Bangladesh at the Commonwealth Games

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Bangladesh at the
Commonwealth Games
Flag of Bangladesh.svg
CGF code BAN
CGA Bangladesh Olympic Association
Website nocban.org
Medals
Ranked 35th
Gold
2
Silver
4
Bronze
2
Total
8
Commonwealth Games appearances (overview)

Bangladesh has competed at eight Commonwealth Games, with the first coming in 1978. They did not compete again until 1990, but have competed in every Games since. Bangladesh has won eight Commonwealth Games medals, all coming in shooting events. [1]

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Medals

GamesGoldSilverBronzeTotal
1978 Edmonton 0000
1982 Brisbane did not attend
1986 Edinburgh
1990 Auckland 1012
1994 Victoria 0000
1998 Kuala Lumpur 0000
2002 Manchester 1001
2006 Melbourne 0101
2010 Delhi 0011
2014 Glasgow 0101
2018 Gold Coast 0202
2022 Birmingham 0000
Total2428

List of Medalists

Bangladesh's most successful medallist at the Commonwealth Games was Asif Hossain Khan who earned himself one gold, one silver and one bronze. He also shares the most Commonwealth Games medals for Bangladesh with Abdullah Hel Baki with three medals each.

MedalNameGamesSportEvent
Gold medal icon.svg Gold Ateequr Rahman
Abdus Sattar
1990 Auckland Shooting pictogram.svg Shooting Men's Air Pistol - Pairs
Bronze medal icon.svg Bronze Ateequr Rahman
Abdus Sattar
1990 Auckland Shooting pictogram.svg Shooting Men's Free Pistol - Pairs
Gold medal icon.svg Gold Asif Hossain Khan 2002 Manchester Shooting pictogram.svg Shooting Men's Air Rifle
Silver medal icon.svg Silver Asif Hossain Khan
Anjan Kumer Singha
2006 Melbourne Shooting pictogram.svg Shooting Men's 10 m Air Rifle Pairs
Bronze medal icon.svg Bronze Abdullah Hel Baki
Asif Hossain Khan
2010 Delhi Shooting pictogram.svg Shooting Men's 10 m Air Rifle Pairs
Silver medal icon.svg Silver Abdullah Hel Baki 2014 Glasgow Shooting pictogram.svg Shooting Men's 10 m Air Rifle
Silver medal icon.svg Silver Abdullah Hel Baki 2018 Gold Coast Shooting pictogram.svg Shooting Men's 10 m Air Rifle
Silver medal icon.svg Silver Shakil Ahmed 2018 Gold Coast Shooting pictogram.svg Shooting Men's 50 m Pistol

Medals by sport

Bangladesh has so far only achieved medals from the Shooting event.

SportGoldSilverBronzeTotal
Shooting pictogram.svg Shooting 2428
Totals (1 sports)2428

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References

  1. "Bangladesh". Commonwealth Games Federation . Retrieved 21 July 2020.