Manchester 2002
Manchester 2002 was the first time in the Games history, and at any multi-sport event in the world, that full medal events for elite athletes with a disability (EAD) were included in a fully integrated sports programme.
Manchester 2002
The Team. The Sports. The Stats
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The Games took on added significance in 2002 as the Head of the Commonwealth, Her Majesty The Queen, celebrated her Golden Jubilee.
Manchester 2002 saw Scotland’s first ever Cycling gold medal as Chris Hoy beat Olympic champion Jason Queally in the 1km Time Trial.
Swimmer Alison Sheppard was utterly dominant in her favoured 50m Freestyle, winning in a new Commonwealth Record and World best time, to go one better than her 1998 silver. She also took a bronze in the 50m Butterfly to give her a full set of Games medals.
Manchester 2002 Medals
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Manchester 2002 Medal Facts
No Medallists: 45 team members won a total of 30 medals across nine sports. There were nine gold medallists, including Scotland’s first ever gold medallists in Cycling (Chris Hoy) and Gymnastics (Steve Frew).
Top Male: Chris Hoy won Scotland’s first ever gold medal for Cycling as he beat Olympic Champion Jason Queally in the 1km Time Trial. Chris also took bronze in the Team Sprint with Craig MacLean, Ross Edgar and Marco Librizzi.
Top Female: Swimmer Alison Sheppard was utterly dominant in her favoured 50m Freestyle, winning in a new Commonwealth Record and World best time, to go one better than her 1998 silver. She also took a bronze in the 50m Butterfly to give her a full set of Games medals after four Games.
Top Sport: Judo was Scotland’s top sport with 10 medals – 1 gold, 3 silver and 6 bronze. Judo would not be featured again at the Commonwealth Games until 2014.
Repeat Medallists: Five athletes were repeat medallists – Alison Sheppard, Michael Thomson, Susan Jackson, Elinor Middlemiss and Sandra Watt.
Youth Games: Six team members had previously competed for Scotland at the Commonwealth Youth Games, the inaugural edition of which had been held in Edinburgh just two years previously.
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