England at the 2002 Commonwealth Games

England at the 2002 Commonwealth Games
CGF code	ENG
CGA	Commonwealth Games England
Website	weareengland.org
in Manchester, England
Competitors	444
Flag bearers	Darren Campbell (athletics) (opening) Karen Pickering (swimming) (closing)
Officials	221
Medals Ranked 2nd	Gold 54 Silver 51 Bronze 60 Total 165
Commonwealth Games appearances (overview)
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England was represented at the 2002 Commonwealth Games.

England joined the Commonwealth of Nations as part of the United Kingdom in 1931.

The team that attended the games in Manchester was the largest fielded up to that point, comprising 444 competitors and 221 officials.

Medals

Main article: 2002 Commonwealth Games Medal Count

	Gold	Silver	Bronze	Total
England	54	51	60	165

Medallists

Gold

Athletics:

Steve Backley, men's javelin

Michael East, men's 1500 m

Jonathan Edwards, men's triple jump

Ashia Hansen, women's triple jump

Kelly Holmes, women's 1500 m

Michael Jones, men's hammer throw

Nathan Morgan, men's long jump

Paula Radcliffe, women's 5000 m

Chris Rawlinson, 400 m hurdles

Lorraine Shaw, women's hammer throw

Darren Campbell, Allyn Condon, Marlon Devonish & Jason Gardener, men's 4x100 m relay

Sean Baldock, Daniel Caines, Jared Deacon, Chris Rawlinson, men's 4x400 m relay

Badminton:

Simon Archer & Joanne Goode, mixed doubles

James Anderson, Simon Archer, Robert Blair, Anthony Clark, Mark Constable, Gail Emms, Joanne Goode, Tracey Hallam, Colin Haughton, Donna Kellogg, Julia Mann, Ella Miles, Nathan Robertson & Sara Sankey, team

Boxing:

Darren Barker, light welterweight 63.5 kg

David Dolan, super heavyweight 81 kg

Diving:

Peter Waterfield, men's 10 m platform

Gymnastics:

Kanukai Jackson, men's individual all-around

Beth Tweddle, women's uneven bars

Ross Brewer, Craig Heap, Kanukai Jackson, John Smethurst, Cuong Thoong, men's team all-around

Judo:

Simone Callender, women's 78kg+

Craig Fallon, men's 60 kg

Winston Gordon, men's 90 kg

Warren James, men's 66 kg

Samantha Lowe, women's 70 kg

Karen Roberts, women's 63 kg

Michelle Rogers, women's 78 kg

Georgina Singleton, women's 52 kg

Lawn bowls:

Ruth Small, women's blind

David Holt, Robert Newman, John Ottaway & Simon Skelton, men's fours

Ellen Alexander, Carol Duckworth, Gill Mitchell & Shirley Page, women's fours

Shooting:

Mick Gault, men's 10 m air pistol

Mick Gault, men's 50 m pistol

Charlotte Kerwood, women's double trap

Nicholas Baxter & Mick Gault, men's 10 m air pistol pairs

Mike Babb & Neil Day, men's 50 m rifle prone pairs

Squash:

Lee Beachill & Peter Nicol, men's doubles

Swimming:

Zoë Baker, women's 50 m breaststroke

Rebecca Cooke, women's 400 m freestyle

Rebecca Cooke, women's 800 m freestyle

James Gibson, men's 50 m breaststroke

James Goddard, men's 200 m backstroke

Karen Pickering, women's 200 m freestyle

Sarah Price, women's 100 m backstroke

Sarah Price, women's 200 m backstroke

Adam Whitehead, men's 100 m breaststroke

Jo Fargus, Georgina Lee, Karen Legg & Karen Pickering, women's 4x200 freestyle relay

Table tennis:

Sue Gilroy, women's singles EAD

Andrew Baggaley & Gareth Herbert, men's doubles

Andrew Baggaley, Alex Parry, Matthew Syed, Terry Young & Gareth Herbert, men's team

Weightlifting:

Giles Greenwood, men's +105 kg snatch

Delroy McQueen, men's 105 kg snatch

Delroy McQueen, men's 105 kg clean and jerk

Delroy McQueen, men's 105 kg overall

Silver

Athletics:

Marlon Devonish, men's 200 m

Phillips Idowu, men's triple jump

Jade Johnson, women's long jump

Susan Jones, women's high jump

Lisa Kehler, women's 20 km walk

Helen Frost, Helen Karagounis, Lisa Miller & Melanie Purkiss, women's 4x400 m relay

Badminton:

