Northern Ireland at the 1986 Commonwealth Games

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Northern Ireland at the
1986 Commonwealth Games
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in Edinburgh, Scotland
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Medals
Ranked 7th
Gold
2
Silver
4
Bronze
9
Total
15
Commonwealth Games appearances (overview)
Other related appearances
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Northern Ireland competed at the 1986 Commonwealth Games in Edinburgh, Scotland, from 24 July to 2 August 1986. [1]

Contents

Northern Ireland finished 7th in the medal table with two gold medals, four silver medals and nine bronze medals. [2]

The Northern Irish team was named on 16 June 1986 and consisted of 80 athletes. [3]

Medalists

Gold

Silver

Bronze

Team

Athletics

Men

AthleteEventsClubMedals
Simon Herbert Baird 200m
Phil Beattie 400m hurdles Gold medal icon (G initial).svg
Martin Gerard Deane marathon
Martin Girvan hammer throw Silver medal icon (S initial).svg
Terence Peter Greene 5000m
Mark Brian Kirk 800m, 1500m
Floyd Manderson high jump
Peter McColgan steeplechase, 5000m
Kieran James Moore 110m hurdles
John Robert Reynolds discus throw, shot put
Stephen Wilson Martin 1500m

Women

AthleteEventsClubMedals
Janet Boyle high jump Bronze medal icon (B initial).svg
Jackie McKernan discus throw, shot put
Elaine McLaughlin 400m hurdles
Sharon McPeake high jump Silver medal icon (S initial).svg
Moira O'Neill marathon
Judith Robinson 100m, 100m hurdles

Badminton

Men

AthleteEventsClubMedals
Peter Ferguson singles, doubles, team
Rikki Keag singles, doubles, team
George Stephens singles, doubles, team
Bill Thompson singles, doubles, team

Women

AthleteEventsClubMedals
Barbara Beckett singles, mixed, team
Holly Lane singles, mixed, team
Ann Stephens singles, mixed, team

Boxing

AthleteEventsClubMedals
Chris Carleton 57kg Bronze medal icon (B initial).svg
Damien Denny 67kg Bronze medal icon (B initial).svg
Brendan Lowe 63.5kg Bronze medal icon (B initial).svg
G. McKenna 60kg
Roy Nash 54kg Silver medal icon (S initial).svg
B. O'Hara 71kg
G. Storey 81kg
Patrick Tinney 75kg Bronze medal icon (B initial).svg
Johnston Todd -48kg Bronze medal icon (B initial).svg

Cycling

AthleteEventsClubMedals
Joseph Barr team time trial Bronze medal icon (B initial).svg
Ian Chivers road race
Séamus Downey road race
Alastair Irvine road race, scratch, team time trial Bronze medal icon (B initial).svg
David McCall time trial, scratch
Cormac McCann road race, team time trial Bronze medal icon (B initial).svg
Martin Quinn team time trial Bronze medal icon (B initial).svg

Lawn bowls

Men

AthleteEventsClubMedals
Stan Espie singles
Davy Hamilton pairs
Roy McCune fours Bronze medal icon (B initial).svg
Rodney McCutcheon pairs
Billie Montgomery fours Bronze medal icon (B initial).svg
Ernie Parkinson fours Bronze medal icon (B initial).svg
Willie Watson fours Bronze medal icon (B initial).svg

Women

AthleteEventsClubMedals
Nan Allely fours
Eileen Bell singles
Freda Elliott pairs Gold medal icon (G initial).svg
Hilda Hamilton fours
Margaret Johnston pairs Gold medal icon (G initial).svg
Kathleen Megrath fours
Maureen Mallon fours

Rowing

Men

AthleteEventsClubMedals
John Armstrong Ltwt single sculls
Patrick Armstrong single sculls
Colin Dickson coxless fours
Colin Hunter coxless fours
Domhnall MacAuley coxless fours
Robert Storrs coxless fours
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Women

AthleteEventsClubMedals
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Shooting

Men

AthleteEventsClubMedals
David Calvert fullbore rifle, pair Bronze medal icon (B initial).svg
Eamon Furphy trap, trap pair Silver medal icon (S initial).svg
Tom Hewitt trap, trap pair Silver medal icon (S initial).svg
Martin Mace air rifle, rifle 3pos, prone
Martin Millar fullbore rifle, pair Bronze medal icon (B initial).svg
Cliff Ogle air rifle, rifle 3pos, prone
Ken Stanford air pistol, centre fire
Albert Thompson skeet, skeet pair
Trevor West skeet, skeet pair
Robbie Williamson air pistol, free pistol

Swimming

Men

AthleteEventsClubMedals
Richard Gheel 100, 200m backstroke
Willie Johnston 100m butterfly, 100m freestyle
Mark Miller 200m, 1500m freestyle

Women

AthleteEventsClubMedals
Sharon Dugan 100, 200m breaststroke, relays
Joanne Guiller 100m backstroke, 100m butterfly, 100m free, relays
Marion Madine 100, 200m butterfly, 100, 200m, 400m free, relays
Nuala McKibben 100, 200m breaststroke, relays

References

  1. ↑ "Northern Ireland Edinburgh 1986". Commonwealth Games Federation. Retrieved 21 December 2025.
  2. ↑ "Medal Standings Edinburgh 1986". Commonwealth Games Federation. Retrieved 21 December 2025.
  3. ↑ "Games Judo Team Named" . Belfast News-Letter. 18 June 1986. p. 19. Retrieved 20 December 2025– via British Newspaper Archive.
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