Canada competed in the 1986 Commonwealth Games in Edinburgh between 24 July–2 August.
Canada finished sixth in the medals table with 51 gold, 34 silver and 30 bronze medals.
Medallists
| style="text-align:left; vertical-align:top;"| MedalNameSportEvent Ben Johnson Athletics Men's 100 metres Atlee Mahorn Athletics Men's 200 metres Mark McKoy Athletics Men's 110 metres hurdle Graeme Fell Athletics Men's 3000 metres steeplechase Mark McKoyAtlee MahornBen JohnsonDesai Williams Athletics Men's 4 × 100 metres relay Milt Ottey Athletics Men's high jump Ray Lazdins Athletics Men's discus throw Angella Issajenko Athletics Women's 200 metres Lynn Williams Athletics Women's 3000 metres Charmaine CrooksMarita PayneMolly KillingbeckJillian Richardson Athletics Women's 4 × 400 metres relay Scotty Olson Boxing Men's light flyweight (48 kg) Bill Downey Boxing Men's featherweight (57 kg) Asif Dar Boxing Men's lightweight (60 kg) Howard Grant Boxing Men's light welterweight (63.5 kg) Dan Sherry Boxing Men's light middleweight (71 kg) Lennox Lewis Boxing Men's super Heavyweight (>91 kg) Debbie Fuller Diving Women's springboard Debbie Fuller Diving Women's highboard Mark Tewksbury Swimming Men's 100m backstroke Sandy Goss Swimming Men's 200m backstroke Victor Davis Swimming Men's 100m breaststroke Alex Baumann Swimming Men's 200m individual medlay Alex Baumann Swimming Men's 400m individual medlay Mike WestDarcy WallingfordClaude LamySandy GossMark TewksburyVictor DavisTom PontingAlex Baumann Swimming Men's 4x100 metre medlay relay Jane Kerr Swimming Women's 100m freestyle Allison Higson Swimming Women's 100m breaststroke Allison Higson Swimming Women's 200m breaststroke Donna McGinnis Swimming Women's 200m butterfly Angela NugentJane KerrPatricia NoallPamela Rai Swimming Women's 4x100 metre freestyle relay Sylvie Frechette Synchronised swimming Women's solo Michelle CameronCarolyn Waldo Synchronised Swimming Women's duet Pat WalkerBruce Ford Rowing Men's double sculls Pat TurnerKevin NeufeldPaul SteeleGrant Main Rowing Men's coxless fours Kathryn BarrAndrea Schreiner Rowing Women's coxless pairs Jane TregunnoJenny WallingaTina ClarkeTricia SmithLesley Thompson Rowing Women's coxed fours Tom GuinnClaude Beaulieu Shooting Open free pistol – pairs Michael AshcroftGale Stewart Shooting Open rifle prone – pairs Alain MarionWilf Baldwin Shooting Open full bore rifle – pairs Guy Lorion Shooting Open air rifle Guy LorionSharon Bowes Shooting Open air rifle – pairs Denis Garon Weightlifting Men's 100 kg Kevin Roy Weightlifting Men's 110 kg Ron Moncur Wrestling Men's light flyweight (48 kg) Chris Woodcroft Wrestling Men's flyweight (52 kg) Mitch Ostberg Wrestling Men's bantamweight (57 kg) Paul Hughes Wrestling Men's featherweight (62 kg) Dave McKay Wrestling Men's lightweight (68 kg) Gary Holmes Wrestling Men's welterweight (74 kg) Chris Rinke Wrestling Men's middleweight (82 kg) Clark Davis Wrestling Men's heavyweight (100 kg) Wayne Brightwell Wrestling Men's super heavyweight (130 kg) Dave Edge Athletics Men's marathon Guillaume LeBlanc Athletics Men's 30 kilometres walk Bob Ferguson Athletics Men's pole vault Dave Steen Athletics Men's decathlon Jillian Richardson Athletics Women's 400 metres Debbie Bowker Athletics Women's 1500 metres Debbie Bowker Athletics Women's 3000 metres Donalda Duprey