sandra Whittaker (SCO)
23.46w
400 Metres
Women
Debbie Flintoff (AUS)
51.29
Jillian Richardson (CAN)
51.62
Kathy Cook (ENG)
51.88
800 Metres
Women
Kirsty Wade (McDermott) (WAL)
00:02:01
Diane Edwards (ENG)
00:02:01
Lorraine Baker (ENG)
00:02:02
1500 Metres
Women
Kirsty Wade (WAL)
00:04:11
Debbie Bowker (CAN)
00:04:12
Lynn Williams (CAN)
00:04:13
3000 Metres
Women
Jill Clarke (ENG)
00:08:54
Debbie Bowker (CAN)
00:08:55
Yvonne Murray (SCO)
00:08:55
10000 Metres
Women
Jill Clarke (ENG)
00:31:41
Anne Audain (NZL)
00:31:53
Angela Tooby (WAL)
00:32:25
Marathon
Women
Jill Clarke (ENG)
02:26:07
Lorraine Moller (NZL)
02:28:17
Odette Lapierre (CAN)
02:31:48
100 Metres Hurdles
Women
Sally Gunnell (ENG)
13.29
Wendy Jeal (ENG)
13.41
Glynis Nunn (AUS)
13.44
400 Metres Hurdles
Women
Debbie Flintoff (AUS)
54.94
Donalda Duprey (CAN)
56.55
Jenny Laurendet (AUS)
56.57
High Jump
Women
Chris Stanton (AUS)
1.92
Sharon McPeake (NIR)
1.9
Janet Boyle (NIR)
1.9
Long Jump
Women
Joyce Oladapo (ENG)
6.43
Mary Berkeley (ENG)
6.4
Robyn Lorraway (Strong) (AUS)
6.35
Shot
Women
Gael Martin (Mulhall) (AUS)
19
Judy Oakes (ENG)
18.75
Myrtle Augee (ENG)
17.52
Discus
Women
Gael Martin (Mulhall) (AUS)
56.42
Venissa Head (WAL)
56.2
Karen Pugh (ENG)
54.72
Javelin
Women
Tessa Sanderson (ENG)
69.8
Fatima Whitbread (ENG)
68.54
Sue Howland (AUS)
64.74
Heptathlon
Women
Judy Simpson (Livermore) (ENG)
6282w
Jane Flemming (AUS)
6278w
Kim Hagger (ENG)
5823w
4 x 100 Metres Relay
Women
England (ENG)
43.39
Canada (CAN)
43.83
Wales (WAL)
45.37
4 x 400 Metres Relay
Women
Canada (CAN)
00:03:29
England (ENG)
00:03:33
Australia (AUS)
00:03:33
100 Metres
Men
Ben Johnson (CAN)
10.07
Linford Christie (ENG)
10.28
Mike McFarlane (ENG)
10.35
200 Metres
Men
Atlee Mahorn (CAN)
20.31w
Todd Bennett (ENG)
20.54w
Ben Johnson (CAN)
20.64w
400 Metres
Men
Roger Black (ENG)
45.57
Darren Clark (AUS)
45.98
Phil Brown (ENG)
46.8
800 Metres
Men
Steve Cram (ENG)
00:01:43
Tom McKean (SCO)
00:01:45
Peter Elliott (ENG)
00:01:45
1500 Metres
Men
Steve Cram (ENG)
00:03:51
John Gladwin (ENG)
00:03:52
David Campbell (CAN)
00:03:54
5000 Metres
Men
Steve Ovett (ENG)
00:13:24
Jack Buckner (ENG)
00:13:26
Tim Hutchings (ENG)
00:13:27
10000 Metres
Men
Jon Solly (ENG)
00:27:57
Steve Binns (ENG)
00:27:58
Steve Jones (WAL)
00:28:02
Marathon
Men
Rob de Castella (AUS)
02:10:15
David Edge (CAN)
02:11:08
Steve Moneghetti (AUS)
02:11:18
3000 Metres Steeplechase
Men
Graeme Fell (CAN)
00:08:24
Roger Hackney (WAL)
00:08:25
Colin Reitz (ENG)
00:08:26
110 Metres Hurdles
Men
Mark McKoy (CAN)
13.31w
Colin Jackson (WAL)
13.42w
Don Wright (AUS)
13.64w
400 Metres Hurdles
Men
Phil Beattie (NIR)
49.6
Max Robertson (ENG)
49.77
John Graham (CAN)
50.25
High Jump
Men
Milt Ottey (CAN)
2.3
Geoff Parsons (SCO)
2.28
Alain Metellus (CAN)
2.14
Henderson Pierre (ENG)
Pole Vault
Men
Andy Ashurst (ENG)
5.3
Robert Feguson (CAN)
5.2
Neil Honey (AUS)
5.2
Long Jump
Men
Gary Honey (AUS)
