Scotland at the 2022 Commonwealth Games facts for kids

Quick facts for kids Scotland at the 2022 Commonwealth Games
Flag of Scotland
CGF code	SCO
CGA	Commonwealth Games Scotland
in Birmingham, England 28 July 2022 (2022-07-28) – 8 August 2022 (2022-08-08)
Flag bearer	Opening: Kirsty Gilmour and Micky Yule Closing: Eilish McColgan
Medals Ranked 6th	Gold Silver Bronze Total 13 11 27 51
Commonwealth Games appearances (overview)
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Scotland took part in the 2022 Commonwealth Games held in Birmingham, England. The games ran from July 28 to August 8, 2022. This was Scotland's 22nd time competing, as they have been in every Commonwealth Games since they started in 1930.

Medal Winners

Here are the amazing athletes who won medals for Scotland at the 2022 Commonwealth Games:

Medal Name Sport Event Date 1 Gold Fachie, NeilNeil Fachie Cycling Men's tandem 1 km time trial B 29 July 1 Gold Duncan Scott Swimming Men's 200 metre freestyle 30 July 1 Gold Garry Brown Kevin Wallace Lawn bowls Men's pairs B6–8 2 August 1 Gold Rosemary Lenton Pauline Wilson Lawn bowls Women's pairs B6–8 3 August 1 Gold Adlington, SarahSarah Adlington Judo Women's +78 kg 3 August 1 Gold Duncan Scott Swimming Men's 200 metre individual medley 3 August 1 Gold McColgan, EilishEilish McColgan Athletics Women's 10,000 metres 3 August 1 Gold Robert Barr directed by Sarah Jane Ewing Melanie Inness directed by George Miller Lawn bowls Mixed pairs B2–3 5 August 1 Gold Sam Hickey Boxing Men's middleweight 7 August 1 Gold Sean Lazzerini Boxing Men's light heavyweight 7 August 1 Gold Reese Lynch Boxing Men's light welterweight 7 August 1 Gold Laura Muir Athletics Women's 1500 metres 7 August 1 Gold James Heatly Grace Reid Diving Mixed synchronised 3 metre springboard 8 August 2 Silver McGlynn, AileenAileen McGlynn Cycling Women's tandem sprint B 29 July 2 Silver Frame, SeanSean Frame Athletics Men's marathon (T54) 30 July 2 Silver Carlin, JackJack Carlin Cycling Men's keirin 30 July 2 Silver Clegg, StephenStephen Clegg Swimming Men's 50 metre freestyle S13 30 July 2 Silver Fachie, NeilNeil Fachie Cycling Men's tandem sprint B 31 July 2 Silver Evans, NeahNeah Evans Cycling Women's points race 31 July 2 Silver Archibald, JohnJohn Archibald Cycling Men's scratch race 31 July 2 Silver Allan, FinlayFinlay Allan Judo Men's 66 kg 1 August 2 Silver Christie, LouiseLouise Christie Gymnastics Women's rhythmic individual ribbon 6 August 2 Silver Neah Evans Cycling Women's road race 7 August 2 Silver Eilish McColgan Athletics Women's 5000 metres 7 August 3 Bronze Potter, BethBeth Potter Triathlon Women's 29 July 3 Bronze Shanahan, KatieKatie Shanahan Swimming Women's 400 metre individual medley 29 July 3 Bronze Shaw, ToniToni Shaw Swimming Women's 100 metre freestyle S9 29 July 3 Bronze Murdoch, RossRoss Murdoch Swimming Men's 200 metre breaststroke 29 July 3 Bronze Evans, NeahNeah Evans Cycling Women's individual pursuit 30 July 3 Bronze Duncan Scott Swimming Men's 400 metre individual medley 30 July 3 Bronze McGlynn, AileenAileen McGlynn Cycling Women's tandem 1 km time trial B 31 July 3 Bronze Carlin, JackJack Carlin Cycling Men's sprint 31 July 3 Bronze Duncan Scott Swimming Men's 100 metre freestyle 1 August 3 Bronze Shanahan, KatieKatie Shanahan Swimming Women's 200 metre backstroke 1 August 3 Bronze Archer, ShannonShannon Archer Gymnastics Women's vault 1 August 3 Bronze Wilson, MalinMalin Wilson Judo Women's 57 kg 1 August 3 Bronze Stephen Milne Evan Jones Mark Szaranek Duncan Scott Swimming Men's 4 × 200 metre freestyle relay 1 August 3 Bronze Paul Foster Alex Marshall Lawn bowls Men's pairs 2 August 3 Bronze Ross Murdoch Swimming Men's 50 metre breaststroke 2 August 3 Bronze Rachel Tytler Judo Women's 78 kg 3 August 3 Bronze Craig McNally Ross Murdoch Duncan Scott Evan Jones Swimming Men's 4 × 100 metre medley relay 3 August 3 Bronze Samantha Kinghorn Athletics Women's 1500 metres (T54) 4 August 3 Bronze Micky Yule Para powerlifting Men's heavyweight 4 August 3 Bronze Jake Wightman Athletics Men's 1500 metres 6 August 3 Bronze Laura Muir Athletics Women's 800 metres 6 August 3 Bronze Iain McLean Lawn bowls Men's singles 6 August 3 Bronze Matthew McHale Boxing Men's bantamweight 6 August 3 Bronze Tyler Jolly Boxing Men's welterweight 6 August 3 Bronze Finn Crockett Cycling Men's road race 7 August 3 Bronze Zoey Clark Beth Dobbin Jill Cherry Nicole Yeargin Athletics Women's 4 × 400 metres relay 7 August 3 Bronze Rory Stewart Greg Lobban Squash Men's doubles 8 August

