England at the 1994 Commonwealth Games

England
England
England is a country that is part of the United Kingdom. It shares land borders with Scotland to the north and Wales to the west; the Irish Sea is to the north west, the Celtic Sea to the south west, with the North Sea to the east and the English Channel to the south separating it from continental...

at the 1994 Commonwealth Games
1994 Commonwealth Games
The 1994 Commonwealth Games were held in Victoria, in the province of British Columbia in Canada, from 18 August to 28 August 1994.The XV Commonwealth Games marked South Africa's return to the Commonwealth Games following the apartheid era, and over 30 years since the country last competed in the...

was represented by the Commonwealth Games Council for England

Commonwealth Games Council for England

England is one of only six countries to have competed in every Commonwealth Games since the first Empire Games in 1930. The others are Australia, Canada, New Zealand, Scotland and Wales....

(CGCE).

England joined the Commonwealth of Nations

Commonwealth of Nations

The Commonwealth of Nations, normally referred to as the Commonwealth and formerly known as the British Commonwealth, is an intergovernmental organisation of fifty-four independent member states...

as part of the United Kingdom

United Kingdom

The United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern IrelandIn the United Kingdom and Dependencies, other languages have been officially recognised as legitimate autochthonous languages under the European Charter for Regional or Minority Languages...

in 1931.

In this competition England finished third in the medals table behind Australia

Australia

Australia , officially the Commonwealth of Australia, is a country in the Southern Hemisphere comprising the mainland of the Australian continent, the island of Tasmania, and numerous smaller islands in the Indian and Pacific Oceans. It is the world's sixth-largest country by total area...

and Canada

Canada

Canada is a North American country consisting of ten provinces and three territories. Located in the northern part of the continent, it extends from the Atlantic Ocean in the east to the Pacific Ocean in the west, and northward into the Arctic Ocean...

Gold

Linford Christie

Linford Cicero Christie OBE is a former sprinter from the United Kingdom. He is the only British man to have won gold medals in the 100 metres at all four major competitions open to British athletes: the Olympic Games, the World Championships, the European Championships and the Commonwealth Games...

, Men's 100 metres

Rob Denmark

Robert Neil Denmark is a former British 5000 metres runner who won the gold medal at the 1994 Commonwealth Games and a silver medal at the 1994 European Championships in Helsinki. Previously, he had come seventh at the 1992 Summer Olympics and set a personal best of 13:10.24 min at the Golden...

, Men's 5000 metres

Julian Golley

Julian Quintin Patrick Golley is a British triple jumper. He won the gold medal at the 1994 Commonwealth Games in Victoria, Canada, with a jump of 17.03m. He also competed in the 1992 Summer Olympics in Barcelona, Spain....

, Men's Triple jump

Matt Simson, Men's Shot putt

Steve Backley

Stephen James Backley OBE is a retired British athlete who was formerly the world record holder for javelin throwing...

, Men's Javelin

Kelly Holmes

Dame Kelly Holmes, DBE, MBE is a retired British middle distance athlete. She specialised in the 800 metres and 1500 metres events and won a gold medal for both distances at the 2004 Summer Olympics in Athens...

, Women's 1500 metres

Sally Gunnell

Sally Jane Janet Gunnell OBE is a former British Olympic champion in the 400 m hurdles...

, Women's 400 metres hurdles

Judy Oakes

Judith Miriam Oakes is a retired English shot putter. She was given an Order of the British Empire in 1999....

, Women's Shot putt

Denise Lewis

Denise Lewis OBE is a retired British athlete who specialised in the heptathlon. She won the gold medal in the heptathlon at the 2000 Sydney Olympics.-2000 Olympics:...

, Women's Heptathlon

Men's 4x400 metres relay

Women's 4x400 metres relay

Silver

John Regis

John Regis (athlete)

John Paul Lyndon Regis, MBE is a retired English sprinter. During his career, he won gold medals in the 200 metres at the 1989 World Indoor Championships and the 1990 European Championships, and a silver medal in the distance at the 1993 World Championships.He was a member of the British teams...

