Scotland at the 2002 Commonwealth Games
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Scotland
Scotland is a country that is part of the United Kingdom. Occupying the northern third of the island of Great Britain, it shares a border with England to the south and is bounded by the North Sea to the east, the Atlantic Ocean to the north and west, and the North Channel and Irish Sea to the...
sent a team of 207 athletes and 85 officials to the 2002 Commonwealth Games
2002 Commonwealth Games
The 2002 Commonwealth Games were held in Manchester, England from 25 July to 4 August 2002. The XVII Commonwealth Games was the largest multi-sport event ever to be held in the UK, eclipsing London's 1948 Summer Olympics in numbers of teams and athletes participating.After the 1996 Manchester...
in Manchester
Manchester
Manchester is a city and metropolitan borough in Greater Manchester, England. According to the Office for National Statistics, the 2010 mid-year population estimate for Manchester was 498,800. Manchester lies within one of the UK's largest metropolitan areas, the metropolitan county of Greater...
, England
England
England is a country that is part of the United Kingdom. It shares land borders with Scotland to the north and Wales to the west; the Irish Sea is to the north west, the Celtic Sea to the south west, with the North Sea to the east and the English Channel to the south separating it from continental...
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In the Manchester Games Scotland won 6 Gold, 8 Silver and 16 Bronze medals.
Gold
CyclingCycling at the 2002 Commonwealth Games
The cycling competition at the 2002 Commonwealth Games involves three disciplines: mountain bike racing, road bicycle racing and track cycling. The track events were held at Manchester Velodrome.- Mountain biking:- Track:- Road:...
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- Chris HoyChris HoySir Christopher Andrew "Chris" Hoy, MBE is a Scottish track cyclist representing Great Britain and Scotland. He is a multiple world champion and Olympic Games gold medal winner...
, Men's 1000m Time Trial
Gymnastics:
- Steve FrewSteve FrewSteve Frew is a Scottish gymnast.He has represented Scotland and Great Britain over 100 times at various International Gymnastics Competitions....
, Men's Rings (tied first with Herodotos GiorgallasHerodotos GiorgallasHerodotos Giorgallas is a Gymnast from Cyprus who took gold at the 2002 Commonwealth Games in Manchester. Herodotos shared the gold with Steve Frew of Scotland. He won the bronze medal in the Gymnastics for Men's Rings at the 2006 Commonwealth Games in Melbourne.-External links:*...
of Cyprus)
Judo:
- Graeme RandallGraeme RandallGraeme Randall is a Scottish judoka.Randall was inducted into the Scottish Sports Hall of Fame in March 2010. He was the second male from Great Britain ever to hold a world title in judo.-Achievements:-References:...
, Men's 81kg
Lawn Bowls:
- Alex Marshall & George Sneddon, Men's Doubles
- David Heddle, Ivan Prior & John Robertson, Men's Triples EAD
Swimming:
- Alison SheppardAlison SheppardAlison Sheppard MBE is a freestyle swimmer from Scotland, who competed in five consecutive Summer Olympics for Great Britain, starting in 1988.-Personal bests and records held:-External links:*...
, Women's 50m Freestyle
Silver
AthleticsAthletics at the 2002 Commonwealth Games
At the 2002 Commonwealth Games, the athletics events were held at the City of Manchester Stadium from the 26–30 July 2002. The route for the marathon event crossed Manchester city centre and finished in the stadium. The race walk events began alongside the Lowry Centre at Salford Quays...
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- Lee McConnellLee McConnellLee McConnell is a Scottish athlete, who competes in the 400 metres. She attended Holyrood R.C. Secondary School in Glasgow before graduating from Loughborough University in 2000 with a degree in Sports Science. She became the Scottish 200 metres champion in 2002, and 2005. She also won the 400...
