England at the 1986 Commonwealth Games
England competed at the 1986 Commonwealth Games in Edinburgh, Scotland, between 24 July and 2 August 1986.
England finished top of the medal table.
Medal table (top three)
The athletes that competed are listed below.Athletics
| Name | Event/s | Medal/s |
| Fayyaz Ahmed | high jump | |
| Kriss Akabusi | 400m, 4x400m relay | 1 x gold |
| Andy Ashurst | pole vault | 1 x gold |
| Lincoln Asquith | 4x100m relay | 1 x silver |
| Myrtle Augee | shot put | 1 x bronze |
| Julia Avis | discus | |
| Lorraine Baker | 800m | 1 x bronze |
| Joan Baptiste | 4x100m relay | 1 x gold |
| Helen Barnett | 400m | |
| Todd Bennett | 200m, 4x400m relay | 1 x gold, 1 x silver |
| Christine Benning | 3,000m | |
| Mary Berkeley | long jump | 1 x silver |
| Steve Binns | 10,000m | 1 x silver |
| Roger Black | 400m, 4x400m relay | 2 x gold |
| Daryl John Brand | javelin | |
| Derrick Brown | long jump | |
| Phil Brown | 400m, 4x400m relay | 1 x gold, 1 x bronze |
| Jack Buckner | 5,000m | 1 x silver |
| Christina Cahill | 1,500m | |
| Clarence Callender | 100m, 4x100m relay | 1 x silver |
| Linford Christie | 100m, 200m | 1 x silver |
| Sebastian Coe | 800m | |
| Billy Cole | shot put | 1 x gold |
| Kathy Cook | 200m, 400m, 4x100 & 400m relay | 1 x gold, 2 x silver, 1 x bronze |
| Steve Cram | 800m, 1,500m | 1 x gold |
| Gillian Dainty | 1,500m | |
| Diana Davies | high jump | |
| Paula Dunn | 100m, 4x100m relay | 1 x gold, 1 x silver |
| Diane Edwards | 800m | 1 x silver |
| Peter Elliott | 800m | 1 x bronze |
| Kathryn Farr | discus | |
| Kevin Forster | marathon | |
| Simone Gandy | 400m hurdles | |
| Julia Gates | marathon | |
| Eugene Gilkes | decathlon | |
| John Gladwin | 1,500m | 1 x silver |
| Dalton Grant | high jump | |
| Wilbert Greaves | 110m hurdles | |
| Sally Gunnell | 100m hurdles | 1 x gold |
| Kim Hagger | heptathlon, long jump | 1 x bronze |
| Jill Harrison | 10,000m | |
| Rob Harrison | 1,500m | |
| John Herbert | triple jump | |
| Mick Hill | javelin | 1 x silver |
| Mark Holtom | 400m hurdles | |
| Brian Hooper | pole vault | |
| Tim Hutchings | 5,000m | 1 x bronze |
| Simmone Jacobs | 200m | |
| Wendy Jeal | 100m Hurdles | 1 x silver |
| Mick Jones | hammer | |
| Linda Keough | 4x400m relay | 1 x silver |
| John King | long jump | |
| Jennifer Little | high jump | |
| Anna Jane Lockton | javelin | |
| Chris Maddocks | 30km walk | |
| Mike Makin | triple jump | 1 x silver |
| Marie Manning | high jump | |
| Paul Mardle | discus | |
| Ian McCombie | 30km walk | 1 x bronze |
| Mike McFarlane | 100m, 4x100m relay | 1 x silver, 1 x bronze |
| Mike McLeod | 10,000m | |
| Matthew Mileham | hammer | |
| Aileen Mills | 400m hurdles | |
| Aston Moore | triple jump | |
| Suzanne Morley | 1,500m | |
| Joanne Mulliner | heptathlon | |
| David Nelson | 110m hurdles | |
| Yvonne Hanson-Nortey | shot put | |
| Gary Oakes | 400m hurdles | |
| Heather Oakes | 100m, 4x100, relay | 2 x gold |
| Judy Oakes | shot put | 1 x silver |
| Philip Edward O'Brien | marathon | |
| Joyce Oladapo | long jump | 1 x gold |
| David Ottley | javelin | 1 x gold |
| Steve Ovett | 5,000m | 1 x gold |
| Angie Pain | marathon | |
| Jane Parry | 4x400m relay | 1 x silver |
| Nicholas Ronald Peach | 3000m steeplechase | |
| Debbie Peel | 10,000m | |
| Glynis Penny | marathon | |
| Henderson Pierre | high jump | 1 x bronze |
| Angela Piggford | 400m, 4x400m relay | 1 x silver |
