1986 Commonwealth Games
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The 1986 Commonwealth Games
were held in Edinburgh
, Scotland
for the second time. The Games were held from 24 July-2 August 1986.
in Edinburgh, the 1986 Games are remembered with considerable notoriety due to a large political boycott and financial mismanagement.
The games were boycotted by a large number of African, Asian and Caribbean countries, reducing them almost to a whites-only affair. In all 32 of the 59 Commonwealth nations due to take part boycotted the Games, the lowest turnout since 1950, to protest the Thatcher
Government's attitude towards British sporting links with apartheid-era South Africa
.
Further controversy came about when it was revealed that due to the lack of participation and associated decline in anticipated broadcasting and sponsorship revenues, the Organising Committee was facing a serious financial black hole, and the boycott ended any prospect of securing emergency government assistance. Businessman Robert Maxwell
stepped in to offer funding, taking over as chairman, but despite promising to invest £2m, Maxwell's contribution was just £250,000. On a budget of £14m, the Games opened with a deficit of £3m, which later grew to £4.3m, and instead of putting enough money into the event to save it, the new chairman of the Games asked creditors to forgo half the payment due to them to keep the event out of liquidation. The debt was finally paid off in 1989, with the city of Edinburgh losing approximately £500,000. http://news.scotsman.com/topics.cfm?tid=418&id=715212007
Several participants were excluded because they breached the amateurism rules, most notably lawn bowlers Phil Skoglund
from New Zealand and Willie Wood
from Scotland, both of whom have competed in subsequent games.
Because of the boycott only 28 countries took part in the games with the Maldives
and Norfolk Island
making their first appearance in the games.
Bermuda (Took part in opening ceremony but boycotted rest of the games)
-style Gymnastics
routines. The theme song "Spirit of Youth" was written by Gerard Kenny
. The ceremony began on the esplanade of Edinburgh Castle
with hundreds of schoolchildren running from there down the Royal Mile
, through Holyrood Park
to Meadowbank Stadium
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cpApjBcQONw&feature=related.
The Bermudan team took part in the opening ceremony, before being ordered to boycott the games and leave.
Commonwealth Games
The Commonwealth Games is an international, multi-sport event involving athletes from the Commonwealth of Nations. The event was first held in 1930 and takes place every four years....
were held in Edinburgh
Edinburgh
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, Scotland
Scotland
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for the second time. The Games were held from 24 July-2 August 1986.
Organisation and Controversy
Despite the popular success of the previous 1970 British Commonwealth Games1970 British Commonwealth Games
The 1970 British Commonwealth Games were held in Edinburgh, Scotland from 16 July to 25 July 1970.This was the first time the name British Commonwealth Games was adopted, the first time metric units rather than imperial units were used in events, and also the first time the games were held in...
in Edinburgh, the 1986 Games are remembered with considerable notoriety due to a large political boycott and financial mismanagement.
The games were boycotted by a large number of African, Asian and Caribbean countries, reducing them almost to a whites-only affair. In all 32 of the 59 Commonwealth nations due to take part boycotted the Games, the lowest turnout since 1950, to protest the Thatcher
Margaret Thatcher
Margaret Hilda Thatcher, Baroness Thatcher, was Prime Minister of the United Kingdom from 1979 to 1990...
Government's attitude towards British sporting links with apartheid-era South Africa
South Africa
The Republic of South Africa is a country in southern Africa. Located at the southern tip of Africa, it is divided into nine provinces, with of coastline on the Atlantic and Indian oceans...
.
Further controversy came about when it was revealed that due to the lack of participation and associated decline in anticipated broadcasting and sponsorship revenues, the Organising Committee was facing a serious financial black hole, and the boycott ended any prospect of securing emergency government assistance. Businessman Robert Maxwell
Robert Maxwell
Ian Robert Maxwell MC was a Czechoslovakian-born British media proprietor and former Member of Parliament , who rose from poverty to build an extensive publishing empire...
