England at the 2006 Commonwealth Games were represented by the Commonwealth Games Council for England (CGCE). The country went by the abbreviation ENG and used the St George's Cross as flag and Land of Hope and Glory as the national anthem.
Diver Tony Ally bore England's flag at the opening ceremony whilst shooter Mick Gault bore the flag during the closing ceremony, both chosen by a vote of England team managers from a list of nominations.
Expectations
England entered these Games, held in Melbourne; Australia, after playing hosts to the previous Games in Manchester in Manchester 2002. The medal tally was not expected to be a large as at the 2002 Games, where England had a home advantage and achieved a total of 166 medals including 54 Gold, 51 Silver and 60 Bronze to finish in second place behind Australia. A strong second place in the medal tally was, however, still expected.
The country sent a large team, with competitors taking part in every sport in the schedule. The largest teams were sent in athletics and swimming and it was in these sports, along with cycling and shooting that the team hoped to win most medals. Though there were medal hopes across most sports.
Medals
Medallists
Silver
Athletics:<br>
Martyn Bernard, Men's High Jump
Natasha Danvers, Women's 400 m Hurdles
Joanne Pavey, Women's 5000 m
Emma Ania, Anyika Onuora, Laura Turner & Kim Wall, Women's 4 ÃÂ 100 m Relay
Badminton:<br>
Mixed Team
Boxing:<br>
Darran Langley, Light Flyweight 48 kg
Cycling:<br>
Rob Hayles, Men's 4000 m Individual Pursuit
Victoria Pendleton, Women's 500 m Time Trial
Jason Queally, Men's 1 km Time Trial
Oli Beckinsale, Men's Mountain Bike
Men's Team Sprint
Diving:<br>
Peter Waterfield, Men's 10 Platform
Men's Synchronised 3 m Springboard
Gymnastics:<br>
Shavahn Church, Women's Uneven Bars
Women's Artistic Team
Lawn Bowls:<br>
Men's Pairs
Rugby Sevens:<br>
Men's
Shooting:<br>
Mike Babb, Men's 50 m Rifle Prone
Mick Gault, Men's 50 m Pistol
Rachel Parish, Women's Double Trap
Patel Parag, Open Full Bore
Men's 10 m Air Pistol Pairs
Men's 25 m Centre Fire Pistol Pairs
Men's Skeet Pairs
Women's 50 m Rifle Prone Pairs
Squash:<br>
Vicky Botwright & James Willstrop, Mixed Doubles
Swimming:<br>
Simon Burnett, Men's 200 m Freestyle
Rebecca Cooke, Women's 400 m Individual Medley
James Gibson, Men' 100 m Breaststroke
Joanne Jackson, Women's 400 m Freestyle
Melanie Marshall, Women's 200 m Backstroke
Darren Mew, Men's 50 m Breaststroke
Liam Tancock, Men's 50 m Backcrawl
Men's 4 ÃÂ 100 m Medley Relay
Women's 4 ÃÂ 100 m Freestyle Relay
Women's 4 ÃÂ 100 m Medley Relay
Women's 4 ÃÂ 200 m Freestyle Relay
Synchronised Swimming:<br>
Jenna Randall, Synchronised Swimming Solo
Table Tennis:<br>
Andrew Baggaley & Andrew Rushton, Men's Doubles
Weightlifting:<br>
Jason Irving, Open EAD Powerlifting
Bronze
Athletics:<br>
Jessica Ennis, Women's Heptathlon
Stephen Lewis, Men's Pole Vault
Dan Robinson, Men's Marathon
Lorraine Shaw, Women's Hammer
Andrew Turner, Men's 110 m Hurdles
Nadia Williams, Women's Triple Jump
Mara Yamauchi, Women's 10000 m
Elizabeth Yelling, Women's Marathon
Badminton:<br>
Robert Blair & Anthony Clark, Men's Doubles
Gail Emms & Donna Kellogg, Women's Doubles
Basketball:<br>
Men's basketball
Women's basketball
Boxing:<br>
Neil Perkins, Welterweight 69 kg
James Degale, Middleweight 75 kg
Cycling:<br>
Stephen Cummings, Men's Individual Pursuit
Emma Jones, Women's Individual Pursuit
Diving:<br>
Women's Synchronised 3 m Springboard
Gymnastics:<br>
Becky Downie, Women's Beam
Men's Artistic Team
Hockey:<br>
Women's Hockey
Lawn Bowls:<br>
Women's Triples
Netball:<br>
Women's Netball
Shooting:<br>
Pinky Le Grelle, Women's Skeet
Men's 50 m Pistol Pairs
Men's 50 m Rifle 3 Positions Pairs
Men's Double Trap Pairs
Women's 10 m Air Pistol Pairs
Squash:<br>
Lee Beachill, Men's Singles
Tania Bailey & Vicky Botwright, Women's Doubles
Swimming:<br>
Terri Dunning, Women's 200 m Butterfly
Melanie Marshall, Women's 200 m Freestyle
Melanie Marshall, Women's 100 m Backstroke
Matthew Benedict Walker, Men's 50 m EAD Freestyle
Table Tennis:<br>
Catherine Mitton, Women's Singles EAD
Athletics
Team England sent a team of 89 athletes to compete in the Commonwealth Games Athletics meet. The team won 18 medals at the 2006 Commonwealth Games Athletics Meet ; six gold, four silver and eight bronze.
