Australia at the 1986 Commonwealth Games

Australia at the 1986 Commonwealth Games
CGF code	AUS
CGA	Australian Commonwealth Games Association
Website	commonwealthgames.org.au
in Edinburgh, Scotland
Competitors	235 in 11 sports
Flag bearers	Opening: Michael Turtur [1] Closing:Gael Martin [2]
Officials	69
Medals Ranked 3rd	Gold 40 Silver 46 Bronze 35 Total 121
Commonwealth Games appearances (overview)
1930 1934 1938 1950 1954 1958 1962 1966 1970 1974 1978 1982 1986 1990 1994 1998 2002 2006 2010 2014 2018 2022

Australia participated at the 1986 Commonwealth Games in Edinburgh, Scotland in 24 July and 2 August 1986. . It was Australia's thirteenth appearance at the Commonwealth Games, having competed at every Games since their inception in 1930. Australia won medals in eleven of the eleven sports that it entered

Medalists

The following Australian competitors won medals at the games.

Medal Name Sport Event  Gold Robert De Castella Athletics Men's marathon  Gold Simon Baker Athletics Men's 30km walk  Gold Gary Honey Athletics Men's long jump  Gold Debbie Flintoff Athletics Women's 400 metres  Gold Lisa Martin Athletics Women's marathon  Gold Debbie Flintoff Athletics Women's 400 metres hurdles  Gold Christine Stanton Athletics Women's high jump  Gold Gael Martin Athletics Women's shot put  Gold Gael Martin Athletics Women's discus throw  Gold Michael Scandolera Audrey Tuckey Badminton Mixed doubles  Gold Martin Vinnicombe Cycling Men's time trial  Gold Gary Neiwand Cycling Men's sprint  Gold Dean Woods Cycling Men's individual pursuit  Gold Glenn Clarke Brett Dutton Bill Hardy Wayne McCarney Dean Woods Cycling Men's team pursuit  Gold Wayne McCarney Dean Woods Cycling Men's 10 miles scratch  Gold Shaun Panayi Diving Men's 3 metres springboard  Gold Craig Rogerson Diving Men's 10 metres platform  Gold James Galloway Malcolm Batten Andrew Cooper Mike McKay Mark Doyle James Tomkins Ion Popa Steve Evans Dale Caterson Rowing Men's eights  Gold Peter Antonie Rowing Men's lightweight single sculls  Gold Annelies Voorthuis Deborah Bassett Vicki Spooner Margot Foster Marilyn Kidd Robyn Grey-Gardner Susan Chapman Ursula Kay Kaylynn Fry Rowing Women's eights  Gold Adair Ferguson Rowing Women's lightweight single sculls  Gold Phil Adams Rod Hack Shooting Men's centre-fire pistol – Pairs  Gold Pat Murray Shooting Men's rapid-fire pistol  Gold Alan Smith Shooting Men's small bore rifle, prone  Gold Stan Golinski Shooting Men's full bore rifle  Gold Greg Fasala Swimming Men's 100 metres freestyle  Gold Robert Gleria Swimming Men's 200 metres freestyle  Gold Duncan Armstrong Swimming Men's 400 metres freestyle  Gold Jason Plummer Swimming Men's 1500 metres freestyle  Gold Greg Fasala Matthew Renshaw Mark Stockwell Neil Brooks Swimming Men's 4 x 100 metres freestyle  Gold Duncan Armstrong Peter Dale Roberto Gleria Thomas Stachewicz Swimming Men's 4 x 200 metres freestyle  Gold Susie Baumer Swimming Women's 200 metres freestyle  Gold Georgina Parkes Swimming Women's 200 metres backstrokee  Gold Suzanne Landells Swimming Women's 200 metres individual medley  Gold Suzanne Landells Swimming Women's 400 metres individual medley  Gold Jenny Burke Michelle Pearson Sarah Thorpe Susie Baumer Swimming Women's 4 x 200 metres freestyle  Gold Greg Hayman Weightlifting Men's flyweight  Gold Nick Voukelatos Weightlifting Men's bantamweight  Gold Bill Stellios Weightlifting Men's middleweight  Gold Dean Lukin Weightlifting Men's super heavyweight  Silver Darren Clark Athletics Men's 400 metres  Silver Bruce Frayne Miles Murphy David Johnston Darren Clark Athletics Men's 4 x 400 metres  Silver Joe Quigley Athletics Men's shot put  Silver Paul Nandapi Athletics Men's discus throw  Silver Jane Flemming Athletics Women's heptathlon  Silver Sze Yu Badminton Mixed singles  Silver Ian Schuback Lawn bowls Men's singles  Silver Audrey Hefford Betty Schenke Clarice Power Patricia Smith Lawn bowls Women's fours  Silver David Clencie Boxing Light welterweight  Silver Rick Finch Boxing Light middleweight  Silver Jeff Harding Boxing Middleweight  Silver Dean Woods Cycling Men's 10 miles scratch  Silver Jenny Donnet Diving Women's 3 metres springboard  Silver Valerie Beddoe Diving Women's 10 metres platform  Silver Richard Powell Rowing Men's singles sculls  Silver Paul Reedy