Auckland 1990
Thankfully, the perennially threatened boycott gave way to a new positive spirit of co-operation far more in keeping with the image of ‘The Friendly Games’and a new record of 55 nations participated in the Games.
Scotland won 22 medals including five gold. Highlights included Liz McColgan winning gold in the 10,000 metres for a second successive Games; Boxer Charles Kane winning gold in the 63.5kg weight category; Loretta Cusack winning gold in the Judo 56kg; gold for the Lawn Bowls Men’s Fours; and in Shooting, Ian Marsden and James Dunlop took gold in the Skeet Men’s Pairs.
Did you know?
Triathlon was a demonstration sport at the Auckland Games but did not make its full Games debut until 12 years later at Manchester 2002.
Judo was included for the first time, becoming Scotland’s most successful sport of the Games with eight medals.
Auckland 1990 Medals
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Auckland 1990 Medal Facts
No Medallists: 26 team members won a total of 22 medals across six sports. There were nine gold medallists – Liz McColgan, Charles Kane, Loretta Cusack, Willie Wood, George Adrain, Ian Bruce, Dennis Love, Jim Dunlop and Ian Marsden.
Top Male: Lawn Bowler Willie Wood struck gold in the Men’s Fours alongside George Adrain, Ian Bruce and Dennis Love to claim his fourth Commonwealth Games medal across four Games.
Top Female: Liz McColgan raced to gold in the 10,000m, defending the title she won in Edinburgh in 1986. She went on to claim a bronze medal in the 3,000m behind team mate Yvonne Murray.
Top Sport: Judo was Scotland’s top sport with one gold, three silver and four bronze medals.
Repeat Medallists: 7 athletes were repeat medallists – Liz McColgan, Tom McKean, Yvonne Murray, George Adrain, Richard Corsie, Willie Wood and Alan Ogilvie.
Auckland 1990 Image Gallery