stepped in to offer funding, taking over as chairman, but despite promising to invest £2m, Maxwell's contribution was just £250,000. On a budget of £14m, the Games opened with a deficit of £3m, which later grew to £4.3m, and instead of putting enough money into the event to save it, the new chairman of the Games asked creditors to forgo half the payment due to them to keep the event out of liquidation. The debt was finally paid off in 1989, with the city of Edinburgh losing approximately £500,000. http://news.scotsman.com/topics.cfm?tid=418&id=715212007
Several participants were excluded because they breached the amateurism rules, most notably lawn bowlers Phil Skoglund
Phil Skoglund
Philip Charles "Phil" Skoglund is a New Zealand lawn bowls player from Palmerston North.He was awarded an OBE in 1990, and was inducted into the New Zealand Sports Hall of Fame in 1990. He was the youngest National singles champion at 20, in 1958...
from New Zealand and Willie Wood
Willie Wood (bowler)
William "Willie" Wood MBE is a Scottish professional bowls player, who has mainly competed in the outdoor or lawn form of the game. His list of achievements include two Commonwealth Games gold medals and two World Bowls Championship runner-up medals...
from Scotland, both of whom have competed in subsequent games.
Participating Countries
Maldives
The Maldives , , officially Republic of Maldives , also referred to as the Maldive Islands, is an island nation in the Indian Ocean formed by a double chain of twenty-six atolls oriented north-south off India's Lakshadweep islands, between Minicoy Island and...
and Norfolk Island
Norfolk Island
Norfolk Island is a small island in the Pacific Ocean located between Australia, New Zealand and New Caledonia. The island is part of the Commonwealth of Australia, but it enjoys a large degree of self-governance...
making their first appearance in the games.
| Samoa |
Bermuda (Took part in opening ceremony but boycotted rest of the games)Opening Ceremony
The theme of the opening ceremony celebrated the "Spirit of Youth", and included 6500 Scottish schoolchildren taking part in a series of large Mass GamesMass games
Mass games or mass gymnastics are a form of performing arts or gymnastics in which large numbers of performers take part in a highly regimented performance that emphasizes group dynamics rather than individual prowess.-Methods:...
-style Gymnastics
Gymnastics
Gymnastics is a sport involving performance of exercises requiring physical strength, flexibility, agility, coordination, and balance. Internationally, all of the gymnastic sports are governed by the Fédération Internationale de Gymnastique with each country having its own national governing body...
routines. The theme song "Spirit of Youth" was written by Gerard Kenny
Gerard Kenny
Gerard Kenny is a popular music singer-songwriter.-Career:Kenny formed his first band whilst in high school and between then, and the early 1970s, he toured the club circuit. In 1968 he landed his first recording contract with Warner Bros...
. The ceremony began on the esplanade of Edinburgh Castle
Edinburgh Castle
Edinburgh Castle is a fortress which dominates the skyline of the city of Edinburgh, Scotland, from its position atop the volcanic Castle Rock. Human habitation of the site is dated back as far as the 9th century BC, although the nature of early settlement is unclear...
with hundreds of schoolchildren running from there down the Royal Mile
Royal Mile
The Royal Mile is a succession of streets which form the main thoroughfare of the Old Town of the city of Edinburgh in Scotland.As the name suggests, the Royal Mile is approximately one Scots mile long, and runs between two foci of history in Scotland, from Edinburgh Castle at the top of the Castle...
, through Holyrood Park
Holyrood Park
Holyrood Park is a royal park in central Edinburgh, Scotland about a mile to the east of Edinburgh Castle. It has an array of hills, lochs, glens, ridges, basalt cliffs, and patches of whin providing a remarkably wild piece of highland landscape within its area...
to Meadowbank Stadium
Meadowbank Stadium
Meadowbank Stadium is a multi-purpose sports facility located at Meadowbank, in Edinburgh, Scotland. It hosted the Commonwealth Games of 1970 and 1986.-Layout:...
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cpApjBcQONw&feature=related.
The Bermudan team took part in the opening ceremony, before being ordered to boycott the games and leave.
Venues
- Meadowbank StadiumMeadowbank StadiumMeadowbank Stadium is a multi-purpose sports facility located at Meadowbank, in Edinburgh, Scotland. It hosted the Commonwealth Games of 1970 and 1986.-Layout:...
- Royal Commonwealth PoolRoyal Commonwealth PoolThe Royal Commonwealth Pool is a category-A-listed building in Edinburgh that houses one of Scotland's main swimming pools. It is usually simply referred to as the Commonwealth Pool, or colloquially as the Commie Pool....