Athletics Women's 400 metres hurdles Angela BaileyEsmie LawrenceAngela PhippsAngella Issajenko Athletics Women's 4 × 100 metres relay John Nash Diving Men's springboard David Bédard Diving Men's highboard Victor Davis Swimming Men's 200m breaststroke Tom Ponting Swimming Men's 200m butterfly Vlastimil CernySandy GossBlair HickenAlex Baumann Swimming Men's 4x100 metre freestyle relay Sandy GossScott FlowersTom PontingPaul Szekula Swimming Men's 4x200 metre freestyle relay Jane Kerr Swimming Women's 200m freestyle Cindy Õunpuu Swimming Women's 200m breaststroke Barbara McBainAllison HigsonDonna McGinnisJane Kerr Swimming Women's 4×100 metre medley relay Denyse JulienJohanne Falardeau Badminton Women's doubles Badminton Mixed team Alex Ongaro Cycling Men's sprint Ronnie JonesBill Boettger Lawn bowls Men's pairs Dan MilliganDave BrownDave HoutbyDave Duncalf Lawn bowls Men's fours Peter Tatersall Rowing Men's lightweight single sculls Lisa Wright Rowing Women's single sculls Heather ClarkeLisa Robertson Rowing Women's double sculls Tom Guinn Shooting Open air pistol Michel DionJean-François Sénécal Shooting Open rifle three positions – pairs Alain Marion Shooting Open full bore rifle Sharon Bowes Shooting Open air rifle Brian GabrielDon Kwasnycia Shooting Open skeet – pairs Louis Payer Weightlifting Men's 75 kg David Bolduc Weightlifting Men's 110 kg Doug Cox Wrestling Men's light heavyweight (90 kg) Ben Johnson Athletics Men's 200 metres David Campbell Athletics Men's 1500 metres John Graham Athletics Men's 400 metres hurdles Anton SkerrittAndre SmithJohn GrahamAtlee Mahorn Athletics Men's 4 × 400 metres relay Alain Metellus Athletics Men's high jump Kyle McDuffie Athletics Men's long jump Angella Issajenko Athletics Women's 100 metres Lynn Williams Athletics Women's 1500 metres Odette Lapierre Athletics Women's marathon Steve Beaupré Boxing Men's flyweight (51 kg) John Shaw Boxing Men's welterweight (67 kg) Brent Kosolofski Boxing Men's light heavyweight (81 kg) Dominic d'Amico Boxing Men's heavyweight (91 kg) Kathy Keleman Diving Women's springboard Chris Chalmers Swimming Men's 1500m freestyle Mike West Swimming Men's 100m backstroke Sean Murphy Swimming Men's 200m backstroke Tom Ponting Swimming Men's 100m butterfly Jill Horstead Swimming Women's 200m butterfly Jane Kerr Swimming Women's 200m individual medley Sophie DufourDonna McGinnisJane KerrPatricia Noall Swimming Women's 4x200 metre freestyle relay Bob ThomasRyan TierneyBrian PeakerDave Henry Rowing Men's lightweight coxless fours Heather Hattin Rowing Women's lightweight single sculls Wendy WiebeMarlene VanderhorstAnne DorstMarnie Hamilton Rowing Women's lightweight coxless fours Mark Howkins Shooting Open rapid-fire pistol Mark HowkinsAndre Chevrefils Shooting Open rapid-fire pistol – pairs Jean-François Sénécal Shooting Open rifle three positions Brian Gabriel Shooting Open skeet Langis Cote Weightlifting Men's 67.5 kg Guy Greavette Weightlifting Men's 90 kg
Medals by sportSportTotal Aquatics 159832 Athletics 109928 Wrestling 91010 Boxing 60410 Shooting 55414 Rowing 43310 Weightlifting 2226 Badminton 0202 Lawn bowls 0202 Cycling 0101 Total513430115
Medals by genderGenderTotal Male 32 17 1766 Female 14 11 934 Mixed / open 5 6 415 Total513430115
Aquatics The aquatics events were held at the Royal Commonwealth Pool.
