The badminton competition at the 1986 Commonwealth Games took place at the Meadowbank Sports Centre in Edinburgh, Scotland from 24 July until 2 August 1986.
Medal table
Medallists Category Gold Silver BronzeMen's singles Steve Baddeley Sze Yu Nick YatesWomen's singles Helen Troke Fiona Elliott Gillian ClarkMen's doubles Billy Gilliland & Dan Travers Andy Goode & Nigel Tier Kerrin Harrison & Glenn StewartWomen's doubles Gillian Clark & Gillian Gowers Denyse Julien & Johanne Falardeau Helen Troke & Fiona ElliottMixed doubles Michael Scandolera & Audrey Tuckey Andy Goode & Fiona Elliott Billy Gilliland & Christine HeatlyMixed team
Finals CategoryWinnerRunner-upScoreMen's singles 15–8, 15–8Women's singles 11–4, 11–4Men's doubles 15–8, 15-5Women's doubles 15–6, 15–7Mixed doubles 15–7, 15-5Mixed team 5-0
Results
Men's singles
Women's singles
Men's doubles
Women's doubles
Mixed doubles
Mixed Team Scotland were denied an almost certain team bronze medal when Alison Fulton was carried off the court during the third match (the wome's doubles, with Scotland leading Australia 2–0 at the time.
Semi-finals Team One Team Two Score England Scotland 4-1 Canada Australia 5-0
Bronze medal Play off
Final
References