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

Medallists

The following Australian competitors won medals at the games.
MedalNameSportEvent
AthleticsMen's marathon
AthleticsMen's 30km walk
AthleticsMen's long jump
AthleticsWomen's 400 metres
AthleticsWomen's marathon
Athletics[Athletics at the 1986 Commonwealth Games – Athletics at the 1986 Commonwealth Games – Women's 400 metres|Women's 400 metres hurdles|Women's 400 metres hurdles]
AthleticsWomen's high jump
AthleticsWomen's shot put
AthleticsWomen's discus throw

Audrey Tuckey		BadmintonMixed doubles
CyclingMen's time trial
CyclingMen's sprint
CyclingMen's individual pursuit

Brett Dutton
Bill Hardy
Wayne McCarney
Dean Woods		CyclingMen's team pursuit

Dean Woods		CyclingMen's 10 miles scratch
DivingMen's 3 metres springboard
DivingMen's 10 metres platform

Malcolm Batten
Andrew Cooper
Mike McKay
Mark Doyle
James Tomkins
Ion Popa
Steve Evans
Dale Caterson		RowingMen's eights
RowingMen's lightweight single sculls

Deborah Bassett
Vicki Spooner
Margot Foster
Marilyn Kidd
Robyn Grey-Gardner
Susan Chapman
Ursula Kay
Kaylynn Fry		RowingWomen's eights
RowingWomen's lightweight single sculls

Rod Hack		ShootingOpen centre-fire pistol – Pairs
ShootingOpen rapid-fire pistol
ShootingOpen small bore rifle, prone
ShootingOpen full bore rifle
SwimmingMen's 100 metres freestyle
SwimmingMen's 200 metres freestyle
SwimmingMen's 400 metres freestyle
SwimmingMen's 1500 metres freestyle

Matthew Renshaw
Mark Stockwell
Neil Brooks		SwimmingMen's 4 x 100 metres freestyle

Peter Dale
Roberto Gleria
Thomas Stachewicz		SwimmingMen's 4 x 200 metres freestyle
SwimmingWomen's 200 metres freestyle
SwimmingWomen's 200 metres backstrokee
SwimmingWomen's 200 metres individual medley
SwimmingWomen's 400 metres individual medley

Michelle Pearson
Sarah Thorpe
Susie Baumer		SwimmingWomen's 4 x 200 metres freestyle
WeightliftingMen's flyweight
WeightliftingMen's bantamweight
WeightliftingMen's middleweight
WeightliftingMen's super heavyweight
AthleticsMen's 400 metres

Miles Murphy
David Johnston
Darren Clark		AthleticsMen's 4 x 400 metres
AthleticsMen's shot put
AthleticsMen's discus throw
AthleticsWomen's heptathlon
BadmintonMixed singles
Lawn bowlsMen's singles

Betty Schenke
Clarice Power
Patricia Smith		Lawn bowlsWomen's fours
BoxingLight welterweight
BoxingLight middleweight
BoxingMiddleweight
CyclingMen's 10 miles scratch
DivingWomen's 3 metres springboard
DivingWomen's 10 metres platform
RowingMen's singles sculls

Brenton Terrell		RowingMen's double sculls

Brian Digby
Merrick Howes
Joseph Joyce		RowingMen's Lightweight coxless four

Susan Chapman-Popa
Robyn Grey-Gardner
Marilyn Kidd
Kaylynn Fry		RowingWomen's coxed four

Amanda Cross
Virginia Lee
Karin Riedel		RowingWomen's lightweight coxless four

Rod Hack		ShootingOpen free pistol

Rod Hack		ShootingOpen centre-fire pistol

Bruce Favell		ShootingOpen air pistol - pairs

Jack Mast		ShootingOpen rapid-fire pistol – pairs

Alan Smith		ShootingOpen small bore rifle, prone – pairs

Stan Golinski		ShootingOpen full bore rifle – pairs

Anton Wurfel		ShootingOpen air rifle – pairs
SwimmingMen's 100 metres freestyle
SwimmingMen's 200 metres freestyle
SwimmingMen's 1500 metres freestyle
SwimmingMen's 200 metres individual medley
SwimmingMen's 400 metres individual medley
SwimmingWomen's 100 metres freestyle
SwimmingWomen's 400 metres freestyle
SwimmingWomen's 800 metres freestyle
SwimmingWomen's 100 metres backstroke
SwimmingWomen's 200 metres butterfly
SwimmingWomen's 400 metres individual medley
WeightliftingMen's featherweight
WeightliftingMen's lightweight
WeightliftingMen's light heavyweight
WeightliftingMen's heavyweight
WrestlingMen's flyweight
WrestlingMen's featherweight
WrestlingMen's welterweight
WrestlingMen's lightweight
WrestlingMen's middleweight
AthleticsMen's marathon
AthleticsMen's 110 metres hurdles
AthleticsMen's 110 pole vault
AthleticsMen's triple jump
AthleticsMen's shot put
AthleticsMen's discus throw
AthleticsMen's hammer throw
AthleticsWomen's 110 metres hurdles
AthleticsWomen's 400 metres hurdles

Sharon Stewart
Julie Schwass
Debbie Flintoff		AthleticsWomen's 4 x 400 metres
AthleticsWomen's long jump
AthleticsWomen's javelin throw

Karen Jupp
Paul Kong
Gordon Lang
Darren McDonald
Julie McDonald
Mike Scandolera
Tracey Small
Audrey Tuckey
Sze Yu		BadmintonMixed team
CyclingMen's time trial
CyclingMen's road race
DivingMen's 3 metres springboard
DivingWomen's 10 metres platform

James Galloway
Mike McKay
James Tomkins
Dale Caterson		RowingMen's coxed four

Alison Smith		RowingWomen's coxless pair

Bengt Sandström		ShootingOpen free pistol – pairs
ShootingOpen centre-fire pistol

Domingo Diaz		ShootingOpen trap - pairs
SwimmingMen's 200 metres freestyle
SwimmingMen's 100 metres breaststroke

Brett Stocks
Barry Armstrong
Greg Fasala		SwimmingMen's 4 x 100 metres medley
SwimmingWomen's 400 metres freestyle
SwimmingWomen's 800 metres freestyle
SwimmingWomen's 100 metres backstroke
SwimmingWomen's 200 metres backstroke
SwimmingWomen's 100 metres breaststroke
SwimmingWomen's 200 metres breaststroke

Jacqueline Grant
Julie Pugh
Sarah Thorpe		SwimmingWomen's 4 x 100 metres freestyle

Dimity Douglas
Georgina Parkes
Karen Phillips		SwimmingWomen's 4 x 100 metres medley

Donna Rankin		Synchronised SwimmingWomen's duet
WeightliftingMen's super heavyweight

Aquatics

The aquatics events were held at the Royal Commonwealth Pool.

Diving

;Men
;Women

Swimming

;Men
;Women

Athletics

;Men
;Track and road
;Field
;Combined events – Decathlon
;Women
;Track and road
;Field
;Combined events – Heptathlon

Boxing

;Men

Cycling

;Men

Lawn bowls

The lawn bowls were held at Balgreen.
;Men
;Women

Rowing

;Men
;Women

Shooting

;Open events
;Pistol
;Rifle
;Shotgun

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's 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
  • ** Coaches - Lyn Jones, Michael Noonan
  • * Wrestling
  • ** Manager - Reg Marsh
  • ** Coach - Witold Rejilich