Diving Men AthleteEventFinalPointsRankJohn NashSpringboard647.64Randy Sageman615.995David Bédard585.247David BédardHighboard576.81John Nash560.254Jeff Hirst555.665
Women AthleteEventFinalPointsRankDebbie FullerSpringboard513.09Kathy Keleman484.65Jenny Tysdale440.707Debbie FullerHighboard431.61Jenny McArton389.465Jenny Tysdale383.886
Swimming Men AthleteEventHeatFinalTimeRankTimeRankSandy Goss100 metre freestyle51.611 Q51.454Vlastimil Cerny51.952 Q51.536Blair Hicken51.722 Q51.617Tom Ponting200 metre freestyle1:52.722 Q1:52.374Sandy Goss1:53.853did not advanceScott Flowers1:53.172 Q1:53.767Scott Flowers400 metre freestyle3:57.663 Q3:57.434Chris Bowie4:00.324 Q3:58.287Turlough O'Hare3:58.812 Q3:58.338Harry Taylor1500 metre freestyle15:54.502 Q15:24.545Turlough O'Hare16:06.165did not advanceChris Chalmers15:42.621 Q15:18.05Sean Murphy100 metre backstroke58.031 Q57.934Mike West57.852 Q57.46Mark Tewksbury57.331 Q56.45Sandy Goss200 metre backstroke2:03.671 Q2:02.55Mike West2:05.572 Q2:04.865Sean Murphy2:04.321 Q2:03.05Rob Chernoff100 metre breaststroke1:06.573did not advanceDarcy Wallingford1:05.842 Q1:05.617Victor Davis1:02.561 Q1:03.01Alex Baumann200 metre breaststroke2:21.531 Q2:20.834Rob Chernoff2:23.223did not advanceVictor Davis2:17.961 Q2:16.70Vlastimil Cerny100 metre butterfly56.112 Q55.746Tom Ponting54.681 Q54.56Claude Lamy56.664did not advanceTom Ponting200 metre butterfly1:59.941 Q1:58.54Michael Meldrum2:05.043did not advanceVlastimil Cerny2:03.413 Q2:01.335Victor Davis200 metre individual medley2:06.181 Q2:05.755Alex Baumann2:05.911 Q2:01.80Rob Chernoff2:08.2842:08.817Alex Baumann400 metre Individual Medley4:28.351 Q2:05.10Jon Kelly4:30.633 Q4:27.265Deke Botsford4:32.8954:33.058Vlastimil CernySandy GossBlair HickenAlex Baumann4x100 metre freestyle relaycolspan=2 3:22.98Sandy GossScott FlowersTom PontingPaul Szekula4x200 metre freestyle relaycolspan=2 7:29.52Mike West (Heat)Darcy Wallingford (Heat)Claude Lamy (Heat)Sandy Goss (Heat)Mark Tewksbury (Final)Victor Davis (Final)Tom Ponting (Final)Alex Baumann (Final)4x100 metre medlay relay3:54.771 Q3:44.00
Women AthleteEventHeatFinalTimeRankTimeRankPamela Rai100 metre freestyle58.762 Q58.817Jane Kerr57.641 Q57.62Patricia Noall59.143 Q58.948Jane Kerr200 metre freestylecolspan=2 rowspan=2 2:03.40Patricia Noall2:05.046Debbie Wurzburger400 metre freestyle4:19.984 Q4:20.977Donna McGinnis4:16.932 Q4:16.214Sara Frisby4:25.255did not advanceDebbie Wurzburger800 metre freestyle8:45.943 Q8:44.165Kim Milne8:54.004 Q8:57.948Barbara McBain100 metre backstroke1:05.843did not advanceJennifer McElroy1:07.835Pascale Choquet1:06.415Jane Kerr200 metre backstroke2:27.105did not advancePascale