Tracey Hallam, women's singles

Boxing:

Steven Birch, middleweight 75 kg

Darren Langley, light flyweight 48 kg

Paul Smith, light middleweight 71 kg

Cycling:

Julie Paulding, women's 500 m time trial

Jason Queally, men's 1000 m time trial

Bradley Wiggins, men's 4000 m individual pursuit

Paul Manning, Chris Newton, Bryan Steel & Bradley Wiggins, men's 4000 m team pursuit

Jason Queally, Andy Slater & Jamie Staff, men's 750 m team sprint

Diving:

Tony Ally, men's 1 m springboard

Tony Ally, men's 3 m springboard

Leon Taylor, men's 10 m platform

Gymnastics:

Kanukai Jackson, men's pommel horse

Kanukai Jackson, men's vault

Beth Owen, women's floor

Beth Tweddle, women's individual all-around

Katy Lennon, Lizzy Line, Becky Owen, Beth Tweddle & Nicola Willis, women's team all-around

Hockey:

Anna Bennett, Jennie Bimson, Sarah Blanks, Melanie Clewlow, Joanne Ellis, Helen Grant, Frances Houslop, Leisa King, Mandy Nicholson, Carolyn Reid, Helen Richardson, Hilary Rose, Jane Smith, Rachel Walker, Kate Walsh & Lucilla Wright, women's hockey

Judo:

Thomas Cousins, men's 81 kg

Sam Delahay, men's 100 kg

Clare Lynch, women's 48 kg

Daniel Sargent, men's +100 kg

Lawn bowls:

Stephen Farish & Dean Morgan, men's pairs

Shooting:

Mike Babb, men's 50 m rifle prone

Anita North, women's trap

Jason Burrage & Chris Hector, men's 50 m rifle 3 positions pairs

Christopher Dean & Ian Peel, men's trap pairs

Lesley Goddard & Anita North, women's trap pairs

Note: Due to there only being three pairs of competitors in the women's skeet pairs, only the gold medal was awarded. So whilst the pairing of Susan Bramley & Pinky le Grelle did finish in second, they did not receive the silver medal. ^[1]

Squash:

Peter Nicol, men's singles

Tania Bailey & Cassie Jackman, women's doubles

Swimming:

Jo Fargus, women's 200 m backstroke

Georgina Lee, women's 200 m butterfly

Karen Legg, women's 200 m freestyle

Stephen Parry, men's 200 m butterfly

Adrian Turner, men's 200 m individual medley

Adam Whitehead, men's 50 m breaststroke

James Hickman, Matt Kidd, Adam Ruckwood & Adam Whitehead, men's 4x100 m medley relay

Rosalind Brett, Karen Legg, Melanie Marshall & Karen Pickering, women's 4x100 m freestyle relay

Synchronised swimming:

Gayle Adamson, synchronised swimming solo

Gayle Adamson & Katie Hooper, synchronised swimming duet

Weightlifting:

Anthony Arthur, men's 85 kg combined

Anthony Arthur, men's 85 kg snatch

Giles Greenwood, men's +105 kg combined

David Guest, men's 94 kg combined

David Guest, men's 94 kg snatch

Bronze

Athletics:

Darren Campbell, men's 200 m

Ben Challenger, men's high jump

Paul Head, men's hammer throw

Irie Hill, women's pole vault

Kelly Morgan, women's javelin

Carl Myerscough, men's shot put

Shelley Newman, women's discus

Nick Nieland, men's javelin

Helen Pattinson, women's 1500 m

Bob Weir, men's discus

Shani Anderson, Vernicha James, Joice Maduaka & Abi Oyepitan, women's 4x100 m relay

Badminton:

James Anderson & Simon Archer, men's doubles (with Clark and Robertson, no third-place play-off)

Anthony Clark & Nathan Robertson, men's doubles (with Anderson and Archer, no third-place play-off)

Anthony Clark & Sara Sankey, mixed doubles

Gail Emms & Joanne Goode, women's doubles

Boxing:

Mark Moran, bantamweight 54 kg

Andy Morris, lightweight 60 kg

Cycling:

Tony Gibb, men's 20 km scratch race

Rachel Heal, women's road race

Liam Killeen, men's cross country

Paul Manning, men's 4000 m individual pursuit

Chris Newton, men's points race

Jamie Staff, men's 1000 m time trial

Diving:

Jane Smith, women's 1 m springboard

Jane Smith, women's 3 m springboard

Gymnastics:

John Smethurst, men's parallel bars

Judo:

Sophie Cox, women's 57 kg

Lawn bowls:

Amy Gowshall & Lynne Whitehead, women's pairs

Shooting:

Mick Gault, men's 25 m standard pistol

Louise Minett, women's 10 m air rifle

Chris Hector & Nigel Wallace, men's 10 m air rifle pairs

John Bellamy & Richard Faulds, men's double trap pairs

Richard Brickell & Drew Harvey, men's skeet pairs

Glyn Barnett & Jane Messer, open full bore rifle pairs

Victoria Eaton & Louise Minett, women's 10 m air rifle pairs

Linda Smallbone & Helen Vincent, women's 50 m rifle prone pairs

Squash:

Cassie Jackman, women's singles

Mark Chaloner & Paul Johnson, men's doubles

Fiona Geaves & Chris Walker, mixed doubles

Linda Charman & Fiona Geaves, women's doubles

Swimming:

Mark Foster, men's 50 m butterfly

Mark Foster, men's 50 m freestyle

James Gibson, men's 100 m breaststroke

James Goddard, men's 200 m individual medley

James Hickman, men's 200 m butterfly

Karen Legg, women's 100 m freestyle

Darren Mew, men's 50 m breaststroke

Simon Militis, men's 200 m backstroke

Margaretha Pedder, women's 200 m butterfly

Sarah Price, women's 50 m backstroke

Katy Sexton, women's 200 m backstroke

Adrian Turner, men's 400 m individual medley

Simon Burnett, Adam Faulkner, Stephen Parry & James Salter, men's 4x200 m freestyle relay

Kate Haywood, Georgina Lee, Karen Legg & Sarah Price, women's 4x100 m medley relay

Table tennis:

Cathy Mitton, women's singles EAD

Weightlifting:

Anthony Arthur, men's 85 kg clean and jerk

Gurbinder Cheema, men's 105 kg snatch

Stewart Cruickshank, men's 96 kg combined

Karl Grant, men's 94 kg clean and jerk

Giles Greenwood, men's 105 kg clean and jerk

Sports and competitors

Boxing

• Main article: Boxing at the 2002 Commonwealth Games

Men only

Athlete	Events	Club
Darren Barker	63.5kg light-welterweight
Stephen Bell	57kg featherweight
Steven Birch	75kg middleweight
David Dolan	+91kg super heavyweight
Courtney Fry	81kg light-heavyweight
Daniel Happe	67kg welterweight
David Haye	91kg heavyweight
Darren Langley	48kg lightweight
Matthew Marsh	51kg flyweight
Mark Moran	54kg bantamweight
Andy Morris	60kg lightweight
Paul Smith	71kg light-middleweight

Lawn bowls

• Main article: Lawn bowls at the 2002 Commonwealth Games

Men

Athlete	Events	Club
Stephen Farish	pairs
David Holt	fours
Mervyn King	singles
Dean Morgan	pairs
John Ottaway	fours
Robert Newman	fours
Simon Skelton	fours

Women

Athlete	Events	Club
Ellen Alexander	fours
Jean Baker	singles
Carol Duckworth	fours
Amy Gowshall	pairs
Gill Mitchell	fours
Shirley Page	fours
Lynne Whitehead	pairs

Netball

• Main article: Netball at the 2002 Commonwealth Games

Women only

With a team captained by Olivia Murphy and coached by Lyn Gunson, England finished fourth in the netball at the 2002 Commonwealth Games. They lost to Jamaica 55–53 in the bronze medal match. ^{[2] [3]}

Pool A

26 July 2002	England	87–26	Canada
18:30	Alex Astle  30 Joanne Steed  22 Abby Teare  18 Jess Garland  17	Report	Dulcina Wind  14 Maralyn Hope  12

27 July 2002	England	75–34	Sri Lanka
18:30	Alex Astle  31/41 (76%) Jess Garland  25 Joanne Steed  19	Report	Sashika Samarasinghe  13 Prasadi Nalika  12 Gishanthi Jayakody  8 Anoma Sriyakanthi  1

28 July 2002	England	81–18	Wales
20:30	Alex Astle  42/66 (64%) Abby Teare  39/48 (81%)	Report	Sian Edwards  8 Mair Jones  6 ??  2

29 July 2002	England	35–67	New Zealand
20:30	Abby Teare  22 Alex Astle  13	Report	Irene van Dyk  44/48 (92%) Donna Loffhagen  15 Belinda Colling  8