Brenton Terrell Rowing Men's double sculls  Silver Simon Cook Brian Digby Merrick Howes Joseph Joyce Rowing Men's Lightweight coxless four  Silver Deborah Bassett Susan Chapman-Popa Robyn Grey-Gardner Marilyn Kidd Kaylynn Fry Rowing Women's coxed four  Silver Deborah Clingeleffer Amanda Cross Virginia Lee Karin Riedel Rowing Women's lightweight coxless four  Silver Phil Adams Rod Hack Shooting Men's free pistol  Silver Phil Adams Rod Hack Shooting Men's centre-fire pistol  Silver Phil Adams Bruce Favell Shooting Men's air pistol - pairs  Silver Pat Murray Jack Mast Shooting Men's rapid-fire pistol – pairs  Silver Donald Brook Alan Smith Shooting Men's small bore rifle, prone – pairs  Silver James Corbett Stan Golinski Shooting Men's full bore rifle – pairs  Silver Wolfgang Jobst Anton Wurfel Shooting Men's air rifle – pairs  Silver Neil Brooks Swimming Men's 100 metres freestyle  Silver Peter Dale Swimming Men's 200 metres freestyle  Silver Michael McKenzie Swimming Men's 1500 metres freestyle  Silver Rob Woodhouse Swimming Men's 200 metres individual medley  Silver Rob Woodhouse Swimming Men's 400 metres individual medley  Silver Angela Harris Swimming Women's 100 metres freestyle  Silver Susie Baumer Swimming Women's 400 metres freestyle  Silver Julie McDonald Swimming Women's 800 metres freestyle  Silver Georgina Parkes Swimming Women's 100 metres backstroke  Silver Karen Phillips Swimming Women's 200 metres butterfly  Silver Jodi Clatworthy Swimming Women's 400 metres individual medley  Silver David Lowenstein Weightlifting Men's featherweight  Silver Ron Laycock Weightlifting Men's lightweight  Silver Robert Kabbas Weightlifting Men's light heavyweight  Silver Gino Frantangelo Weightlifting Men's heavyweight  Silver James McAlary Wrestling Men's flyweight  Silver Dan Cumming Wrestling Men's featherweight  Silver Geoffrey Marsh Wrestling Men's welterweight  Silver Zsigmund Kelevitz Wrestling Men's lightweight  Silver Wally Koenig Wrestling Men's middleweight  Bronze Steve Moneghetti Athletics Men's marathon  Bronze Don Wright Athletics Men's 110 metres hurdles  Bronze Neil Honey Athletics Men's 110 pole vault  Bronze Peter Beames Athletics Men's triple jump  Bronze Stuart Gyngell Athletics Men's shot put  Bronze Werner Reiterer Athletics Men's discus throw  Bronze Phil Spivey Athletics Men's hammer throw  Bronze Glynis Nunn Athletics Women's 110 metres hurdles  Bronze Jenny Laurendet Athletics Women's 400 metres hurdles  Bronze Maree Chapman Sharon Stewart Julie Schwass Debbie Flintoff Athletics Women's 4 x 400 metres  Bronze Robyn Strong Athletics Women's long jump  Bronze Sue Howland Athletics Women's javelin throw  Bronze Rhonda Cator Karen Jupp Paul Kong Gordon Lang Darren McDonald Julie McDonald Mike Scandolera Tracey Small Audrey Tuckey Sze Yu Badminton Mixed team  Bronze Max Rainsford Cycling Men's time trial  Bronze Jeff Leslie Cycling Men's road race  Bronze Craig Rogerson Diving Men's 3 metres springboard  Bronze Julie Kent Diving Women's 10 metres platform  Bronze Mark Doyle James Galloway Mike McKay James Tomkins Dale Caterson Rowing Men's coxed four  Bronze Catherine Hall Alison Smith Rowing Women's coxless pair  Bronze Phil Adams Bengt Sandström Shooting Men's free pistol – pairs  Bronze Rod Hack Shooting Men's centre-fire pistol  Bronze Terry Rumbel Domingo Diaz Shooting Men's trap - pairs  Bronze Thomas Stachewicz Swimming Men's 200 metres freestyle  Bronze Brett Stocks Swimming Men's 100 metres breaststroke  Bronze Carl Wilson Brett Stocks Barry Armstrong Greg Fasala Swimming Men's 4 x 100 metres medley  Bronze Jenny Burke Swimming Women's 400 metres freestyle  Bronze Jenny Burke Swimming Women's 800 metres freestyle  Bronze Nicole Livingstone Swimming Women's 100 metres backstroke  Bronze Jodi McGibbon Swimming Women's 200 metres backstroke  Bronze Dimity Douglas Swimming Women's 100 metres breaststroke  Bronze Dimity Douglas Swimming Women's 200 metres breaststroke  Bronze Angela Harris Jacqueline Grant Julie Pugh Sarah Thorpe Swimming Women's 4 x 100 metres freestyle  Bronze Angela Harris Dimity Douglas Georgina Parkes Karen Phillips Swimming Women's 4 x 100 metres medley  Bronze Lisa Lieschke Donna Rankin Synchronised Swimming Women's duet  Bronze Charles Garzarella Weightlifting Men's super heavyweight

