Scotland at the 2006 Commonwealth Games

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.

Scotland at the
2006 Commonwealth Games
CGF codeSCO
CGACommonwealth 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 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

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                        Total
  Scotland 11 7 11 29

Gold

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Boxing:

  Kenneth Anderson, Light Heavyweight 81 kg

Cycling:

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

Bowls:

  Alex Marshall & Paul Foster, Men's Doubles

Shooting:

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

Swimming:

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

Silver

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Athletics:

  Chris Baillie, Men's 110 m Hurdles

Cycling:

  Ross Edgar, Men's Sprint

Bowls:

  Joyce Lindores & Kay Moran Women's Bowls Pairs

Shooting:

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

Swimming:

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

Bronze

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Athletics:

  Lee McConnell, Women's 400 m Hurdles

Badminton:

  Susan Hughes, Women's Singles

Cycling:

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

Gymnastics:

  Adam Cox, Men's Horizontal Bar

Swimming:

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

Weightlifting:

  Thomas Yule, Men's 94 kg

Scotland's Commonwealth Games Team 2006

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Aquatics

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Diving

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Swimming

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Men's
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Women's
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Athletics

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Men's

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Women's

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Badminton

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Men's

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Women's

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Basketball

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Men's

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(Non travelling reserves have also been identified.)

Boxing

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Cycling

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Men's

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Women's

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Field Hockey

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Men's team

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Head coach: Mathias Ahrens

Reserves: Gareth Hall and Derek Salmond.

Women's team

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Head coach: Lesley Hobley

Reserves: Holly Cram and Katrina Cameron.

Gymnastics

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Men's

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Women's

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Lawn Bowls

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Men's

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Women

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Rugby Sevens

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Shooting

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Men's

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Women's

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Squash

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Triathlon

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Weightlifting

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Note

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

See also

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References

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