The 2002 Commonwealth Games were held between 25 July-Aug 4, 2002.

Trivia

  • The Games returned to England for only the second time in their history. The previous English hosts were London in 1934, even though Great Britain – England, Scotland and Wales – have between them hosted six of the 17 Games.
  • Australia (82 gold), England (54 gold) and Canada (31 gold) occupied the top three spots while India for the first time made it to the top five with 30 gold, as New Zealand with 11 gold were fifth.
  • One of the smallest nations captured one of the most prized medals in Manchester when Kim Collins of St Kitts and Nevis, sprinted to victory in the 100m.

Sports

A total of 17 disciplines, the highest ever were held at Manchester and a total of 72 countries came for the games. The disciplines held were aquatics, athletics, badminton, boxing, cycling, gymnastics, hockey, judo, lawn bowls, netball, rugby 7s, shooting, squash, table tennis, triathlon, weightlifting and wrestling.

Medal Count

The following list includes the first four ranked teams. The ranking list for all years is available Top Countries on the Commonwealth Games Medal Tallyhere. A full list of the 2002 Medal Tally is also available.

    Year Country GOLD SILVER BRONZE TOTAL
    2002 Australia
    England
    Canada
    India    		 82
    54
    31
    30    		 62
    51
    41
    22    		 63
    60
    44
    17    		 207
    165
    116
    69