Men
Track
- Q : Qualified for next round
- DNS : Did not start race
- DNF : Did not finish race
- DSQ : Disqualified
- EAD (T12) : event for athlete with a disability (sight impaired category)
Field
Combined events
Women
Track
- Q : Qualified for next round
- DNF : Did not finish
- DNS : Did not start
- DSQ : Disqualified
- EAD (T54) : Events for athletes with a disability (wheelchair racing category)
Field
Combined events
Badminton
Singles and Doubles events
Mixed Team Event
Basketball
Men's tournament
Pool Classification
Pool Matches
Pool B
Knockout Matches
Semifinal
Bronze Medal Match
Women's tournament
Pool Classification
Pool Matches
Pool B
Knockout Matches
Semifinal
Bronze Medal Match
Boxing
- RSC : referee stopped contest
- RET : retired (hurt)
- WO : walkover
Cycling
Road
Track
- QG â qualified for Gold Final
- QB â qualified for Bronze Final
Mountain bike
Diving
Men
- 1 m: Ben Swain, Peter Waterfield
- 3 m: Ben Swain, Tony Ally
- 10 m: Peter Waterfield, Gareth Jones, Leon Taylor
- 3 m synchro: Tony Ally/Mark Shipman
- 10 m synchro: Callum Johnstone/Gary Hunt, Peter Waterfield/Leon Taylor
Women
- 1 m: Tandi Indergaard
- 3 m: Rebecca Gallentree, Hayley Sage, Tandi Indergaard
- 10 m: Sarah Barrow, Stacie Powell, Tonia Couch
- 3 m Synchro: Tandi Indergaard/Hayley Sage
- 10 m Synchro: Stacie Powell/Tonia Couch, Brooke Graddon/Sarah Barrow
Field hockey
Men's tournament
Head coach: Jason Lee
Women's tournament
Head coach: Danny Kerry
Gymnastics
Artistic
Men
- Ryan Bradley
- Ross Brewer
- Luke Folwell
- Louis Smith
- Kristian Thomas
Women
Rhythmic
Lawn bowls
Men
- Mark Bantock
- Ian Bond
- Stephen Farish
- Mervyn King
- Robert Newman
- Andy Thomson
Women
- Jean Baker
- Ellen Falkner
- Susan Harriott
- Katherine Hawes
- Amy Monkhouse
- Catherine Popple
Netball
England finished third in the netball at the 2006 Commonwealth Games. In the bronze medal match, they defeated Jamaica 53âÂÂ52.
Pool 1
Table
Semi-final
Bronze medal match
Squad
Rugby sevens
Shooting
Men
- Clay target:
- Skeet: Richard Brickell, Clive Bramley
- Trap: Christopher Dean, Edward Ling
- Double trap: Richard Faulds, Steve Walton
- Pistol:
- 10 m air pistol: Mick Gault, Nick Baxter
- 25 m centre fire: Peter Flippant, Simon Lucas
- 25 m standard pistol: Mick Gault, Simon Lucas
- 50 m pistol: Mick Gault, Nick Baxter
- Small bore rifle:
- 10 m: air rifle: Chris Hector, Chris Lacey
- 50 m rifle 3 positions: Chris Hector, Jason Burrage
- 50 m: rifle prone: Mike Babb, Chris Hector
Women
- Clay Target:
- Skeet: Elena Little, Pinky Le Grelle
- Trap: Lesley Goddard
- Double trap: Charlotte Kerwood, Rachel Parish
- Pistol:
- 10 m air pistol: Georgina Geikie, Julia Lydall
- 25 m sports pistol: Georgina Geikie, Julia Lydall
- Small bore rifle:
- 10 m air rifle: Louise Minett, Becky Spicer
- 50 m rifle 3 positions: Louise Minett, Becky Spicer
- 50 m rifle prone: Sharon Lee, Helen Spittles
Open
- Full Bore: Queens Prize: Glyn Barnett, Parag Patel
Squash
Men
Women
Swimming
Men
Women
Synchronised swimming
Table tennis
Men
Women
- Helen Lower
- Joanna Parker
- Kelly Sibley
- Georgina Walker
- Sue Gilroy EAD
- Cathy Mitton EAD
- Jane Campbell EAD
- Catherine Perry
- Michael Barrett
Men's Team Event
Pool C
Women's Team Event
Pool B
- England are eliminated at the pool stage.
Triathlon
Men
Women
Weightlifting
Men
Men â EAD (Powerlifting)
Women
References
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