"Singapore was an immediate beneficiary, winning three golds in 2002, four in 2006, six in 2010, and six again in 2014 Commonwealth Games, topping the medal standings in the sport each time. The country also won a gold medal in badminton in 2002, and eight gold medals in shooting in various years. Singapore's first swimming medal came at the Glasgow games in 2014. Singaporeans have won medals in seven sports at the Commonwealth Games: badminton, boxing, gymnastics, shooting, swimming, table tennis and weightlifting. Singapore at the Commonwealth Games Singapore has competed in the Commonwealth Games from 1958, and has participated"
"England, Canada, Malaysia and South Africa. Nauru also achieved an impressive haul of three gold medals. Cameroon, Mozambique and Kiribati debuted. The 2002 Commonwealth Games were held in Manchester, England. The 2002 Games were to be hosted in England to coincide with the Golden Jubilee of Elizabeth II, head of the Commonwealth. In terms of sports and events, the 2002 Games were until the 2010 edition the largest Commonwealth Games in history featuring 281 events across 17 sports. The final medal tally was led by Australia, followed by host England and Canada. The 2002 Commonwealth Games had set a new"
"England at the 2002 Commonwealth Games England at the 2002 Commonwealth Games was represented by the Commonwealth Games Council for England (CGCE). 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. Athletics:<br> Badminton:<br> Boxing:<br> Diving:<br> Gymnastics:<br> Judo:<br> Lawn Bowls:<br> Shooting:<br> Squash:<br> Swimming:<br> Table Tennis:<br> Weightlifting:<br> Athletics:<br> Badminton:<br> Boxing:<br> Cycling:<br> Diving:<br> Gymnastics:<br> Hockey:<br> Judo:<br> Lawn Bowls:<br> Shooting:<br> Note: Due to there only being three pairs of competitors in the women's skeet pairs, only the"
"doubles event partnering Chunli Li. He also competed in the men's doubles and singles events without the same success, reaching the round of 32 in the singles and the quarterfinal in the doubles. At the 2006 Commonwealth Games he competed in both singles, doubles, mixed doubles and the team event. Jackson stands tall, and in 2006 he weighed . Peter Jackson (table tennis) Peter Stuart Jackson (born 22 October 1964) is a table tennis player representative of New Zealand. He competed in three Summer Olympics and two Commonwealth Games, winning a bronze medal at 2002 Commonwealth Games. Jackson was born"
"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. Squash:<br> Swimming:<br> Synchronised Swimming:<br> Weightlifting:<br> Athletics:<br> Badminton:<br> Boxing:<br> Cycling:<br> Diving:<br> Gymnastics:<br> Judo:<br> Lawn Bowls:<br> Shooting:<br> Squash:<br> Swimming:<br> Table Tennis:<br> Weightlifting:<br> England at the 2002 Commonwealth Games England at the 2002 Commonwealth Games was represented by the Commonwealth Games Council for England (CGCE). 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"
"doubles and singles events. In the doubles event, the team placed fourth in the group stage after losing all matches, and in the singles event, he placed third in his group after winning one match and losing two. Neither placement was good enough to advance. At the 1996 Summer Olympics in Atlanta, Georgia Jackson participated as an official. His last Olympic participation came at the 2000 Summer Olympics in Sydney. Here he only competed in the singles event, but failed to advance after losing two matches. Then, at the 2002 Commonwealth Games he won a bronze medal in the mixed"
"Peter Jackson (table tennis) Peter Stuart Jackson (born 22 October 1964) is a table tennis player representative of New Zealand. He competed in three Summer Olympics and two Commonwealth Games, winning a bronze medal at 2002 Commonwealth Games. Jackson was born in Papakura, New Zealand. His first Olympic participation came in 1988 in Seoul. Here, he competed in the men's doubles event, but as the team only won one match and lost six in the preliminary round, they were eliminated from the competition on an early stage. At the 1992 Summer Olympics in Barcelona, Jackson competed in both the men's"
"Colin Jackson Colin Ray Jackson, CBE (born 18 February 1967) is a British former sprint and hurdling athlete who specialised in the 110 metres hurdles. During a career in which he represented Great Britain and Wales, he won an Olympic silver medal, became world champion twice, World indoor champion once, went undefeated at the European Championships for 12 years and was a two-time Commonwealth champion. His world record of 12.91 seconds for the 110m hurdles stood for over a decade and he remains the 60 metres hurdles world record holder. Jackson won his first major medal, a silver, in the"
"In June 2017, together with his brother, Wesley Jackson, he founded Jackson7 coaching. Ashley Jackson (field hockey) Ashley Jackson (born 27 August 1987) is an English international field hockey player who plays as a midfielder for England and Great Britain. He was a member of the Great Britain squad that finished ninth at the 2004 Summer Olympics in Athens, competed in the 2008 Summer Olympics in Beijing, and finishing 4th at the 2012 Summer Olympics in London. Jackson also played in the England squad that won Bronze at the 2014 Commonwealth Games. Jackson made his full international debut for Great"