, Women's 400m
Judo:
- Jenni Brien, Women's 57kg
- Sarah Clark, Women's 63kg
- David Taylor Somerville, Men's 66kg
Shooting:
- Michael Thomson, Men's Skeet
- Susan Jackson & Sheena Sharp, Women's 50m Rifle Prone Pairs
Swimming:
- Graeme SmithGraeme Smith (swimmer)Graeme Smith is a former British freestyle swimmer.He won the bronze medal in the 1500 m freestyle at the 1996 Summer Olympics in Atlanta, United States. Three years later, at the European Short Course Swimming Championships 1999 in Lisbon, he captured the golden medal in the same event...
, Men's 1500m Freestyle - Gregor TaitGregor TaitGregor Tait is a Scottish swimmer. He was the Commonwealth Games 200 m backstroke and 200 m individual medley champion at the 2006 games in Melbourne....
, Men's 200m Backstroke
Bronze
AthleticsAthletics at the 2002 Commonwealth Games
At the 2002 Commonwealth Games, the athletics events were held at the City of Manchester Stadium from the 26–30 July 2002. The route for the marathon event crossed Manchester city centre and finished in the stadium. The race walk events began alongside the Lowry Centre at Salford Quays...
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- Jamie Stephen Quarry, Men's Decathlon
Badminton:
- Bruce Flockhart, Alastair Gatt, Russell Hogg, Susan Hughes, Kirsteen McEwan, Elinor Middlemiss, Craig Robertson, Graham Simpson, Graeme Smith, Fiona Sneddon, Sandra Watt & Yuan Wemyss, Team
Boxing
Boxing at the 2002 Commonwealth Games
Final results for the men's boxing Competition at the 2002 Commonwealth Games in Manchester, United Kingdom from August 4 to July 27.- Light Flyweight :- Flyweight :- Bantamweight :...
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- Craig McEwan, Light Middleweight 71kg
- Andrew Young, Heavyweight 91kg
Cycling
Cycling at the 2002 Commonwealth Games
The cycling competition at the 2002 Commonwealth Games involves three disciplines: mountain bike racing, road bicycle racing and track cycling. The track events were held at Manchester Velodrome.- Mountain biking:- Track:- Road:...
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- Ross EdgarRoss EdgarRoss Edgar is a Scottish track cyclist who represented Scotland at the 2002 and 2006 Commonwealth Games, where he won a gold medal in the team sprint riding with Chris Hoy and Craig MacLean...
, Chris HoyChris HoySir Christopher Andrew "Chris" Hoy, MBE is a Scottish track cyclist representing Great Britain and Scotland. He is a multiple world champion and Olympic Games gold medal winner...
, Marco Librizzi & Craig MacleanCraig MacLeanCraig MacLean is a Scottish track cyclist who has represented Great Britain and Northern Ireland at the 2000 Summer Olympics in Sydney and the 2004 Summer Olympics in Athens, winning a Silver Medal in the Team Sprint at the 2000 Olympics....
, Team Sprint
Gymnastics:
- Barry Collie, Men's Vault
Judo:
- Amanda Costello, Women's 70kg
- Karen Cusack, Women's 52kg
- Stephanie Hart, Women's 78kg+
- Lee McGroty, Men's 73kg
- Fiona Robertson, Women's 48kg
- Steven Vidler, Men's 90kg
Shooting:
- Edith Barnes, Women's Skeet
Swimming:
- Alison SheppardAlison SheppardAlison Sheppard MBE is a freestyle swimmer from Scotland, who competed in five consecutive Summer Olympics for Great Britain, starting in 1988.-Personal bests and records held:-External links:*...
, Women's 50m Butterfly - Graeme SmithGraeme Smith (swimmer)Graeme Smith is a former British freestyle swimmer.He won the bronze medal in the 1500 m freestyle at the 1996 Summer Olympics in Atlanta, United States. Three years later, at the European Short Course Swimming Championships 1999 in Lisbon, he captured the golden medal in the same event...
