England was represented at the 2002 Commonwealth Games.
| England at the 2002 Commonwealth Games | |
|---|---|
| CGF code | ENG |
| CGA | Commonwealth Games England |
| Website | weareengland |
| in Manchester, England | |
| Competitors | 444 |
| Flag bearers | Darren Campbell (athletics) (opening) Karen Pickering (swimming) (closing) |
| Officials | 221 |
| Medals Ranked 2nd |
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| Commonwealth Games appearances (overview) | |
England joined the Commonwealth of Nations as part of the United Kingdom in 1931.
The team that attended the games in Manchester was the largest fielded up to that point, comprising 444 competitors and 221 officials.
Medals
| Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| England | 54 | 51 | 60 | 165 |
Medallists
Gold
- Steve Backley, men's javelin
- Michael East, men's 1500 m
- Jonathan Edwards, men's triple jump
- Ashia Hansen, women's triple jump
- Kelly Holmes, women's 1500 m
- Michael Jones, men's hammer throw
- Nathan Morgan, men's long jump
- Paula Radcliffe, women's 5000 m
- Chris Rawlinson, 400 m hurdles
- Lorraine Shaw, women's hammer throw
- Darren Campbell, Allyn Condon, Marlon Devonish & Jason Gardener, men's 4x100 m relay
- Sean Baldock, Daniel Caines, Jared Deacon, Chris Rawlinson, men's 4x400 m relay
- Simon Archer & Joanne Goode, mixed doubles
- James Anderson, Simon Archer, Robert Blair, Anthony Clark, Mark Constable, Gail Emms, Joanne Goode, Tracey Hallam, Colin Haughton, Donna Kellogg, Julia Mann, Ella Miles, Nathan Robertson & Sara Sankey, team
- Darren Barker, light welterweight 63.5 kg
- David Dolan, super heavyweight 81 kg
- Peter Waterfield, men's 10 m platform
- Kanukai Jackson, men's individual all-around
- Beth Tweddle, women's uneven bars
- Ross Brewer, Craig Heap, Kanukai Jackson, John Smethurst, Cuong Thoong, men's team all-around
Judo:
- Simone Callender, women's 78kg+
- Craig Fallon, men's 60 kg
- Winston Gordon, men's 90 kg
- Warren James, men's 66 kg
- Samantha Lowe, women's 70 kg
- Karen Roberts, women's 63 kg
- Michelle Rogers, women's 78 kg
- Georgina Singleton, women's 52 kg
- Ruth Small, women's blind
- David Holt, Robert Newman, John Ottaway & Simon Skelton, men's fours
- Ellen Alexander, Carol Duckworth, Gill Mitchell & Shirley Page, women's fours
- Mick Gault, men's 10 m air pistol
- Mick Gault, men's 50 m pistol
- Charlotte Kerwood, women's double trap
- Nicholas Baxter & Mick Gault, men's 10 m air pistol pairs
- Mike Babb & Neil Day, men's 50 m rifle prone pairs
- Lee Beachill & Peter Nicol, men's doubles
- Zoë Baker, women's 50 m breaststroke
- Rebecca Cooke, women's 400 m freestyle
- Rebecca Cooke, women's 800 m freestyle
- James Gibson, men's 50 m breaststroke
- James Goddard, men's 200 m backstroke
- Karen Pickering, women's 200 m freestyle
- Sarah Price, women's 100 m backstroke
- Sarah Price, women's 200 m backstroke
- Adam Whitehead, men's 100 m breaststroke
- Jo Fargus, Georgina Lee, Karen Legg & Karen Pickering, women's 4x200 freestyle relay
- Sue Gilroy, women's singles EAD
- Andrew Baggaley & Gareth Herbert, men's doubles
- Andrew Baggaley, Alex Parry, Matthew Syed, Terry Young & Gareth Herbert, men's team
- Giles Greenwood, men's +105 kg snatch
- Delroy McQueen, men's 105 kg snatch
- Delroy McQueen, men's 105 kg clean and jerk
- Delroy McQueen, men's 105 kg overall
Silver
- Marlon Devonish, men's 200 m
- Phillips Idowu, men's triple jump
- Jade Johnson, women's long jump
- Susan Jones, women's high jump
- Lisa Kehler, women's 20 km walk
- Helen Frost, Helen Karagounis, Lisa Miller & Melanie Purkiss, women's 4x400 m relay
- Tracey Hallam, women's singles
- Steven Birch, middleweight 75 kg
- Darren Langley, light flyweight 48 kg
- Paul Smith, light middleweight 71 kg
- Julie Paulding, women's 500 m time trial
- Jason Queally, men's 1000 m time trial
- Bradley Wiggins, men's 4000 m individual pursuit
- Paul Manning, Chris Newton, Bryan Steel & Bradley Wiggins, men's 4000 m team pursuit
