Scotland at the 2006 Commonwealth Games

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Scotland at the
2006 Commonwealth Games
Commonwealth Games Scotland
Websitegoscotland.org
in Melbourne, Australia
Competitors166
Flag bearer (opening)Ian Marsden[1]
Flag bearer (closing)Gregor Tait[1]
Officials70
Medals
Ranked 6th
Gold
11
Silver
7
Bronze
11
Total
29
Commonwealth Games appearances (overview)
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, 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

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
Scotland 11 7 11 29

Gold

Boxing:

1st place, gold medalist(s)
Kenneth Anderson
, Light Heavyweight 81 kg

Cycling:

1st place, gold medalist(s) Ross Edgar, Chris Hoy & Craig MacLean, Men's Team Sprint

Bowls
:

1st place, gold medalist(s) Alex Marshall & Paul Foster, Men's Doubles

Shooting:

1st place, gold medalist(s) Sheena Sharp and Susan Jackson, Women's 50 m Rifle Prone Pairs
1st place, gold medalist(s) Sheena Sharp, Women's 50 m Rifle Prone Individual

Swimming
:

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

Silver

Athletics:

2nd place, silver medalist(s) Chris Baillie, Men's 110 m Hurdles

Cycling:

2nd place, silver medalist(s) Ross Edgar, Men's Sprint

Bowls
:

2nd place, silver medalist(s) Joyce Lindores & Kay Moran Women's Bowls Pairs

Shooting:

2nd place, silver medalist(s) Martin Sinclair & Neil Stirton, Men's 50 m Rifle Prone Pairs

Swimming
:

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

Bronze

Athletics:

3rd place, bronze medalist(s) Lee McConnell, Women's 400 m Hurdles

Badminton:

3rd place, bronze medalist(s)
Susan Hughes
, Women's Singles

Cycling:

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

Gymnastics:

3rd place, bronze medalist(s) Adam Cox, Men's Horizontal Bar

Swimming
:

3rd place, bronze medalist(s) Kirsty Balfour, Women's 100 m Breaststroke.
3rd place, bronze medalist(s) Gregor Tait, Men's 100 m Backstroke.
3rd place, bronze medalist(s)
Kris Gilchrist
, Men's 4x100 m Medley Relay.

Weightlifting:

3rd place, bronze medalist(s) 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

  • Kate Cullen
    – Track Points Race and Road Race
  • Ruth McGavigan – Mountain Bike Cross Country

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

References

  1. ^ a b "Melbourne 2006 Facts". Team Scotland. Archived from the original on 31 March 2021. Retrieved 31 March 2021.

External links