, Men's 200 metres

Du'aine Ladejo

Du'aine Ladejo is an English-born athlete and television personality. In his sports career, he was best known for winning the 400 metres sprint gold medal at the 1994 European Championships and being a member of the United Kingdom and England 400 metre relay squads at the European Championships,...

, Men's 400 metres

Tony Jarrett

Anthony Alexander Jarrett is a former sprint and hurdling athlete from England. He was a sliver medalist in the 110 metres hurdles at the World Championships in 1993 and 1995, and at the European Championships in 1990, and won the gold medal in the event at the Commonwealth Games in 1998.Jarrett...

, Men's 110 metres hurdles

Steve Smith, Men's high jump

Jonathen Edwards

Jonathan Edwards (athlete)

Jonathan David Edwards, CBE, is a former British triple jumper. He is a former Olympic, Commonwealth, European and World champion, and has held the world record in the event since 1995....

, Men's triple jump

Paul Head

Paul Head is a retired male hammer thrower from England, who competed for Great Britain at the 1992 Summer Olympics in Barcelona, Spain. A member of the Newham & Essex Beagles Athletic Club he set his personal best in 1990.-Achievements:-References:**...

, Men's hammer

Mick Hill, Men's javelin

David Holding, 800m wheelchair

Ivan Newman, Marathon wheelchair

Jacqui Agyepong, Women's 100 metres hurdles

Yinka Idowa, Women's long jump

Myrtle Augee

Myrtle Sharon Mary Augee is a retired English shot putter. Her personal best put was 19.03 metres, achieved in June 1990 in Cardiff. This places her second on the British outdoor list, behind Judy Oakes. She was also a World Champion in powerlifting.-Achievements:-References:*...

, Women's shot putt

Bronze

John Mayock

John Paul Mayock is a British middle distance runner. He has competed at three Olympic Games, at the 1996 games in Atlanta and the 2000 games in Sydney in the 1500 m and at the 2004 games in Athens in the 5000 m...

, Men's 1500 metres

John Nuttall, Men's 5000 metres

Mark Hudspith, Men's Marathon

Robert Weir

Robert Weir (athlete)

Robert Weir is a retired English discus thrower, who is a twelve-time national champion. Weir attended Handsworth Grammar School in Birmingham....

, Men's Discus

Peter Vivian, Men's Hammer

Men's 4x100 metres relay

Paula Thomas (Dunn), Women's 100 metres

Alison Wyeth, Women's 3000 metres

Yvonne Danson

Yvonne Margaret Danson is a former long distance track and road running athlete. She represented England at the 1994 Commonwealth Games in Victoria, Canada, winning the bronze medal in the women's marathon....

, Women's Marathon

Sharon Gibson

Sharon Angela Gibson is a retired English athlete who competed in the women's javelin throw event during her career. She twice represented Great Britain at the Summer Olympics: 1984 and 1988. Gibson, a bronze medal winner at the 1994 Commonwealth Games, was affiliated with the Notts Athletic...

, Women's Javelin

Women's 4x100 metres Relay

Gold

Joanne Muggeridge & Joanne Wright

Joanne Wright

Joanne Nicholas is a female badminton player from the United Kingdom.Joanne attended Churchtown Primary School, Stanley High School and King George V College , all in Southport, Merseyside....

, Women's Doubles

Chris Hunt

Chris Hunt (badminton)

-Career:Hunt won the gold medal at the European Badminton Championships in men's doubles with Simon Archer in 1994 and 1998. In 1996 they won the bronze medal....

& Gillian Clark

Gillian Clark (badminton)

Gillian Margaret Clark, MBE is a former English badminton player who specialized in doubles and currently a badminton television commentator.-Career:...

