1986 Commonwealth Games

Multi-sport event in Edinburgh, Scotland

XIII Commonwealth Games

Host city| Edinburgh, Scotland
Nations| 27
Athletes| 1,660
Events| 161 events in 10 sports
Opening| 24 July 1986
Closing| 2 August 1986
Opened by| Elizabeth II
Queen's Baton Final Runner| Allan Wells
Main venue| Meadowbank Stadium

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The 1986 Commonwealth Games were held in Edinburgh, Scotland, between 24 July and 2 August 1986. This was the second Commonwealth Games to be held in Edinburgh. Thirty two of the eligible fifty nine countries (largely African, Asian and Caribbean states) boycotted the event because of the Thatcher government's policy of keeping Britain's sporting links with apartheid South Africa.

The Games were commemorated on the UK's first-ever £2 circulating coin, which showed a Scottish thistle upon the St. Andrew's saltire design on the reverse side of the coin.

## Organisation

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Unlike the 1970 Games in Edinburgh, which were popular and successful, the 1986 Games are ill-famed for the wide political boycott connected with them and the resulting financial mismanagement.[1]

## Controversies

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In addition to the boycott, further controversy arose when it was revealed that through this much-reduced participation and the resultant decline in anticipated broadcasting and sponsorship revenues, the Organising Committee was facing a big financial black hole. The boycott ended any prospect of securing emergency government assistance. Businessman Robert Maxwell stepped in to offer funding, taking over as chairman; but although he promised to invest £2m, his 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.[2]

Several athletes 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.

## Participating teams

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Due to the boycott only 27 teams from across the Commonwealth were represented at the 1986 Games.

Participating Commonwealth countries and Territories

Participating Commonwealth countries and territories

* Australia
* Bermuda[Note]
* Botswana
* Canada
* Cayman Islands
* Cook Islands
* England
* Falkland Islands
* Fiji
* Gibraltar
* Guernsey
* Hong Kong
* Isle of Man
* Jersey
* Lesotho
* Malawi
* Maldives
* Malta
*  New Zealand
* Norfolk Island
* Northern Ireland
* Scotland (host)
* Singapore
* Swaziland
* Vanuatu
* Wales
* Western Samoa

^ Note: Bermuda withdrew from the games to join the boycott after the opening day of competition.[3]

Debuting Commonwealth countries and territories

* Norfolk Island
* Maldives

## Boycott

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1986 Commonwealth Games boycotting countries dark red

Thirty two of the eligible fifty nine countries (largely African, Asian and Caribbean states) boycotted the event because of the Thatcher government's policy of keeping Britain's sporting links with apartheid South Africa in preference to participating in the general sporting boycott of that country and the American-led boycott of the 1980 Summer Olympics in Moscow in protest of the Soviet invasion of Afghanistan. Consequently, Edinburgh 1986 witnessed the lowest turnout since Auckland 1950.[4] Bermuda was a particularly late withdrawal, as its athletes had appeared in the opening ceremony and in the opening day of competition before the Bermuda Olympic Association decided to formally withdraw.[5]

Commonwealth countries and territories that boycotted the Games

* Antigua and Barbuda[6]
* Barbados[6]
* Bahamas[6]
* Bangladesh[6]
* Bermuda
* Belize
* Cyprus
* Dominica[6]
* Gambia[6]
* Ghana[6]
* Guyana[6]
* Grenada
* India
* Jamaica
* Kenya[6]
* Mauritius
* Malaysia[6]
* Nigeria[6]
* Pakistan
* Papua New Guinea[6]
* St. Kitts and Nevis[6]
* St. Lucia[6]
* St. Vincent and the Grenadines
* Solomon Islands
* Sierra Leone[6]
* Sri Lanka[6]
* Tanzania[6]
* Trinidad and Tobago[6]
* Turks and Caicos Islands
* Uganda[6]
* Zambia[6]
* Zimbabwe[6]

## Opening ceremony

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Banner celebrating the University of Edinburgh Quartercentenary in 1986

The theme of the opening ceremony celebrated the "Spirit of Youth" and included 6500 Scottish schoolchildren taking part in a series of large Mass Games-style Gymnastics routines. The theme song "Spirit of Youth" was written by Gerard Kenny. The ceremony began on the esplanade of Edinburgh Castle from which hundreds of schoolchildren ran down the Royal Mile, through Holyrood Park to Meadowbank Stadium.[7]