"New Zealand at the 2002 Commonwealth Games New Zealand (abbreviated NZL) sent a team of 200 competitors and 102 officials to the 2002 Commonwealth Games, which were held at Manchester, England. The flagbearer at the opening ceremony was Sarah Ulmer, and at the closing ceremony was Nigel Avery. New Zealand has competed in every Games, starting with the first British Empire Games in 1930 at Hamilton, Ontario. Athletics:<br> Cycling:<br> Lawn Bowls:<br> Rugby Sevens:<br> Shooting:<br> Squash:<br> Table Tennis:<br> Weightlifting:<br> Athletics:<br> Badminton:<br> Cycling:<br> Hockey:<br> Netball:<br> Shooting:<br> Squash:<br> Swimming:<br> Table Tennis:<br> Weightlifting:<br> Badminton:<br> Boxing:<br> Cycling:<br> Judo:<br> Lawn Bowls:<br> Shooting:<br> Swimming:<br> Table Tennis:<br> Triathlon:<br>"
"medals. Though there were medal hopes across most sports. Athletics:<br> Badminton:<br> Boxing:<br> Cycling:<br> Diving:<br> Gymnastics:<br> Lawn Bowls:<br> Rugby Sevens:<br> Shooting:<br> Squash:<br> Swimming:<br> Synchronised Swimming:<br> Table Tennis:<br> Weightlifting:<br> Athletics:<br> Badminton:<br> Basketball:<br> Boxing:<br> Cycling:<br> Diving:<br> Gymnastics:<br> Hockey:<br> Lawn Bowls:<br> Netball:<br> Shooting:<br> Squash:<br> Swimming:<br> Table Tennis:<br> 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. Pool B Semifinal Bronze Medal Match Pool B Semifinal Bronze Medal Match Head Coach: Jason Lee Head Coach: Danny Kerry England's"
"Weightlifting:<br> New Zealand at the 2002 Commonwealth Games New Zealand (abbreviated NZL) sent a team of 200 competitors and 102 officials to the 2002 Commonwealth Games, which were held at Manchester, England. The flagbearer at the opening ceremony was Sarah Ulmer, and at the closing ceremony was Nigel Avery. New Zealand has competed in every Games, starting with the first British Empire Games in 1930 at Hamilton, Ontario. Athletics:<br> Cycling:<br> Lawn Bowls:<br> Rugby Sevens:<br> Shooting:<br> Squash:<br> Table Tennis:<br> Weightlifting:<br> Athletics:<br> Badminton:<br> Cycling:<br> Hockey:<br> Netball:<br> Shooting:<br> Squash:<br> Swimming:<br> Table Tennis:<br> Weightlifting:<br> Badminton:<br> Boxing:<br> Cycling:<br> Judo:<br> Lawn Bowls:<br> Shooting:<br> Swimming:<br> Table Tennis:<br>"
"2002 Commonwealth Games The 2002 Commonwealth Games, officially known as the XVII Commonwealth Games and commonly known as Manchester 2002 were held in Manchester, England, from 25 July to 4 August 2002. The 2002 Games were to be hosted in the United Kingdom to coincide with the Golden Jubilee of Elizabeth II, head of the Commonwealth, and Manchester was selected for the 2002 Games ahead of London. The XVII Commonwealth Games was, prior to the 2012 Summer Olympics, the largest multi-sport event ever to be held in the UK, eclipsing the London 1948 Summer Olympics in numbers of teams and"
"disqualified from second place. England were promoted to the silver medal position, with the bronze medal going to Canada. On 8 May 2011 Sri Lanka's Manju Wanniarachchi was provisionally disqualified by the Commonwealth Games Federation after testing positive for Norandrosterone during the Games. He had 21 days to appeal the decision but on 26 May announced that he did not wish to file an appeal and retired from the sport. On 6 June 2011 the Commonwealth Games Federation announced Sean McGoldrick of Wales as the new gold medallist. Tirafalo Seoko of Botswana was upgraded from bronze to silver on the"
"Joanna Fargus Joanna Lindsay Fargus (born 3 January 1982) is a British-Australian former swimmer who specialised in the 200-metre backstroke. In this event she won a gold medal at the 2006 Commonwealth Games in Melbourne, and at the European Short Course Swimming Championships 2000 and a bronze medal at the 2001 World Aquatics Championships; she finished ninth at the 2000 Summer Olympics. She also competed in freestyle, winning a gold medal in the 4×200-metre relay at the 2002 Commonwealth Games. Fargus was born in Hong Kong to a Scottish father and Australian mother and therefore holds dual British-Australian citizenship. After"
"Jade Johnson Jade Linsey Johnson (born 7 June 1980, in London) is a retired English track and field athlete, specialising in long jump. She represented Great Britain at the Summer Olympics in 2004 and 2008. She placed fourth at the 2003 World Championships in Athletics and was a silver medallist at the 2002 Commonwealth Games. She is allergic to sand. Jade's parents are from Liverpool, U.K., and Kingston, Jamaica. Johnson came second in the 2002 Commonwealth Games. Later she won the silver medal at the 2002 European Championships and finished fourth at the 2003 World Championships. Her personal best is"