Medals by Sport Sport Total Boxing 3 0 2 5 Lawn bowls 3 0 2 5 Athletics 2 2 4 8 Swimming 2 1 9 12 Cycling 1 6 4 11 Judo 1 1 2 4 Diving 1 0 0 1 Gymnastics 0 1 1 2 Para powerlifting 0 0 1 1 Squash 0 0 1 1 Triathlon 0 0 1 1 Total 13 11 27 51

Medals by Date Date Total 29 July 1 1 4 6 30 July 1 3 2 6 31 July 0 3 2 5 1 August 0 1 5 6 2 August 1 0 2 3 3 August 4 0 2 6 4 August 0 0 2 2 5 August 1 0 0 1 6 August 0 1 5 6 7 August 3 2 2 7 8 August 1 0 1 2 Total 13 11 27 51

Medals by Gender Gender Total Male 7 6 15 28 Female 4 5 12 21 Mixed / Open 2 0 0 2 Total 13 11 27 51

Team Scotland Athletes

Here's a list of how many athletes Scotland sent for each sport:

Athletics

Scotland sent 33 athletes to compete in track, road, and field events.

• Eilish McColgan won gold in the women's 10,000 metres and silver in the 5000 metres.
• Laura Muir won gold in the women's 1500 metres and bronze in the 800 metres.
• Jake Wightman earned a bronze medal in the men's 1500 metres.
• Sean Frame won silver in the men's marathon (T54).
• Samantha Kinghorn won bronze in the women's 1500 metres (T54).
• The women's 4 × 400 metres relay team (Zoey Clark, Beth Dobbin, Jill Cherry, Nicole Yeargin) won bronze.

Badminton

Scotland had nine badminton players. The mixed team finished 2nd in their group but lost in the quarterfinals.

• Kirsty Gilmour reached the semifinals in women's singles, finishing 4th.
• The mixed doubles team of Adam Hall and Julie MacPherson also reached the semifinals, finishing 4th.

3x3 Basketball

Scotland qualified both men's and women's teams for the 3x3 basketball tournaments. They also had a women's wheelchair team.

• The men's team won all their group games, but lost in the semifinals and the bronze medal match, finishing 4th.
• The women's team finished 2nd in their group, but lost in the quarterfinals.
• The women's wheelchair team finished 2nd in their group, but lost in the semifinals and the bronze medal match, finishing 4th.

Beach Volleyball

Scotland sent a women's beach volleyball team.

• Lynne Beattie and Melissa Coutts finished 3rd in their group and reached the quarterfinals.

Boxing

Scotland's boxers had a great games, winning three gold medals!

• Reese Lynch won gold in men's light welterweight.
• Sam Hickey won gold in men's middleweight.
• Sean Lazzerini won gold in men's light heavyweight.
• Matthew McHale won bronze in men's bantamweight.
• Tyler Jolly won bronze in men's welterweight.

Cycling

Scottish cyclists won 11 medals, their best ever at a Commonwealth Games.

• Neil Fachie and his pilot Lewis Stewart won gold in the men's tandem 1 km time trial B and silver in the men's tandem sprint B.
• Neah Evans won silver in the women's points race and women's road race, and bronze in the women's individual pursuit.
• Aileen McGlynn and her pilot Ellie Stone won silver in the women's tandem sprint B and bronze in the women's tandem 1 km time trial B.
• Jack Carlin won silver in men's keirin and bronze in men's sprint.
• John Archibald won silver in the men's scratch race.
• Finn Crockett won bronze in the men's road race.