- Strathclyde ParkStrathclyde ParkStrathclyde Country Park is a country park located in Lanarkshire, Scotland.The park covers some 4 km², centred on the artificial Strathclyde Loch. It is located next to the River Clyde between Hamilton and Motherwell. Strathclyde Park forms what used to be known as the Low parks of the now...
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Medals by country
This is the last Commonwealth Games to date in which Australia did not top the medal rankings.| 1 |  Kingdom of England |
52 | 43 | 49 | 144 |
| 2 |  Canada |
51 | 34 | 31 | 116 |
| 3 |  Australia |
40 | 46 | 35 | 121 |
| 4 |  New Zealand |
8 | 16 | 14 | 38 |
| 5 |  Wales |
6 | 5 | 12 | 23 |
| 6 |  Kingdom of 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 |  Swaziland |
0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 11 |  Hong Kong |
0 | 0 | 3 | 3 |
| 12 |  Malawi |
0 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| 13 |  Botswana |
0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
 Jersey |
0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
 Singapore |
0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
| Total | 163 | 163 | 176 | 502 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Badminton
| Mixed | ||||||
| Mixed Team | ||||||
| Mixed Doubles | Mike Scandolera Audrey Tucker |
Andy Goode Fiona Elliott |
Billy Gilliland Christine Heatly |
|||
| Men | ||||||
| Men's Singles | Steve Baddeley (ENG) | Sze Yu (AUS) | Nick Yates (ENG) | |||
| Men's Doubles | Billy Gilliland Dan Travers |
Andy Goode Nigel Tier |
Kerrin Harrison Kerrin Harrison Kerrin Harrison is a New Zealand badminton player. Along with Glenn Stewart he won a bronze medal in the badminton men's doubles at the 1986 Commonwealth Games in Edinburgh, Scotland.... Glenn Stewart Glenn Stewart (badminton) Glenn Stewart is a New Zealand badminton player who competed for New Zealand at the 1986 and 1990 Commonwealth Games.Stewart with Kerrin Harrison won a bronze in the mens’ doubles at the 1986 Commonwealth Games, and also won the mens' doubles at the 1986 French Open.-External links:*... |
|||
| Women | ||||||
| Women's Singles | Helen Troke (ENG) | Fiona Elliott (ENG) | Gillian Clark (ENG) | |||
| Women's Doubles | Gillian Clark Gillian Gowers |
Johanne Falardeau Denyse Julian |
Fiona Elliott Helen Troke |
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Bowls
| Men | ||||||
| Singles | Ian Dickison (NZL) | Ian Schuback (AUS) | Richard Corsie (SCO) | |||
| Pairs | George Adrain Grant Knox |
Bill Boettger Ronnie Jones |
Chris Ward David Ward |
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| Fours | ||||||
| Women | ||||||
| Singles | Wendy Line (ENG) | Senga McCrone (SCO) | Flora Anderson (BOT) | |||
| Pairs | Freda Elliott Margaret Johnston |
Janet Nicolle Marie Smith |
Betty Stubbings Jean Valls |
|||
| Fours | ||||||
Boxing
| Light Flyweight | Scott Olson (CAN) | Mark Epton Mark Epton Mark Epton is a retired flyweight boxer from England, who won a silver medal at the 1986 Commonwealth Games. He represented Great Britain and Northern Ireland at the 1988 Summer Olympics in Seoul, South Korea.... (ENG) |
Johnston Todd (NIR) Wilson Docherty (SCO) |
| Flyweight | John Lyon (ENG) | Leonard Makhanya (SWZ) | Kerry Webber (WAL) Steve Beaupré (CAN) |
| Bantamweight | Sean Murphy (ENG) | Roy Nash (NIR) | Glen Brooks (SCO) John Sollitoe (JER) |