8.08
Fred Salle (ENG)
7.83
Kyle McDuffie (CAN)
7.79w
Triple Jump
Men
John Herbert (ENG)
17.27w
Mike Makin (ENG)
16.87
Peter Beames (AUS)
16.42
Shot
Men
Billy Cole (ENG)
18.16
Joe Quigley (AUS)
17.97
Stuart Gyngell (AUS)
17.7
Discus
Men
Ray Lazdins (CAN)
58.86
Paul Nandapi (AUS)
57.74
Werner Reiterer (AUS)
57.34
Hammer
Men
David Smith I (ENG)
74.06
Martin Girvan (NIR)
70.48
Phil Spivey (AUS)
70.3
Javelin
Men
Dave Ottley (ENG)
80.62
Mick Hill (ENG)
78.56
Gavin Lovegrove (NZL)
76.22
Decathlon
Men
Daley Thompson (ENG)
8663
Dave Steen (CAN)
8173
Simon Poelman (NZL)
8015
30 Kilometres Road Walk
Men
Simon Baker (AUS)
02:07:47
Guillaume Leblanc (CAN)
02:08:38
Ian McCombie (ENG)
02:10:36
4 x 100 Metres Relay
Men
Canada (CAN)
39.15
England (ENG)
39.19
Scotland (SCO)
40.41
4 x 400 Metres Relay
Men
England (ENG)
00:03:07
Australia (AUS)
00:03:08
Canada (CAN)
00:03:09
Bowls
Event
Gold
Silver
Bronze
Singles
Men
Ian Dickison (NZL)
Ian Schuback (AUS)
Richard Corsie (SCO)
Pairs
Men
George Adrain & Grant Knox (SCO)
Bill Boettger & Ronnie Jones (CAN)
Chris Ward & David Ward (ENG)
Fours
Men
Wales (WAL)
Canada (CAN)
Northern Ireland (NIR)
Singles
Women
Wendy Line (ENG)
Senga McCrone (SCO)
Flora Anderson (BOT)
Pairs
Women
Freda Elliott & Margaret Johnston (NIR)
Janet Nicolle & Marie Smith (GUE)
Betty Stubbings & Jean Valls (ENG)
Fours
Women
Wales (WAL)
Australia (AUS)
England (ENG)
Boxing
Event
Gold
Silver
Bronze
Light Flyweight
Men
Scott Olson (CAN)
Mark Epton (ENG)
Johnston Todd (NIR)
Wilson Docherty (SCO)
Flyweight
Men
John Lyon (ENG)
Leonard Makhanya (SWZ)
K. Webber (WAL)
Steve Beaupré (CAN)
Bantamweight
Men
Sean Murphy (ENG)
Roy Nash (NIR)
Glen Brooks (SCO)
John Sollitoe (JER)
Featherweight
Men
Billy Downey (CAN)
Peter English (ENG)
Chris Carleton (NIR)
Johnny Wallace (NZL)
Lightweight
Men
Asif Dar (CAN)
Neil Hadcock (WAL)
Byton Mphande (MAW)
Joe Jacobs (ENG)
Light Welterweight
Men
Howard Grant (CAN)
Derek Clencie (AUS)
B. Lowe (NIR)
Solomon Kondowe (MAW)
Welterweight
Men
Darren Dyer (ENG)
John McAllister (SCO)
John Shaw (CAN)
Damien Denny (NIR)
Light Middleweight
Men
Dan Sherry (CAN)
Rick Finch (AUS)
A. Thomas (WAL)
Alex McMullen (SCO)
Middleweight
Men
Rod Douglas (ENG)
Jeff Harding (AUS)
Patrick Tinney (NIR)
Gordon Ferry (SCO)
Light Heavyweight
Men
Jim Moran (ENG)
Harry Lawson (SCO)
Brett Kosolofski (CAN)
Heavyweight
Men
Jimmy Peau (NZL)
Douggie Young (SCO)
Dominic D'Amico (CAN)
Eric Cardouza (ENG)
Super Heavyweight
Men
Lennox Lewis (CAN)
Aneurin Evans (WAL)
James Oyebola (ENG)
Cycling
Track
Event
Gold
Silver
Bronze
Time Trial
Men
Martin Vinnicombe (AUS)
00:01:06
Gary Anderson (NZL)
00:01:06
Maxwell Rainsford (AUS)
00:01:07
Sprint
Men
Gary Neiwand (AUS)
Alex Ongaro (CAN)
Eddie Alexander (SCO)
Individual Pursuit
Men
Dean Woods (AUS)
00:04:44
Colin Sturgess (ENG)
00:04:51
Gary Anderson (NZL)
00:04:54
Team Pursuit
Men
Glenn Clarke, Brett Dutton, Wayne McCarney & Dean Woods (AUS)
