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| Scotland at the 2006 Commonwealth Games | |
|---|---|
| | |
| CGF code | SCO |
| CGA | Commonwealth Games Scotland |
| Website | goscotland |
| in Melbourne, Australia | |
| Competitors | 166 |
| Flag bearer (opening) | Ian Marsden [1] |
| Flag bearer (closing) | Gregor Tait [1] |
| Officials | 70 |
| Medals Ranked 6th |
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| Commonwealth Games appearances (overview) | |
The Commonwealth Games Council for Scotland announced on 3 November 2005 that Scotland would be sending 166 athletes (104 men and 62 women) to compete in the 2006 Commonwealth Games in Melbourne, supported by 70 officials. This is a smaller team than the country fielded at the 2002 Commonwealth Games in Manchester, England, when Scotland sent 207 athletes and 85 officials, winning 6 Gold, 8 Silver and 16 Bronze medals.
The main team departed on 28 February 2006 from Glasgow Airport; they flew on Emirates, one of the team's main sponsors. Other sources of financial support included Clydesdale Bank, sportscotland, the Commonwealth Games Endowment fund, and the Scottish general public.
Despite the withdrawal of judo (an event where Scotland had won many previous medals) from the programme in 2006, the team proved greatly successful. Scotland achieved what was at that time its highest Gold medal total, a record it would later break in the 2014 Commonwealth Games.
| | | | Total | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| | 11 | 7 | 11 | 29 |
(Non travelling reserves have also been identified.)
Head coach: Mathias Ahrens
Reserves: Gareth Hall and Derek Salmond.
Head coach: Lesley Hobley
Reserves: Holly Cram and Katrina Cameron.
* – athletes with known injuries at time of selection who were required to prove full fitness by 15 January 2006.