| Featherweight | Billy Downey (CAN) | Peter English (ENG) | Chris Carleton (NIR) Johnny Wallace (NZL) |
| Lightweight | Asif Dar Asif Dar Asif Kamran Dar is a former boxer from Pakistan, competing in the lightweight division. He was born in Quetta.... (CAN) |
Neil Haddock Neil Haddock Neil Haddock is a Welsh former lightweight and super featherweight boxer. Before turning professional he won a silver medal as a lightweight at the 1986 Commonwealth Games. His early career as a professional lightweight was not very notable, but after a year out from boxing caused by an eye... (WAL) |
Byton Mphande (MAW) Joe Jacobs (ENG) |
| Light Welterweight | Howard Grant (CAN) | David Clencie (AUS) | Brendan Lowe (NIR) Solomon Kondowe (MAW) |
| Welterweight | Darren Dyer (ENG) | John McAllister (SCO) | John Shaw (CAN) Damien Denny (NIR) |
| Light Middleweight | Dan Sherry (CAN) | Rick Finch (AUS) | Glynn Thomas (WAL) Alex Mullen (SCO) |
| Middleweight | Rod Douglas (ENG) | Jeff Harding Jeff Harding Jeff Harding is an American actor from New England most famed for his narration of popular books into audio format. Notably, he has read The Da Vinci Code, The Bourne Identity, Kane and Abel and Secrets Of The Code... (AUS) |
Patrick Tinney (NIR) George Ferrie (SCO) |
| Light Heavyweight | Jim Moran (ENG) | Harry Lawson (SCO) | Brett Kosolofski (CAN) |
| Heavyweight | Jimmy Thunder Jimmy Thunder Jimmy Thunder , is a former Samoan boxer.- Early life :During his early life and amateur career, Thunder was known as Jimmy Peau. His mother Papaliitele Milagi Leaupepe is from the village of Fasitoouta, and his father Lupematasila Maalo Faasavalu Peau is from the village of Falelatai... Peau (NZL) |
Douggie Young (SCO) | Dominic D'Amico (CAN) Eric Cardouza (ENG) |
| Super Heavyweight | Lennox Lewis Lennox Lewis Lennox Claudius Lewis, CM, CBE is a retired boxer and the most recent British undisputed world heavyweight champion. He holds dual British and Canadian citizenship... (CAN) |
Aneurin Evans (WAL) | James Oyebola James Oyebola James Oyebola was an English heavyweight boxer who won a bronze medal at the 1986 Commonwealth Games in the super heavyweight division. Oyebola was the British heavyweight champion from 1994 to 1996.... (ENG) |
Track
| Men | ||||||
| Time Trial | Martin Vinnicombe Martin Vinnicombe James Martin Vinnicombe is a retired Australian track cyclist who competed at the 1988 Summer Olympics in Seoul, winning a silver medal in 1000 metres time trial. He tested positive for steroids in 1991... (AUS) |
00:01:06 | Gary Anderson (NZL) | 00:01:06 | Maxwell Rainsford (AUS) | 00:01:07 |
| Sprint | Gary Neiwand Gary Neiwand Gary Neiwand is a retired Australian track cyclist, a former world champion, who won four Olympic medals during his career.-Early life and career:... (AUS) |
Alex Ongaro (CAN) | Eddie Alexander (SCO) | |||
| Individual Pursuit | Dean Woods Dean Woods Dean Anthony Woods, OAM is an Australian racing cyclist from Wangaratta in Victoria known for his track cycling at the Olympic Games and Commonwealth Games... (AUS) |
00:04:44 | Colin Sturgess (ENG) | 00:04:51 | Gary Anderson (NZL) | 00:04:54 |
| Team Pursuit | Glenn Clarke Brett Dutton Bill Hardy Wayne McCarney Dean Woods |
00:04:27 | Gary Anderson Russell Clune Stephen Swart Andrew Whitford |