Diving

Scotland's divers won one gold medal.

• James Heatly and Grace Reid won gold in the mixed synchronised 3 metre springboard.

Gymnastics

Scotland's gymnasts won two medals.

• Louise Christie won a silver medal in the women's rhythmic individual ribbon event.
• Shannon Archer won a bronze medal in the women's artistic vault.

Hockey

Scotland had both men's and women's hockey teams.

• The men's team finished 5th in their group and won their 9th place match.
• The women's team finished 3rd in their group and lost their 5th place match, finishing 6th overall.

Judo

Scottish judokas won four medals, including one gold.

• Sarah Adlington won gold in the women's +78 kg category.
• Finlay Allan won silver in the men's 66 kg category.
• Malin Wilson won bronze in the women's 57 kg category.
• Rachel Tytler won bronze in the women's 78 kg category.

Lawn Bowls

Scotland's lawn bowlers won three gold medals and two bronze medals.

• Garry Brown and Kevin Wallace won gold in the men's pairs B6-8.
• Rosemary Lenton and Pauline Wilson won gold in the women's pairs B6-8.
• Robert Barr (with director Sarah Jane Ewing) and Melanie Inness (with director George Miller) won gold in the mixed pairs B2-3.
• Iain McLean won bronze in the men's singles.
• Paul Foster and Alex Marshall won bronze in the men's pairs.

Netball

Scotland's women's netball team competed.

• The team finished 5th in their group and won their 9th place match.

Para Powerlifting

Scotland had one para powerlifter.

• Micky Yule won a bronze medal in the men's heavyweight event.

Rugby Sevens

Scotland sent both men's and women's rugby sevens teams.

• The men's team finished 2nd in their group and reached the quarterfinals, finishing 6th overall.
• The women's team finished 3rd in their group and won their classification semifinal, finishing 6th overall.

Squash

Scottish squash players won one bronze medal.

• Greg Lobban and Rory Stewart won bronze in the men's doubles.

Swimming

Scottish swimmers had a fantastic performance, winning two gold, one silver, and nine bronze medals.

• Duncan Scott won gold in the men's 200 metre freestyle and 200 metre individual medley. He also won bronze in the 100 metre freestyle, 400 metre individual medley, and as part of the men's 4 × 200 metre freestyle relay and 4 × 100 metre medley relay teams.
• Stephen Clegg won silver in the men's 50 metre freestyle S13.
• Ross Murdoch won bronze in the men's 200 metre breaststroke, 50 metre breaststroke, and as part of the men's 4 × 100 metre medley relay team.
• Katie Shanahan won bronze in the women's 400 metre individual medley and 200 metre backstroke.
• Toni Shaw won bronze in the women's 100 metre freestyle S9.

Table Tennis

Scotland sent four table tennis players.

• Colin Dalgleish and Gavin Rumgay both reached the round of 16 in men's singles.

Triathlon

Scottish triathletes won one bronze medal.

• Beth Potter won a bronze medal in the women's individual triathlon.
• The mixed relay team finished 5th.

Weightlifting

Scotland had five weightlifters compete.

• Jason Epton finished 10th in the men's 81 kg event.
• Agata Herbert finished 7th in the women's 76 kg event.

Wrestling

Scotland sent six wrestlers to the games.

• Ross Connelly reached the repechage in men's -65 kg.
• Christelle Letchidjio finished 4th in the women's -50 kg event.

Great Achievements and Records

Team Scotland had an amazing performance at the 2022 Commonwealth Games! They won 51 medals, which is their highest number of medals ever at a Games held outside of Scotland. It's their second-best total overall, just behind the 2014 Glasgow Games.

Eilish McColgan won a silver medal in the 10,000 metres, which was Scotland's 500th medal in the Commonwealth Games since they began in 1930.

Scottish Cycling had a record-breaking Games, winning 11 medals in total. Neah Evans became the first Scottish cyclist to win three medals at the same Games.

Scottish Athletics achieved their best medal total since 1982, with eight medals. Laura Muir made history as the first Scottish woman to win the 1500 metres at the Games. The women's 4 x 100 metres relay team also qualified for the Games for the first time in 36 years.

Scotland's boxers won three gold medals, which was a first for the country. With five medals in total, it was their best boxing performance since 1986.