Rowing at the 1986 Commonwealth Games

Rowing at the 1986 Commonwealth Games was the seventh and last appearance of Rowing at the Commonwealth Games.

The sport returned to the Games schedule 24 years after its last appearance in 1962. The rowing programme replaced archery, which made its debut in 1982 but it would be the last time that rowing featured at the Games.

Competition featured 15 events, a large increase on the six held in 1962. The course was the artificial Strathclyde Loch at the Water Sports Centre in Strathclyde Country Park on the outskirts of Motherwell. The Strathclyde Reginal Council spent around £700,000 to bring the course up to international standard.

England topped the rowing medal table by virtue of winning five gold medals.

Medal table

Medallists Men Single sculls Double Sculls Coxless pair Coxless four Coxed four Eights Lightweight single sculls Lightweight coxless four Women Single sculls Double Sculls Coxless pair Coxed four Eights Lightweight single sculls Lightweight coxless four

Men's finals Single sculls PosAthleteTime1 Steve Redgrave 7:28.29 2 Richard Powell 7:32.643 Eric Verdonk 7:39.114 Phillip Kittermaster 7:45.675 Mike Hughes 7:49.046 Chris Howell 7:50.42

Double sculls PosAthleteTime1 Bruce Ford, Pat Walter 6:19.432 Paul Reedy, Brenton Terrell 6:21.173 Carl Smith, Allan Whitwell 6:23.534 Dale Maher, Eric Verdonk 6:28.955 Patrick Armstrong, John Armstrong 6:33.846 Lewis Hancock, Robert Luke 6:35.77

Coxless pair PosAthleteTime1 Andy Holmes, Steve Redgrave 6:40.482 Barrie Mabbott, Ian Wright 6:42.633 Ewan Pearson, David Riches 6:43.064 Dave Johnson, Harold Backer6:46.415 Glenn Myler, Iain Belot 6:52.346 Christopher Jones, Philip Gregory 7:00.32

Coxless four PosAthleteTime1 Grant Main, Kevin Neufeld, Paul Steele, Pat Turner 6:00.562 Andrew Stevenson, Shane O'Brien, Neil Gibson, Don Symon 6:00.853 Graham Faultless, Richard Ireland, Mostyn Field, Humphry Hatton 6:05.99 4 Craig Muller, David Doyle, Neil Myers, Jim Battersby 6:09.485 Douglas McFarlane, Martin Holmes, Quintin McKellar, William Brown6:21.266 Colin Dickson, Colin Hunter, Domhnall MacAuley, Robert Storrs 6:32.42

Coxed four PosAthleteTime1 Martin Cross, Adam Clift, Andy Holmes, Steve Redgrave, Adrian Ellison (cox)6:08.132 Nigel Atherfold, Chris White, Greg Johnston, Bruce Holden, Andrew Bird (cox)6:09.89 3 Mark Doyle, James Galloway, Mike McKay, James Tomkins, Dale Caterson (cox) 6:10.574 Bruce Robertson, Ian McKerlich, John Wallace, Darby Berhout, Tan Barkley (cox) 6:14.66 5 John Bowie, David Nolan, Charles Ivatt, David Ivatt 6:38.15 6 Nicholas Hartland, Paul Taylor, Ivor Lloyd, Michael Partridge, Chris Jenkins 6:41.07

Eights PosAthleteTime1 James Galloway, Malcolm Batten, Andrew Cooper, Mike McKay, Mark DoyleJames Tomkins, Ion Popa, Steve Evans, Dale Caterson (cox)5:44.422 John Garrett, John Maxey, Jonathan Spencer-Jones, Mark Buckingham, Patrick BroughtonRichard Stanhope, Stephen Peel, Terence Dillon, Vaughan Thomas (cox)5:46.353 Mike Burrell, Neil Gibson, Barrie Mabbott, Shane O'Brien, Andrew StevensonDon Symon, Carl Vincent, Ian Wright, Andy Hay (cox)5:47.974 John Ossowski, Eric Kovits, John Houlding, Dave Ross, Andy CrosbyMark Fortune, Jason Dorland, Don Telfer, Brian McMahon (cox) 5:47.99 5 Charles Ivatt, John Bowie, Archie McConnell, Doug McFarlane, Martin HolmesQuintin McKellar, William Brown, David Ivatt, Joe Kelly 5:54.50 6 Guy Thomas, Iestyn Roberts, Michael Hnatiw, Robin Roberts, Ivor LloydPaul Taylor, Nicholas Hartland, Michael Partridge, Chris Jenkins 6:20.81