00:04:34 | Chris Boardman Chris Boardman Christopher "Chris" Boardman MBE is a former English racing cyclist who won an individual pursuit gold medal at the 1992 Summer Olympics and broke the world hour record three times, as well as winning three stages and wearing the yellow jersey on three separate occasions at the Tour de France... Gary Colman Rob Muzio Jon Walsha m |
overtaken |
| 10 Miles (16 Kilometres) Scratch | Wayne McCarney (AUS) | 00:19:41 | Dean Woods (AUS) | 00:19:41 | Gary Anderson (NZL) | 00:19:41 |
Road
| Men | ||||||
| Road Race | Paul Curran (ENG) | 04:08:50 | Brian Fowler (NZL) | 04:08:50 | Jeff Leslie (AUS) | 04:08:50 |
| Team Time Trial | 02:13:16 | 02:14:50 | 02:16:13 | |||
Rowing
| Men | ||||||
| Single Sculls | Steve Redgrave Steve Redgrave Sir Steven Geoffrey Redgrave CBE is an English rower who won gold medals at five consecutive Olympic Games from 1984 to 2000. He has also won three Commonwealth Games gold medals and nine World Rowing Championships gold medals... |
00:07:28 | Richard Powell |
00:07:33 | Eric Verdonk |
00:07:39 |
| Double Sculls | Bruce Ford Bruce Ford (rower) Bruce Ford was a member of the Canadian Rowing team in the 1980, 1984 and 1988 Olympics, winning a Bronze medal in the 1984 Men's Quadruple Sculls... Pat Walter |
00:06:19 | Paul Reedy Brenton Terrell |
00:06:21 | Carl Smith Alan Whitwell |
00:06:34 |
| Coxless Pairs | Andy Holmes Andy Holmes Andrew Jeremy Holmes MBE was a British rower.Holmes was born in Uxbridge, Greater London, and was educated at Latymer Upper School in Hammersmith, west London, where he was coached by Olympic rowing silver medallist Jim Clark. After leaving school, he rowed for Kingston Rowing Club and then... Steve Redgrave |
00:06:40 | Barrie Mabbott Ian Wright |
00:06:43 | Ewan Stuart David Riches |
00:06:43 |
| Coxless Fours | Grant Mann Kevin Neufeld Paul Steele Pat Turner |
00:06:01 | Andrew Stevenson Shane O'Brien Neil Gibson Don Symon |
00:06:01 | Graham Faultless Richard Ireland Mostyn Field Humphrey Hatton |
00:06:06 |
| Coxed Fours | Martin Cross Martin Cross Martin Patrick Cross is an Olympic gold medal-winning oarsman. He won the gold medal in the coxed four at the 1984 Los Angeles Olympics with Steve Redgrave, Richard Budgett, Andy Holmes, and Adrian Ellison.... Adam Clift Andy Holmes Steve Redgrave Adrian Ellison Adrian Ellison Adrian Ellison was born on 11 September 1958 and is a retired English rowing cox. He coxed the men's four which brought Steve Redgrave his first Olympic gold in Los Angeles in 1984. He also won gold at the 1986 Commonwealth Games, again in the men's coxed fours.He attended Reading University and... |
00:06:08 | Nigel Atherfold Chris White Greg Johnston Bruce Holden Andrew Bird |
00:06:10 | Mark Doyle James Galloway Michael McKay James Tomkins Dale Caterson |
00:06:11 |
| Eights | 00:05:44 | 00:05:46 | 00:05:48 | |||
| Lightweight Single Sculls | Peter Antonie |
00:07:16 | Peter Tattersall |
00:07:27 | Carl Smith |
00:07:27 |
| Lightweight Coxless Fours | Christopher Bates Peter Haining Peter Haining (rower) Peter Moir Haining is a former Scottish rower and three times World Lightweight Sculling Champion.Haining was born at Dumbarton, Scotland, the son of Jackie and Betty Haining. His father and sister were rowers, and he learnt to row at Loch Lomond Rowing Club... Neil Staite Stuart Forbes |
00:06:26 | Simon Cook Brian Digby Merrick Howes Joseph Joyce |
