England competed at the 1986 Commonwealth Games in Edinburgh, Scotland, between 24 July and 2 August 1986.
England finished topped the medal table with 52 gold medals, 43 silver medals and 49 bronze medals.
Medal table (top three)
Medallists
| style="text-align:left; vertical-align:top;"| MedalNameSportEvent Roger Black Athletics Men's 400 metres Steve Cram Athletics Men's 800 metres Steve Cram Athletics Men's 1500 metres Steve Ovett Athletics Men's 5000 metres Jon Solly Athletics Men's 10,000 metres Kriss AkabusiRoger BlackTodd BennettPhil Brown Athletics Men's 4 × 400 metres relay Andy Ashurst Athletics Men's pole vault John Herbert Athletics Men's triple jump Billy Cole Athletics Men's shot put David Smith Athletics Men's hammer throw David Ottley Athletics Men's javelin Daley Thompson Athletics Men's decathlon Heather Oakes Athletics Women's 100 metres Sally Gunnell Athletics Women's 100 metres hurdles Paula DunnKathy CookJoan BaptisteHeather Oakes Athletics Women's 4 × 100 metres relay Joyce Oladapo Athletics Women's long jump Tessa Sanderson Athletics Women's javelin Judy Simpson Athletics Women's Heptathlon Steve Baddeley Badminton Men's singles Helen Troke Badminton Women's singles Gillian ClarkGillian Gowers Badminton Women's doubles Badminton Mixed team Wendy Line Bowls Women's singles John Lyon Boxing Flyweight (51kg) Sean Murphy Boxing Bantamweight (54kg) Darren Dyer Boxing Welterweight (67kg) Rod Douglas Boxing Middleweight (75kg) Jim Moran Boxing Light heavyweight (81kg) Paul Curran Cycling Road race Paul CurranDeno DavieAlan GornallKeith Reynolds Cycling Team time trial Steve Redgrave Rowing Men's single sculls Andy HolmesSteve Redgrave Rowing Men's coxless pairs Martin CrossAdam CliftAndy HolmesSteve RedgraveAdrian Ellison Rowing Men's coxed fours Christopher BatesPeter HainingNeil StaiteStuart Forbes Rowing Men's lightweight coxless fours Alexa ForbesGillian HodgesLin ClarkJudith Burne Rowing Women's lightweight coxless fours Bob Northover Shooting Open Centre-Fire Pistol Brian GirlingTerry Turner Shooting Open Rapid-Fire Pistol – Pairs Paul LeatherdaleIan Reid Shooting Open Air Pistol – Pairs Malcolm Cooper Shooting Open Rifle Three Positions Malcolm CooperSarah Cooper Shooting Open Rifle Three Positions – Pairs Ian Peel Shooting Open Trap Ian PeelPeter Boden Shooting Open Trap – Pairs Joe NevilleKen Harman Shooting Open Skeet – Pairs Adrian Moorhouse Swimming Men's 200 metre breaststroke Andy Jameson Swimming Men's 100 metre butterfly Sarah Hardcastle Swimming Women's 400 metre freestyle Sarah Hardcastle Swimming Women's 800 metre freestyle Caroline Cooper Swimming Women's 100 metre butterfly Simone HindmarchSuki BrownsdonCaroline CooperNicola Fibbens Swimming Women's 4×100 metre medley relay Dean Willey Weightlifting Men's 67.5kg Keith Boxell Weightlifting Men's 90kg Noel Loban Wrestling Men's light heavyweight (90kg) Linford Christie Athletics Men's 100 metres Todd Bennett Athletics Men's 200 metres John Gladwin Athletics Men's 1500 metres Jack Buckner Athletics Men's 5000 metres Steve Binns Athletics Men's 10,000 metres Max Robertson Athletics Men's 400 metres hurdles Lincoln AsquithDaley ThompsonMike McFarlaneClarence Callender Athletics Men's 4 × 100 metres relay Fred Salle Athletics Men's long jump Mike Makin Athletics Men's triple jump Mick Hill Athletics Men's javelin Paula Dunn Athletics Women's 100 metres Kathy Cook Athletics Women's 200 metres Diane Edwards Athletics Women's 800 metres Wendy Jeal Athletics Women's 100 metres hurdles Jane ParryLinda KeoughAngela PiggfordKathy Cook Athletics Women's 4 × 400 metres relay Mary Berkeley Athletics Women's long jump Judy Oakes Athletics Women's shot put Fatima Whitbread Athletics Women's javelin Fiona Elliot Badminton Women's singles Andy GoodeNigel Tier Badminton Men's doubles Andy GoodeFiona Elliott Badminton Mixed doubles Mark Epton Boxing Light flyweight (48kg) Peter English Boxing Featherweight (57kg) Colin Sturgess Cycling