| Karen Pugh | discus | 1 x bronze |
| John Regis | 200m | |
| Colin Reitz | 3,000m steeplechase | 1 x bronze |
| Greg Richards | decathlon | |
| Jon Ridgeon | 110m Hurdles | |
| Max Robertson | 400m Hurdles | |
| Martin Rush | 30km Walk | |
| Fred Salle | long jump | 1 x silver |
| Marina Samy | 10,000m | |
| Tessa Sanderson | javelin | 1 x gold |
| Graham Savory | discus, shot put | |
| Jane Shields | 3,000m | |
| Judy Simpson | heptathlon | 1 x gold |
| Lesley-Ann Skeete | 100m hurdles | |
| Richard Slaney | discus | |
| Wendy Sly | 3,000m | |
| David Smith | hammer | 1 x gold |
| Jon Solly | 10,000m | 1 x gold |
| Charlie Spedding | marathon | |
| Jennifer Stoute | 200m | |
| Daley Thompson | decathlon, pole vault, 4x100m relay | 1 x gold, 1 x silver |
| Helen Thorpe | 800m | |
| Andy Vince | shot put | |
| Eddie Wedderburn | 3,000m steeplechase | |
| Fatima Whitbread | javelin | 1 x silver |
| Philippa Jane Windle | 100m | |
| Yvette Wray | 400m hurdles |
Badminton
| Name | Event/s | Medal/s |
| Steve Baddeley | singles, team event | 2 x gold |
| Gillian Clark | singles, doubles, mixed, team event | 2 x gold, 1 x bronze |
| Fiona Elliot | singles, doubles, mixed, team event | 1 x gold, 2 x silver, 1 x bronze |
| Andy Goode | doubles, mixed, team event | 1 x gold, 2 x silver |
| Gillian Gowers | singles, doubles, mixed, team event | 2 x gold |
| Richard Outterside | mixed, team event | 1 x gold |
| Nigel Tier | doubles, mixed, team event | 1 x gold, 1 x silver |
| Helen Troke | singles, doubles, team event | 2 x gold, 1 x bronze |
| Nick Yates | singles, team event | 1 x gold, 1 x bronze |
Bowls
| Name | Event/s | Medal/s |
| Madge Allan | triples | 1 x bronze |
| Brenda Atherton | triples | 1 x bronze |
| Len Bowden | fours | |
| Pip Branfield | fours | |
| Barbara Fuller | triples | 1 x bronze |
| Julian Haines | fours | |
| Wendy Line | singles | 1 x gold |
| Mary Price | triples | 1 x bronze |
| Martyn Sekjer | fours | |
| Betty Stubbings | pairs | 1 x bronze |
| Andy Thomson | singles | |
| Jean Valls | pairs | 1 x bronze |
| Chris Ward | pairs | 1 x bronze |
| David Ward | pairs | 1 x bronze |
Boxing
| Name | Event/s | Medal/s |
| Eric Cardouza | 91kg heavyweight | 1 x bronze |
| Rod Douglas | 75kg middleweight | 1 x gold |
| Darren Dyer | 67kg welterweight | 1 x gold |
| Peter English | 57kg featherweight | 1 x silver |
| Mark Epton | 48kg light-flyweight | 1 x silver |
| Joey Jacobs | 60kg lightweight | 1 x bronze |
| John Lyon | 51kg flyweight | 1 x gold |
| Jim Moran | 81kg light-heavyweight | 1 x gold |
| Sean Murphy | 54kg bantamweight | 1 x gold |
| James Oyebola | 91kg super-heavyweight | 1 x bronze |
Cycling
| Name | Event/s | Medal/s |
| Adrian Adgar | scratch race | |
| Chris Boardman | pursuit, team pursuit | 1 x bronze |
| Gary Coltman | time trial, team pursuit | 1 x bronze |
| Paul Curran | road race, team time trial | 1 x gold |
| Deno Davie | road race, team time trial | 1 x gold |
| Alan Gornall | road race, team time trial | 1 x gold |
| Chris Lillywhite | road race | |
| Paul McHugh | time trial | |
| Rob Muzio | pursuit, team pursuit | 1 x bronze |
| Keith Reynolds | team time trial | 1 x gold |
| Guy Rowland | team pursuit | 1 x bronze |
| Colin Sturgess | pursuit | 1 x silver |
| Jon Walshaw | scratch race, time trial, team pursuit | 1 x bronze |
Diving
| Name | Event/s | Medal/s |
| Jeffrey Arbon | 3m springboard & 10m platform | |