"former county-level table tennis player. In 2000, she represented England at the English Schools Championships. At the age of 13, she was invited to live and train at the National Training centre in Nottingham where she was coached by Alan Cooke before relocating to the English Institute of Sport in Sheffield Kelly represented England at the Commonwealth Games twice without medalling; once in Melbourne, Australia (2006) and again in Delhi, India (2010) where she finished in fourth place in the team women's event. At Glasgow 2014, she won her first Commonwealth Games medal when she took bronze in the mixed"
"two gold medals in cycling in 2008. They are the first English athletes with disabilities ever to compete in able-bodied events at the Commonwealth Games. <nowiki>*</nowiki> Katherine Endacott was originally awarded a bronze medal, but this was upgraded to a silver following the disqualification of the gold medal winner, raising England's silver medal tally to 60, and reducing the bronze tally to 45. England at the 2010 Commonwealth Games England were represented at the 2010 Commonwealth Games by Commonwealth Games England. The country used: the abbreviation ""ENG"", the Cross of St George as its flag and ""Jerusalem"" as its victory"
"British team at the 2000 Summer Olympics in Sydney, Allenby won a bronze medal in modern pentathlon with team-mate Steph Cook taking the gold. She decided to continue competing in order to represent Britain once more at the 2004 Summer Olympics. In 2001, she was part of the British Women's Team that achieved the unique feat of a clean sweep of gold medals in the sport's major championships. Injury saw her miss the 2002 season but she returned to competition in time for the 2003 World Championships in Pesaro, Italy, where she won individual bronze, adding the individual silver medal"
"bronze medal in 1991 and gold at the 1990 Commonwealth Games. 15 fencers, 10 men and 5 women represented Great Britain in 1992. The women's individual all-around was the only rhythmic gymnastics event at the 1992 Olympics. Britain entered two athletes neither of whom made the final. Britain sent 14 judokas to Barcelona, seven men and seven women. Three modern pentathletes represented Britain at the Games, all were men and contested both the individual and team events. Women's events in the sport were not introduced to the Olympics until Sydney in 2000. Men's Single scull Men's Coxless pair Men's Coxed"
"in the England national netball team as a seventeen-year-old, for the 2002 Commonwealth Games in Manchester, but was unable to participate due to a knee injury. She was also named in the team the following year, but withdrew due to study commitments at the University of Bath. She made her senior debut with England in 2004 against Australia, and two years later won a bronze medal with the England team at the 2006 Commonwealth Games. She won a second Commonwealth Games bronze medal in 2010, and later that year won silver at the World Netball Series. Cookey is UK Soft"
"Athletics at the 2002 Commonwealth Games At the 2002 Commonwealth Games, the athletics events were held at the City of Manchester Stadium on 26–30 July 2002. The route for the marathon event crossed Manchester city centre and finished in the stadium. The race walk events began alongside the Lowry Centre at Salford Quays. There were twenty-five men's events and 23 women's events; the schedules were identical except that there were men's 3000 metres steeplechase and 50 kilometres walk events. Pole vaulter Dominic Johnson won a bronze medal, Saint Lucia's only medal of the Games. Sixteen Games records were bettered over"
"lion representing strength, power and performance. Commonwealth Games England Commonwealth Games England (CGE) is a sports governing body that 'leads and manages the participation of the England team at the Commonwealth Games'. The Commonwealth Games Council for England (CGCE) was originally responsible for 'Team England' and oversaw each team between the 1930 British Empire Games and Melbourne 2006 Commonwealth Games and the England teams at the Commonwealth Youth Games. Membership of the Games Council consisted of representatives from 26 different sports on the Commonwealth Games' Sports Programme, supported by a small salaried team.CGCE's President was gold medallist Sir Christopher Chataway,"
"International tries for Wales which is a World record for Men & Women's rugby. She won silver medal at both the 1992 and 1996 Commonwealth Judo Championships and competed for Wales at the 2002 Commonwealth Games. Evans finished 9th in the under 63 kg class at the 2002 Commonwealth Games where she became the first woman to compete in two sports at the same Games. In 2010, she placed 2nd in the under-59 kg class at the British Championships and earned selection for the Welsh team for 2010 Commonwealth Games.She became the first woman to compete in three sports at"
"the Team GB doctors revealed brachial neuritus, also known as Parsonage–Turner syndrome. As a consequence, Sexton was out of competitive action for 6 months, but continued to train in the water just using legs only. Competed at the 2002 Commonwealth Games held at Manchester, where she finished third behind Sarah Price in the 200m backstroke. At the British Trials on 20 March 2003, Katy Sexton shattered the Commonwealth record to book her place at the World Championships in 1min 00.49sec, the sixth fastest ever at that time. Sexton, who was then coached by Chris Nesbitt in Portsmouth, had a previous"
