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The 2006 Commonwealth Games, officially known as the 18th Commonwealth Games, were a multi-sport event held in Melbourne, Victoria, Australia between 15 and 26 March 2006. A total of 4,071 athletes representing 71 Commonwealth Games Associations participated in 247 events from 16 sports. [1] A total of 743 medals were awarded over the course of the Games. [2]
* Host nation (Australia)
| Rank | CGA | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  Australia (AUS)* | 84 | 69 | 69 | 222 |
| 2 |  England (ENG) | 36 | 40 | 34 | 110 |
| 3 |  Canada (CAN) | 26 | 29 | 31 | 86 |
| 4 |  India (IND) | 22 | 17 | 11 | 50 |
| 5 |  South Africa (RSA) | 12 | 13 | 13 | 38 |
| 6 |  Scotland (SCO) | 11 | 7 | 11 | 29 |
| 7 |  Jamaica (JAM) | 10 | 4 | 8 | 22 |
| 8 |  Malaysia (MAS) | 7 | 12 | 10 | 29 |
| 9 |  New Zealand (NZL) | 6 | 12 | 14 | 32 |
| 10 |  Kenya (KEN) | 6 | 5 | 7 | 18 |
| 11 |  Singapore (SIN) | 5 | 6 | 7 | 18 |
| 12 |  Nigeria (NGR) | 4 | 6 | 7 | 17 |
| 13 |  Wales (WAL) | 3 | 5 | 11 | 19 |
| 14 |  Cyprus (CYP) | 3 | 1 | 2 | 6 |
| 15 |  Ghana (GHA) | 2 | 0 | 1 | 3 |
 Uganda (UGA) | 2 | 0 | 1 | 3 | |
| 17 |  Pakistan (PAK) | 1 | 3 | 1 | 5 |
| 18 |  Papua New Guinea (PNG) | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 |
| 19 |  Isle of Man (IOM) | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
 Namibia (NAM) | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | |
 Tanzania (TAN) | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | |
| 22 |  Sri Lanka (SRI) | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 23 |  Mauritius (MRI) | 0 | 3 | 0 | 3 |
| 24 |  Bahamas (BAH) | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
 Northern Ireland (NIR) | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | |
| 26 |  Cameroon (CMR) | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 |
| 27 |  Botswana (BOT) | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
 Malta (MLT) | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | |
 Nauru (NRU) | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | |
| 30 |  Bangladesh (BAN) | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
 Grenada (GRN) | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | |
 Lesotho (LES) | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | |
| 33 |  Trinidad and Tobago (TRI) | 0 | 0 | 3 | 3 |
| 34 |  Seychelles (SEY) | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| 35 |  Barbados (BAR) | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
 Fiji (FIJ) | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
 Mozambique (MOZ) | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
 Samoa (SAM) | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
 Swaziland (SWZ) | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
| Totals (39 CGAs) | 245 | 244 | 256 | 745 | |
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