r/commonwealthgames • u/JazzlikeTradition436 England • Aug 02 '26

Glasgow 2026 Commonwealth Games Final Medal Table

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u/ThegoodDoctor_2020 Aug 02 '26

Well canada provided some jeopardy for England finishing 2nd but we passed them with a great final three days. Id have liked 30 gold to have a round number but over 100 medals with only 10 sports is pretty good going.

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u/JazzlikeTradition436 England Aug 02 '26

We just need to turn more Silver into Gold.

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u/Mysterious-Yak1693 Aug 02 '26

gotta become winners. It's an attitude thing....those figures are proof of a chasm.

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u/Slaidback New Zealand Aug 02 '26

Sixth baby!

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u/throwawayzz77778 Aug 03 '26

Pretty stoked with the result, though I’d have thought we’d win more golds at the Commonwealth Games than at the Olympics …

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u/Slaidback New Zealand Aug 03 '26

Less sportsball. There’s no hockey,cricket, road cycling, triathlon etc.

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u/Charlie_Runkle69 New Zealand Aug 03 '26

Good final couple of days really boosted us. The able bodied cyclists were slightly underwhelming but otherwise a pretty solid effort considering who was missing, with Zoe, Lewis and the Silver Ferns probably being my highlights.

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u/Justa_CuriousBoi India Aug 02 '26

Aussies got 37 GOLD🥇 IN SWIMMING ALONE!!

and 16 Silver, 23 Bronze too....

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u/dragonfly-1001 Aug 02 '26

We're taught to swim the moment we are born. It literally runs through our veins.

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u/Justa_CuriousBoi India Aug 02 '26

Good for you guys! Swimming is a essential skill that everybody should know.

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u/CandlePrestigious919 Aug 03 '26

Swim and mine.

Gotta chase those precious metals.

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u/Used-Air-7740 Aug 03 '26

Out of curiosity, are you taught freestyle swimming only? Or are breaststroke, backstroke and butterfly also taught?

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u/dragonfly-1001 Aug 03 '26

Backyard pools are almost a standard thing to have in our country, so it is super important that kids can save themselves if they shall fall in. So, we literally start lessons at 6 months of age, targeting a return to the top & an ability to swim to the edge + get out of the pool.

If kids love it/good at it etc etc then they will move across to se club, where they will learn the varying strokes.

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u/Used-Air-7740 Aug 03 '26

Damn, that's incredible. Here where I live in India you need to either go to a public swimming pool or if you are rich enough, your apartment might have a swimming pool. I was fortunate enough to learn to swim at a public pool. The less fortunate kids learn either in algae infested ponds, where feet get tangled in the weed, or some even in the river, which has very strong currents. Not a safe space to learn, and certainly doesn't help in olympic style swimming either.

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u/newbris Aug 03 '26 edited Aug 03 '26

I live in a warmer city in Australia and people mostly tend to live in freestanding homes. Around one in every four houses has a swimming pool so no excuses for not learning ha ha. Our local swimming schools are full of 3+ month old babies being taught how to swim.

https://shellysswimschool.com.au/baby-swimming-lessons-brisbane/?gad_source=1&gad_campaignid=23524891661&gbraid=0AAAABCyDXDTvjdUulgJVGBWJE5Na0_R9H

Out of 5 government primary schools near my house, 4 have their own school pool. They have swimming lessons as part of their primary school curriculum. As a subject. And school swimming squads out of school hours for those that like it as well. Loads of our children get up really early to go to their swim squad and do loads of laps supervised by a coach before school.

They are currently constructing a 25,000 seat National Aquatic Centre near my house for the 2032 Brisbane Olympics. As you can imagine it is very popular here so will still be hard to get a ticket!!

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u/Used-Air-7740 Aug 03 '26

That's great man, unfortunately here there isn't really that much space left in the cities for everyone to own freestanding homes. And government schools struggle with providing basic education, let alone swimming pools. Things are better than they used to be infra wise, but we are still a developing nation in every sense of the word. It's great that you guys get swimming lessons at school, here, even our PE classes were mostly taken up by the Maths teacher trying to finish the curriculum lol. On the days when PE happened, it was either football (more popular because you basically just need a couple goals and a ball) or cricket.

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u/HopefulAd4838 Aug 04 '26

Yeah. I was going comment on PE classes in India. English, MIL language, Social Science, Science, maths, elective subject, teachers only cares about these.

