England at the 2006 Commonwealth Games


England at the 2006 Commonwealth Games were represented by the Commonwealth Games Council for England. The country went by the abbreviation ENG and used the St George's Cross as flag and Land of Hope and Glory as the national anthem.
Diver Tony Ally bore England's flag at the opening ceremony whilst shooter Mick Gault bore the flag during the closing ceremony, both chosen by a vote of England team managers from a list of nominations.

Expectations

England entered these Games, held in Melbourne; Australia, after playing hosts to the previous Games in Manchester in Manchester 2002. The medal tally was not expected to be a large as at the 2002 Games, where England had a home advantage and achieved a total of 166 medals including 54 Gold, 51 Silver and 60 Bronze to finish in second place behind Australia. A strong second place in the medal tally was, however, still expected.
The country sent a large team, with competitors taking part in every sport in the schedule. The largest teams were sent in athletics and swimming and it was in these sports, along with cycling and shooting that the team hoped to win most medals. Though there were medal hopes across most sports.

Medals

SportTotal
Swimming811423
Shooting68519
Athletics64818
Boxing5128
Cycling45211
Gymnastics2226
Badminton2125
Squash2125
Table Tennis1113
Diving0213
Lawn Bowls0112
Rugby Sevens0101
Synchronised Swimming0101
Weightlifting0101
Basketball0022
Hockey0011
Netball0011
Triathlon0000
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Medallists

MedalNameSportEvent
AthleticsWomen's 1,500m
AthleticsMen's Triple Jump
AthleticsMen's Decathlon
AthleticsMen's Javelin
AthleticsWomen's 400m
AthleticsWomen's Heptathlon
BadmintonWomen's Singles
& BadmintonMixed Doubles
BoxingMen's Flyweight 51 kg
BoxingMen's Featherweight 57 kg
BoxingMen's Lightweight 60 kg
BoxingMen's Light Welterweight 64 kg
BoxingMen's Super Heavyweight +91 kg
CyclingMen's Mountain Bike
CyclingMen's 4,000m Individual Pursuit
CyclingWomen's Sprint
,, & CyclingMen's Team Pursuit
GymnasticsWomen's Vault
GymnasticsMen's Pommel Horse
ShootingMen's 25m Standard Pistol
ShootingWomen's Double Trap
& ShootingMen's 50m Rifle Prone Pairs
& ShootingOpen Full Bore Pairs
& ShootingWomen's 50m Rifle 3 Position Pairs
& ShootingWomen's Double Trap Pairs
SquashMen's Singles
& SquashMen's Doubles
SwimmingMen's 100m Freestyle
SwimmingMen's 50m Backstroke
SwimmingMen's 100m Breaststroke
SwimmingMen's 50m Breaststroke
SwimmingWomen's 800m Freestyle
SwimmingMen's 200m Freestyle
SwimmingMen's 100m Backstroke
,, & SwimmingMen's 4x00m Freestyle Relay
Table TennisWomen's Singles EAD

Silver

Athletics:
Badminton:
Boxing:
Cycling:
Diving:
Gymnastics:
Lawn Bowls:
Rugby Sevens:
Shooting:
Squash:
Swimming:
Synchronised Swimming:
Table Tennis:
Weightlifting:

Bronze

Athletics:

Badminton:
Basketball:
Boxing:
Cycling:

Diving:
Gymnastics:
Hockey:
Lawn Bowls:
Netball:
Shooting:
Squash:
Swimming:
Table Tennis:

Athletics

Team England sent a team of 89 athletes to compete in the Commonwealth Games Athletics meet. The team won 18 medals at the 2006 Commonwealth Games Athletics Meet ; six gold, four silver and eight bronze.
;Men
;Track
  • Q : Qualified for next round
  • DNS : Did not start race
  • DNF : Did not finish race
  • DSQ : Disqualified
  • EAD : event for athlete with a disability
;Field
  • Q : Qualified for final
;Combined events
;Women
;TrackQ : Qualified for next round
  • DNF : Did not finish
  • DNS : Did not start
  • DSQ : Disqualified
  • EAD : Events for athletes with a disability
;Field
;Combined events

Badminton

;Singles and Doubles events
;Mixed Team Event
TeamEventRoundOpponentMen's SinglesMen's DoublesWomen's SinglesWomen's DoublesMixed DoublesOverall

Basketball

Men's tournament

;Pool Classification
TeamWinsLosses
'''New Zealand

Women's tournament

;Pool Classification
TeamWinsLosses
'''Australia

Boxing

RSC : referee stopped contestRET : retired WO : walkover

Cycling

Road

AthleteEventTimeRank
Steve CummingsMen's Time Trial52:10.5814
Steve CummingsMen's Road Racel4:05:344
Paul ManningMen's Time Trial51:42.859
Paul ManningMen's Road RaceDNF-
Stuart DangerfieldMen's Time Trial50:57.006
Wendy HouvenaghelWomen's Time Trial39:46.026
Wendy HouvenaghelWomen's Road Race2:59:3214
Rachel HealeWomen's Time Trial39:36.375
Rachel HealeWomen's Road Race2:59:135
Amy HuntWomen's Road Race2:59:298
Charlotte GoldsmithWomen's Road Race2:59:3212
Nikki HarrisWomen's Road Race2:59:3213
Emma JonesWomen's Road Race3:01:4021
Russell DowningMen's Road Race4:21:0532
Ian StannardMen's Road RaceDNF-
Chris NewtonMen's Road RaceDNF-
Robin SharmanMen's Road RaceDNF-
DNF : did not finish

