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1994 Commonwealth Games
(18-28 August, Victoria, Canada)
Sixty-three nations sent a total of nearly 2,450 athletes and 892 officials as the Commonwealth Games burgeoned at Victoria. Once again, Australia headed the medals table whilst the hosts, Canada, pushed England into third place. Nigeria marked its arrival as a Commonwealth sporting force by picking up more gold medals than both New Zealand and India. Hong Kong said farewell to the Games with the territory becoming a special administrative region of the People’s Republic of China in 1997.
Ten sports were featured at the Victoria Games – athletics, aquatics, badminton, boxing, cycling, gymnastics, lawn bowls, shooting, weightlifting and wrestling.
1994 Victoria Commonwealth Games Medal Table |
| Country | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total Results |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Australia | 87 | 53 | 43 | 183 |
| Canada | 41 | 42 | 48 | 131 |
| England | 31 | 45 | 51 | 127 |
| New Zealand | 5 | 16 | 21 | 42 |
| Nigeria | 11 | 13 | 13 | 37 |
| India | 6 | 12 | 7 | 25 |
| Scotland | 6 | 3 | 11 | 20 |
| Kenya | 7 | 4 | 8 | 19 |
| Wales | 5 | 8 | 6 | 19 |
| South Africa | 2 | 4 | 5 | 11 |
| Northern Ireland | 5 | 2 | 3 | 10 |
| Jamaica | 2 | 4 | 2 | 8 |
| Malaysia | 2 | 3 | 2 | 7 |
| Zimbabwe | – | 3 | 3 | 6 |
| Cyprus | 2 | 1 | 2 | 5 |
| Hong Kong | – | – | 4 | 4 |
| Zambia | 1 | 1 | 2 | 4 |
| Nauru | 3 | – | – | 3 |
| Pakistan | – | – | 3 | 3 |
| Sri Lanka | 1 | 2 | – | 3 |
| Ghana | – | – | 2 | 2 |
| Namibia | 1 | – | 1 | 2 |
| Trinidad & Tobago | – | – | 2 | 2 |
| Uganda | – | – | 2 | 2 |
| Bermuda | – | – | 1 | 1 |
| Botswana | – | – | 1 | 1 |
| Guernsey | – | – | 1 | 1 |
| Norfolk Island | – | – | 1 | 1 |
| Papua New Guinea | – | 1 | – | 1 |
| Samoa | – | 1 | – | 1 |
| Seychelles | – | – | 1 | 1 |
| Tanzania | – | – | 1 | 1 |
| Tonga | – | – | 1 | 1 |
| Antigua & Barbuda | – | – | – | – |
| Bahamas | – | – | – | – |
| Bangladesh | – | – | – | – |
| Barbados | – | – | – | – |
| Belize | – | – | – | – |
| British Virgin Islands | – | – | – | – |
| Brunei Darussalam | – | – | – | – |
| Cayman Islands | – | – | – | – |
| Cook Islands | – | – | – | – |
| Dominica | – | – | – | – |
| Falkland Islands | – | – | – | – |
| Gibraltar | – | – | – | – |
| Guyana | – | – | – | – |
| Isle of Man | – | – | – | – |
| Jersey | – | – | – | – |
| Lesotho | – | – | – | – |
| Malawi | – | – | – | – |
| Maldives | – | – | – | – |
| Malta | – | – | – | – |
| Mauritius | – | – | – | – |
| Montserrat | – | – | – | – |
| Sierra Leone | – | – | – | – |
| Singapore | – | – | – | – |
| Solomon Islands | – | – | – | – |
| St. Kitts | – | – | – | – |
| St. Lucia | – | – | – | – |
| St. Vincent & The Grenadines | – | – | – | – |
| Eswatini(Swaziland) | – | – | – | – |
| The Gambia | – | – | – | – |
| Vanuatu | – | – | – | – |
| Total Medals | 218 | 218 | 248 | 684 |
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