00:04:27
Gary Anderson, Stephen Cox, Stephen Swart & Andrew Whitford (NZL)
00:04:34
Chris Boardman, Gary Colman, Rob Muzio & Jon Walshaw (ENG)
overtaken
10 Miles (16 Kilometres) Scratch
Men
Wayne McCarney (AUS)
00:19:41
Duncan Woods (AUS)
00:19:41
Gary Anderson (NZL)
00:19:41
Road
Event
Gold
Silver
Bronze
Road Race
Men
Paul Curran (ENG)
04:08:50
Brian Fowler (NZL)
04:08:50
Jeff Leslie (AUS)
04:08:50
Team Time Trial
Men
England (ENG)
02:13:16
New Zealand (NZL)
02:14:50
Northern Ireland (NIR)
02:16:13
Rowing
Event
Gold
Silver
Bronze
Single Sculls
Men
Steve Redgrave (ENG)
00:07:28
Richard Powell (AUS)
00:07:33
Eric Verdonk (NZL)
00:07:39
Double Sculls
Men
Bruce Ford & Pat Walter (CAN)
00:06:19
Paul Reedy & Brenton Terrell (AUS)
00:06:21
Carl Smith & Alan Whitwell (ENG)
00:06:34
Coxless Pairs
Men
Andy Holmes & Steve Redgrave (ENG)
00:06:40
Barrie Mabbott & Ian Wright (NZL)
00:06:43
Ewan Stuart & David Riches (SCO)
00:06:43
Coxless Fours
Men
Grant Mann, Kevin Neufeld, Paul Steele & Pat Turner (CAN)
00:06:01
Andrew Stevenson, Shane O'Brien, Neil Gibson & Don Symon (NZL)
00:06:01
Graham Faultless, Richard Ireland, Martyn Field & Humphrey Hatton (ENG)
00:06:06
Coxed Fours
Men
Martin Cross, Adam Cliff, Andy Holmes, Steve Redgrave & Adrian Ellison (ENG)
00:06:08
Nigel Atherfold, Chris White, Greg Johnston, Bruce Holden & Andrew Bird (NZL)
00:06:10
Mark Doyle, James Galloway, Michael McKay, James Tomkins & Dale Caterson (AUS)
00:06:11
Eights
Men
Australia (AUS)
00:05:44
England (ENG)
00:05:46
New Zealand (NZL)
00:05:48
Lightweight Single Sculls
Men
Peter Antonie (AUS)
00:07:16
Peter Tattersall (CAN)
00:07:27
Carl Smith (ENG)
00:07:27
Lightweight Coxless Fours
Men
Christopher Bates, Peter Haining, Neil Staite & Stuart Forbes (ENG)
00:06:26
Simon Cook, Brian Digby, Merrick Howes & Joseph Joyce (AUS)
00:06:28
Dave Henry, Brian Peaker, Bob Thomas & Ryan Tierney (CAN)
00:06:36
Single Sculls
Women
Stephanie Foster (NZL)
00:07:43
Lisa Wright (CAN)
00:07:49
Gillian Bond (ENG)
00:07:53
Double Sculls
Women
Stephanie Foster & Robin Clarke (NZL)
00:07:22
Heather Clarke & Lisa Robertson (CAN)
00:07:49
Diane Prince & Claire Parker (ENG)
00:07:55
Coxless Pairs
Women
Kathryn Barr & Andrea Schreiner (CAN)
00:07:35
Pauline Bird & Fiona Johnson (ENG)
00:07:42
Catherine Hall & Alison Smith (AUS)
00:07:53
Coxed Fours
Women
Tina Clarke, Tricia Smith, Lesley Thompson, Jane Tregunno & Jenny Wallinga (CAN)
00:06:50
Debbie Bassett, Susan Chapman-Popa, Robyn Grey-Gardner, Marilyn Kidd & Kaylynn Fry (AUS)
00:06:54
Joanne Gough, Elizabeth Callaway, Kate Holroyd, Patricia Reid & Alison Norrish (ENG)
00:07:06
Eights
Women
Australia (AUS)
00:06:44
England (ENG)
00:06:46
Canada (CAN)
NTT
Lightweight Single Sculls
Women
Adair Ferguson (AUS)
00:07:45
Philippa Baker (NZL)
00:07:46
Heather Hattin (CAN)
00:07:52
Lightweight Coxless Fours
Women
Alexa Forbes, Gillian Hodges, Linda Clark & Judith Burne (ENG)