## Venues

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* Balgreen, (Bowls)[8]
* Barry Buddon (Shooting)[9]
* Ingliston Centre (Boxing)[8]
* Meadowbank Stadium (Badminton)[8]
* Playhouse Theatre (Wrestling and weightlifting)[10]
* Royal Commonwealth Pool (Aquatics)[8]
* Strathclyde Park, Glasgow (Rowing)[8]

## Medals by country

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*   Host nation (Scotland)

Rank| Nation| Gold| Silver| Bronze| Total

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1|  England (ENG)| 52| 43| 49| 144
2|  Canada (CAN)| 51| 34| 30| 115
3|  Australia (AUS)| 40| 46| 35| 121
4|  New Zealand (NZL)| 8| 16| 14| 38
5|  Wales (WAL)| 6| 5| 12| 23
6|  Scotland (SCO)*| 3| 12| 18| 33
7|  Northern Ireland (NIR)| 2| 4| 9| 15
8|  Isle of Man (IOM)| 1| 0| 0| 1
9|  Guernsey (GUE)| 0| 2| 0| 2
10|  Eswatini (SWZ)| 0| 1| 0| 1
11|  Hong Kong (HKG)| 0| 0| 3| 3
12|  Malawi (MAW)| 0| 0| 2| 2
13|  Botswana (BOT)| 0| 0| 1| 1
Jersey (JEY)| 0| 0| 1| 1
Singapore (SIN)| 0| 0| 1| 1
Totals (15 entries)| 163| 163| 175| 501
Commonwealth games medal, Scotland, 1986 Commemorative medal Front side

## Medals by event

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### Aquatics

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Main article: Aquatics at the 1986 Commonwealth Games

### Athletics

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Main article: Athletics at the 1986 Commonwealth Games

### Badminton

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Main article: Badminton at the 1986 Commonwealth Games

### Bowls

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Main article: Lawn bowls at the 1986 Commonwealth Games

### Boxing

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Main article: Boxing at the 1986 Commonwealth Games

Event  | Gold  | Silver  | Bronze

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Light Flyweight |  Scott Olson (CAN) |  Mark Epton (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 (CAN) |  Neil Haddock (WAL) |  Lyton Mphande (MAW)
Joey Jacobs (ENG)
Light Welterweight |  Howard Grant (CAN) |  David Clencie (AUS) |  Brendan Lowe (NIR)
Solomon Kondowe (MAW)
Welterweight |  Darren Dyer (ENG) |  James McAllister (SCO) |  John Shaw (CAN)
Damien Denny (NIR)
Light Middleweight |  Dan Sherry (CAN) |  Rick Finch (AUS) |  Glynn Thomas (WAL)
Alec Mullen (SCO)
Middleweight |  Rod Douglas (ENG) |  Jeff Harding (AUS) |  Patrick Tinney (NIR)
George Ferrie (SCO)
Light Heavyweight |  Jim Moran (ENG) |  Harry Lawson (SCO) |  Brent Kosolofski (CAN)
Heavyweight |  Jimmy Thunder (NZL) |  Doug Young (SCO) |  Dominic D'Amico (CAN)
Eric Cardouza (ENG)
Super Heavyweight |  Lennox Lewis (CAN) |  Aneurin Evans (WAL) |  James Oyebola (ENG)

### Cycling

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Track

Event  | Gold  | Silver  | Bronze

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Men
Time Trial |  Martin Vinnicombe (AUS) | 00:01:06 |  Gary Anderson (NZL) | 00:01:06 |  Max Rainsford (AUS) | 00:01:07
Sprint |  Gary Neiwand (AUS) |  |  Alex Ongaro (CAN) |  |  Eddie Alexander (SCO) |
Individual Pursuit |  Dean Woods (AUS) | 00:04:44 |  Colin Sturgess (ENG) | 00:04:51 |  Gary Anderson (NZL) | 00:04:54
Team Pursuit |  Australia
Glenn Clarke
Brett Dutton
Bill Hardy
Wayne McCarney
Dean Woods | 00:04:27 |  New Zealand
Gary Anderson
Russell Clune
Stephen Swart
Andrew Whitford | 00:04:34 |  England
Chris Boardman
Gary Coltman
Rob Muzio
Jon Walshaw
Guy Rowland | 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

