Dec 282022
2014 Commonwealth Games – Glasgow Scotland
Opening Ceremony … 23 July 2014Host City … Glasgow ScotlandClosing Ceremony … 3 Aug 2014
Participants … 4,947 athletes (approx), 71 Commonwealth Nations
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THE 2014 COMMONWEALTH GAMES was the third time (2014, 1986, 1970) Scotland played host to the Games. England finished top of the medal table for the first time since the 1986 Commonwealth Games also held in Scotland. The 4947 Athletes competed in 261 events in 18 sports.

Australian athletes Emma McKeon won 6 medals (4 gold, 2 bronze in Swimming) and Alicia Coutts won 4 medals (3 gold, 1 silver in Swimming) were the high medal winners for Australia.

The 2014 Glasgow Games opening ceremony was held at Celtic Park in Glasgow Scotland on 23 July 2014. The Games were formally opened by Queen Elizabeth II. The ceremony included about 2000 performers incuding Rod Stewart and Susan Boyle. The ceremony included a moment of silence in memory of the Malaysia Airlines Flight 17 disaster (shot down 17 July 2014).

XX Commonwealth Games 2014 Glasgow Mascot

The Glasgow mascot Clyde was named after the river flowing through the centre of Glasgow. Clyde’s design was chosen from a children’s competition. Beth Gilmour won and her drawing was turned into the 2014 mascot. Over 50,000 Clyde mascot toys were sold.

Glasgow Commonwealth Games Medals

The unusual 2014 Glasgow medals were designed and made by Jonathan Boyd. See photos of the 2014 medals being made.

417 athletes competed for Australia, the most of the 2014 games.

Medals by Gender

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Women27192470
Men22232267
Total494246137

Medals by Sport

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Swimming19211757
Athletics81312
Cycling79824
Shooting6028
Diving2338
Boxing2103
Squash2013
Hockey2002

Medals by Sport

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Netball1001
Gymnastics0404
Lawn Bowls0134
Weightlifting0123
Table Tennis0112
Judo0044
Rugby Sevens0011
Triathlon0011

Top 24 Countries By Total Medals

Host country listed in bold, Australia in green.

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1England585957174
2Australia494246137
3Canada32163482
4Scotland19151953
5India15301964
6New Zealand14141745
7South Africa13101740
8Nigeria11111436
9Kenya1010525
10Jamaica104822
11Singapore85417
12Malaysia67619


 

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13Wales5112036
14Cyprus2428
15Northern Ireland23712
16Papua New Guiinea2002
17Cameroon1337
18Uganda1045
19Grenada1012
20Kiribati1001
21Botswana1001
22Trinidad & Tobago0358
23Pakistan0314
24Bahamas0213

Participating Teams

Countries attending the games were: Anguilla, India, Saint Helena, Antigua and Barbuda, Isle of Man, Kitts and Nevis, Australia, Jamaica, Saint Lucia, Bahamas, Jersey, Samoa, Bangladesh, Kenya, Scotland, Barbados, Kiribati, Seychelles, Belize, Lesotho, Sierra Leone, Bermuda, Malawi, Singapore, Botswana, Malaysia, Solomon Islands, British Virgin Islands, Maldives, South Africa, Brunei , Malta, Sri Lanka, Cameroon, Mauritius, Swaziland, Canada, Montserrat, Tanzania, Cayman Islands, Mozambique, Tonga, Cook Islands, Namibia, Trinidad and Tobago, Cyprus, Nauru, Turks and Caicos Islands, Dominica, New Zealand, Tuvalu, England, Nigeria, Uganda, Falkland Islands, Niue, Vanuatu, Ghana, Norfolk Island, Wales,Gibraltar, Northern Ireland, Zambia, Grenada, Pakistan, Guernsey, Papua New Guinea, Guyana, Rwanda

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