"responsibilities for developing the S4K brand and help the mission to transform children’s sport across the UK and international markets through the company’s franchise network. On 26 August 2017, in a clip on Swedish television promoting the series ""Rainbow Heroes"", Jackson revealed that he is gay. Did not start in the semifinals Colin Jackson Colin Ray Jackson, CBE (born 18 February 1967) is a British former sprint and hurdling athlete who specialised in the 110 metres hurdles. During a career in which he represented Great Britain and Wales, he won an Olympic silver medal, became world champion twice, World indoor"
"Commonwealth Games England Commonwealth Games England (CGE) is a sports governing body that 'leads and manages the participation of the England team at the Commonwealth Games'. The Commonwealth Games Council for England (CGCE) was originally responsible for 'Team England' and oversaw each team between the 1930 British Empire Games and Melbourne 2006 Commonwealth Games and the England teams at the Commonwealth Youth Games. Membership of the Games Council consisted of representatives from 26 different sports on the Commonwealth Games' Sports Programme, supported by a small salaried team.CGCE's President was gold medallist Sir Christopher Chataway, the first ever winner of the"
"that won a silver medal at the 2002 FIBA World Championship for Women in China, co-captain of the team that won a gold medal at the 2006 Commonwealth Games in Melbourne, and captain of the team that won a gold medal at the 2006 FIBA World Championship for Women in Brazil. In 2001, Jackson entered the Women's National Basketball Association (WNBA) draft and was selected by the Seattle Storm, which viewed Jackson as a franchise player. She won two WNBA titles with the Storm, in 2004 and 2011, the latter also earning Jackson the WNBA Finals Most Valuable Player Award."
"international hockey in 2002. Bill Waugh William ""Bill"" Waugh (born 20 January 1973) is a British former field hockey player who competed in the 2000 Summer Olympics. Waugh played his first international match in New Delhi, India, on 4 February 1995 against Kazakhstan, losing 0-1, and over the course of his career amassed a total of 121 caps for England and 15 caps for Great Britain. He also captained England at all levels, with the highlight being his captainship of the senior team in the Commonwealth Games in Kuala Lumpur in 1998, where England won a Bronze Medal. Bill Waugh"
"County Cricket Club is the only Welsh participant in the England and Wales County Championship. Wales has produced several world-class participants of individual and team sports including snooker players Ray Reardon, Terry Griffiths, Mark Williams and Matthew Stevens. Track athletes who have made a mark on the world stage, including the 110-metre hurdler Colin Jackson who is a former world record holder and the winner of numerous Olympic, World and European medals as well as Tanni Grey-Thompson who has won 11 Paralympic gold medals. Cyclist Nicole Cooke won gold medals at the Commonwealth, Olympic and World championships; Geraint Thomas won"
"Georgina Lee Georgina Anne Lee (born 14 August 1981) is an English former competitive swimmer who represented Great Britain in the Olympics and European championships, and competed for England in the Commonwealth Games. Lee won gold, silver, and bronze medals at the 2002 Commonwealth Games. She was also a bronze medallist at the European SC Championships in 2001. Lee represented Great Britain at both the 2000 Summer Olympics in Sydney and the 2004 Summer Olympics in Athens. In Sydney she reached the semifinal in the 200-metre butterfly, breaking the British Record and finishing in 10th place. In Athens she reached"
"host the 2002 Commonwealth Games, once again proposing the same site along with downsized stadium plans derived from the 2000 Olympics bid, and this time were successful. In 1996, this same planned stadium competed with Wembley Stadium to gain funding to become the new national stadium, but the money was used to redevelop Wembley. After successful athletics events at the Commonwealth Games, conversion into a football venue was criticised by athletics figures such as Jonathan Edwards and Sebastian Coe as, at the time, the United Kingdom still lacked plans for a large athletics venue due to the capability of installing"
"into the international spotlight at the 2002 Commonwealth Games in Manchester, United Kingdom, where he took home the bronze medal in the men's featherweight division (55 kg). The following year, Williams continued to produce another sporting success by bringing home the African championship title in freestyle wrestling, and by ending up eleventh in the same class at the 2003 World Wrestling Championships in New York City, New York, United States, which earned him a ticket to compete for the South African Olympic team. At the 2004 Summer Olympics in Athens, Williams qualified as a lone wrestler for the South African"