00:06:55
Deborah Clingeleffer, Amanda Cross, Virginia Lee & Karin Riedel (AUS)
00:07:00
Anne Drost, Marni Hamilton, Marlene van der Horst & Wendy Wiebe (CAN)
00:07:01
Shooting
Pistol
Event
Gold
Silver
Bronze
Free Pistol
Men/Open
Greg Yelavich (NZL)
551
Phil Adams (AUS)
549
Ho Kar Fai (HKG)
549
Free Pistol - Pairs
Men/Open
Tom Guinn & Claude Beaulieu (CAN)
1099
Paul Leatherdale & Richard Wang (ENG)
1090
Phil Adams & Bengt Sandström (AUS)
1085
Hong Kong (HKG)
1085
Centre-Fire Pistol
Men/Open
Bob Northover (ENG)
583
Phil Adams (AUS)
582
Rod Hack (AUS)
580
Centre-Fire Pistol - Pairs
Men/Open
Phil Adams & Rod Hack (AUS)
1165
Bob Northover & Michael Cutler (ENG)
1157
Rex Hamilton & Barry O'Neale (NZL)
1153
Rapid-Fire Pistol
Men/Open
Pat Murray (AUS)
591
Adrian Breton (GUE)
588
Mark Howkins (CAN)
585
Rapid-Fire Pistol - Pairs
Men/Open
Brian Girling & Terry Turner (ENG)
1169
Pat Murray & Jack Mast (AUS)
1152
Mark Howkins & André Chevrefils (CAN)
1150
Air Pistol
Men/Open
Greg Yelavich (NZL)
575
Tom Guinn (CAN)
574
Gilbert U (HKG)
574
Air Pistol - Pairs
Men/Open
Paul Leatherdale & Ian Reid (ENG)
1143
Phil Adams & Bruce Favell (AUS)
1143
Greg Yelavich & Barrie Wickens (NZL)
1140
Rifle
Event
Gold
Silver
Bronze
Small Bore Rifle, Prone
Men/Open
Alan Smith (AUS)
599
Alister Allan (SCO)
598
Gale Stewart (CAN)
597
John Knowles (SCO)
597
Small Bore Rifle, Prone - Pairs
Men/Open
Michael Ashcroft & Gale Stewart (CAN)
1175
Donald Brook & Alan Smith (AUS)
1171
Terry Wakefield & Colin Harris (WAL)
1165
Small Bore Rifle, Three Positions
Men/Open
Malcolm Cooper (ENG)
1170
Alister Allan (SCO)
1167
Jean-François Sénécal (CAN)
1150
Small Bore Rifle, Three Positions - Pairs
Men/Open
Malcolm Cooper & Sarah Cooper (ENG)
2278
Jean-François Sénécal & Michael Dion (CAN)
2276
Alister Allan & Bill MacNeill (SCO)
2241
Full Bore Rifle
Men/Open
Stan Golinski (AUS)
396
Alain Marion (CAN)
396
John Bloomfield (ENG)
395
Full Bore Rifle - Pairs
Men/Open
Bill Baldwin & Alain Marion (CAN)
583
James Corbett & Stan Golinski (AUS)
583
David Calvert & Martin Millar (NIR)
582
Air Rifle
Men/Open
Guy Lorion (CAN)
588
Sharon Bowes (CAN)
583
Malcolm Cooper (ENG)
582
Air Rifle - Pairs
Men/Open
Guy Lorion & Sharon Bowes (CAN)
1167
Wolfgang Jobst & Anton Wurfel (AUS)
1151
Malcolm Cooper & Robert Smith (ENG)
1146
Shotgun
Event
Gold
Silver
Bronze
Trap
Men/Open
Ian Peel (ENG)
195
Peter Boden (ENG)
192
Roland Phillips (WAL)
192
Trap - Pairs
Men/Open
Peter Boden & Ian Peel (ENG)
185
Tom Hewitt & Eamon Furphy (NIR)
183
Terry Rumbel & Domingo Diaz (AUS)
183
Skeet
Men/Open
Nigel Kelly (IOM)
196
Joe Neville (ENG)
195
Brian Gabriel (CAN)
195
Skeet - Pairs
Men/Open
Joe Neville & Ken Harman (ENG)
195
Brian Gabriel & Don Kwasyncia (CAN)
193
John Woolley & Jeff Farrell (NZL)
189
Swimming
Diving
Swimming
Diving
Swimming
Weightlifting
Wrestling
Badminton
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