Commonwealth Games 1994

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Commonwealth Games 1994
venue Victoria , Canada
participating countries 63
Participating athletes 2557
Competitions 219 in 10 sports
Opening ceremony August 18, 1994
Closing ceremony August 28, 1994

The 15th Commonwealth Games took place from August 18 to 28, 1994 in the Canadian city ​​of Victoria .

There were 219 competitions in the sports of badminton , bowls , boxing , weightlifting , athletics , cycling , wrestling , shooting , swimming (including diving ) and gymnastics (including rhythmic gymnastics ). 2557 athletes from 63 countries took part. The main competition site was the Centennial Stadium .

After 36 years and the end of apartheid , South Africa returned to the Commonwealth Games. On the other hand, it was the last participation for Hong Kong , which three years later became a Chinese Special Administrative Region.

participating countries

Participating countries (purple: first participation)

Results

(The links lead to detailed results pages)

Medal table

space country gold silver bronze total
1 AustraliaAustralia Australia 88 53 43 184
2 CanadaCanada Canada 41 43 49 133
3 EnglandEngland England 31 45 51 127
4th NigeriaNigeria Nigeria 11 13 13 37
5 KenyaKenya Kenya 7th 4th 8th 19th
6th IndiaIndia India 6th 12 7th 25th
7th ScotlandScotland Scotland 6th 3 11 20th
8th New ZealandNew Zealand New Zealand 5 16 21st 42
9 WalesFlag of Wales (1959 – present) .svg Wales 5 8th 6th 19th
10 Northern IrelandNorthern Ireland Northern Ireland 5 2 3 10
11 NauruNauru Nauru 3 - - 3
12 South AfricaSouth Africa South Africa 2 4th 5 11
13 JamaicaJamaica Jamaica 2 4th 2 8th
14th MalaysiaMalaysia Malaysia 2 3 2 7th
15th Cyprus 1960Cyprus Cyprus 2 1 2 5
16 Sri LankaSri Lanka Sri Lanka 1 2 - 3
17th Zambia 1964Zambia Zambia 1 1 2 4th
18th NamibiaNamibia Namibia 1 - 1 2
19th ZimbabweZimbabwe Zimbabwe - 3 3 2
20th Papua New GuineaPapua New Guinea Papua New Guinea - 1 - 1
Samoa West 1949Western Samoa Western Samoa - 1 - 1
22nd Hong Kong 1959Hong Kong Hong Kong - - 4th 4th
23 PakistanPakistan Pakistan - - 3 3
24 GhanaGhana Ghana - - 2 2
Trinidad and TobagoTrinidad and Tobago Trinidad and Tobago - - 2 2
UgandaUganda Uganda - - 2 2
27 Bermuda 1910Bermuda Bermuda - - 1 1
BotswanaBotswana Botswana - - 1 1
guernseyguernsey guernsey - - 1 1
Norfolk IslandNorfolk Island Norfolk Island - - 1 1
Seychelles 1977Seychelles Seychelles - - 1 1
TanzaniaTanzania Tanzania - - 1 1
TongaTonga Tonga - - 1 1

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