Athletics at the 1986 Commonwealth Games
Athletics at the 13th Commonwealth Games | |
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Dates | 26 July–2 August 1986 |
Host city | Edinburgh, Scotland |
Venue | Meadowbank Stadium |
Level | Senior |
Events | 41 |
Participation | 417 athletes from 19 nations |
Records set | 5 Games records |
1986 Commonwealth Games |
At the 1986 Commonwealth Games, the athletics events were held at the Meadowbank Stadium in Edinburgh, Scotland. A total of 41 events were contested, of which 23 by male and 18 by female athletes.
The majority of African, Asian and Caribbean countries boycotted the event due to the United Kingdom's sporting links with apartheid-era South Africa. As a result, the medallists came from only seven nations, comprising the four constituent countries of the UK, Australia, New Zealand and Canada. England easily topped the medal table with eighteen gold medals and 48 medals in total. Canada was second, with ten golds and 28 medals overall, while Australia took third place with nine golds and a total of 26 medals. The hosts Scotland won one gold and six medals while Northern Ireland (typically weak in the sport) had one of their best games, with one gold and four medals overall.
Medal summary
Men
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Event | Gold | Silver | Bronze | |||
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100 metres details | ![]() | 10.07 | ![]() | 10.28 | ![]() | 10.35 |
200 metres details | ![]() | 20.31 | ![]() | 20.54 | ![]() | 20.64 |
400 metres details | ![]() | 45.57 | ![]() | 45.98 | ![]() | 46.8 |
800 metres details | ![]() | 1:43.22 GR | ![]() | 1:44.80 | ![]() | 1:45.42 |
1500 metres details | ![]() | 3:50.87 | ![]() | 3:52.17 | ![]() | 3:54.06 |
5000 metres details | ![]() | 13:24.11 | ![]() | 13:25.87 | ![]() | 13:26.84 |
10,000 metres details | ![]() | 27:57.42 | ![]() | 27:58.01 | ![]() | 28:02.48 |
Marathon details | ![]() | 2:10:15 | ![]() | 2:11:08 | ![]() | 2:11:18 |
3000 metres steeplechase details | ![]() | 8:24.49 | ![]() | 8:25.15 | ![]() | 8:26.14 |
110 metres hurdles (wind: +4.5 m/s) details | ![]() | 13.31 (w) | ![]() | 13.42 (w) | ![]() | 13.64 (w) |
400 metres hurdles details | ![]() | 49.60 | ![]() | 49.77 | ![]() | 50.25 |
4 × 100 metres relay details | ![]() Mark McKoy Atlee Mahorn Desai Williams Ben Johnson | 39.15 | ![]() Lincoln Asquith Daley Thompson Mike McFarlane Clarence Callender | 39.19 | ![]() Jamie Henderson Cameron Sharp George McCallum Elliot Bunney | 40.41 |
4 × 400 metres relay details | ![]() Kriss Akabusi Roger Black Todd Bennett Phil Brown | 3:07.19 | ![]() Bruce Frayne Miles Murphy David Johnston Darren Clark | 3:07.81 | ![]() Anton Skerritt Andre Smith John Graham Atlee Mahorn | 3:08.69 |
30 kilometres walk details | ![]() | 2:07:47 GR | ![]() | 2:08:38 | ![]() | 2:10:36 |
High jump details | ![]() | 2.30 m | ![]() | 2.28 m | ![]() ![]() | 2.14 m |
Pole vault details | ![]() | 5.30 m | ![]() | 5.20 m | ![]() | 5.20 m |
Long jump details | ![]() | 8.08 m | ![]() | 7.83 m | ![]() | 7.79 m |
Triple jump details | ![]() | 17.27 m | ![]() | 16.87 m | ![]() | 16.42 m |