| Lisa Brace | 3m springboard & 10m platform | |
| Alison Childs | 3m springboard | |
| Carolyn Roscoe | 3m springboard & 10m platform | |
| Rachel Spinks | 10m platform | |
| Nigel Stanton | 3m springboard & 10m platform | |
| James Roose | 3m springboard & 10m platform |
Rowing
| Name | Event/s | Medal/s |
| Christopher Bates | lightweight coxless four | 1 x gold |
| Pauline Bird | coxless pair, eights | 2 x silver |
| Gillian Bond | single scull | 1 x bronze |
| Alison Bonner | eights | 1 x silver |
| Patrick Broughton | eights | 1 x silver |
| Mark Buckingham | eights | 1 x silver |
| Judith Burne | lightweight coxless four | 1 x gold |
| Ann Callaway | coxed four, eights | 1 x silver, 1 x bronze |
| Lin Clark | lightweight coxless four | 1 x gold |
| Adam Clift | coxed four | 1 x gold |
| Beryl Crockford | lightweight single scull | |
| Martin Cross | coxed four | 1 x gold |
| Terence Dillon | eights | 1 x silver |
| Adrian Ellison | coxed four | 1 x gold |
| Graham Faultless | coxless four | 1 x bronze |
| Mostyn Field | coxless four | 1 x bronze |
| Alexa Forbes | lightweight coxless four | 1 x gold |
| Stuart Forbes | lightweight coxless four | 1 x gold |
| John Garrett | eights | 1 x silver |
| Joanne Gough | coxed four, eights | 1 x silver, 1 x bronze |
| Kate Grose | eights | 1 x silver |
| Peter Haining | lightweight coxless four | 1 x gold |
| Humphry Hatton | coxless four | 1 x bronze |
| Gillian Hodges | lightweight coxless four | 1 x gold |
| Andy Holmes | coxless pair, coxed four | 2 x gold |
| Kate Holroyd | coxed four, eights | 1 x silver, 1 x bronze |
| Richard Ireland | coxless four | 1 x bronze |
| Flo Johnston | coxless pair, eights | 2 x silver |
| John Maxey | eights | 1 x silver |
| Alison Norrish | coxed four, eights | 1 x silver, 1 x bronze |
| Claire Parker | double sculls | 1 x bronze |
| Stephen Peel | eights | 1 x silver |
| Diane Prince | double sculls | 1 x bronze |
| Steve Redgrave | single scull, coxless pair, coxed four | 3 x gold |
| Trish Reid | coxed four, eights | 1 x silver, 1 x bronze |
| Carl Smith | lightweight single scull, double scull | 2 x bronze |
| Jonathan Spencer-Jones | eights | 1 x silver |
| Neil Staite | lightweight coxless four | 1 x gold |
| Richard Stanhope | eights | 1 x silver |
| Vaughan Thomas | eights | 1 x silver |
| Allan Whitwell | double scull | 1 x bronze |
Shooting
| Name | Event/s | Medal/s |
| John Bloomfield | fullbore rifle & pair | 1 x bronze |
| Peter Boden | clay pigeon trap & pair | 1 x gold, 1 x silver |
| Malcolm Cooper | 10m air rifle & pair, 50m Rifle 3 pos & pair | 2 x gold, 2 x bronze |
| Sarah Cooper | 50m Rifle 3 pos & pair, 50m rifle prone & pair | 1 x gold |
| Nick Crawshaw | fullbore rifle & pair | |
| Michael Cutler | centre fire pistol & pair | 1 x silver |
| Brian Girling | rapid fire pistol & pair | 1 x gold |
| Ken Harman | skeet & pair | 1 x gold |
| Paul Leatherdale | 10m air pistol & pair, 50m free pistol & pair | 1 x gold, 1 x silver |
| Joe Neville | skeet & pair | 1 x gold, 1 x silver |
| Bob Northover | centre fire pistol & pair | 1 x gold, 1 x silver |
| Ian Peel | clay pigeon trap & pair | 2 x gold |
| Ian Reid | 10m air pistol & pair | 1 x gold |
| Robert Smith | 10m air rifle & pair | 1 x bronze |
| David Staniforth | 50m rifle prone & pair | |
| Terry Turner | rapid fire pistol & pair | 1 x gold |
| Richard Wang | 50m free pistol & pair | 1 x silver |
Swimming
