Scotland at the 1986 Commonwealth Games
Scotland competed in the 1986 Commonwealth Games as the host nation in Edinburgh from 24 July to 2 August, the second time the games were held in Edinburgh.
The Scottish team covered 12 sports.
Scotland finished sixth in the medals table with 3 gold, 12 silver and 18 bronze medals.
Medallists
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
| Athlete | Event | 100 m | 400 m | 1500 m | Final | Rank | |||||||
| Brad McStravick | Result | 10.83 | 6.73 | 13.47 | 1.93 | 49.52 | 15.15 | 40.52 | 4.40 | 56.06 | 4:33.05 | 7563 | 4 |
| Brad McStravick | Points | 899 | 750 | 696 | 740 | 837 | 831 | 675 | 731 | 679 | 725 | 7563 | 4 |
;Women
;Track and road
;Field
;Combined events – Heptathlon
| Athlete | Event | 200 m | 800 m | Final | Rank | |||||
| Valerie Walsh | Result | 14.26 | 1.76 | 11.11 | 25.59 | 5.51 | 36.82 | rowspan=2 | 5420 | 8 |
| Valerie Walsh | Points | 942 | 928 | 602 | 833 | 703 | 606 | - | 5420 | 8 |
Boxing
;MenCycling
;MenLawn bowls
The lawn bowls were held at Balgreen.Men
| Athlete | Events | Club |
| George Adrain | pairs | Armadale BC |
| Jim Boyle | fours | Whitburn BC |
| Richard Corsie | singles | Craigentinny BC |
| Willie Harkness | fours | Glengowan BC |
| Grant Knox | pairs | Armadale BC |
| John Watson | fours | Tranent BC |
| Malcolm Graham | fours | Linlithgow BC |
Women
| Athlete | Events | Club |
| Greta Boyle | pairs | Ardeer Recreation BC |
| Annette Evans | fours | Willowbank BC, Glasgow |
| Sarah Gourlay | fours | Annbank BC |
| Senga McCrone | singles | Buccleuch BC, Hawick |
| Janet Menzies | fours | Douglas Victoria BC |
| Nan Mulholland | pairs | Glengarnock BC |
| Frances Whyte | fours | Priorscroft BC, Paisley |
;Men
;Women
Rowing
;Men;Women
Shooting
;Open events;Pistol
;Rifle
;Shotgun