- Jason Queally, Andy Slater & Jamie Staff, men's 750 m team sprint
- Tony Ally, men's 1 m springboard
- Tony Ally, men's 3 m springboard
- Leon Taylor, men's 10 m platform
- Kanukai Jackson, men's pommel horse
- Kanukai Jackson, men's vault
- Beth Owen, women's floor
- Beth Tweddle, women's individual all-around
- Katy Lennon, Lizzy Line, Becky Owen, Beth Tweddle & Nicola Willis, women's team all-around
Hockey:
- Anna Bennett, Jennie Bimson, Sarah Blanks, Melanie Clewlow, Joanne Ellis, Helen Grant, Frances Houslop, Leisa King, Mandy Nicholson, Carolyn Reid, Helen Richardson, Hilary Rose, Jane Smith, Rachel Walker, Kate Walsh & Lucilla Wright, women's hockey
Judo:
- Thomas Cousins, men's 81 kg
- Sam Delahay, men's 100 kg
- Clare Lynch, women's 48 kg
- Daniel Sargent, men's +100 kg
- Stephen Farish & Dean Morgan, men's pairs
- Mike Babb, men's 50 m rifle prone
- Anita North, women's trap
- Jason Burrage & Chris Hector, men's 50 m rifle 3 positions pairs
- Christopher Dean & Ian Peel, men's trap pairs
- Lesley Goddard & Anita North, women's trap pairs
Note: Due to there only being three pairs of competitors in the women's skeet pairs, only the gold medal was awarded. So whilst the pairing of Susan Bramley & Pinky le Grelle did finish in second, they did not receive the silver medal.
- Peter Nicol, men's singles
- Tania Bailey & Cassie Jackman, women's doubles
- Jo Fargus, women's 200 m backstroke
- Georgina Lee, women's 200 m butterfly
- Karen Legg, women's 200 m freestyle
- Stephen Parry, men's 200 m butterfly
- Adrian Turner, men's 200 m individual medley
- Adam Whitehead, men's 50 m breaststroke
- James Hickman, Matt Kidd, Adam Ruckwood & Adam Whitehead, men's 4x100 m medley relay
- Rosalind Brett, Karen Legg, Melanie Marshall & Karen Pickering, women's 4x100 m freestyle relay
Synchronised swimming:
- Gayle Adamson, synchronised swimming solo
- Gayle Adamson & Katie Hooper, synchronised swimming duet
- Anthony Arthur, men's 85 kg combined
- Anthony Arthur, men's 85 kg snatch
- Giles Greenwood, men's +105 kg combined
- David Guest, men's 94 kg combined
- David Guest, men's 94 kg snatch
Bronze
- Darren Campbell, men's 200 m
- Ben Challenger, men's high jump
- Paul Head, men's hammer throw
- Irie Hill, women's pole vault
- Kelly Morgan, women's javelin
- Carl Myerscough, men's shot put
- Shelley Newman, women's discus
- Nick Nieland, men's javelin
- Helen Pattinson, women's 1500 m
- Bob Weir, men's discus
- Shani Anderson, Vernicha James, Joice Maduaka & Abi Oyepitan, women's 4x100 m relay
- James Anderson & Simon Archer, men's doubles (with Clark and Robertson, no third-place play-off)
- Anthony Clark & Nathan Robertson, men's doubles (with Anderson and Archer, no third-place play-off)
- Anthony Clark & Sara Sankey, mixed doubles
- Gail Emms & Joanne Goode, women's doubles
- Mark Moran, bantamweight 54 kg
- Andy Morris, lightweight 60 kg
- Tony Gibb, men's 20 km scratch race
- Rachel Heal, women's road race
- Liam Killeen, men's cross country
- Paul Manning, men's 4000 m individual pursuit
- Chris Newton, men's points race
- Jamie Staff, men's 1000 m time trial
- Jane Smith, women's 1 m springboard
- Jane Smith, women's 3 m springboard
- John Smethurst, men's parallel bars
Judo:
- Sophie Cox, women's 57 kg
- Amy Gowshall & Lynne Whitehead, women's pairs
- Mick Gault, men's 25 m standard pistol
- Louise Minett, women's 10 m air rifle
- Chris Hector & Nigel Wallace, men's 10 m air rifle pairs
- John Bellamy & Richard Faulds, men's double trap pairs
- Richard Brickell & Drew Harvey, men's skeet pairs
- Glyn Barnett & Jane Messer, open full bore rifle pairs
- Victoria Eaton & Louise Minett, women's 10 m air rifle pairs
- Linda Smallbone & Helen Vincent, women's 50 m rifle prone pairs
- Cassie Jackman, women's singles
- Mark Chaloner & Paul Johnson, men's doubles
- Fiona Geaves & Chris Walker, mixed doubles
- Linda Charman & Fiona Geaves, women's doubles
- Mark Foster, men's 50 m butterfly
- Mark Foster, men's 50 m freestyle
- James Gibson, men's 100 m breaststroke
- James Goddard, men's 200 m individual medley
