Scotland at the 1990 Commonwealth Games

Scotland at the
1990 Commonwealth Games
Scotland at the; 1990 Commonwealth Games
CG code	SCO
CGA	Commonwealth Games Scotland
Website	www.teamscotland.scot
in Auckland, New Zealand
Flag bearer	Opening: Richard Corsie
Medals; Ranked 9th	Gold 5 Silver 7 Bronze 10 Total 22
Commonwealth Games appearances (overview)
	1930; 1934; 1938; 1950; 1954; 1958; 1962; 1966; 1970; 1974; 1978; 1982; 1986; 1990; 1994; 1998; 2002; 2006; 2010; 2014; 2018; 2022; 2026; 2030;

Scotland competed at the 1990 Commonwealth Games in Auckland, New Zealand, from 27 January to 3 February 1990.^[1] The nation was represented by the Commonwealth Games Council for Scotland (CGCE) and joined the Commonwealth of Nations as part of the United Kingdom in 1931.

Scotland came 9th overall with 5 gold, 7 silver and 10 bronze medals.^[2]

Medallists

Gold

Loretta Cusack (judo)
Charlie Kane (boxing)
Liz McColgan (Women's 10,000 metres).^[3]
Men's fours (lawn bowls)
Men's skeet pairs (shooting)

Silver

Bronze

David Anderson (boxing)
Richard Corsie (lawn bowls)
Graham Campbell (judo)
Graham Campbell (judo, open)
Billy Cusack (judo)
Liz McColgan (3,000 metres)
Alan Ogilvie (weightlifting C&j)
Geoff Parsons (high jump)
Donna Robertson (judo)
Men's smallbore rifle, Three Positions pair (shooting)

Team

^[4]

Athletics

Men

Athlete	Events	Club	Medals
Elliot Bunney	100, 4x100 relay
David James Clark	100, 200, 4x100 relay
Mark Davidson	400m hurdles, 4x100, 4x400 relay
Craig Bruce Duncan	triple jump
Tom Hanlon	steeplechase
Jamie Henderson	100, 200, 4x100 relay
Duncan Mathieson	decathlon, 4x400 relay
Tom McKean	800m, 4x400 relay
Darrin Lee Morris	discus throw
Geoff Parsons	high jump
Stephen Ritchie	high jump
David Strang	800m, 4x400 relay
Brian Whittle	400, 4x400 relay
Stephen Anthony Whyte	hammer throw, shot put

Women

Athlete	Events	Medals
Sheila Catford	marathon
Nicola Emblem	javelin, shot put
Lynn Harding	marathon
Karen Hutcheson	1500m, 3000m
Lynne MacIntyre	1500m
Karen MacLeod	10,000m
Liz McColgan	3,000, 10,000m	^[3]
Yvonne Murray	1500, 3000m
Janis Neilson	100, 200m
Shona Mary Urquhart	heptathlon, high jump

Badminton

Men

Athlete	Events	Club
Anthony Gallagher	singles, doubles, team	Perth
Kenny Middlemiss	singles, mixed, team	Edinburgh
Kevin Scott	singles, doubles, mixed	Guildford
Dan Travers	doubles, mixed, team	Glasgow
Alex White	singles, doubles, mixed	Kilmarnock

Women

Athlete	Events	Club
Elinor Allen	doubles, mixed, team	Edinburgh
Jenny Allen	singles, doubles, mixed, team	Edinburgh
Anne Gibson	singles, doubles, team	Dumfries
Gillian Martin	singles, mixed	Brookfield
Aileen Nairn	singles, doubles, mixed	Perth

Boxing

Athlete	Events	Club
Dave Anderson	60 kg lightweight
Andrew Caulfield	81 kg light-heavyweight
Mike Deveney	57 kg featherweight
Wilson Docherty	54 kg bantamweight	Croy Miners Welfare ABC
Charlie Kane	63.5 kg light-welterweight
John McLean	51 kg flyweight
Steven Morrison	71 kg light-middleweight
James Pender	67 kg welterweight
Paul Weir	-48 kg Light-flyweight
Stephen Wilson	75 kg middleweight

Cycling

Athlete	Events	Club	Medals
Eddie Alexander	scratch, sprint
Stewart Brydon	scratch, sprint, points
Andrew Ferry	road race, team time trial
Andrew Matheson	road race, team time trial
Brian Smith	road race, team time trial
David Smith	road race, team time trial
Andrew Young	road race

Diving

Men

Athlete	Events	Club	Medals
Stephen Forrest
Peter Smit

Gymnastics

Men

Athlete	Events	Medals
Derek Callahan	all-round, team
Steve Frew	all-round, team
Stuart McMahon	all-round, team

Women

Athlete	Events	Medals
Faith Arnott	all-round, team, floor
Ruth Gibson	all-round, team
Catherine Hughes	rhythmic
Susan Martin	all-round, team
Laura Jevons	rhythmic

Judo

Men^[5]