00:06:28 | Dave Henry Brian Peaker Bob Thomas Ryan Tierney |
00:06:36 |
| Women | ||||||
| Single Sculls | Stephanie Foster |
00:07:43 | Lisa Wright |
00:07:49 | Gillian Bond |
00:07:53 |
| Double Sculls | Stephanie Foster Robin Clarke |
00:07:22 | Heather Clarke Lisa Robertson |
00:07:49 | Diane Prince Claire Parker |
00:07:55 |
| Coxless Pairs | Kathryn Barr Andrea Schreiner |
00:07:35 | Pauline Bird Fiona Johnson |
00:07:42 | Catherine Hall Alison Smith |
00:07:53 |
| Coxed Fours | Tina Clarke Tricia Smith Lesley Thompson Jane Tregunno Jenny Wallinga |
00:06:50 | Debbie Bassett Susan Chapman-Popa Robyn Grey-Gardner Marilyn Kidd Kaylynn Fry |
00:06:54 | Joanne Gough Elizabeth Callaway Ann Redgrave Dr Ann Redgrave, Lady Redgrave MB BS DO , is the wife of British rower Sir Steve Redgrave CBE and is a qualified British doctor and osteopath.... Kate Holroyd Patricia Reid Alison Norrish |
00:07:06 |
| Eights | 00:06:44 | 00:06:46 | NTT | |||
| Lightweight Single Sculls | Adair Ferguson |
00:07:45 | Philippa Baker |
00:07:46 | Heather Hattin |
00:07:52 |
| Lightweight Coxless Fours | Alexa Forbes Gillian Hodges Linda Clark Judith Burne |
00:06:55 | Deborah Clingeleffer Amanda Cross Virginia Lee Karin Riedel |
00:07:00 | Anne Drost Marni Hamilton Marlene van der Horst Wendy Wiebe |
00:07:01 |
Pistol
| Men/Open | ||||||
| Free Pistol | Greg Yelavich Greg Yelavich Gregory Thomas Yelavich is a competitive pistol shooter from Auckland, New Zealand. As well as winning numerous national pistol titles, Yelavich has the distinction of having won more Commonwealth Games medals than any other New Zealander... (NZL) |
551 | Phil Adams (AUS) Ho Kar Fai (HKG) |
549 | ||
| Free Pistol - Pairs | Tom Guinn Claude Beaulieu |
1099 | Paul Leatherdale Richard Wang |
1090 | Phil Adams Bengt Sandström (AUS) Hong Kong |
1085 |
| Centre-Fire Pistol | Bob Northover (ENG) | 583 | Phil Adams (AUS) | 582 | Rod Hack (AUS) | 580 |
| Centre-Fire Pistol - Pairs | Phil Adams Rod Hack (AUS) |
1165 | Bob Northover Michael Cutler (ENG) |
1157 | Rex Hamilton Barry O'Neale (NZL) |
1153 |
| Rapid-Fire Pistol | Pat Murray (AUS) | 591 | Adrian Breton (GUE) | 588 | Mark Howkins (CAN) | 585 |
| Rapid-Fire Pistol - Pairs | Brian Girling Terry Turner (ENG) |
1169 | Pat Murray Jack Mast (AUS) |
1152 | Mark Howkins André Chevrefils (CAN) |
1150 |
| Air Pistol | Greg Yelavich Greg Yelavich Gregory Thomas Yelavich is a competitive pistol shooter from Auckland, New Zealand. As well as winning numerous national pistol titles, Yelavich has the distinction of having won more Commonwealth Games medals than any other New Zealander... (NZL) |
575 | Tom Guinn (CAN) | 574 | Gilbert U (HKG) | 574 |
| Air Pistol - Pairs | Paul Leatherdale Ian Reid |
1143 | Phil Adams Bruce Favell |
1143 | Greg Yelavich Greg Yelavich Gregory Thomas Yelavich is a competitive pistol shooter from Auckland, New Zealand. As well as winning numerous national pistol titles, Yelavich has the distinction of having won more Commonwealth Games medals than any other New Zealander... Barrie Wickens |
1140 |
Rifle
| Men/Open | ||||||
| Small Bore Rifle, Prone | Alan Smith (AUS) | 599 | Alister Allan (SCO) | 598 | Gale Stewart (CAN) John Knowles (SCO) |
597 |
| Small Bore Rifle, Prone - Pairs | Michael Ashcroft Gale Stewart |
1175 | Donald Brook Alan Smith |
1171 | Terry Wakefield Colin Harris |
1165 |
