Scotland competed in the 1986 Commonwealth Games as the host nation in Edinburgh from 24 July to 2 August, the second time the games were held in Edinburgh.
The Scottish team covered 12 sports.
Scotland finished sixth in the medals table with 3 gold, 12 silver and 18 bronze medals.
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The aquatics events were held at the Royal Commonwealth Pool.
The lawn bowls were held at Balgreen. Men
Women
Five competitors withdrew from the flyweight event due to the 1986 Commonwealth Games boycott resulting in the category only having three competitors. According to games rules this meant that only the gold medal was awarded. A Games Federation meeting two days later overturned this decision and the silver medal was awarded to Charlie Revolta and the bronze to Alan Ogilvie.