Scotland at the 2002 Commonwealth Games facts for kids

Quick facts for kids Scotland at the 2002 Commonwealth Games
CGF code	SCO
CGA	Commonwealth Games Scotland
in Manchester, England
Competitors	207
Flag bearer	() (Opening) () (Closing)
Medals Ranked 10th	Gold Silver Bronze Total 6 8 16 30
Officials	85
Commonwealth Games appearances (overview)
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Scotland sent a big team to the 2002 Commonwealth Games! These games are a huge sports event where athletes from countries of the Commonwealth of Nations compete. In 2002, the games were held in Manchester, England. Scotland sent 207 talented athletes and 85 officials to support them.

This pool was used for training by the Scottish team to the 2002 games

The Scottish team did really well at the Manchester Games. They won a total of 30 medals! This included 6 Gold medals, 8 Silver medals, and 16 Bronze medals.

Gold Medals: Scotland's Champions

These athletes won the top prize for Scotland!

Cycling: Men's 1000m Time Trial

• Chris Hoy

Gymnastics: Men's Rings

• Steve Frew (He tied for first place with Herodotos Giorgallas from Cyprus!)

Judo: Men's 81kg

• Graeme Randall

Lawn Bowls: Men's Doubles

• Alex Marshall & George Sneddon

Lawn Bowls: Men's Triples EAD

• David Heddle, Ivan Prior & John Robertson

Swimming: Women's 50m Freestyle

• Alison Sheppard

Silver Medals: Close to Gold

These athletes earned second place for Scotland.

Athletics: Women's 400m

• Lee McConnell

Judo: Women's 57kg

• Jenni Brien

Judo: Women's 63kg

• Sarah Clark

Judo: Men's 66kg

• David Taylor Somerville

Shooting: Men's Skeet

• Michael Thomson

Shooting: Women's 50m Rifle Prone Pairs

• Susan Jackson & Sheena Sharp

Swimming: Men's 1500m Freestyle

• Graeme Smith

Swimming: Men's 200m Backstroke

• Gregor Tait

Bronze Medals: Third Place Finishers

These athletes won third place for Scotland.

Athletics: Men's Decathlon

• Jamie Stephen Quarry

Badminton: Team Event

• Bruce Flockhart, Alastair Gatt, Russell Hogg, Susan Hughes, Kirsteen McEwan, Elinor Middlemiss, Craig Robertson, Graham Simpson, Graeme Smith, Fiona Sneddon, Sandra Watt & Yuan Wemyss

Boxing: Light Middleweight 71kg

• Craig McEwan

Boxing: Heavyweight 91kg

• Andrew Young

Cycling: Team Sprint

• Ross Edgar, Chris Hoy, Marco Librizzi & Craig MacLean

Gymnastics: Men's Vault

• Barry Collie

Judo: Women's 70kg

• Amanda Costello

Judo: Women's 52kg

• Karen Cusack

Judo: Women's 78kg+

• Stephanie Hart

Judo: Men's 73kg

• Lee McGroty

Judo: Women's 48kg

• Fiona Robertson

Judo: Men's 90kg

• Steven Vidler

Shooting: Women's Skeet

• Edith Barnes

Swimming: Women's 50m Butterfly

• Alison Sheppard

Swimming: Men's 400m Freestyle

• Graeme Smith

Weightlifting: Men's 94kg Snatch

• Thomas Yule

Team Scotland: Athletes by Sport

Here are some of the other amazing athletes who represented Scotland in different sports at the 2002 Commonwealth Games.

Boxing

• Kevin Anderson
• Mark Hastie
• Craig Murray
• Steven McGuire
• Colin McNeil
• Ian Millarvie
• Lee Ramsay
• Andrew Young

Cycling

• Caroline Alexander
• Sally Ashbridge
• Jo Cavill
• Caroline Cook
• Katrina Hair
• Russell Anderson
• Richard Chapman
• Ross Edgar
• Chris Hoy
• Alistair Kay
• Marco Librizzi
• Craig MacLean
• James McCallum
• Jason MacIntyre
• David Millar
• Ross Muir
• Michael Pooley
• Alexander Ross
• Duncan Urquhart

Hockey: Women's Team Competition

• Jane Burley
• Linda Clement
• Susan Gilmour
• Louise Gordon
• Alison Grant
• Kathryn Gray
• Samantha Judge
• Claire Lampard
• Audrey Longmuir
• Susan MacDonald
• Debbie McLeod
• Tracey Robb
• Emma Rochlin
• Rhona Simpson
• Valery Thomson
• Helen Walker

Judo: Men's Competition

• Thomas Allan
• John Buchanan
• Gary Edwards
• Lee McGrorty
• Graeme Randall
• David Somerville
• Steven Vidler

Judo: Women's Competition

• Jennifer Brien
• Sarah Clarke
• Amanda Costello
• Karen Cusack
• Stephanie Hart
• Fiona Robertson
• Lindsay Sorrell

Squash

• Pamela Nimmo
• Senga MacFie
• Wendy Maitland
• Neil Frankland
• Martin Heath

Table Tennis

• Claire Bentley
• Niall Cameron
• Stewart Crawford
• Gavin Rumgay
• Euan Walker

Triathlon: Men's Competition

• Richard Allan
• Kevin Clark
• Andrew Fargus

Triathlon: Women's Competition

• Bella Comerford
• Stephanie Forrester
• Catriona Morrison

Weightlifting

• Kirstie Law
• Stuart Yule
• Thomas Yule

Wrestling

• Joseph Bianco
• Kenny Devoy
• Graeme English
• Jamie English
• Steven McKeown
• Douglas Thomson

More About Scotland at the Games

• Commonwealth Games Council for Scotland