Event  | Gold  | Silver  | Bronze

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Men
Road Race |  Paul Curran (ENG) | 04:08:50 |  Brian Fowler (NZL) | 04:08:50 |  Jeff Leslie (AUS) | 04:08:50
Team Time Trial |  England
Alan Gornall
Deno Davie
Keith Reynolds
Paul Curran | 02:13:16 |  New Zealand
Blair Cox
Graeme Miller
Greg Fraine
Paul Leitch | 02:14:50 |  Northern Ireland
Alastair Irvine
Cormac McCann
Joseph Barr
Martin Quinn | 02:16:13

### Judo (demonstration sport)

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Main article: Judo at the 1986 Commonwealth Games

### Rowing

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Event  | Gold  | Silver  | Bronze

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Men
Single sculls |  England
Steve Redgrave | 7:28 |  Australia
Richard Powell | 7:33 |  New Zealand
Eric Verdonk | 7:39
Double sculls |  Canada
Bruce Ford
Pat Walter | 6:19 |  Australia
Paul Reedy
Brenton Terrell | 6:21 |  England
Carl Smith
Allan Whitwell | 6:34
Coxless pair |  England
Andy Holmes
Steve Redgrave | 6:40 |  New Zealand
Barrie Mabbott
Ian Wright | 6:43 |  Scotland
Ewan Pearson
David Riches | 6:43
Coxless four |  Canada
Grant Main
Kevin Neufeld
Paul Steele
Pat Turner | 6:01 |  New Zealand
Andrew Stevenson
Shane O'Brien
Neil Gibson
Don Symon | 6:01 |  England
Graham Faultless
Richard Ireland
Mostyn Field
Humphry Hatton | 6:06
Coxed four |  England
Martin Cross
Adam Clift
Andy Holmes
Steve Redgrave
Adrian Ellison | 6:08 |  New Zealand
Nigel Atherfold
Chris White
Greg Johnston
Bruce Holden
Andrew Bird | 6:10 |  Australia
Mark Doyle
James Galloway
Mike McKay
James Tomkins
Dale Caterson | 6:11
Eights |  Australia
James Galloway
Malcolm Batten
Andrew Cooper
Mike McKay
Mark Doyle
James Tomkins
Ion Popa
Steve Evans
Dale Caterson | 5:44 |  England
John Garrett
John Maxey
Jonathan Spencer-Jones
Mark Buckingham
Patrick Broughton
Richard Stanhope
Stephen Peel
Terence Dillon
Vaughan Thomas | 5:46 |  New Zealand
Mike Burrell[11]
Neil Gibson[12]
Barrie Mabbott[13]
Shane O'Brien[14]
Andrew Stevenson[15]
Don Symon[16]
Carl Vincent[17]
Ian Wright[18]
Andy Hay (cox)[19] | 5:48
Lightweight single sculls |  Australia
Peter Antonie | 7:16 |  Canada
Peter Tattersall | 7:27 |  England
Carl Smith | 7:27
Lightweight coxless four |  England
Christopher Bates
Peter Haining
Neil Staite
Stuart Forbes | 6:26 |  Australia
Simon Cook
Brian Digby
Merrick Howes
Joseph Joyce | 6:28 |  Canada
Dave Henry
Brian Peaker
Bob Thomas
Ryan Tierney | 6:36
Women
Single sculls |  New Zealand
Stephanie Foster | 7:43 |  Canada
Lisa Wright | 7:49 |  England
Gillian Bond | 7:53
Double sculls |  New Zealand
Stephanie Foster
Robin Clarke | 7:22 |  Canada
Heather Clarke
Lisa Robertson | 7:49 |  England
Diane Prince
Claire Parker | 7:55
Coxless pair |  Canada
Kathryn Barr
Andrea Schreiner | 7:35 |  England
Pauline Bird
Flo Johnston | 7:42 |  Australia
Catherine Hall
Alison Smith | 7:53
Coxed four |  Canada
Tina Clarke
Tricia Smith
Lesley Thompson
Jane Tregunno
Jenny Wallinga | 6:50 |  Australia
Deborah Bassett
Susan Chapman-Popa
Robyn Grey-Gardner
Marilyn Kidd
Kaylynn Fry | 6:54 |  England
Joanne Gough
Ann Callaway
Kate Holroyd
Trish Reid
Alison Norrish | 7:06
Eights |  Australia
Annelies Voorthuis
Deborah Bassett
Vicki Spooner
Margot Foster
Marilyn Kidd
Robyn Grey-Gardner
Susan Chapman
Urszula Anne Kay
Kaylynn Fry | 6:44 |  England
Pauline Bird
Alison Bonner
Ann Callaway
Kate Grose
Joanne Gough
Kate Holroyd
Flo Johnston
Alison Norrish
Trish Reid | 6:46 | Bronze medal not awarded | [20][21]
Lightweight single sculls |  Australia
Adair Ferguson | 7:45 |  New Zealand
Philippa Baker | 7:46 |  Canada
Heather Hattin | 7:52
Lightweight coxless four |  England
Alexa Forbes
Gillian Hodges
Lin Clark
Judith Burne | 6:55 |  Australia
Deborah Clingeleffer
Amanda Cross
Virginia Lee
Gayle Toogood | 7:00 |  Canada
Anne Drost
Marni Hamilton
Marlene van der Horst
Wendy Wiebe | 7:01

