Rowing at the 1986 Commonwealth Games
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| Rowing at the 1986 Commonwealth Games | |
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| Venue | Water Sports Centre, Strathclyde Country Park |
| Location | Motherwell, Scotland |
| Dates | 24 July to 2 August 1986 |
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.[1][2]
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.[3]
England topped the rowing medal table by virtue of winning five gold medals.[4]
Medallists
Men
| Event | Gold | Silver | Bronze |
|---|---|---|---|
| Single sculls |  England |  Australia |  New Zealand |
| Double Sculls |  Canada | Australia | England |
| Coxless pair | England | New Zealand |  Scotland |
| Coxless four | Canada | New Zealand | England |
| Coxed four | England | New Zealand | Australia |
| Eights | Australia | England | New Zealand |
| Lightweight single sculls | Australia | Canada | England |
| Lightweight coxless four | England | Australia | Canada |
Women
| Event | Gold | Silver | Bronze |
|---|---|---|---|
| Single sculls | New Zealand | Canada | England |
| Double Sculls | New Zealand | Canada | England |
| Coxless pair | Canada | England | Australia |
| Coxed four | Canada | Australia | England |
| Eights | Australia | England | Canada |
| Lightweight single sculls | Australia | New Zealand | Canada |
| Lightweight coxless four | England | Australia | Canada |
