Australia participated at the 1986 Commonwealth Games in Edinburgh, Scotland in 24 July and 2 August 1986. . It was Australia's thirteenth appearance at the Commonwealth Games, having competed at every Games since their inception in 1930. Australia won medals in eleven of the eleven sports that it entered
Medallists The following Australian competitors won medals at the games.
| style="text-align:left; width:78%; vertical-align:top;"| Medal Name Sport Event Athletics Men's marathon Athletics Men's 30km walk Athletics Men's long jump Athletics Women's 400 metres Athletics Women's marathon Athletics Women's 400 metres hurdles Athletics Women's high jump Athletics Women's shot put Athletics Women's discus throw Audrey Tuckey Badminton Mixed doubles Cycling Men's time trial Cycling Men's sprint Cycling Men's individual pursuit Brett Dutton Bill Hardy Wayne McCarney Dean Woods Cycling Men's team pursuit Dean Woods Cycling Men's 10 miles scratch Diving Men's 3 metres springboard Diving Men's 10 metres platform Malcolm Batten Andrew Cooper Mike McKay Mark Doyle James Tomkins Ion Popa Steve Evans Dale Caterson Rowing Men's eights Rowing Men's lightweight single sculls Deborah Bassett Vicki Spooner Margot Foster Marilyn Kidd Robyn Grey-Gardner Susan Chapman Ursula Kay Kaylynn Fry Rowing Women's eights Rowing Women's lightweight single sculls Rod Hack Shooting Open centre-fire pistol – Pairs Shooting Open rapid-fire pistol Shooting Open small bore rifle, prone Shooting Open full bore rifle Swimming Men's 100 metres freestyle Swimming Men's 200 metres freestyle Swimming Men's 400 metres freestyle Swimming Men's 1500 metres freestyle Matthew Renshaw Mark Stockwell Neil Brooks Swimming Men's 4 x 100 metres freestyle Peter Dale Roberto Gleria Thomas Stachewicz Swimming Men's 4 x 200 metres freestyle Swimming Women's 200 metres freestyle Swimming Women's 200 metres backstrokee Swimming Women's 200 metres individual medley Swimming Women's 400 metres individual medley Michelle Pearson Sarah Thorpe Susie Baumer Swimming Women's 4 x 200 metres freestyle Weightlifting Men's flyweight Weightlifting Men's bantamweight Weightlifting Men's middleweight Weightlifting Men's super heavyweight Athletics Men's 400 metres Miles Murphy David Johnston Darren Clark Athletics Men's 4 x 400 metres Athletics Men's shot put Athletics Men's discus throw Athletics Women's heptathlon Badminton Mixed singles Lawn bowlsMen's singles Betty Schenke Clarice Power Patricia Smith Lawn bowlsWomen's fours BoxingLight welterweight BoxingLight middleweight BoxingMiddleweight Cycling Men's 10 miles scratch Diving Women's 3 metres springboard Diving Women's 10 metres platform Rowing Men's singles sculls Brenton Terrell Rowing Men's double sculls Brian Digby Merrick Howes Joseph Joyce Rowing Men's Lightweight coxless four Susan Chapman-Popa Robyn Grey-Gardner Marilyn Kidd Kaylynn Fry Rowing Women's coxed four Amanda Cross Virginia Lee Karin Riedel Rowing Women's lightweight coxless four Rod Hack Shooting Open free pistol Rod Hack Shooting Open centre-fire pistol Bruce Favell Shooting Open air pistol - pairs Jack Mast Shooting Open rapid-fire pistol – pairs Alan Smith Shooting Open small bore rifle, prone – pairs Stan Golinski Shooting Open full bore rifle – pairs Anton Wurfel Shooting Open air rifle – pairs Swimming Men's 100 metres freestyle Swimming Men's 200 metres freestyle Swimming Men's 1500 metres freestyle Swimming Men's 200 metres individual medley Swimming Men's 400 metres individual medley Swimming Women's 100 metres freestyle Swimming Women's 400 metres freestyle Swimming Women's 800 metres freestyle Swimming Women's 100 metres backstroke Swimming Women's 200 metres butterfly Swimming Women's 400 metres individual medley Weightlifting Men's featherweight Weightlifting Men's lightweight Weightlifting Men's light heavyweight Weightlifting Men's