Lightweight single sculls PosAthleteTime1 Peter Antonie 7:16.43 2 Peter Tattersall 7:26.65 3 Carl Smith 7:27.34 4 Robin Williams 7:35.955 John Armstrong 7:36.64 6 Dale Maher 7:44.14

Lightweight coxless four PosAthleteTime1 Christopher Bates, Peter Haining, Neil Staite, Stuart Forbes6:25.862 Simon Cook, Brian Digby, Merrick Howes, Joseph Joyce6:27.713 Dave Henry, Brian Peaker, Bob Thomas, Ryan Tierney6:35.664 Gary Hay, Martin Eade, Michael Westenra, Simon Koller 6:37.145 David Kidwell, Stephen Redwood, Jeremy Edwards, Martin Hyndman 6:43.836 Tom Baxter, Duncan Warwick, Auster McNaughton, David Nolan 6:52.48

Women's finals Single sculls PosAthleteTime1 Stephanie Foster 7:43.222 Lisa Wright 7:48.903 Gillian Bond 7:52.824 Adair Ferguson 7:56.495 Rhian Davies 8:21.41

Double sculls PosAthleteTime1 Stephanie Foster, Robin Clarke7:21.522 Heather Clarke, Lisa Robertson7:39.863 Diane Prince, Claire Parker7:54.714 Fiona Nowak, Amanda Towrie 7:56.03

Coxless pair PosAthleteTime1 Kathryn Barr, Andrea Schreiner7:34.512 Pauline Bird, Flo Johnston7:42.233 Catherine Hall, Alison Smith7:53.09 4 Fiona Freckleton, Morag Simpson 8:10.47

Coxed four PosAthleteTime1 Tina Clarke, Tricia Smith, Lesley Thompson, Jane Tregunno, Jenny Wallinga6:50.132 Deborah Bassett, Susan Chapman-Popa, Robyn Grey-Gardner, Marilyn Kidd, Kaylynn Fry (cox)6:54.313 Joanne Gough, Ann Callaway, Kate Holroyd, Trish Reid, Alison Norrish (cox) 7:06.02 4 Angela Darby, Catherine Buchanan, Kathryn Armstrong, Alison Hamilton, Mike Bailey (cox) 7:24.725 Jo Treweek, Louise Kingsley, Katharine Hartland, Fiona Price 7:27.866 Karen Barton, Eleanor McNish, Christine Brown, Patricia McKellar7:31.54

Eights PosAthleteTime1 Annelies Voorthuis, Deborah Bassett, Vicki Spooner, Margot Foster, Marilyn KiddRobyn Grey-Gardner, Susan Chapman, Urszula Anne Kay, Kaylynn Fry (cox)6:43.692 Pauline Bird, Alison Bonner, Ann Callaway, Kate Grose, Joanne Gough Kate Holroyd, Flo Johnston, Trish Reid, Alison Norrish (cox)6:45.623 Sandy Coppinger, Gil Saxby, Carla Pace, Cathy Harry, Angie SchneiderBrenda Taylor, Sarah Ogilvy, Cathy Lund, Susan Beck6:51.81

Lightweight single sculls PosAthleteTime1 Adair Ferguson 7:45.492 Philippa Baker 7:45.82 3 Heather Hattin 7:52.144 Beryl Crockford 7:58.055 Carol-Ann Wood 8:06.466 Rhian Davies 8:18.24

Lightweight coxless four PosAthleteTime1 Alexa Forbes, Gillian Hodges, Lin Clark, Judith Burne6:54.70 2 Deborah Clingeleffer, Amanda Cross, Virginia Lee, Gayle Toogood6:59.68 3 Anne Drost, Marni Hamilton, Marlene van der Horst, Wendy Wiebe7:01.184 Jo Treweek, Louise Kingsley, Katharine Hartland, Fiona Price 7:11.705 Karen Barton, Eleanor McNish, Christine Brown, Patricia McKellar 7:18.316 Angela Darby, Catherine Buchanan, Kathryn Armstrong, Alison Hamilton 7:45.22

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