### Shooting

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Pistol

Event  | Gold  | Silver  | Bronze

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Men/Open
50m Free Pistol |  Greg Yelavich (NZL) | 551 |  Phil Adams (AUS)
Ho Kar Fai (HKG) | 549 |  |
50m Free Pistol – Pairs |  Canada
Tom Guinn
Claude Beaulieu | 1099 |  England
Paul Leatherdale
Richard Wang | 1090 |  Australia
Phil Adams
Bengt Sandström | 1085
25m Centre-Fire Pistol |  Bob Northover (ENG) | 583 |  Phil Adams (AUS) | 582 |  Rod Hack (AUS) | 580
25m Centre-Fire Pistol – Pairs |  Australia
Phil Adams
Rod Hack | 1165 |  England
Bob Northover
Michael Cutler | 1157 |  New Zealand
Rex Hamilton
Barry O'Neale | 1153
25m Rapid-Fire Pistol |  Pat Murray (AUS) | 591 |  Adrian Breton (GGY) | 588 |  Mark Howkins (CAN) | 585
25m Rapid-Fire Pistol – Pairs |  England
Brian Girling
Terry Turner | 1169 |  Australia
Pat Murray
Jack Mast | 1152 |  Canada
Mark Howkins
André Chevrefils | 1150
10m Air Pistol |  Greg Yelavich (NZL) | 575 |  Tom Guinn (CAN) | 574 |  Gilbert U (HKG) | 574
10m Air Pistol – Pairs |  England
Paul Leatherdale
Ian Reid | 1143 |  Australia
Phil Adams
Bruce Favell | 1143 |  New Zealand
Greg Yelavich
Barrie Wickins | 1140

Rifle

Event  | Gold  | Silver  | Bronze

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Men/Open
50m Rifle Prone |  Alan Smith (AUS) | 599 |  Alister Allan (SCO) | 598 |  John Knowles (SCO) | 597[22]
50m Rifle Prone – Pairs |  Canada
Michael Ashcroft
Gale Stewart | 1175 |  Australia
Donald Brook
Alan Smith | 1171 |  Wales
Terry Wakefield
Colin Harris | 1165
50m Rifle Three Positions |  Malcolm Cooper (ENG) | 1170 |  Alister Allan (SCO) | 1167 |  Jean-François Sénécal (CAN) | 1150
50m Rifle Three Positions – Pairs |  England
Malcolm Cooper
Sarah Cooper | 2278 |  Canada
Jean-François Sénécal
Michael Dion | 2276 |  Scotland
Alister Allan
Bill MacNeill | 2241
Full Bore Rifle |  Stan Golinski (AUS) | 396 |  Alain Marion (CAN) | 396 |  John Bloomfield (ENG) | 395
Full Bore Rifle – Pairs |  Canada
Bill Baldwin
Alain Marion | 583 |  Australia
James Corbett
Stan Golinski | 583 |  Northern Ireland
David Calvert
Martin Millar | 582
10m Air Rifle |  Guy Lorion (CAN) | 588 |  Sharon Bowes (CAN) | 583 |  Malcolm Cooper (ENG) | 582
10m Air Rifle – Pairs |  Canada
Guy Lorion
Sharon Bowes | 1167 |  Australia
Wolfgang Jobst
Anton Wurfel | 1151 |  England
Malcolm Cooper
Robert Smith | 1146