heavyweight Wrestling Men's flyweight Wrestling Men's featherweight Wrestling Men's welterweight Wrestling Men's lightweight Wrestling Men's middleweight Athletics Men's marathon Athletics Men's 110 metres hurdles Athletics Men's 110 pole vault Athletics Men's triple jump Athletics Men's shot put Athletics Men's discus throw Athletics Men's hammer throw Athletics Women's 110 metres hurdles Athletics Women's 400 metres hurdles Sharon Stewart Julie Schwass Debbie Flintoff Athletics Women's 4 x 400 metres Athletics Women's long jump Athletics Women's javelin throw Karen Jupp Paul Kong Gordon Lang Darren McDonald Julie McDonald Mike Scandolera Tracey Small Audrey Tuckey Sze Yu Badminton Mixed team Cycling Men's time trial Cycling Men's road race Diving Men's 3 metres springboard Diving Women's 10 metres platform James Galloway Mike McKay James Tomkins Dale Caterson Rowing Men's coxed four Alison Smith Rowing Women's coxless pair Bengt Sandström Shooting Open free pistol – pairs Shooting Open centre-fire pistol Domingo Diaz Shooting Open trap - pairs Swimming Men's 200 metres freestyle Swimming Men's 100 metres breaststroke Brett Stocks Barry Armstrong Greg Fasala Swimming Men's 4 x 100 metres medley Swimming Women's 400 metres freestyle Swimming Women's 800 metres freestyle Swimming Women's 100 metres backstroke Swimming Women's 200 metres backstroke Swimming Women's 100 metres breaststroke Swimming Women's 200 metres breaststroke Jacqueline Grant Julie Pugh Sarah Thorpe Swimming Women's 4 x 100 metres freestyle Dimity Douglas Georgina Parkes Karen Phillips Swimming Women's 4 x 100 metres medley Donna RankinSynchronised Swimming Women's duet Weightlifting Men's super heavyweight
| width="22%" align="left" valign="top" | Medals by sportSport Aquatics13131433Athletics951226Cycling5128Shooting47314Rowing45211Weightlifting4419Badminton1113Wrestling0505Boxing0303Lawn bowls0202Total404635121
Medals by genderGenderTotal Male 22 26 1563 Female 13 12 1641 Mixed / open 5 8 417 Total 40 46 35 121
Aquatics The aquatics events were held at the Royal Commonwealth Pool.
Diving Men AthleteEventFinalPointsRankShaun PanayiSpringboard648.33Craig Rogerson620.43Steve Foley619.474Craig RogersonHighboard600.87Steve Foley527.317Nathan Meade509.978
Women AthleteEventFinalPointsRankJennifer DonnetSpringboard494.52Valerie Beddoe481.594Julie Kent451.476Valerie BeddoeHighboard414.78Julie Kent411.18Carol Boots346.418
Swimming Men AthleteEventHeatFinalTimeRankTimeRankMark Stockwell100 metre freestyle51.481 Q51.617Neil Brooks51.822 Q51.18Gregory Fasala51.391 Q50.95Robert Gleria200 metre freestyle1:53.201 Q1:50.57Thomas Stachewicz1:52.511 Q1:51.21Peter Dale1:51.391 Q1:51.16Duncan Armstrong400 metre freestyle3:54.911 Q3:52.25Michael McKenzie4:02.103did not advanceJason Plummer1500 metre freestyle15:53.021 Q15:12.62Michael McKenzie15:49.213 Q15:12.72Thomas Stachewicz100 metre backstroke58.813 Q58.647David Orbell58.933did not advanceCarl Wilson58.262 Q58.285David Orbell200 metre backstroke2:06.493 Q2:05.596Carl Wilson2:07.434did not advanceRobert Woodhouse2:06.864Brett Stocks100 metre breaststroke1:04.301 Q1:03.75Lance Leech1:05.952did not advanceRodney Lawson1:04.512 Q1:04.724Lance Leech200 metre breaststroke2:23.922did not advanceRodney Lawson2:21.952 Q2:20.875Brett Stocks2:22.293 Q2:23.298Barry Armstrong100 metre butterfly54.751 Q54.844Peter Gee56.892did not advanceAnthony McDonald55.242 Q55.315Peter Gee200 metre butterfly2:02.042 Q2:00.934Anthony McDonald2:03.233 Q2:01.466Paul Lee2:06.305did not advanceDarren Stewart200 metre individual medley2:10.164did not advanceRobert Woodhouse2:06.563 Q2:04.19Anthony McDonald2:08.003 Q2:08.448Robert Woodhouse400 metre Individual Medley4:31.252 Q4:22.51Paul Lee4:37.694did not advanceGregory FasalaMatthew RenshawMark StockwellNeil Brooks4x100 metre freestyle relaycolspan=2 3:21.58Thomas StachewiczDuncan ArmstrongRobert GleriaPeter Dale4x200 metre freestyle relaycolspan=2 7:23.49Carl WilsonBrett StocksBarry ArmstrongGregory Fasala4x100 metre medlay relay3:53.671 Q3:45.86