, Mixed Doubles

Team Event (Mixed)

Silver

Simon Archer

Simon Archer is an English badminton player.Archer once held the world record for the fastest smash at 162 mph.-Career:-Summer Olympics:...

& Julie Bradbury

Julie Bradbury

Julie Bradbury is a former English female badminton player.-1992 Summer Olympics:Bradbury competed in badminton at the 1992 Summer Olympics in women's doubles with Gillian Clark. In the first round they beat Erma Sulistianingsih and Rosiana Tendean of Indonesia and in the second round Katrin...

, Mixed Doubles

Simon Archer

Simon Archer is an English badminton player.Archer once held the world record for the fastest smash at 162 mph.-Career:-Summer Olympics:...

& Chris Hunt

Chris Hunt (badminton)

-Career:Hunt won the gold medal at the European Badminton Championships in men's doubles with Simon Archer in 1994 and 1998. In 1996 they won the bronze medal....

, Men's doubles

Julie Bradbury

& Gillian Clark

Gillian Clark (badminton)

Gillian Margaret Clark, MBE is a former English badminton player who specialized in doubles and currently a badminton television commentator.-Career:...

, Women's doubles

Bronze

Gary Smith & Andy Thompson, Men's Pairs

Norma Shaw, Women's Singles

Banda Atherton & Mary Price, Women's Pairs

Margret Lynne, Women's Visually Impaired Singles

Bronze

Danny Costello, Flyweight

Danny Williams

Danny Williams (boxer)

Daniel "Danny" Williams is an English professional heavyweight boxer.-Amateur:As an amateur boxing out of the famous Lynn AC boxing gym in SE London, Williams learned his trade quickly, often sparring with the likes of clubmates Henry Akinwande and Derek Angol...

, Super Heavyweight

Silver

Shaun Wallace

Shaun Bartholemew Wallace is a British television personality currently active within the UK quiz scene. Wallace works as a barrister when not taking part in quizzes or game shows...

, Individual Pursuit (Track)

Tony Doyle

Tony Doyle (cyclist)

Anthony Doyle MBE is an English former professional cyclist.-Biography:Doyle was world pursuit champion in 1980 and 1986. He was a professional between 1980 and 1995, riding for British teams....

, Rob Hayles

Rob Hayles

Robert John Hayles is a track and road racing cyclist, riding for Great Britain and England on the track and his professional team Endura Racing on the road. Hayles rides the team pursuit and madison events....

, Chris Newton

Chris Newton

Christopher Malcolm Newton is a successful road and track racing cyclist. Newton is a multiple world champion and Olympian.-Biography:Newton is an alumnus of the University of Teesside in Middlesbrough...

, Bryan Steel

Bryan Steel

Bryan Steel is an English former professional racing cyclist. He represented Great Britain at the 1992, 1996, 2000 and 2004 Summer Olympics. Steel was born in Nottingham and now lives in Peterborough....

, Team Pursuit (Track)

Team Time Trail (Road)

Gold

Neil Thomas

Neil Thomas (gymnast)

Neil Roderick Thomas MBE is an English artistic gymnast who experienced most of his success in the floor exercises. An inspiration to many young British gymnasts, he was former world silver medalist and Commonwealth Games Champion and one of the most successful British gymnasts to date...

, Men's all-around & Floor

Lee McDermott, Rings

Women's Team Event

Annika Reeder

Annika Louise Reeder is a British artistic gymnast. She was the first gymnast from Great Britain to compete in two Olympic Games, in 1996 and 2000....