Choquet2:21.573 Q2:22.028Barabara McCain2:22.094did not advanceKathy Pearson100 metre breaststroke1:14.213did not advanceAllison Higson1:11.781 Q1:10.84Cindy Õunpuu1:12.632 Q1:12.555Allison Higson200 metre breaststroke2:36.211 Q2:31.20Cindy Õunpuu2:34.811 Q2:32.63Susan Atkey2:41.444did not advanceJill Horstead100 metre butterfly1:04.693did not advancePamela Rai1:03.803 Q1:03.487Michelle MacPherson1:03.993 Q1:03.668Sophie Dufour200 metre butterfly2:21.614did not advanceJill Horstead2:16.512 Q2:14.53Donna McGinnis2:12.711 Q2:11.97Jane Kerr200 metre individual medley2:21.111 Q2:18.73Jennifer McElroy2:22.743 QDisqualifiedKarin Helmstaedt2:22.485 Q2:21.054Donna McGinnis400 metre individual medley4:54.421 Q4:51.624Sara Frisby5:03.075did not advanceJennifer McElroy5:01.745Angela NugentJane KerrPatricia NoallPamela Rai4x100 metre freestyle relaycolspan=2 3:48.45Sophie DufourDonna McGinnisJane KerrPatricia Noall4x200 metre freestyle relaycolspan=2 8:20.78Barbara McBainAllison HigsonDonna McGinnisJane Kerr4×100 metre medley relaycolspan=2 4:14.89
Synchronised swimming AthleteEventFinalPointsRankSylvie FrechetteSynchronised solo199.50Michelle CameronCarolyn WaldoSynchronised duet199.54
Athletics
Men Track and road AthleteEventHeatSemifinalFinalTimeRankTimeRankTimeRankDesai Williams100 metres10.492 Q10.412 Q10.364Ben Johnson10.151 Q10.181 Q10.07Michael Dwyer10.814 Q10.425did not advanceMichael Dwyer200 metres22.222 Q20.973 Q20.986Atlee Mahorn20.981 Q20.681 Q20.31Ben Johnson20.842 Q21.28420.64Anton Skerritt400 metres47.533 Q47.745 q47.978Andre Smith47.213 Q47.964did not advanceBrian Thompson800 metres1:53.252 Q1:50.257did not advanceSimon Hoogewerf1:51.903 Q1:47.632 Q1:49.046David Campbell1500 metresrowspan=3 colspan=2 3:44.784 Q3:54.06Simon Hoogewerf3:46.807did not advanceRobert Lonergan3:43.487Paul Williams5000 metrescolspan=4 rowspan=3 13:28.514Paul McCloy13:42.579Robert Lonergan13:47.4410Paul McCloy10,000 metrescolspan=4 rowspan=2 28.294Paul Williams28.416Mark McKoy110 metres hurdlecolspan=2 rowspan=2 13.682 Q13.31Jeff Glass13.873 Q14.398John Graham400 metres hurdlescolspan=2 rowspan=3 52.631 Q50.25Lloyd Guss52.363 Q20.564Pierre Leveille52.754 q51.547Graeme Fell3000 metres steeplechasecolspan=4 rowspan=3 8:24.48Phillip Laheurte8:52.539Robert Rice9:25.8413Mark McKoyAtlee MahornBen JohnsonDesai Williams4 × 100 metres relaycolspan=4 39.15Anton SkerrittAndre SmithJohn GrahamAtlee Mahorn4 × 400 metres relaycolspan=4 3:08.69Dave EdgeMarathoncolspan=4 rowspan=3 2:11.08Art Boileau2:12.585Peter Butler2:18.5211Guillaume LeBlanc30 kilometres walkcolspan=4 rowspan=2 2:08.38François LapointeDSQ
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