Athlete	Events	Medals
Ian Armstrong	78 kg half-middleweight
Gordon Cameron	60 kg extra-lightweight
Graham Campbell	95 kg half-heavyweight, open	,
Billy Cusack	71 kg lightweight
Mark Preston	65 kg half-lightweight
Winston Sweatman	86 kg middleweight

Women

Athlete	Events	Medals
Doreen Bagnall	66 kg, middleweight, open
Loretta Cusack	56 kg lightweight
Michele McQuarrie	56 kg lightweight
Donna Robertson	48 kg extra-lightweight
Claire Shiach	52 kg half-lightweight

Lawn bowls

Men

Athlete	Events	Club
George Adrain	fours	Dreghorn BC
Angus Blair	pairs	Haddington BC
Ian Bruce	fours	Kincardine O'Neil BC
Richard Corsie	singles	Craigentinny BC
Denis Love	fours	Dumfries BC
Graham Robertson	pairs	Tranent BC
Willie Wood	fours	Gifford BC

Women

Athlete	Events	Club
Annette Evans	fours	Willowbank BC, Glasgow
Sarah Gourlay	pairs	Annbank BC
Joyce Lindores	fours	Ettrick Forest BC
Janice Maxwell	fours	Castle Douglas BC
Senga McCrone	singles	Buccleuch BC, Hawick
Ann Watson	fours	Loanhead BC
Frances Whyte	pairs	Priorscroft BC

Shooting

Athlete	Events	Medals
Alister Allan	air rifle, air rifle pair, rifle 3positions, prone, pair
Arthur Clarke	fullbore rifle, fullbore rifle pair
Peter Croft	clay pigeon trap, trap pair
Jim Dunlop	skeet, skeet pair
John Knowles	prone, prone pair
Robin Law	air rifle, pair, rifle 3positions, pairs
Ian Marsden	skeet, skeet pair
Derek McIntosh	air pistol, air pistol pair, free pistol, free pistol pair
Bill Murray	rifle 3position pair
Gary Peacock	clay pigeon trap, trap pair
James Scobie	fullbore rifle, fullbore rifle pair
William Thomson	free pistol, free pistol pair, centre fire, pair
Jim Tollan	air pistol, air pistol pair, centre fire, centre fire pair

Swimming

Men

Athlete	Events	Club	Medals
Paul Brew	200, 400 medley, 400 free
Peter Henry	200 butterfly, 200, 400 free, 200 medley
Neil Hudghton	100, 200m breaststroke
Jonathan Kerr	100, 200m backstroke, 200, 400 medley
Richard Leishman	100, 200m butterfly
Campbell McNeil	100, 200, 1500 freestyle
Sean McQuaid	100, 200m Freestyle
Craig Noble	1500 free
Michael Peyrebrune	100, 200m backstroke
Gary Watson	100m breaststroke, 50 free

Women

Athlete	Events	Club	Medals
Linda Donnelly	50, 100, 200 free
Jill Ewing	100, 200 backstroke
Ruth Gilfillan	100, 200, 400 free
Jean Hill	100, 200 breaststroke, 200 medley
Joanne McHarg	50 free
Alison Sheppard	100 backstroke, 50, 200 free

Weightlifting

Athlete	Events	Medals
Graham Cunningham	60 kg
Norman Cunningham	67.5 kg
John McEwan	82.5 kg
Alexander McFarlane	52 kg
Denis O'Brien	56 kg bantamweight
Alan Ogilvie	56 kg bantamweight	, ,

References

↑ "Scotland Auckland 1990". Commonwealth Games Federation. Archived from the original on 31 March 2019. Retrieved 24 December 2025.
↑ "Medal Standings Auckland 1990". Commonwealth Games Federation. Archived from the original on 31 March 2019. Retrieved 26 December 2025.
1 2 "Liz McColgan". Team Scotland. Retrieved 9 November 2023.
↑ "The glory hunters". Aberdeen Evening Express. 24 January 1990. p. 16. Retrieved 7 January 2026 – via British Newspaper Archive.
↑ "Capital star in Games squad". Edinburgh Evening News. 26 September 1989. p. 15. Retrieved 20 May 2026 – via British Newspaper Archive.

External links

Commonwealth Games Medalists - GB Athletics Full list of Commonwealth Games Medalists
- Past Commonwealth Games

[1] "Scotland Auckland 1990". Commonwealth Games Federation. Archived from the original on 31 March 2019. Retrieved 24 December 2025.

[2] "Medal Standings Auckland 1990". Commonwealth Games Federation. Archived from the original on 31 March 2019. Retrieved 26 December 2025.

[McColgan-3] 1 2 "Liz McColgan". Team Scotland. Retrieved 9 November 2023.

[4] "The glory hunters". Aberdeen Evening Express. 24 January 1990. p. 16. Retrieved 7 January 2026 – via British Newspaper Archive.

[5] "Capital star in Games squad". Edinburgh Evening News. 26 September 1989. p. 15. Retrieved 20 May 2026 – via British Newspaper Archive.

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