- James Hickman, men's 200 m butterfly
- Karen Legg, women's 100 m freestyle
- Darren Mew, men's 50 m breaststroke
- Simon Militis, men's 200 m backstroke
- Margaretha Pedder, women's 200 m butterfly
- Sarah Price, women's 50 m backstroke
- Katy Sexton, women's 200 m backstroke
- Adrian Turner, men's 400 m individual medley
- Simon Burnett, Adam Faulkner, Stephen Parry & James Salter, men's 4x200 m freestyle relay
- Kate Haywood, Georgina Lee, Karen Legg & Sarah Price, women's 4x100 m medley relay
- Cathy Mitton, women's singles EAD
- Anthony Arthur, men's 85 kg clean and jerk
- Gurbinder Cheema, men's 105 kg snatch
- Stewart Cruickshank, men's 96 kg combined
- Karl Grant, men's 94 kg clean and jerk
- Giles Greenwood, men's 105 kg clean and jerk
Sports and competitors
Boxing
Men only
| Athlete | Events | Club |
|---|---|---|
| Darren Barker | 63.5kg light-welterweight | |
| Stephen Bell | 57kg featherweight | |
| Steven Birch | 75kg middleweight | |
| David Dolan | +91kg super heavyweight | |
| Courtney Fry | 81kg light-heavyweight | |
| Daniel Happe | 67kg welterweight | |
| David Haye | 91kg heavyweight | |
| Darren Langley | 48kg lightweight | |
| Matthew Marsh | 51kg flyweight | |
| Mark Moran | 54kg bantamweight | |
| Andy Morris | 60kg lightweight | |
| Paul Smith | 71kg light-middleweight |
Lawn bowls
Men
| Athlete | Events | Club |
|---|---|---|
| Stephen Farish | pairs | |
| David Holt | fours | |
| Mervyn King | singles | |
| Dean Morgan | pairs | |
| John Ottaway | fours | |
| Robert Newman | fours | |
| Simon Skelton | fours |
Women
| Athlete | Events | Club |
|---|---|---|
| Ellen Alexander | fours | |
| Jean Baker | singles | |
| Carol Duckworth | fours | |
| Amy Gowshall | pairs | |
| Gill Mitchell | fours | |
| Shirley Page | fours | |
| Lynne Whitehead | pairs |
Netball
Women only
With a team captained by Olivia Murphy and coached by Lyn Gunson, England finished fourth in the netball at the 2002 Commonwealth Games. They lost to Jamaica 55–53 in the bronze medal match.
- Pool A
| 26 July 2002 | England | 87–26 | Canada | ||
| 18:30 | Alex Astle 30 Joanne Steed 22 Abby Teare 18 Jess Garland 17 | Report | Dulcina Wind 14 Maralyn Hope 12 |
| 27 July 2002 | England | 75–34 | Sri Lanka | ||
| 18:30 | Alex Astle 31/41 (76%) Jess Garland 25 Joanne Steed 19 | Report | Sashika Samarasinghe 13 Prasadi Nalika 12 Gishanthi Jayakody 8 Anoma Sriyakanthi 1 |
| 28 July 2002 | England | 81–18 | Wales | ||
| 20:30 | Alex Astle 42/66 (64%) Abby Teare 39/48 (81%) | Report | Sian Edwards 8 Mair Jones 6 ?? 2 |
| 29 July 2002 | England | 35–67 | New Zealand | ||
| 20:30 | Abby Teare 22 Alex Astle 13 | Report | Irene van Dyk 44/48 (92%) Donna Loffhagen 15 Belinda Colling 8 |
Sources:
- Table
| Pos | Team | P | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | New Zealand | 4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 365 | 101 | +264 | 8 |
| 2 | England | 4 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 278 | 145 | +133 | 6 |
| 3 | Wales | 4 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 138 | 251 | -113 | 4 |
| 4 | Canada | 4 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 137 | 286 | -149 | 2 |
| 5 | Sri Lanka | 4 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 156 | 291 | -135 | 0 |
Qualified for Major semi-finals
Qualified for Minor Semi-finals
Qualified for 7th/10th classification
Sources:
- Minor semi-finals
| 31 July 2002 | England | 55–40 | South Africa | ||
| 21:00 | Abby Teare 29/39 (74%) Joanne Steed 16 Alex Astle 10 | Report | Sindiswe Gumede 28 Martha Machoga 12 |
- Major semi-finals
| 2 August 2002 | Australia | 49–38 | England | ||
| 20:30 | Eloise Southby 28 Sharelle McMahon 15 Jacqui Delaney 6 | Joanne Steed 19 Abby Teare 17 Alex Astle 2 |
Sources:
- Bronze medal match
| 4 August 2002 | Jamaica | 55–53 | England | ||
| 11:00 | Elaine Davis 42 Simone Forbes 13 | Alex Astle 32/38 (84%) Abby Teare 21 | Attendance: 10,000 |
Sources:
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