Australia at the 1986 Commonwealth Games
# Australia at the 1986 Commonwealth Games

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

