Guernsey at the 2026 Commonwealth Games
Sporting event delegation
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Guernsey will compete at the 2026 Commonwealth Games in Glasgow, Scotland between 23 July and 2 August 2026.[1][2][3] Having made its Games debut in 1970, it will be Guernsey's fourteenth appearance to date.[4]
| Guernsey at the 2026 Commonwealth Games | |
|---|---|
| |
| CG code | GGY |
| CGA | Guernsey Commonwealth Games Association |
| Website | guernseycga |
| in Glasgow, Scotland 22 July 2026 – 2 August 2026 | |
| Competitors | 20 in 4 sports |
| Flag bearer | Alison Merrien |
| Baton bearer | Ian Merrien |
| Medals Ranked =31st |
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| Commonwealth Games appearances (overview) | |
The King's Baton relay stopped in Guernsey in June 2026, the penultimate stop before heading to Scotland.[5][6]
Guernsey's team consists of 20 athletes in four sports.[4][7] Bowler Alison Merrien was the country's flagbearer during the opening ceremony.[8] Meanwhile, her husband and fellow bowler Ian Merrien was the baton bearer during the opening ceremony.[8]
On the final day of the Games, Alison Merrien won Guernsey's only medal when she took silver in the women's bowls singles.[9]
Competitors
Guernsey received a quota of 20 open allocation slots from Commonwealth Sport. This quota is used to determine the overall team in sports lacking a qualifying system.
The following is the list of number of competitors participating at the Games per sport/discipline.
| Sport | Men | Women | Total |
|---|---|---|---|
| Athletics | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| Boxing | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| Lawn bowls | 2 | 2 | 4 |
| Swimming | 4 | 8 | 12 |
| Total | 20 |
Athletics
Two athletes were officially selected on 19 March 2026.[10][11]
- Track events
| Athlete | Event | Heat | Semifinal | Final | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Result | Rank | Result | Rank | Result | Rank | ||
| Alastair Chalmers | Men's 400 m hurdles | 48.92 | 1 Q | N/a | 50.24 | 6 | |
| Abi Galpin | Women's 100 m | ||||||
| Women's 200 m | |||||||
- Field events
| Athlete | Event | Qualification | Final | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Distance | Rank | Distance | Rank | ||
| Abi Galpin | Women's long jump | ||||
Bowls
Four players were officially selected.[12]
- Men
| Athlete | Event | Group Stage | Semi-final | Final / BM | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Opposition Score |
Opposition Score |
Opposition Score |
Opposition Score |
Opposition Score |
Opposition Score |
Rank | Opposition Score |
Opposition Score |
Rank | ||
| Jason Greenslade | Men's singles |  Wilson (AUS)L 0.5–1.5 |
 Mphotho (BOT)W 2–0 |
 Wentzel (NAM)W 2–0 |
 Aperau (COK)L 0–2 |
 Greechan (JEY)W 2–0 |
 McGreal (IOM)W 1.5–0.5 |
3 | did not advance | ||
| Jason Greenslade Ian Merrien |
Men's pairs | Jersey W 2–0 |
 NiueW 2–0 |
 WalesL 0.5–1.5 |
 MaltaW 2–0 |
 MalaysiaL' 0.5–1.5 |
N/a | 2 | did not advance | ||
- Women
| Athlete | Event | Group Stage | Semi-final | Final / BM | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Opposition Score |
Opposition Score |
Opposition Score |
Opposition Score |
Opposition Score |
Opposition Score |
Rank | Opposition Score |
Opposition Score |
Rank | ||
| Alison Merrien | Women's singles | Ioane (NIU) W 2–0 |
Mooketsi (BOT) W 2–0 |
 Tiong (SGP)W 2–0 |
 O’Neill (NIR)W 2–0 |
 Bruce (NZL)L 0–2 |
N/a | 1 Q | Saroji (MAS) W 2–0 |
 Rednall (ENG)L 0–2 |
 |
| Alison Merrien Rose Ogier |
Women's pairs | Isle of Man W 2–0 |
Australia W 2–0 |
 ZambiaW 2–0 |
Northern Ireland L 0–2 |
Singapore W 1.5–0.5 |
Niue W 1.5–0.5 |
3 | did not advance | ||
Boxing
Two boxers was officially selected.[4]
- Men
| Athlete | Event | Round of 32 | Round of 16 | Quarterfinals | Semifinals | Final | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Opposition Result |
Opposition Result |
Opposition Result |
Opposition Result |
Opposition Result |
Rank | ||
| Tommy Teers | Men's 55 kg |  Temakau (KIR)L 1-3 |
did not advance | ||||
| Niall Adams | Men's 60 kg | Bye |  Jayantha (SRI)W 4-1 |
Ndevelo (NAM) L 0-5 |
did not advance | ||
Swimming
Twelve swimmers were officially selected.[13]
- Men
| Athlete | Event | Heat | Semifinal | Final | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Time | Rank | Time | Rank | Time | Rank | ||
| Charlie-Joe Hallett | |||||||
| Ronny Hallett | |||||||
| Henry Bolton | |||||||
| Zachary Maiden | |||||||
| 4 × 100 m freestyle relay | N/a | ||||||
| 4 × 100 m medley relay | N/a | ||||||
- Women
| Athlete | Event | Heat | Semifinal | Final | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Time | Rank | Time | Rank | Time | Rank | ||
| Orla Rabey | |||||||
| Molly Staples | |||||||
| Tatiana Tostevin | |||||||
| Oriana Wheeler | |||||||
| Delphine Riley | |||||||
| Emma Bourgaize | |||||||
| Elodie Riley | |||||||
| Talullah-Mae Rautenbach | |||||||
| 4 x 100 m freestyle relay | N/a | ||||||
| 4 x 100 m medley relay | N/a | ||||||
- Mixed
| Athlete | Event | Heat | Final | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Time | Rank | Time | Rank | ||
| 4 × 100 m freestyle relay | |||||
| 4 × 100 m medley relay | |||||