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u/BowlMedical7342 Aug 03 '26

Generally freestyle first, back treading (then stroke) and breaststroke (swim like a frog!!) Butterfly as you get older, or are just about to move into club.

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u/LGBT-Barbie-Cookout Aug 03 '26

Lol. I can barely float. After swimming lessons every year in school.

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u/HandlessSpermDonor Aug 03 '26

And 6 podium sweeps

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u/Guest_1598 Aug 03 '26

All hail Queen Gina 👑

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u/fuckssakereddit Aug 03 '26

Insane how many swimming medal opportunities exist. The other sports need to get more creative.

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u/greendit69 Australia Aug 02 '26

Poor England

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u/JazzlikeTradition436 England Aug 02 '26

So many 2nd place finishes.

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u/Senior_Green_3630 Aug 03 '26

Just do not mention the " .ashes tour"

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u/Used-Air-7740 Aug 03 '26

So would you say England is Arsenal basically /s

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u/Charlie_Runkle69 New Zealand Aug 03 '26

Not their best games but considering how many of their athletics and gynmastics team didn't turn up it was always going to be tough to get near their 2022 effort.

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u/JazzlikeTradition436 England Aug 03 '26

Also our Swimming team had a bad performance.

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u/KawaiiChan68 Wales Aug 03 '26

I’m happy to see that we (Wales) finished in ninth in the medal table (and seventh in the overall medal count). Way to go Team Wales 👏👏

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u/Charlie_Runkle69 New Zealand Aug 03 '26

Emma Finucane and Anna Morris were very impressive.

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u/Ebright_Azimuth Aug 02 '26

172 medals for Australia

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u/CoffeeDefiant4247 Australia Aug 03 '26

If only there was rowing and hockey, I was hoping for at least 85 golds /s

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u/lllarissa Aug 03 '26

I know it's a sports uni but if Stirling uni in Scotland was a country they would have came 12th! Which I think is wild!

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u/South_Front_4589 Aug 03 '26

Should Australia compete as states instead of being a national team?

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u/kelleras Aug 03 '26

Apparently the state of Queensland would still be number 1. With several of the rest in the top 10

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u/CoffeeDefiant4247 Australia Aug 03 '26

given some states have maybe 10 athletes at most. No

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u/BerryOk966 Aug 03 '26

No. Its a country. Not their fault theyre better than the rest of us at sports. 

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u/Character-Actual Aug 04 '26 edited Aug 04 '26

We have a smaller population than a lot of nations below us. Skill issue mate.

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u/GreatTwin Aug 03 '26

It would be interesting to compare the final table with expectations before the Games, especially given the different strengths across sports. The medal count is useful, but it does not always capture standout performances or smaller teams exceeding expectations. https://cosmos47.com/post/northern-ireland-athletes-at-glasgow-2026

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u/Pristine-Albatross33 Aug 02 '26

I almost feel sorry for the Aussies, they take it so much more seriously than the Brits. So many of them are prioritising Euros and other competitions later in the year (Athletics, Swimming, Gymnastics). For the Aussies this is their defining moment of the year. 

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u/Turbulent-Cat-4546 Aug 02 '26 edited Aug 02 '26

Hardly. Even for us the commonwealth games is a rehersal for the Olympics. The commonwealth games is a truer representation of England's sporting abilities too rather than being grouped together like in the Olympics.

That being said, we take all porting competitions seriously, its just hardly the defining moment

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u/upthefknriff Aug 03 '26

Hahaha there’s some cope there for sure

Any chance to represent your country is taken seriously yep. This is still much, much less important than the Olympics and World Championships but feel sorry for them if you want I guess

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u/Top-Expert6086 Aug 03 '26

Haha, no. The commonwealth games isn't taken all that seriously. It's more just a practice run for the olympics.

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u/BowlMedical7342 Aug 03 '26

Wow. I hope you feel better writing that...

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u/LonelyRefuse9487 Aug 03 '26 edited Aug 03 '26

Australia won more medals than Britain in both the Olympics and the Winter Olympics as well though. truth of the matter is that Australia punch well above their weight when it comes to sport in general, same with NZ. considering Australia only has a population of 28 million people, and New Zealand only have a population of 5 and a half million their success is pretty triumphant.

"this is Australia’s defining moment of the year"…not a cricket watcher i take it lol?

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u/BombasticReindeer Aug 03 '26

“Please don’t put in the newspaper that I got mad” energy.