Northern Ireland at the 1986 Commonwealth Games

Northern Ireland at the
1986 Commonwealth Games
Northern Ireland at the; 1986 Commonwealth Games
CG code	NIR
CGA	Northern Ireland Commonwealth Games Council
Website	nicgc.org
in Edinburgh, Scotland
Medals; Ranked 7th	Gold 2 Silver 4 Bronze 9 Total 15
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	Ireland (1930)

Northern Ireland competed at the 1986 Commonwealth Games in Edinburgh, Scotland, from 24 July to 2 August 1986.^[1]

Medals
Ranked 7th

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Northern Ireland finished 7th in the medal table with two gold medals, four silver medals and nine bronze medals.^[2]

The Northern Irish team was named on 16 June 1986 and consisted of 80 athletes.^[3]^[4]

Athlete	Events	Club	Medals
Simon Herbert Baird	200m
Phil Beattie	400m hurdles
Martin Gerard Deane	marathon
Martin Girvan	hammer throw
Terence Peter Greene	5000m
Mark Brian Kirk	800m, 1500m
Floyd Manderson	high jump
Peter McColgan	steeplechase, 5000m
Kieran James Moore	110m hurdles
John Robert Reynolds	discus throw, shot put
Stephen Wilson Martin	1500m

Athlete	Events	Club	Medals
Janet Boyle	high jump
Jackie McKernan	discus throw, shot put
Elaine McLaughlin	400m hurdles
Sharon McPeake	high jump
Moira O'Neill	marathon
Judith Robinson	100m, 100m hurdles

Athlete	Events	Club
Peter Ferguson	singles, doubles, team	Alpha BC, Lisburn
Rikki Keag	singles, doubles, team	Alpha BC, Lisburn
George Stephens	singles, doubles, team	Alpha BC, Lisburn
Bill Thompson	singles, doubles, team	Alpha BC, Lisburn

Athlete	Events	Club
Barbara Beckett	singles, mixed, team	Alpha BC, Lisburn
Holly Lane	singles, mixed, team	CYM SC, Terenure, Dublin
Ann Stephens	singles, mixed, team	Alpha BC, Lisburn

Athlete	Events	Club
Chris Carleton	57kg featherweight	Oliver Plunkett ABC, Belfast
Damien Denny	67kg welterweight	Holy Trinity BC, Belfast
Brendan Lowe	63.5kg light-welterweight	Holy Family BC, Belfast
Gerard McKenna	60kg lightweight	Newington ABC, Belfast
Roy Nash	54kg bantamweight	St Mary's ABC, Derry
Brendan O'Hara	71kg light-middleweight	St Malachy's/George's ABC, Belfast
Gerry Storey	81kg light-heavyweight	Holy Family BC, Belfast
Patrick Tinney	75kg middleweight	Holy Family BC, Belfast
Johnston Todd	-48kg light-flyweight	Holy Family BC, Belfast

Medalists

Athlete	Events	Club	Medals
Joe Barr	team time trial
Ian Chivers	road race
Séamus Downey	road race
Alastair Irvine	road race, scratch, team time trial
David McCall	time trial, scratch
Cormac McCann	road race, team time trial
Martin Quinn	team time trial

Athlete	Events	Club
John Gibson	95kg half-heavyweight	UUC
Eric Gwynne	78kg half-middleweight	Ards
Shane McManus	+95kg heavyweight	UUC
Aiden Mitchell	71kg lightweight	Queen's Univ, Belfast
Colin Savage	65kg half-lightweight	Senshukwai JC
Jim Toland	60kg extra-lightweight	Long Tower Youth Club, Derry
Terry Watt	86kg middleweight	St Columbs, Derry

Athlete	Events	Club
Dympna Doherty	61kg half-middleweight	Belfast
Karen Gray	56kg lightweight	Senshukwai JC
Gilian Hughes	52kg half-lightweight	Senshukwai JC
Una Macmahon	48kg extra-lightweight	Queen's Univ, Belfast
Avril Malley	72kg half-heavyweight	Ren bu Kwai, Dungannon
Joyce Malley	66kg middleweight	Univ of Ulster, Coleraine
Ailsa Miller	61kg half-middleweight	UUJ
Vivienne Moorhouse	+72kg heavyweight	UUC
Brona Ward	66kg middleweight	Belfast

Athlete	Events	Club
Stan Espie	singles	Willowfield BC
Davy Hamilton	pairs	Belmont BC
Roy McCune	fours	Limavady BC
Rodney McCutcheon	pairs	Bangor BC
Billie Montgomery	fours	Falls BC
Ernie Parkinson	fours	Ormeau BC
Willie Watson	fours	Knock BC

Athlete	Events	Club
Nan Allely	fours	Donaghadee BC
Eileen Bell	singles	Belfast BC
Freda Elliott	pairs	Belmont BC
Hilda Hamilton	fours	Belfast BC
Margaret Johnston	pairs	Ballymoney BC
Kathleen Megrath	fours	Belfast BC
Maureen Mallon	fours	Lisnagarvey BC

Athlete	Events	Club	Medals
John Armstrong	Ltwt single sculls, double scull
Patrick Armstrong	single sculls, double scull
Mike Bailey	coxswain, coxed four (men & women)
Colin Dickson	coxless fours, coxed four
Colin Hunter	coxless fours, coxed four
Domhnall MacAuley	coxless fours, coxed four
Robert Storrs	coxless fours, coxed four

Athlete	Events	Club	Medals
Kathryn Armstrong	coxed four, ltw Coxless four
Catherine Buchanan	coxed four, ltw Coxless four
Angela Darby	coxed four, ltw Coxless four
Alison Hamilton	coxed four, ltw Coxless four

Athlete	Events	Medals
David Calvert	fullbore rifle, fullbore rifle pairs
Eamon Furphy	trap, trap pair
Tom Hewitt	trap, trap pair
Martin Mace	air rifle, rifle 3pos, prone
Martin Millar	fullbore rifle, fullbore rifle pairs
Cliff Ogle	air rifle, rifle 3pos, prone
Ken Stanford	air pistol, centre fire
Albert Thompson	skeet, skeet pair
Trevor West	skeet, skeet pair
Robbie Williamson	air pistol, free pistol

Athlete	Events	Club	Medals
Richard Gheel	100, 200m backstroke
Willie Johnston	100m butterfly, 100m freestyle
Mark Miller	200m, 1500m freestyle

Athlete	Events	Club	Medals
Sharon Dugan	100, 200m breaststroke, 4x100 medley, 4x100 free
Joanne Guiller	100m backstroke, 100m butterfly, 100m free, 4x100 medley, 4x100 free
Marion Madine	100, 200m butterfly, 100, 200m, 400m free, 4x100 medley, 4x100 free
Nuala McKibben	100, 200m breaststroke, 4x100 medley, 4x100 free