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 Australia1610834
2 England13121439
3 New Zealand914730
4 Canada77923
5 Wales0112
6 Guyana0011
Scotland0011
South Africa0011
Total 45 44 42 131

References

  1. "Commonwealth Games Sports Programme". thecgf.com. Retrieved 29 August 2012.
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