Medals by sport Sport Swimming 11 11 11 33 Athletics 9 5 12 26 Shooting 4 7 3 14 Cycling 5 1 2 8 Rowing 4 5 2 11 Weightlifting 4 4 1 9 Diving 2 2 2 6 Lawn bowls 0 2 0 2 Wrestling 0 5 0 5 Synchronised swimming 0 0 1 1 Badminton 1 1 1 3 Total 40 46 35 121

Officials

Chef de Mission & General Manager - Arthur Tunstall
Assistant General Managers - John Boultbee, Sol Spitalnic
Manageress Extra Sports - Marjorie Nelson
Administrative Officer - Peter Anderson
Transport Officer - Ray Godkin
Office Assistants - Lynne Bates, Jeanette Brown
Attache - Kenneth Breechin
Advance Party - Peggy Tunstall
Medical - Team Doctors - Dr Christopher Gale, Dr Brian Sando ; Physiotherapists - Thomas Dobson, Peter Duras ; Masseur - Michael Kewley ; Chiropractor - Noel Patterson
Section Officials - Athletics Manager - Ray Drury, Assistant Managers - Margaret Mahoney, Maurie Plant, Coach Co-ordinator - John Boas, Tony Benson, Merv Kemp, Norm Osborne, Tony Rice ' Badminton Manager - Don Stockins, Coach - Charles Stapleton ; Lawn bowls Manager - Roderick Wishart , Men Coach - Kenneth Pearce, Ladies Coach - Jean McKinnin ; Boxing Manager - Leslie Harrod, Coach - Bruce Farthing ; Cycling Manager - Jock Bullen , Track Coach - Charlie Walsh, Road Coach - Brian Gould, Mechanic - Bob Farley ; Rowing Manager - Stephen Hinchy, Assistant Manager/Doctor - Dr Bill Webb, Coaches - Reinhold Batschi, Brian Dalton, Geoffrey Hunter, Noel Langton, Robert Marlow, Brian Richardson, Peter Shakespear, David Yates ; Shooting Manager - Alastair Macpherson , Fullbore Coach - John Collinson, Smallbore Coach - David MacFarlane, Pistol Coach - Tibor Gonczol, Clay Target Coach - Peter Quire ; Swimming Manager - Tom Brazier , Assistant Manager - Evelyn Dill-Macky, Head Coach - Terry Buck , Coaches - Graeme Brown, Joe King, Laurie Lawrence, Bill Sweetenham, Ken Wood ; Doctor - Peter Fricker, Physiologist - Robert Treffene , Psychologist - Jeffrey Bond ; Diving Manager - Bill Richards, Coach - Bruce Prance ; Synchronised Swimming Manager/Coach - Stephan Critoph ; Weightlifting Manager - Bruce Walsh, Coach - Lyn Jones, Michael Noonan ; Wrestling Manager - Reg Marsh, Coach - Witold Rejilich ^[3]

See also

• Australia at the 1984 Summer Olympics
• Australia at the 1988 Summer Olympics

References

External links

• Commonwealth Games Australia Results Database