Australia at the 1986 Commonwealth Games

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Australia at the
1986 Commonwealth Games
CGF codeAUS
CGAAustralian Commonwealth Games Association
Websitecommonwealthgames.org.au
in Edinburgh, Scotland
Competitors235 in 11 sports
Flag bearersOpening: Michael Turtur [1]
Closing:Gael Martin [2]
Officials69
Medals
Ranked 3rd
Gold
40
Silver
46
Bronze
35
Total
121
Commonwealth Games appearances (overview)

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

Medalists[edit]

The following Australian competitors won medals at the games.


Officials[edit]

  • 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
    • Shooting
      • Manager - Alastair Macpherson
      • Fullbore Coach - John Collinson
      • Smallbore Coach - David MacFarlane
      • Pistol Coach - Tibor Gonczol
      • Clay Target Coach - Peter Quire
    • Swimming
    • 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[3]

See also[edit]

References[edit]

  1. ^ "Flag bearers". Australian Web Archive. Archived from the original on 23 November 1998. Retrieved 11 February 2018.
  2. ^ "Annual Report 2017" (PDF). Commonwealth Games Australia. Retrieved 11 February 2018.[permanent dead link]
  3. ^ 1911-2010 Australia at the Commonwealth Games : Delhi 2010 XIX Commonwealth Games 3-14 October. Melbourne: Australian Commonwealth Games Association. 2010.

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