Individual pursuit Jonathan Spencer-JonesPatrick BroughtonJohn GarrettJohn MaxeyTerence DillonMark BuckinghamStephen PeelRichard StanhopeVaughan Thomas Rowing Men's eights Pauline BirdFlo Johnston Rowing Women's coxless pairs Flo JohnstonPauline BirdKate GroseAlison BonnerKate HolroydAnn CallawayJoanne GoughTrish ReidAlison Norrish Rowing Women's eights Richard WangPaul Leatherdale Shooting Open Free Pistol – Pairs Bob NorthoverMichael Cutler Shooting Open Centre-Fire Pistol – Pairs Peter Boden Shooting Open Trap Joe Neville Shooting Open Skeet Kevin Boyd Swimming Men's 400 metre freestyle Adrian Moorhouse Swimming Men's 100 metre breaststroke Neil HarperNick GillinghamAndy JamesonRoland Lee Swimming Men's 4x100 metre medlay relay Kathy Read Swimming Women's 200 metre backstroke Caroline Foot Swimming Women's 100 metre butterfly Caroline CooperNicola FibbensZara LongAnnabelle Cripps Swimming Women's 4x100 metre freestyle relay Annabelle CrippsSarah HardcastleKaren MellorZara Long Swimming Women's 4x200 metre freestyle relay Amanda Dodd Synchronised swimming Women's synchronised solo Amanda DoddNicola Shearn Synchronised swimming Women's synchronised duet David Mercer Weightlifting Men's 90kg Duncan Dawkins Weightlifting Men's 100kg Duncan Burns Wrestling Men's light flyweight (48kg) Mike McFarlane Athletics Men's 100 metres Phil Brown Athletics Men's 800 metres Peter Elliott Athletics Men's 100 metre freestyle Tim Hutchings Athletics Men's 5000 metres Colin Reitz Athletics Men's 3000 metres steeplechase Ian McCombie Athletics Men's 30 kilometres walk Henderson Pierre Athletics Men's high jump Kathy Cook Athletics Women's 400 metres Lorraine Baker Athletics Women's 800 metres Myrtle Augee Athletics Women's long jump Karen Pugh Athletics Women's discus throw Kim Hagger Athletics Women's Heptathlon Nick Yates Badminton Men's singles Gillian Clark Badminton Women's singles Helen TrokeFiona Elliott Badminton Women's doubles Chris WardDavid Ward Bowls Men's pairs Betty StubbingsJean Valls Bowls Women's pairs Barbara FullerBrenda AthertonMadge AllanMary Price Bowls Women's fours Joey Jacobs Boxing Lightweight (60kg) Eric Cardouza Boxing Heavyweight (91kg) James Oyebola Boxing Super Heavyweight (>91kg) Chris BoardmanGary ColtmanRob MuzioJon Walshaw Cycling Team pursuit Carl SmithAllan Whitwell Rowing Men's double sculls Graham FaultlessRichard IrelandMostyn FieldHumphry Hatton Rowing Men's coxless fours Carl Smith Rowing Men's lightweight single sculls Gillian Bond Rowing Women's single sculls Diane PrinceClaire Parker Rowing Women's double sculls Joanne GoughAnn CallawayKate HolroydTrish ReidAlison Norrish Rowing Women's coxed fours John Bloomfield Shooting Open Full Bore Rifle Malcolm Cooper Shooting Open Air Rifle Malcolm CooperRobert Smith Shooting Open Air Rifle – Pairs Andy Jameson Swimming Men's 100 metre freestyle Nick Gillingham Swimming Men's 200 metre breaststroke Nick Hodgson Swimming Men's 200 metre butterfly Stephen Poulter Swimming Men's 400 metre Individual Medley Andy JamesonMark FosterGeoffrey StewartRoland Lee Swimming Men's 4x100 metre freestyle relay Kevin BoydJohn DaveyPaul HoweJonathan Broughton Swimming Men's 4x200 metre freestyle relay Nicola Fibbens Swimming Women's 100 metre freestyle Samantha Purvis Swimming Women's 100 metre butterfly Sarah Hardcastle Swimming Women's 400 metre individual medley Peter May Weightlifting Men's 82.5kg Andrew Saxton Swimming Men's 100kg Nigel Donohue Wrestling Men's flyweight (52kg) Brian Aspen Wrestling Men's bantamweight (57kg) Steve Cooper Wrestling Men's lightweight (68kg) Fitzlloyd Walker Wrestling Men's welterweight (74kg) Tony Bull Wrestling Men's middleweight (82kg) David Kilpin Wrestling Men's heavyweight (100kg) Keith Peache Wrestling Men's super heavyweight (100kg)
Medals by sportSportTotal Athletics 18181248 Shooting 84315 Swimming 67922 Rowing 53614 Boxing 52310 Badminton 43310 Weightlifting 2226 Cycling 2114 Wrestling 1179 Lawn bowls 1034 Synchronised swimming 0202 Total524349144