Women AthleteEventHeatFinalTimeRankTimeRankSarah Thorpe100 metre freestyle58.551 Q58.175Angela Harris57.851 Q57.64Julie Pugh58.462 Q58.104Susie Baumer200 metre freestylecolspan=2 2:00.61Michelle Pearsoncolspan=2 2:04.856Suzie Baumer400 metre freestyle4:16.801 Q4:12.77Jenni Burke4:19.072 Q4:14.22Anna McVann4:22.064 Q4:22.178Jenni Burke800 metre freestyle8:45.762 Q8:41.64Julie McDonald8:47.042 Q8:29.52Anna McVann8:53.063 Q8:53.036Audrey Moore100 metre backstroke1:05.092 Q1:05.176Georgina Parkes1:04.741 Q1:04.07Nicole Livingstone1:04.561 Q1:04.42Georgina Parkes200 metre backstroke2:16.131 Q2:14.88Jody McGibbon2:19.312 Q2:17.66Audrey Moore2:20.542 Q2:19.204Cindy-Lu Fitzpatrick100 metre breaststroke1:14.113 Q1:14.388Dimity Douglas1:12.271 Q1:11.98Collette Gunn1:15.245did not advanceCindy-Lu Fitzpatrick200 metre breaststroke2:37.881 Q2:36.586Colette Gunn2:41.573did not advanceDimity Douglas2:36.922 Q2:34.54Karen Phillips100 metre butterfly1:03.742 Q1:03.244Angela Harris1:03.031 Q1:03.425Celina Hardy1:03.702 Q1:03.456Celina Hardy200 metre butterfly2:16.211 Q2:14.635Karen Phillips2:13.111 Q2:12.71Collette Gunn2:21.504did not advanceJodie Clatworthy200 metre individual medley2:21.782 Q2:21.075Suzanne Landells2:19.612 Q2:17.02Michelle Pearson2:21.553 Q2:21.356Jodie Clatworthy400 metre individual medley4:55.032 Q4:49.67Suzanne Landells4:50.322 Q4:45.82Michelle Pearson4:56.113 Q4:55.106Jacki GrantSarah ThorpeJulie PughAngela Harris4x100 metre freestyle relaycolspan=2 3:50.06Jenni BurkeSarah ThorpeSusie BaumerMichelle Pearson4x200 metre freestyle relaycolspan=2 8:12.09Georgina ParkesDimity DouglasKaren PhillipsAngela Harris4×100 metre medley relaycolspan=2 4:15.06
Synchronised swimming AthleteEventFinalPointsRankLisa LieschkeSynchronised solo171.304Donna RankinLisa LieschkeSynchronised duet173.00
Athletics
Men Track and road AthleteEventHeatSemifinalFinalTimeRankTimeRankTimeRankChris Perry100 metres115 q11.037did not advanceRobert Stone10.515 qDisq.Gerrard Keating10.563 Q10.604 q10.557John Dinan200 metres20.991 Q21.141 Q21.077Miles Murphy21.414 Q21.445did not advanceRobert Stone21.013 Q21.034 Q20.944Bruce Frayne400 metres46.992 Q47.091 Q47.297Darren Clark46.121 Q47.612 Q45.98David Johnston47.133 Q47.222 Q47.246Pat Scammell800 metres1:49.681 Q1:49.243 Q1:45.864Peter Bourke1:51.231 Q1:48.405 qdid not advancePeter Bourke1500 metrescolspan=2 rowspan=3 3:44.773 Q3:54.485Mike Hillardt3:42.762 Q3:56.908Pat Scammell3:42.924 Q3:55.286Steve Moneghetti10,000 metrescolspan=4 28:29.205Don Wright110 metres hurdlecolspan=2 13.772 Q13.64Ken Gordon400 metres hurdlescolspan=2 52.662 Q51.598Robert StoneJohn DinanGary HoneyGerrard Keating4 × 100 metres relaycolspan=4 Disq.Bruce FrayneMiles MurphyDavid JohnstonDarren Clark4 × 400 metres relaycolspan=4 3:07.81Robert de CastellaMarathoncolspan=4 rowspan=2 2:10.15Steve Moneghetti2:11.18Simon Baker30 kilometres walkcolspan=4 rowspan=2 2:07.47Willi Sawall2:14.295
Field AthleteEventFinalResultRankNeil HoneyPole vault5.20Simon Arkell4.757Gary HoneyLong jump8.08David Culbert7.417Peter BeamesTriple jump16.42Gary Honey16.164Joe QuigleyShot put17.97Stuart Gyngell17.70John Minns16.996Paul NandapiDiscus throw57.74Werner Reiterer57.34Vlad Slavnic54.487Phil SpiveyHammer throw70.30Joe Quigley69.305Hans Lotz66.147Murray KeenJavelin throw68.148
Combined events – Decathlon AthleteEvent 100 m 400 m 1500 mFinalRankStuart AndrewsResult10.966.8712.921.9349.0915.7143.644.4054.264:35.0175125Points870783662740857766739731652712Peter FosseyResult11.086.9512.161.9650.9816.7138.080.000.00rowspan=2 DNFPoints843802616767770655626Simon ShirleyResult11.227.2811.841.9949.1115.7034.583.8055.224:21.6672908Points812881597794856767555562666800
Women Track and road