Rowing at the Commonwealth Games
Rowing is one of the sports at the quadrennial Commonwealth Games competition. It has been a Commonwealth Games sport since 1930. It was held at every edition from 1938 to 1962, but was not held again until 1986.[1] It has not been held since. It is an optional sport and may, or may not, be included in the sporting programme of each edition of the Games.
Editions
Games | Year | Host city | Host country | Best nation |
---|---|---|---|---|
I | 1930 | Hamilton, Ontario | Canada | England |
III | 1938 | Sydney | Australia | Australia |
IV | 1950 | Auckland | New Zealand | Australia |
V | 1954 | Vancouver | Canada | New Zealand |
VI | 1958 | Cardiff | Wales | England |
VII | 1962 | Perth | Australia | England |
XIII | 1986 | Edinburgh | Scotland | England |
All-time medal table
Rank | Nation | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
1 | Australia | 16 | 10 | 8 | 34 |
2 | England | 13 | 12 | 14 | 39 |
3 | New Zealand | 9 | 14 | 7 | 30 |
4 | Canada | 7 | 7 | 9 | 23 |
5 | Wales | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
6 | Guyana | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
Scotland | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
South Africa | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
Total | 45 | 44 | 42 | 131 |
References
- ↑ "Commonwealth Games Sports Programme". thecgf.com. Retrieved 29 August 2012.
External links
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