, Men's 400m Freestyle
Weightlifting:
- Thomas YuleThomas YuleThomas Lister Yule is a retired male weightlifter, who was born in South Africa. He represented Great Britain at the 2000 Summer Olympics in Sydney, Australia, where he was disqualified in the men's heavyweight division after three false snatches...
, Men's 94kg Snatch
BoxingBoxing at the 2002 Commonwealth GamesFinal results for the men's boxing Competition at the 2002 Commonwealth Games in Manchester, United Kingdom from August 4 to July 27.- Light Flyweight :- Flyweight :- Bantamweight :...
- Kevin AndersonKevin Anderson (boxer)Kevin Anderson is a British professional boxer who fights in the welterweight division. He is a former British and Commonwealth champion.-Early professional career:...
- Mark Hastie
- Craig McEwan
- Steven McGuire
- Colin McNeilColin McNeilColin McNeil is a professional boxer.McNeil began boxing professionally late in his life, debuting in 2004 at the age of 32. In his career, he has lost only once , but has faced and beaten some tough competition. Currently, he is scheduled to box in The Contender Challenge: UK vs...
- Ian Millarvie
- Lee Ramsay
- Andrew Young
CyclingCycling at the 2002 Commonwealth GamesThe cycling competition at the 2002 Commonwealth Games involves three disciplines: mountain bike racing, road bicycle racing and track cycling. The track events were held at Manchester Velodrome.- Mountain biking:- Track:- Road:...
- Caroline AlexanderCaroline AlexanderCaroline Alexander is a cross country mountain biker and road cyclist born in Barrow in Furness, Lancashire. She represented Great Britain at the 1996 Summer Olympics in Atlanta and the 2000 Summer Olympics in Sydney...
- Sally Ashbridge
- Jo Cavill
- Caroline Cook
- Katrina Hair
- Russell Anderson
- Richard Chapman
- Ross EdgarRoss EdgarRoss Edgar is a Scottish track cyclist who represented Scotland at the 2002 and 2006 Commonwealth Games, where he won a gold medal in the team sprint riding with Chris Hoy and Craig MacLean...
- Chris HoyChris HoySir Christopher Andrew "Chris" Hoy, MBE is a Scottish track cyclist representing Great Britain and Scotland. He is a multiple world champion and Olympic Games gold medal winner...
- Alistair Kay
- Marco Librizzi
- Craig MacLeanCraig MacLeanCraig MacLean is a Scottish track cyclist who has represented Great Britain and Northern Ireland at the 2000 Summer Olympics in Sydney and the 2004 Summer Olympics in Athens, winning a Silver Medal in the Team Sprint at the 2000 Olympics....
- James McCallumJames McCallum (cyclist)James McCallum is a Scottish racing cyclist who rides for . He represented Scotland in the Team Pursuit, Points & Scratch Races at the 2002 Commonwealth Games in Manchester, and again in 2006 in Melbourne in the Scratch, Points & Road Races, winning a bronze medal in the Scratch race.Until 2007,...
- Jason MacIntyreJason MacIntyreJason MacIntyre was a Scottish racing cyclist. He was a triple British and Scottish champion time trial cyclist and broke Graeme Obree's time trial Scottish record in 2007...
- David MillarDavid MillarDavid Millar is a British road racing cyclist riding for . He has won three stages of the Tour de France, two of the Vuelta a España and one Stage of the Giro d'Italia. He was the British national road champion and the national time trial champion, both in 2007...
- Ross Muir
- Michael Pooley
- Alexander Ross
- Duncan Urquhart
Women's Team Competition
- Jane BurleyJane BurleyJane Burley is a female field hockey midfielder from Scotland. She played club hockey for Giffnock Hutchesons Ladies, and made her debut for the Women's National Team in 1999. Burley works as a firefighter. Her mother played tennis for Lancashire.-References:*...
- Linda ClementLinda ClementLinda Clement is a female field hockey forward and midfielder from Scotland. She plays club hockey for Bonagrass Grove, and made her debut for the Women's National Team in 1999. A resident of Edinburgh Clement represented Scotland in the U17 schoolgirls athletics team in 1996.-References:*...