Shotgun

Event  | Gold  | Silver  | Bronze

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Men/Open
Trap |  Ian Peel (ENG) | 195 |  Peter Boden (ENG) | 192 |  Roland Phillips (WAL) | 192
Trap – Pairs |  England
Peter Boden
Ian Peel | 185 |  Northern Ireland
Tom Hewitt
Eamon Furphy | 183 |  Australia
Terry Rumbel
Domingo Diaz | 183
Skeet |  Nigel Kelly (IOM) | 196 |  Joe Neville (ENG) | 195 |  Brian Gabriel (CAN) | 195[23]
Skeet – Pairs |  England
Joe Neville
Ken Harman | 195 |  Canada
Brian Gabriel
Don Kwasyncia | 193 |  New Zealand
John Woolley
Jeff Farrell | 189

### Weightlifting

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Event  | Gold  | Silver  | Bronze

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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 |  Dave 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

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Event  | Gold  | Silver  | Bronze

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Men
Light Flyweight |  Ron Moncur (CAN) |  Duncan Burns (ENG) |  David Connelly (SCO)
Flyweight |  Chris Woodcroft (CAN) |  James McAlary (AUS) |  Nigel Donohue (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) |  Steve Cooper (ENG)
Welterweight |  Gary Holmes (CAN) |  Geoffrey Marsh (AUS) |  Fitz Walker (ENG)
Middleweight |  Chris Rinke (CAN) |  Wally Koenig (AUS) |  Tony Bull (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)

## See also

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* 1970 Commonwealth Games, held in Edinburgh
* 2014 Commonwealth Games, held in Glasgow.
* 2026 Commonwealth Games, to be held in Glasgow.

## References

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## External links

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* Commonwealth Games Official Site
* 1986 Commonwealth Games – Australian Commonwealth Games Association official website
* Video of the Opening Ceremony

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* 1970

Gymnastics|

* 1978
* 1990
* 1994
* 1998
* 2002
* 2006
* 2010
* 2014
* 2018
* 2022

Hockey|

* 1998
* 2002
* 2006
* 2010
* 2014
* 2018
* 2022

Judo|

* 1990
* 2002
* 2014
* 2022

Lawn bowls|

* 1930
* 1934
* 1938
* 1950
* 1954
* 1958
* 1962
* 1970
* 1974
* 1978
* 1982
* 1986
* 1990
* 1994
* 1998
* 2002
* 2006
* 2010
* 2014
* 2018
* 2022

Netball|

* 1998
* 2002
* 2006
* 2010
* 2014
* 2018
* 2022

Rowing|

* 1930
* 1938
* 1950
* 1954
* 1958
* 1962
* 1986

Rugby sevens|

* 1998
* 2002
* 2006
* 2010
* 2014
* 2018
* 2022

Shooting|

* 1966
* 1974
* 1978
* 1982
* 1986
* 1990
* 1994
* 1998
* 2002
* 2006
* 2010
* 2014
* 2018

Squash|

* 1998
* 2002
* 2006
* 2010
* 2014
* 2018
* 2022

Swimming|

* 1930
* 1934
* 1938
* 1950
* 1954
* 1958
* 1962
* 1966
* 1970
* 1974
* 1978
* 1982
* 1986
* 1990
* 1994
* 1998
* 2002
* 2006
* 2010
* 2014
* 2018
* 2022

Synchronised swimming|

* 1986
* 1990
* 1994
* 1998
* 2002
* 2006
* 2010

Table tennis|

* 2002
* 2006
* 2010
* 2014
* 2018
* 2022

Tennis|

* 2010

Triathlon|

* 2002
* 2006
* 2014
* 2018
* 2022

Weightlifting|

* 1950
* 1954
* 1958
* 1962
* 1966
* 1970
* 1974
* 1978
* 1982
* 1986
* 1990
* 1994
* 1998
* 2002
* 2006
* 2010
* 2014
* 2018
* 2022

Wrestling|

* 1930
* 1934
* 1938
* 1950
* 1954
* 1958
* 1962
* 1966
* 1970
* 1974
* 1978
* 1982
* 1986
* 1994
* 2002
* 2010
* 2014
* 2018
* 2022

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Sports at the 1986 Commonwealth Games (Edinburgh)

* Aquatics
* Athletics
* Badminton
* Boxing
* Cycling
* Judo
* Lawn bowls
* Rowing
* Shooting
* Weightlifting
* Wrestling

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