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Northern Ireland at the
Commonwealth Games
Ulster banner.svg
CGF code NIR
CGA Northern Ireland Commonwealth Games Council
Medals
Ranked 14th
Gold Silver Bronze Total
37 46 59 142
Commonwealth Games appearances (overview)
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Other related appearances
 Ireland (1930)

Northern Ireland has competed in nineteen of the twenty-one Commonwealth Games beginning with the second games, held in 1934. Northern Ireland did not compete in 1930 (when there was a single team from Ireland) and in 1950. It differs from the Olympic Games where although it officially competes with England, Scotland and Wales as part of Great Britain and Northern Ireland, many athletes have represented the Ireland team.

Northern Ireland's participation in the Commonwealth Games is managed by the Northern Ireland Commonwealth Games Council.

Medal tally

Medals by Games

Games Gold Silver Bronze Total Rank
Canada 1930 Hamilton Competed as part of Ireland team
England 1934 London 0 1 2 3 9
Australia 1938 Sydney 0 0 0 0 15
New Zealand 1950 Auckland did not participate
Canada 1954 Vancouver 2 1 0 3 9
Wales 1958 Cardiff 1 1 3 5 12
Australia 1962 Perth 0 0 1 1 17
Jamaica 1966 Kingston 1 3 3 7 14
Scotland 1970 Edinburgh 3 1 5 9 10
New Zealand 1974 Christchurch 3 1 2 6 9
Canada 1978 Edmonton 2 1 2 5 10
Australia 1982 Brisbane 0 3 3 6 17
Scotland 1986 Edinburgh 2 4 9 15 7
New Zealand 1990 Auckland 1 3 5 9 13
Canada 1994 Victoria 5 3 2 10 10
Malaysia 1998 Kuala Lumpur 2 1 1 4 13
England 2002 Manchester 2 2 1 5 17
Australia 2006 Melbourne 0 2 0 2 24
India 2010 Delhi 3 3 4 10 14
Scotland 2014 Glasgow 2 3 7 12 15
Australia 2018 Gold Coast 1 7 4 12 20
England 2022 Birmingham 7 7 4 18 11
Total 37 46 59 142 14

Flag and victory anthem

At the games the Northern Ireland team uses the flag of the former Government of Northern Ireland, the Ulster Banner, as its national flag. This flag is also used by the Northern Ireland national football team.

The team uses "Londonderry Air" as its victory anthem.

The team logo, and of the Commonwealth Games Council for Northern Ireland, features a stylised version of the Red Hand of Ulster, a traditional emblem of the province of Ulster of which Northern Ireland is a part.

The team goes by the abbreviation NIR.

See also

  • Ireland at the Commonwealth Games
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