, Women's Floor

Bronze

Artistic

Men's Team Event

Neil Thomas

Neil Thomas (gymnast)

, Men's Vault

Zita Lusack, Women's All around

Rhythmic

Debbie Southwick, All around

Team Event

Aicha McKenzie, Ball

Aicha McKenzie, Hoop

Silver

Michael Gault, Men's Centre-fire pistol

Margret Thomas, Women's sport pistol

Jim Cornish, Men's small bore rifle, Prone

Glyn Barnett & Anthony Ringer, Full bore rifle - Pairs

Chris Hector & Nigel Wallace, Men's Air rifle - Pairs

Karen Morton & Lindsay Volpin, Women's Small bore, Three position - Pairs

Karen Morton & Louise Minett, Women's Air rifle - Pairs

Bronze

Michael Gault & Paul Leatherdale, Men's Free Pistol - Pairs

Chris Hector & Trevor Langridge, Men's Small Bore Rifle, Three positions

Glyn Barnett, Men's Full Bore Rifle

Nigal Wallace, Men's Air Rifle

Bob Borsley & John Grice, Traps - Pairs

Andy Austin, Skeet

Margret Thomas & Carol Page, Women's Sport Pistol - Pairs

Margret Thomas & Carol Page, Women's Air pistol - Pairs

Gold

Mark Foster

Mark Foster (swimmer)

Mark Andrew Foster is a British professional swimmer, specialising in butterfly and freestyle at 50 metres....

, Men's 50 metre freestyle

Martin Harris

Martin Harris (swimmer)

Martin Clifford Harris is a former international backstroke swimmer from England. He represented Great Britain twice at the Summer Olympics; in 1992 and 1996.-References:*...

, Men's 100 metre backstroke

Adam Ruckwood

Adam Ruckwood is a retired backstroke swimmer from England, who competed for the United Kingdom at three consecutive Summer Olympics, starting in 1992 ....

, Men's 200 metre backstroke

Nick Gillingham

Nicholas Gillingham is a former swimmer from Great Britain, who participated in three consecutive Summer Olympics, starting in 1988. In August 1989, he tied the existing world record in the long-course 200 m breaststroke, only to co-hold it for 1-day before the other co-holder, Mike...

, Men's 200 metre breaststroke

Karen Pickering

Karen Pickering is a former freestyle swimmer from Great Britain, who made her international senior debut in 1986. She was first selected to represent her country at the European Junior Championships...

, Women's 100 metre freestyle

Women's 4×100 metre freestyle relay

Silver

Nick Gillingham

, Men's 100 metres breaststroke

Women's 4×200 metre freestyle relay

Women's 4×100 metre medley relay

Claire Bishop, Women's 100 metres freestyle S9

Kerry Shacklock, Synchronised swimming - Solo

Kerry Shacklock & Laila Vakil, Synchronised swimming - Duet

Bronze

Adam Ruckwood

Adam Ruckwood is a retired backstroke swimmer from England, who competed for the United Kingdom at three consecutive Summer Olympics, starting in 1992 ....

, Men's 100 metre backstroke

James Hickman

James Hickman is a former swimmer from Great Britain, who became a world champion five times on the 200 m butterfly in short course , twice world record holder, Commonwealth Champion and four times European Champion. He announced his retirement from the sport in 2004...

, Men's 200 metre butterfly

Men's 4×100 metres freestyle relay

Men's 4×200 metres freestyle relay

Men's 4×100 metres medley relay

Karen Pickering

, Women's 200 metre freestyle

Sarah Hardcastle

Sarah Lucy Hardcastle is a former freestyle swimmer from England. She won a bronze and a silver medal as a fifteen-year old at the 1984 in Los Angeles, California...

, Women's 400 metre freestyle

Kathy Osher (Read), Women's 100 metre backstroke

Silver

Stewart Cruikshank, Lightweight - Snatch

Steven Ward, Light Heavyweight - Snatch, Clean & Jerk, Overall

Peter May, Middle Heavyweight - Snatch, Clean & Jerk, Overall

Bronze

Ben Devonshire, Bantamweight - Clean & Jerk

Steward Cruikshank, Lightweight - Clean & Jerk, Overall

External links

1994 Commonwealth Games - Commonwealth Games official website
Commonwealth Games Medalists - GB Athletics Full list of Commonwealth Games Medalists

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