After 10 days of action across 10 sports at Glasgow 2026, 215 gold medals had been awarded and Australia finished top of the medal table with 70 golds and 171 medals overall. Their total was 16 more golds than the combined tally of England, hosts Scotland, Wales and Northern Ireland put together.
England finished second with 29 golds, ahead of Canada and India, while Scotland were fifth with 13 golds. Wales placed ninth with nine golds, four of them won by cyclist Emma Finucane, and Northern Ireland finished 12th with three golds. In all, 45 nations or territories out of 74 won medals.
Australia were dominant in the swimming pool, where they won 37 gold medals and 76 medals in total, with Meg Harris leading the way with six individual golds. They also topped the athletics, track cycling and 3x3 basketball medal tables.
“We just really love the Commonwealth Games,” said Sam Short, who won four swimming golds. “That and the Olympics is what Australia seems to live for.
“We've just been flogging ourselves in training all year. This is the target. We've got Pan Pacs (Pan Pacific Swimming Championships) in a couple of weeks but the general public in Australia don't really care about that, it's all Commonwealth Games.
“Representing the Green and Gold is a big honour.”
Chad le Clos' Commonwealth medal tally now includes seven gold, five silver and nine bronze medals across five editions of the Games.
Le Clos sets all-time medal record
South Africa swimmer Chad le Clos became the most successful athlete in the history of the Games when he won his 21st Commonwealth medal with bronze in the men's 4x100m medley relay. The 34-year-old, who made his Games debut at Delhi 2010, moved one clear of fellow swimmer Emma McKeon of Australia.
“Looking back on the whole Commonwealth Games journey, from India through to now, I never thought I'd be standing here,” Le Clos said.
“To stand alone in history is unbelievable.”
Louise Hoskins won gold on her Commownealth Games debut.
Hoskins, 76, becomes oldest gold medallist
Another record-breaker was 76-year-old Louise Hoskins, who became the oldest Commonwealth Games gold medallist when she won the Para-bowls women's pairs title at the age of 76 years and 173 days. Partnered by 44-year-old Serena Bonnell, Hoskins broke the record held by Scotland's George Miller, who was 75 when he won Para-bowls mixed pairs gold at Birmingham 2022.
“It just goes to show anyone can do it ,” said Hoskins. “Young, old - bowls is for anyone.”
Hoskins' gold was one of a record 141 Para-sport medals awarded in Glasgow.
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