Athletics at the 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.
| 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 |
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
Steve Cram did an 800/1500 m middle-distance double for England.
| Event | Gold | Silver | Bronze | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 100 metres |
.svg.png){kind=small} | 10.07 |  | 10.28 | | 10.35 |
| 200 metres |
| 20.31 | | 20.54 | | 20.64 |
| 400 metres |
| 45.57 | .svg.png){kind=small} | 45.98 | | 46.8 |
| 800 metres |
| 1:43.22 GR | | 1:44.80 | | 1:45.42 |
| 1500 metres |
| 3:50.87 | | 3:52.17 | | 3:54.06 |
| 5000 metres |
| 13:24.11 | | 13:25.87 | | 13:26.84 |
| 10,000 metres |
| 27:57.42 | | 27:58.01 | .svg.png){kind=small} | 28:02.48 |
| Marathon |
| 2:10:15 | | 2:11:08 | | 2:11:18 |
| 3000 metres steeplechase |
| 8:24.49 | | 8:25.15 | | 8:26.14 |
| 110 metres hurdles (wind: +4.5 m/s) |
| 13.31 (w) | | 13.42 (w) | | 13.64 (w) |
| 400 metres hurdles |
 | 49.60 | | 49.77 | | 50.25 |
| 4 × 100 metres relay |
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 |
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 |
| 2:07:47 GR | | 2:08:38 | | 2:10:36 |
| High jump |
| 2.30 m | | 2.28 m | | 2.14 m |
| Pole vault |
| 5.30 m | | 5.20 m | | 5.20 m |
| Long jump |
| 8.08 m | | 7.83 m | | 7.79 m |
| Triple jump |
| 17.27 m | | 16.87 m | | 16.42 m |
| Shot put |
| 18.16 m | | 17.97 m | | 17.70 m |
| Discus throw |
| 58.86 m | | 57.74 m | | 57.34 m |
| Hammer throw |
| 74.06 m | | 70.48 m | | 70.30 m |
| Javelin throw |
| 80.62 m GR | | 78.56 m |  | 76.22 m |
| Decathlon |
| 8663 pts GR | | 8173 pts | | 8015 pts |
Women
| Event | Gold | Silver | Bronze | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 100 metres |
| 11.20 | | 11.21 | | 11.21 |
| 200 metres |
| 22.91 | | 23.18 | | 23.46 |
| 400 metres |
| 51.29 | | 51.62 | | 51.88 |
| 800 metres |
| 2:00.94 | | 2:01.12 | | 2:01.79 |
| 1500 metres |
| 4:10.91 | | 4:11.94 | | 4:12.66 |
| 3000 metres |
| 8:54.29 | | 8:54.83 | | 8:55.32 |
| 10,000 metres |
| 31:41.42 | | 31:53.31 | | 32:25.38 |
| Marathon |
| 2:26:07 | | 2:28:17 | | 2:31:48 |
| 100 metres hurdles |
| 13.29 | | 13.41 | | 13.44 |
| 400 metres hurdles |
| 54.94 | | 56.55 | | 56.57 |
| 4 × 100 metres relay |
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 |
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 |
| 1.92 m | | 1.90 m | | 1.90 m |
| Long jump |
| 6.43 m | | 6.40 m | | 6.35 m |
| Shot put |
| 19.00 m | | 18.75 m | | 17.52 m |
| Discus throw |
| 56.42 m | | 56.20 m | | 54.72 m |
| Javelin throw |
| 69.80 m GR | | 68.54 m | | 64.74 m |
| Heptathlon |
| 6282 pts | | 6278 pts | | 5823 pts |
Medal table
Robert de Castella (right) won the marathon title for Australia.
Tessa Sanderson set a Games record for the javelin gold medal.
* Host nation (Scotland)
| Rank | Nation | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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 nations) | 41 | 41 | 42 | 124 | |
Participation
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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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