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Quadrennial_report_advert_ARTWORK_FINAL.indd 1 05/05/2015 15:42 CONTENTS Page No. Officer’s Reports 2011-2015 Chairman’s Report ............................................................................... 7 Chief Executive’s Report ........................................................................ 9 Finance Report .................................................................................... 20 2014 Commonwealth Games Glasgow 2014 Medal Table ................................................................. 25 2014 Team Scotland Medallists ............................................................. 26 2014 Team Scotland Representatives ...................................................... 28 2014 Games Overview ....................................................................... 36 Results by Sport • Aquatics ....................................................................................... 37 • Athletics ....................................................................................... 41 • Badminton .................................................................................... 45 • Boxing ......................................................................................... 48 • Cycling ........................................................................................ 51 • Gymnastics ................................................................................... 55 • Hockey ........................................................................................ 58 • Judo ............................................................................................ 61 • Lawn Bowls ................................................................................... 64 • Netball ........................................................................................ 68 • Rugby 7s ...................................................................................... 71 • Shooting ....................................................................................... 74 • Squash ......................................................................................... 77 • Table Tennis .................................................................................. 80 • Triathlon ....................................................................................... 83 • Weightlifting & Powerlifting .............................................................. 86 • Wrestling ...................................................................................... 89 Commonwealth Games History Scotland’s Medal Tally 1930-2014 ......................................................... 93 Scotland’s Medallists By Sport 1930-2014 ............................................... 94 All-Time Top Scots At The Games ............................................................ 106 CGS and Team Scotland Office Bearers .................................................. 107 QUADRENNIAL REPORT 2011 – 2015 5 CONTENTS 2011 Commonwealth Youth Games 2011 Medal Table .............................................................................. 110 2011 Youth Team Scotland Medallists ..................................................... 111 2011 Youth Team Scotland Representatives .............................................. 112 2011 Youth Games Overview ............................................................... 114 Commonwealth Youth Games History Scotland’s Medal Tally 2000-2011 ......................................................... 116 Scotland’s Medallists By Sport 2000-2011 ............................................... 117 Photo Credits: Rob Hardie, Jeff Holmes, Rebecca Lee, Duncan McEwan, Donald Mcintosh, Ian Macnicol, Alan Richardson PUBLISHED BY: Commonwealth Games Scotland, University of Stirling, Stirling, FK9 4LA Tel: 01786 466480 • Email: [email protected] • www.cgcs.org.uk 6 QUADRENNIAL REPORT 2011 – 2015 CHAIRMAN’S REPORT 2011 – 2015 am honoured and privileged to have served as I Commonwealth Games Scotland (CGS) Chairman since November 2007. In particular, I am so proud of our Team I would like to Scotland athletes, who collectively inspired pay tribute to the nation over all 11 days of competition at everyone involved Glasgow 2014; who gave us many moments with Glasgow to remember and treasure forever, and 2014 – the Board, who delivered the best medal performance the workforce, by any Scottish team at a Commonwealth contractors and, of course, the Clydesiders, Games. 53 medals was an extraordinary for their hard work and commitment, which performance from an outstanding team. led to the delivery of such an incredible experience for the teams of the 71 nations The exceptional job done by our General and territories, as well as the spectators who Team Management and CGS staff team in filled the venues and made their own huge the build-up to Glasgow 2014, joined by contribution to the success of the Games. numerous committed volunteers at Games time, ensured that the needs of the athletes Building public support for the Games and were always the first priority. From team for Team Scotland was vital and the 40 selections to the team camp, then the days of the Queen’s Baton Relay (QBR) in preparation camp and finally at the Games Scotland, hosted by CGS, visiting all 32 local Village, everything was geared to helping authorities, involving 4000 batonbearers and our athletes perform at their best – and providing many opportunities to celebrate perform they did! and promote sport. The incredible response to the QBR as it journeyed across Scotland The success of Glasgow 2014 was the gave us an early indication of what we could culmination of 12 years of planning by CGS. actually expect during the Games. It was just after the Manchester 2002 Games that CGS, in partnership with the Scottish CGS also developed and maintained strong Executive, decided that Scotland should relationships with key partners, who were launch a bid for the 2014 Games. We were with us every step of the way, on the long awarded the 2014 Games on 9 November Glasgow 2014 journey. 2007 and, as the old saying goes, the rest is history... The Scottish Government has provided great support to CGS in the last 12 years, And what a history has now been written particularly in ensuring that Glasgow 2014 about Glasgow 2014. All of us involved stayed true to our bid commitments and also - and it has been a massive team effort to ensure that an ‘athlete centred Games’ over many years, can be rightly proud was never allowed to become just a slogan. to have been part of delivering the best Commonwealth Games ever. QUADRENNIAL REPORT 2011 – 2015 7 CHAIRMAN’S REPORT 2011 – 2015 Glasgow City Council, since we selected It has been a privilege, not just to serve as Glasgow as our host city, was fully committed CGS Chairman, but to have had the good to making Glasgow 2014 the success that it fortune to lead this great sporting family at undoubtedly became. such an exciting and successful time in our history. All closely involved in the planning knew that Glasgow 2014 would be a great event, but the way the city and its citizens took the Games to its heart was a big part of what made it the best ever. Michael Cavanagh My second and final term as Chairman ends Chairman, Commonwealth Games Scotland at the AGM on 28 May 2015 and I want to thank all of the CGS Board directors and advisers who have served during that time, and also our member sports, for the support that I have received since 2007. 8 QUADRENNIAL REPORT 2011 – 2015 CHIEF EXECUTIVE’S REPORT 2011 – 2015 his report summarises achievements, activities and T observations relating to the Commonwealth Games Scotland strategic plan and operations over the last four years and as we move forwards into the next Games cycle. Overview of the CGF Sports Review, election of This period involved the culmination of 12 a new CGF Board years of planning with the delivery of the and selection of the Glasgow 2014 Commonwealth Games, host for the 2022 the most successful ever in the history of the Commonwealth Games. Games movement and of CGS. The post- Games period has also seen reorganisation In the wider environment over the last and change within our many partner four year period we have had the agencies as we turn our attention to the Scottish Referendum in late 2014, a UK next quadrennial and specifically the 2015 Parliamentary election in 2015, with the Samoa Commonwealth Youth Games, forthcoming 2016 Scottish Parliament 2017 St Lucia Commonwealth Youth Games Election also shaping our immediate