| Small Bore Rifle, Three Positions | Malcolm Cooper (ENG) | 1170 | Alister Allan (SCO) | 1167 | Jean-François Sénécal (CAN) | 1150 |
| Small Bore Rifle, Three Positions - Pairs | Malcolm Cooper Sarah Cooper |
2278 | Jean-François Sénécal Michael Dion |
2276 | Alister Allan Bill MacNeill |
2241 |
| Full Bore Rifle | Stan Golinski (AUS) | 396 | Alain Marion (CAN) | 396 | John Bloomfield (ENG) | 395 |
| Full Bore Rifle - Pairs | Bill Baldwin Alain Marion |
583 | James Corbett Stan Golinski |
583 | David Calvert Martin Millar |
582 |
| Air Rifle | Guy Lorion (CAN) | 588 | Sharon Bowes (CAN) | 583 | Malcolm Cooper (ENG) | 582 |
| Air Rifle - Pairs | Guy Lorion Sharon Bowes |
1167 | Wolfgang Jobst Anton Wurfel |
1151 | Malcolm Cooper Robert Smith |
1146 |
Shotgun
| Men/Open | ||||||
| Trap | Ian Peel (ENG) | 195 | Peter Boden (ENG) | 192 | Roland Phillips (WAL) | 192 |
| Trap - Pairs | Peter Boden Ian Peel |
185 | Tom Hewitt Eamon Furphy |
183 | Terry Rumbel Domingo Diaz |
183 |
| Skeet | Nigel Kelly (IOM) | 196 | Joe Neville (ENG) Brian Gabriel (CAN) |
195 | ||
| Skeet - Pairs | Joe Neville Ken Harman |
195 | Brian Gabriel Don Kwasyncia |
193 | John Woolley Jeff Farrell |
189 |
Weightlifting
| Men | ||||||
| Flyweight - Overall | Greg Hayman (AUS) | 212.5 | Charlie Revolta (SCO) | 185 | Alan Ogilvie (SCO) | 177.5 |
| Bantamweight - Overall | Nick Voukelatos (AUS) | 245 | Clayton Chelley (NZL) | 217.5 | Teo Yong Joo (SIN) | 215 |
| Featherweight - Overall | Ray Williams (WAL) | 252.5 | David Lowenstein (AUS) | 250 | Jeffrey Brice (WAL) | 235 |
| Lightweight - Overall | Dean Willey (ENG) | 315 | Ron Laycock (AUS) | 307.5 | Langis Côté (CAN) | 290 |
| Middleweight - Overall | Bill Stellios (AUS) | 302.5 | Louis Payer (CAN) | 300 | Neil Taylor (WAL) | 270 |
| Light Heavyweight - Overall | David Morgan (WAL) | 350 | Robert Kabbas (AUS) | 325 | Peter May (ENG) | 317.5 |
| Middle Heavyweight - Overall | Keith Boxell (ENG) | 350 | David Mercer (ENG) | 342.5 | Guy Greavette (CAN) | 340 |
| Sub Heavyweight - Overall | Denis Garon (CAN) | 360 | Duncan Dawkins (ENG) | 332.5 | Andrew Saxton (ENG) | 327.5 |
| Heavyweight - Overall | Kevin Roy (CAN) | 375 | Gino Frantangelo (AUS) | 372.5 | Andrew Davies (WAL) | 370 |
| Super Heavyweight - Overall | Dean Lukin (AUS) | 392.5 | David Bolduc (CAN) | 347.5 | Charles Garzarella (AUS) | 342.5 |
Wrestling
| Men | ||||||
| Light Flyweight | Ron Moncur (CAN) | Duncan Burns (ENG) | David Connelly (SCO) | |||
| Flyweight | Chris Woodcroft (CAN) | James McAlary (AUS) | Nigel Donahue (ENG) | |||
| Bantamweight | Mitch Ostberg (CAN) | Steve Reinsfield (NZL) | Brian Aspen (ENG) | |||
| Featherweight | Paul Hughes (CAN) | Dan Cumming (AUS) | Stephen Bell (NZL) | |||
| Lightweight | Dave McKay (CAN) | Zsigmund Kelevitz (AUS) | Stephen Cooper (ENG) | |||
| Welterweight | Gary Holmes (CAN) | George Marsh (AUS) | Fitzlloyd Walker (ENG) | |||
| Middleweight | Chris Rinke (CAN) | Wally Koenig (AUS) | Anthony Bell (ENG) | |||
| Light Heavyweight | Noel Loban (ENG) | Doug Cox (CAN) | Graeme English (SCO) | |||
| Heavyweight | Clark Davis (CAN) | Robert Algie (NZL) | David Kilpin (ENG) | |||
| Super Heavyweight | Wayne Brightwell (CAN) | Albert Patrick (SCO) | Keith Peache (ENG) | |||
External links
- Commonwealth Games Official Site
- 1986 Commonwealth Games - Australian Commonwealth Games website
- Video of the Opening Ceremony