- Susan Gilmour
- Louise Gordon
- Alison Grant
- Kathryn Gray
- Samantha JudgeSamantha JudgeSamantha Judge is a female field hockey forward from Scotland. She played club hockey for Glasgow Western, and made her debut for the Women's National Team in 1999. A resident of Edinburgh also played badminton for Scotland at U16 level.-References:*...
- Claire Lampard
- Audrey Longmuir
- Susan MacDonald
- Debbie McLeodDebbie McLeodDebbie McLeod is a female field hockey goalkeeper from Scotland. She played club hockey for Bonagrass Grove, and made her debut for the Women's National Team in 1999. McLeod works as a swimming pool technician. Her brother played national level football at U16 level.-References:...
- Tracey Robb
- Emma RochlinEmma RochlinEmma Rochlin is a female field hockey defender from Scotland. She plays club hockey for Glasgow Western, and made her debut for the Women's National Team in 1999. Rochlin works as a trainee solicitor.-References:*...
- Rhona SimpsonRhona SimpsonRhona Isabel Simpson is a female field hockey player from Scotland. She twice represented Great Britain at the Summer Olympics...
- Valery Thomson
- Helen Walker
Men's Competition
- Thomas Allan
- John BuchananJohn Buchanan (judoka)John Buchanan is a British judoka.-Achievements:-References:* on JudoInside.com...
- Gary Edwards
- Lee McGrorty
- Graeme RandallGraeme RandallGraeme Randall is a Scottish judoka.Randall was inducted into the Scottish Sports Hall of Fame in March 2010. He was the second male from Great Britain ever to hold a world title in judo.-Achievements:-References:...
- David SomervilleDavid SomervilleDavid Somerville is a Scottish judoka.-Achievements:-References:* on JudoInside.com...
- Steven Vidler
Women's Competition
- Jennifer BrienJennifer BrienJennifer Brien is a talk show host whose show is broadcast on weekdays from 1-3 p.m. on WRKO in Boston, Massachusetts.-Career:Brien is a veteran of the U.S. Army and attended the University of Rhode Island. She joined WRKO in May 2010 after working as a news producer at WPRO in Providence, Rhode...
- Sarah Clarke
- Amanda Costello
- Karen Cusack
- Stephanie Hart
- Fiona Robertson
- Lindsay Sorrell
Squash
- Pamela NimmoPamela NimmoPamela Nimmo, is a professional squash player who represented Scotland. She reached a career-high world ranking of World No. 14 in October 2002.- External links :...
- Senga MacFie
- Wendy Maitland
- Neil Frankland
- Martin HeathMartin HeathMartin Heath is a former professional squash player from Oban, Scotland.Heath turned professional in 1994 after graduating from the University of Glasgow. He spent 11 years on the professional tour, including six consecutive years ranked in the world's top-10. His career-high ranking was World No....
Table Tennis
- Claire Bentley
- Niall Cameron
- Stewart Crawford
- Gavin Rumgay
- Euan Walker
Men's Competition
- Richard Allan
- Kevin Clark
- Andrew Fargus
Women's Competition
- Bella Comerford
- Stephanie Forrester
- Catriona MorrisonCatriona MorrisonCatriona Morrison is a British triathlete and duathlete of Scottish origin.In 2005 she won the silver medal at the ITU Duathlon World Championships. In 2006 she followed this up with gold and took another silver medal at the Long Distance Duathlon World Championships...
Weightlifting
- Kirstie Law
- Stuart Yule
- Thomas YuleThomas YuleThomas Lister Yule is a retired male weightlifter, who was born in South Africa. He represented Great Britain at the 2000 Summer Olympics in Sydney, Australia, where he was disqualified in the men's heavyweight division after three false snatches...
Wrestling
- Joseph Bianco
- Kenny Devoy
- Graeme English
- Viorel Etko
- Steven McKeown
- Douglas Thomson