| Name | Event/s | Medal/s |
| Helen Bewley | 200 butterfly | |
| Gary Binfield | 100/200 backstroke, 200/400 medley | |
| Patrick Blake | 200 backstroke | |
| Kevin Boyd | 200/400 freestyle, 200 backstroke, relay | 1 x silver, 1 x bronze |
| Jonathan Broughton | 200 freestyle, relay | 1 x bronze |
| Suki Brownsdon | 100/200 breaststroke, relay | 1 x gold |
| Lorraine Burt | 100 breaststroke | |
| Murray Buswell | 200 breaststroke | |
| Caroline Cooper | 100 butterfly, relays | 1 x gold, 1 x silver |
| Annabelle Cripps | 100/200/400 freestyle, relays | 2 x silver |
| John Davey | 400 freestyle, 100 backstroke, 200/400 medley, relay | 1 x bronze |
| Gary Donovan | 1500 freestyle | |
| Nicola Fibbens | 100 freestyle, relays | 1 x gold, 1 x silver, 1 x bronze |
| Caroline Foot | 100 butterfly | 1 x silver |
| Mark Foster | 100 freestyle, relay | 1 x bronze |
| Nick Gillingham | 100/200 breaststroke, relay | 1 x silver, 1 x bronze |
| Debra Gore | 100 freestyle | |
| Sarah Hardcastle | 400/800 freestyle, 400 medley, relay | 2 x gold, 1 x silver, 1 x bronze |
| Neil Harper | 100 backstroke, relay | 1 x silver |
| Nina Herbert | 200 breaststroke | |
| Simone Hindmarch | 100/200 backstroke, relay | 1 x gold |
| Nick Hodgson | 100/200 butterfly | 1 x bronze |
| Paul Howe | 200 freestyle, relay | 1 x bronze |
| Andy Jameson | 100 freestyle, 100 butterfly, relays | 1 x gold, 1 x silver, 2 x bronze |
| Tim Jones | 200 butterfly | |
| Roland Lee | 100 freestyle, 100 butterfly, relays | 1 x silver, 1 x bronze |
| Zara Long | 200 freestyle, 200 medley, relays | 2 x silver |
| Karen Mellor | 400/800 freestyle, relay | 1 x silver |
| Adrian Moorhouse | 100/200 breaststroke, relay | 1 x gold, 2 x silver |
| Myra O'Fee | 200 butterfly | |
| Steve Poulter | 200 butterfly, 400 medley | 1 x bronze |
| Samantha Purvis | 100/200 butterfly, 200 medley | 1 x bronze |
| Kathy Read | 100/200 backstroke, 400 medley | 1 x silver |
| Duncan Rolley | 200 medley | |
| Paul Shackley | 100 breaststroke | |
| David Stacey | 400/1500 freestyle | |
| Gaynor Stanley | 800 freestyle, 200 breaststroke, 400 medley | |
| Geoffrey Stewart | relay | 1 x bronze |
| Catherine White | 100/200 backstroke | |
| Stephen Willis | 1500 freestyle | |
| Joanne Wood | 100 breaststroke, 200 medley |
Synchronised swimming
| Name | Event/s | Medal/s |
| Amanda Dodd | solo & team | |
| Nicola Shearn | team |
Weightlifting
| Name | Event/s | Medal/s |
| Keith Boxell | 90kg middle-heavyweight | 1 x gold |
| Duncan Dawkins | 100kg sub-heavyweight | 1 x silver |
| Mark Groombridge | 110kg heavyweight | |
| Sabhijinder Singh Hayer | 56kg bantamweight | |
| Geoff Laws | 60kg featherweight | |
| Peter May | 82.5kg light-heavyweight | 1 x bronze |
| David Mercer | 90kg middle-heavyweight | 1 x silver |
| Andrew Saxton | 100kg sub-heavyweight | 1 x bronze |
| Tony Supple | 82.5kg light-heavyweight | |
| Dean Willey | 67.5kg lightweight | 1 x gold |
Wrestling
| Name | Event/s | Medal/s |
| Brian Aspen | 57kg bantamweight | 1 x bronze |
| Tony Bull | 82kg middleweight | 1 x bronze |
| Duncan Burns | 48kg light-flyweight | 1 x silver |
| Steve Cooper | 68kg lightweight | 1 x bronze |
| Nigel Donohue | 52kg flyweight | 1 x bronze |
| David Kilpin | 100kg heavyweight | 1 x bronze |
| Noel Loban | 90kg light-heavyweight | 1 x gold |
| Keith Peache | 100kg super-heavyweight | 1 x bronze |
| Fitzlloyd Walker | 74kg welterweight | 1 x bronze |