Scotland at the 2006 Commonwealth Games

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Scotland
 at the Commonwealth Games

Flag of Scotland
CGF code  SCO
CGA Commonwealth Games Scotland
Website goscotland.org
At the 2006 Commonwealth Games
in Melbourne, Australia
Competitors 166
Officials 70
Flag bearer () (Opening)
() (Closing)
Medals
Rank: 6
Gold
11
Silver
7
Bronze
11
Total
29
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The Saltire: the flag of Scotland

The Commonwealth Games Council for Scotland announced on 3 November 2005 that Scotland would be sending 166 athletes (104 men and 62 women) to compete in the 2006 Commonwealth Games in Melbourne, Australia, supported by 70 officials. This is a smaller team than the country fielded at the 2002 Commonwealth Games in Manchester, England, when Scotland sent 207 athletes and 85 officials, winning 6 Gold, 8 Silver and 16 Bronze medals.

The main team's departure was on 28 February 2006 from Glasgow Airport flying with Emirates Airlines, one of the team’s main sponsors. Other sources of financial support are the Clydesdale Bank, sportscotland, the Commonwealth Games Endowment fund, and the Scottish general public.

Scotland had been adversely affected by the withdrawal of judo from the 2006 programme, where it had won many medals in previous games.

Despite the withdrawal of judo the team had a hugely successful games and brought back its highest medal total ever.

The team was sponsored by the Clydesdale Bank.

Medals

   Gold       Silver       Bronze    Total
Flag of Scotland.svg Scotland 11 7 11 29

Gold

Boxing:

1st Kenneth Anderson, Light Heavyweight 81 kg

Cycling:

1st Ross Edgar, Chris Hoy & Craig MacLean, Men's Team Sprint

Bowls:

1st Alex Marshall & Paul Foster, Men's Doubles

Shooting:

1st Sheena Sharp and Susan Jackson, Women's 50 m Rifle Prone Pairs
1st Sheena Sharp, Women's 50 m Rifle Prone Individual

Swimming:

1st David Carry, Men's 400 m Freestyle
1st David Carry, Men's 400 m Individual Medley
1st Caitlin McClatchey, Women's 200 m Freestyle
1st Caitlin McClatchey, Women's 400 m Freestyle
1st Gregor Tait, Men's 200 m Backstroke
1st Gregor Tait, Men's 200 m Individual Medley

Silver

Athletics:

2nd Chris Baillie, Men's 110 m Hurdles

Cycling:

2nd Ross Edgar, Men's Sprint

Bowls:

2nd Joyce Lindores & Kay Moran Women's Bowls Pairs

Shooting:

2nd Martin Sinclair & Neil Stirton, Men's 50 m Rifle Prone Pairs

Swimming:

2nd Kirsty Balfour, Women's 200 m Breaststroke
2nd Euan Dale, Men's Individual Medley
2nd David Carry, Euan Dale, Andrew Hunter & Robert Renwick, Men's 200 m Freestyle Relay

Bronze

Athletics:

3rd Lee McConnell, Women's 400 m Hurdles

Badminton:

3rd Susan Hughes, Women's Singles

Cycling:

3rd Kate Cullen, Women's Points Race
3rd Ross Edgar, Men's Keirin
3rd Chris Hoy, Men's 1 km Time Trial
3rd James McCallum, Men's Scratch

Gymnastics:

3rd Adam Cox, Men's Horizontal Bar

Swimming:

3rd Kirsty Balfour, Women's 100 m Breaststroke.
3rd Gregor Tait, Men's 100 m Backstroke.
3rd Gregor Tait, Todd Cooper, Craig Houston & Kris Gilchrist, Men's 4x100 m Medley Relay.

Weightlifting:

3rd Thomas Yule, Men's 94 kg

Scotland's Commonwealth Games Team 2006

Aquatics

Diving

Swimming

Men's
Women's

Athletics

Men's

Women's

Badminton

Men's

Women's

Basketball

Men's

(Non travelling reserves have also been identified.)

Boxing

Cycling

Men's

Women's

Field Hockey

Men's Team

Head Coach: Mathias Ahrens

Reserves: Gareth Hall and Derek Salmond.

Women's Team

Head Coach: Lesley Hobley

Reserves: Holly Cram and Katrina Cameron.

Gymnastics

Men's

Women's

Lawn Bowls

Men's

Women

Rugby Sevens

Shooting

Men's

Women's

Squash

Triathlon

Weightlifting

Note

* - athletes with known injuries at time of selection who were required to prove full fitness by 15 January 2006.

See also

External links