Track

QG – qualified for Gold FinalQB – qualified for Bronze Final

Mountain bike

AthleteEventTimeRank
Oli BeckingsaleMen's mountain bike2:13:26
Liam KilleenMen's mountain bike2:13:11
Simon RichardsonMen's mountain bike2:23:4412
Amy HuntWomen's mountain bike2:01:334

Diving

;Men

  • 1 m: Ben Swain, Peter Waterfield
  • 3 m: Ben Swain, Tony Ally
  • 10 m: Peter Waterfield, Gareth Jones, Leon Taylor
  • 3 m synchro: Tony Ally/Mark Shipman
  • 10 m synchro: Callum Johnstone/Gary Hunt, Peter Waterfield/Leon Taylor
;Women
  • 1 m: Tandi Indergaard
  • 3 m: Rebecca Gallentree, Hayley Sage, Tandi Indergaard
  • 10 m: Sarah Barrow, Stacie Powell, Tonia Couch
  • 3 m Synchro: Tandi Indergaard/Hayley Sage
  • 10 m Synchro: Stacie Powell/Tonia Couch, Brooke Graddon/Sarah Barrow

Field hockey

Men's tournament

Head coach: Jason Lee

Women's tournament

Head coach: Danny Kerry

Gymnastics

Artistic

;Men
  • Ryan Bradley
  • Ross Brewer
  • Luke Folwell
  • Louis Smith
  • Kristian Thomas
;Women

Rhythmic

Lawn bowls

;Men
;Women
  • Jean Baker
  • Ellen Falkner
  • Susan Harriott
  • Katherine Hawes
  • Amy Monkhouse
  • Catherine Popple

Netball

England finished third in the netball at the 2006 Commonwealth Games. In the bronze medal match, they defeated Jamaica 53–52.
;Pool 1
;Table
;Semi-final
;Bronze medal match
;Squad

Rugby sevens

Shooting

;Men
  • Clay target:
  • Skeet: Richard Brickell, Clive Bramley
  • Trap: Christopher Dean, Edward Ling
  • Double trap: Richard Faulds, Steve Walton
  • Pistol:
  • 10 m air pistol: Mick Gault, Nick Baxter
  • 25 m centre fire: Peter Flippant, Simon Lucas
  • 25 m standard pistol: Mick Gault, Simon Lucas
  • 50 m pistol: Mick Gault, Nick Baxter
  • Small bore rifle:
  • 10 m: air rifle: Chris Hector, Chris Lacey
  • 50 m rifle 3 positions: Chris Hector, Jason Burrage
  • 50 m: rifle prone: Mike Babb, Chris Hector
;Women
  • Clay Target:
  • Skeet: Elena Little, Pinky Le Grelle
  • Trap: Lesley Goddard
  • Double trap: Charlotte Kerwood, Rachel Parish
  • Pistol:
  • 10 m air pistol: Georgina Geikie, Julia Lydall
  • 25 m sports pistol: Georgina Geikie, Julia Lydall
  • Small bore rifle:
  • 10 m air rifle: Louise Minett, Becky Spicer
  • 50 m rifle 3 positions: Louise Minett, Becky Spicer
  • 50 m rifle prone: Sharon Lee, Helen Spittles
;Open

Squash

;Men
;Women

Swimming

;Men
;Women

Synchronised swimming

Table tennis

;Men
;Women
;Men's Team Event
Pool C
TeamWinsLosses
Wales

Triathlon

;Men
AthleteEvent1500m Swim40 km Cycle10 km RunTotal TimeRank
Stuart HayesIndividual17:48.161:01:03.3532:01.671:50:53.189
Will ClarkeIndividual17:47.161:01:04.9731:50.851:50:42.987
Tim DonIndividual17:43.171:01:08.5130:46.391:49:38.074

;Women
AthleteEvent1500m Swim40 km Cycle10 km RunTotal TimeRank
Liz BlatchfordIndividual18:24.441:05:46.3635:19.611:59:30.416
Julie DibensIndividual18:20.421:05:50.4336:51.312:01:02.1610
Andrea WhitcombeIndividual18:33.151:05:39.3735:59.282:00:11.807

Weightlifting

;Men
;Men – EAD
AthleteEventWeights LiftedFactored WeightRank
Jason IrvingOpen EAD167.5 kg180.8 kg
Anthony PeddleOpen EAD130.0 kg156.7 kg11

;Women