Sources: ^{[4] [5]}

Table

Pos	Team	P	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts
1	New Zealand	4	4	0	0	365	101	+264	8
2	England	4	3	0	1	278	145	+133	6
3	Wales	4	2	0	2	138	251	-113	4
4	Canada	4	1	0	3	137	286	-149	2
5	Sri Lanka	4	0	0	4	156	291	-135	0

  Qualified for Major semi-finals
  Qualified for Minor Semi-finals
  Qualified for 7th/10th classification

Sources: ^{[5] [6]}

Minor semi-finals

31 July 2002	England	55–40	South Africa
21:00	Abby Teare  29/39 (74%) Joanne Steed  16 Alex Astle  10	Report	Sindiswe Gumede  28 Martha Machoga  12

Major semi-finals

2 August 2002	Australia	49–38	England
20:30	Eloise Southby  28 Sharelle McMahon  15 Jacqui Delaney  6		Joanne Steed  19 Abby Teare  17 Alex Astle  2

Sources: ^{[4] [5]}

Bronze medal match

4 August 2002	Jamaica	55–53	England
11:00	Elaine Davis  42 Simone Forbes  13		Alex Astle  32/38 (84%) Abby Teare  21	Attendance: 10,000

Sources: ^{[2] [3]}

Squad

England roster
Players	Coaches
Name Pos DOB Height Club Nat Caps Karen Aspinall WA, C (1978-06-07)7 June 1978 (aged 24) 1.68 m (5 ft 6 in) Birmingham Blaze Alex Astle GA, GS (1972-03-19)19 March 1972 (aged 30) – Birmingham Blaze Pamela Cookey GA, GS, WA (1984-09-02)2 September 1984 (aged 17) 1.78 m (5 ft 10 in) Team Bath Force Jess Garland WA, GA (1979-11-15)15 November 1979 (aged 22) 1.76 m (5 ft 9 in) Team Bath Force Geva Mentor GK, GD (1984-09-17)17 September 1984 (aged 17) 1.88 m (6 ft 2 in) Team Bath Force Sonia Mkoloma GD, GK (1979-01-17)17 January 1979 (aged 23) 1.86 m (6 ft 1 in) London Tornadoes Olivia Murphy  (c) C, WA (1977-04-24)24 April 1977 (aged 25) – Northern Flames Fiona Murtagh C, WD (1967-04-30)30 April 1967 (aged 35) – London Hurricanes Tracey Neville WA, GA (1977-01-21)21 January 1977 (aged 25) 1.73 m (5 ft 8 in) Northern Thunder Amanda Newton  (vc) GD, WD, GK (1977-04-08)8 April 1977 (aged 25) – Northern Thunder Naomi Siddall GD, GK (1975-04-02)2 April 1975 (aged 27) 1.82 m (6 ft 0 in) London Hurricanes Joanne Steed GS (1975-03-20)20 March 1975 (aged 27) 1.84 m (6 ft 0 in) London Tornadoes Abby Teare GA, GS (1977-05-25)25 May 1977 (aged 25) 1.81 m (5 ft 11 in) London Hurricanes	Head coach Lyn Gunson [7] Assistant coach Waimarama Taumaunu Notes (c)– Captain (cc)– Co-captain (vc)– Vice-captain – Injury / maternity leave (TRP)– Temporary Replacement Player

Sources: ^{[4] [8]}

References

1. "Commonwealth Games medallists - shooting". gbrathletics.com. Retrieved 16 January 2014.
2. "Jamaica clinch play-off thriller". news.bbc.co.uk. 4 August 2002. Retrieved 19 July 2021.
3. "Jamaica take bronze from England's netballers". m2002.thecgf.com. 4 August 2002. Archived from the original on 18 October 2021. Retrieved 19 August 2025.
4. "BBC Sport – Commonwealth Games 2002 – Statistics". news.bbc.co.uk. 4 August 2002. Archived from the original on 28 November 2022. Retrieved 22 August 2025.
5. "Women Netball Commonwealth Games Machester (ENG) 2002". www.todor66.com. Archived from the original on 4 April 2016. Retrieved 8 July 2021.
6. "Pool A Summary". m2002.thecgf.com. 30 July 2002. Archived from the original on 29 November 2021. Retrieved 18 August 2025.
7. "England net win over Sri Lanka". m2002.thecgf.com. 27 July 2002. Archived from the original on 13 August 2021. Retrieved 5 May 2020.
8. "Team England selects strong netball squad for Manchester 2002". www.theboltonnews.co.uk. 8 August 2002. Archived from the original on 13 August 2021. Retrieved 18 March 2020.

External links

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