Shot put details | ![]() | 18.16 m | ![]() | 17.97 m | ![]() | 17.70 m |
Discus throw details | ![]() | 58.86 m | ![]() | 57.74 m | ![]() | 57.34 m |
Hammer throw details | ![]() | 74.06 m | ![]() | 70.48 m | ![]() | 70.30 m |
Javelin throw details | ![]() | 80.62 m GR | ![]() | 78.56 m | ![]() | 76.22 m |
Decathlon details | ![]() | 8663 pts GR | ![]() | 8173 pts | ![]() | 8015 pts |
Women
Event | Gold | Silver | Bronze | |||
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100 metres details | ![]() | 11.20 | ![]() | 11.21 | ![]() | 11.21 |
200 metres details | ![]() | 22.91 | ![]() | 23.18 | ![]() | 23.46 |
400 metres details | ![]() | 51.29 | ![]() | 51.62 | ![]() | 51.88 |
800 metres details | ![]() | 2:00.94 | ![]() | 2:01.12 | ![]() | 2:01.79 |
1500 metres details | ![]() | 4:10.91 | ![]() | 4:11.94 | ![]() | 4:12.66 |
3000 metres details | ![]() | 8:54.29 | ![]() | 8:54.83 | ![]() | 8:55.32 |
10,000 metres details | ![]() | 31:41.42 | ![]() | 31:53.31 | ![]() | 32:25.38 |
Marathon details | ![]() | 2:26:07 | ![]() | 2:28:17 | ![]() | 2:31:48 |
100 metres hurdles details | ![]() | 13.29 | ![]() | 13.41 | ![]() | 13.44 |
400 metres hurdles details | ![]() | 54.94 | ![]() | 56.55 | ![]() | 56.57 |
4 × 100 metres relay details | ![]() Paula Dunn Kathy Cook Joan Baptiste Heather Oakes | 43.39 | ![]() Angela Bailey Esmie Lawrence Angela Phipps Angella Issajenko | 43.83 | ![]() Helen Miles Sian Morris Sallyanne Short Carmen Smart | 45.37 |
4 × 400 metres relay details | ![]() Charmaine Crooks Marita Payne Molly Killingbeck Jillian Richardson | 3:28.92 | ![]() Jane Parry Linda Keough Angela Piggford Kathy Cook | 3:32.82 | ![]() Maree Chapman Sharon Stewart Julie Schwass Debbie Flintoff | 3:32.86 |
High jump details | ![]() | 1.92 m | ![]() | 1.90 m | ![]() | 1.90 m |
Long jump details | ![]() | 6.43 m | ![]() | 6.40 m | ![]() | 6.35 m |
Shot put details | ![]() | 19.00 m | ![]() | 18.75 m | ![]() | 17.52 m |
Discus throw details | ![]() | 56.42 m | ![]() | 56.20 m | ![]() | 54.72 m |
Javelin throw details | ![]() | 69.80 m GR | ![]() | 68.54 m | ![]() | 64.74 m |
Heptathlon details | ![]() | 6282 pts | ![]() | 6278 pts | ![]() | 5823 pts |
Medal table
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* Host nation (Scotland)
Rank | Nation | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total |
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1 | ![]() | 18 | 18 | 12 | 48 |
2 | ![]() | 10 | 9 | 9 | 28 |
3 | ![]() | 9 | 5 | 12 | 26 |
4 | ![]() | 2 | 3 | 3 | 8 |
5 | ![]() | 1 | 2 | 3 | 6 |
6 | ![]() | 1 | 2 | 1 | 4 |
7 | ![]() | 0 | 2 | 2 | 4 |
Totals (7 entries) | 41 | 41 | 42 | 124 |
Participation
Australia (60)
Botswana (8)
Canada (79)
Cook Islands (1)
England (109)
Fiji (6)
Gibraltar (3)
Hong Kong (1)
Guernsey (4)
Isle of Man (5)
Jersey (2)
Lesotho (5)
Malawi (3)
New Zealand (25)
Northern Ireland (17)
Scotland (56)
Swaziland (3)
Vanuatu (4)
Wales (26)
References
- Commonwealth Games Medallists - Men. GBR Athletics. Retrieved on 2010-07-21.
- Commonwealth Games Medallists - Women. GBR Athletics. Retrieved on 2010-07-21.
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