Medals by genderGenderTotal Male 29 21 3282 Female 13 17 1345 Mixed / open 9 5 317 Total524349144
Aquatics
Diving
Men AthleteEventFinalPointsRankNigel StantonSpringboard577.268Jeffrey Arbon522.0910James Roose505.9811Nigel StantonHighboard545.646Jeffrey Arbon479.829James Roose449.8510
Women AthleteEventFinalPointsRankAlison ChildsSpringboard426.578Lisa Brace414.369Carolyn Roscoe387.2110Rachel SpinksHighboard395.434Carolyn Roscoe357.157Lisa Brace335.559
Swimming
Men AthleteEventHeatFinalTimeRankTimeRankRoland Lee100 metre freestyle51.932 Q51.475Andy Jameson51.441 Q51.21Mark Foster52.183did not advanceJonathan Broughton200 metre freestyle1:53.832did not advancePaul Howe1:53.452 Q1:54.558Kevin Boyd1:53.713 Q1:52.756David Stacey400 metre freestyle4:04.564did not advanceJohn Davey3:57.652 Q3:57.555Kevin Boyd3:55.481 Q3:55.00Stephen Willis1500 metre freestyle16:00.794did not advanceDavid Stacey15:57.05515:48.028Gary Donovan16:13.286did not advanceJohn Davey100 metre backstroke59.605did not advanceGary Binfield59.234Neil Harper58.283 Q58.626Gary Binfield200 metre backstroke2:05.561 Q2:04.544Patrick Blake2:06.722did not advanceKevin Boyd2:07.534Nick Gillingham100 metre breaststroke1:06.142did not advancePaul Shackley1:06.603Adrian Moorhouse1:03.211 Q1:03.09Murray Buswell200 metre breaststroke2:22.591 Q2:21.487Adrian Moorhouse2:18.571 Q2:16.35Nick Gillingham2:21.602 Q2:20.46Nick Hodgson100 metre butterfly56.152 Q56.288Roland Lee58.444did not advanceAndy Jameson54.091 Q54.07Nick Hodgson200 metre butterfly2:01.701 Q2:00.50Steve Poulter2:02.832 Q2:02.247Tim Jones2:04.754did not advanceDuncan Rolley200 metre individual medley2:08.903did not advanceGary Binfield2:06.512 Q2:06.576John Davey2:06.872 Q2:05.674Steve Poulter400 metre Individual Medley4:28.961 Q4:24.71Gary Binfield4:32.043 Q4:27.034John Davey4:29.632 Q4:29.516Andy JamesonMark FosterGeoffrey StewartRoland Lee4x100 metre freestyle relaycolspan=2 3:25.01Kevin BoydJohn DaveyPaul HoweJonathan Broughton4x200 metre freestyle relaycolspan=2 7:33.39Neil HarperNick GillinghamAndy JamesonRoland Lee4x100 metre medlay relay3:54.902 Q3:44.85
Women AthleteEventHeatFinalTimeRankTimeRankNicola Fibbens100 metre freestyle57.561 Q57.66Annabelle Cripps58.592 Q58.595Debra Gore59.833did not advanceAnnabelle Cripps200 metre freestylecolspan=2 2:04.195Zara Longcolspan=2 2:05.238Annabelle Cripps400 metre freestyle4:19.183 Q4:19.056Karen Mellor4:23.445did not advanceSarah Hardcastle4:15.921 Q4:07.68Karen Mellor800 metre freestyle8:44.581 Q8:44.154Sarah Hardcastle8:46.031 Q8:24.77Gaynor Stanley8:56.745 Q8:54.197Kathy Read100 metre backstroke1:05.322 Q1:04.885Catherine White1:06.234did not advanceSimone Hindmarch1:05.212 Q1:04.624Catherine White200 metre backstroke2:21.142 Q2:19.967Simone Hindmarch2:23.424did not advanceKathy Read2:15.851 Q2:16.92Suki Brownsdon100 metre breaststroke1:13.781 Q1:12.304Joanne Wood1:14.042 Q1:14.157Lorraine Burt1:14.144did not advanceGaynor Stanley200 metre breaststroke2:38.403 Q2:37.737Suki Brownsdon2:38.882 Q2:35.985Nina Herbert2:39.133 Q2:39.118Caroline Foot100 metre butterfly1:02.501 Q1:02.30Samantha Purvis1:02.221 Q1:02.49Caroline Cooper1:03.012 Q1:02.12Helen Bewley200 metre butterfly2:16.692 Q2:17.447Samantha Purvis2:15.032 Q2:14.604Myra O'Fee2:16.113 Q2:16.506Samantha Purvis200 metre individual medley2:22.844did not advanceZara Long2:23.555Joanne Wood2:24.447Kathy Read400 metre individual medley5:00.844 Q4:48.918Sarah Hardcastle4:50.021 Q4:50.52Gaynor Stanley4:57.024 Q4:56.767Caroline CooperNicola FibbensZara LongAnnabelle Cripps4x100 metre freestyle relaycolspan=2 3:49.65Annabelle CrippsSarah HardcastleKaren MellorZara Long4x200 metre freestyle relaycolspan=2 8:13.70Simone HindmarchSuki BrownsdonCaroline CooperNicola Fibbens4×100 metre medley relaycolspan=2 4:13.48
Synchronised swimming
AthleteEventFinalTimeRankAmanda DoddSynchronised solo188.05Amanda DoddNicola ShearnSynchronised duet185.59
Athletics
Men Track and road