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Wrestling at the 1986 Commonwealth Games

Wrestling at the 1986 Commonwealth Games
VenueEdinburgh Playhouse
LocationEdinburgh, Scotland
Dates24 July to 2 August 1986

Wrestling at the 1986 Commonwealth Games was the 13th appearance of Wrestling at the Commonwealth Games. The events were held in Edinburgh, Scotland, from 24 July to 2 August 1986. The competition featured contests in ten weight classes.[1]

The events took place in the Edinburgh Playhouse on Greenside Place.[2]

Canada topped the wrestling medal table by virtue of winning nine of the ten gold medals on offer. The domination of the Canadian team was primarily due to there being no wrestlers from India and Pakistan due to the boycott.[3]

The Playhouse in 2013
The interior in 2023

Medal table

  *   Host nation (Scotland)

Medals won by nation with totals, ranked by number of golds—sortable
RankNationGoldSilverBronzeTotal
1 Canada91010
2 England1179
3 Australia0505
4 New Zealand0213
5 Scotland*0123
Totals (5 entries)10101030

Medallists

Event Gold Silver Bronze
Light Flyweight 48kg  Ron Moncur (CAN)  Duncan Burns (ENG)  David Connelly (SCO)
nowrap|Flyweight 52kg  Chris Woodcroft (CAN)  James McAlary (AUS)  Nigel Donohue (ENG)
Bantamweight 57kg  Mitch Ostberg (CAN)  Steve Reinsfield (NZL)  Brian Aspen (ENG)
Featherweight 62kg  Paul Hughes (CAN)  Dan Cumming (AUS)  Stephen Bell (NZL)
Lightweight 68kg  Dave McKay (CAN)  Zsigmund Kelevitz (AUS)  Steve Cooper (ENG)
Welterweight 74kg  Gary Holmes (CAN)  Geoffrey Marsh (AUS)  Fitz Walker (ENG)
Middleweight 82kg  Chris Rinke (CAN)  Wally Koenig (AUS)  Tony Bull (ENG)
Light Heavyweight 90kg  Noel Loban (ENG)  Doug Cox (CAN)  Graeme English (SCO)
Heavyweight 100kg  Clark Davis (CAN)  Robert Algie (NZL)  David Kilpin (ENG)
Super Heavyweight +100kg  Wayne Brightwell (CAN)  Albert Patrick (SCO)  Keith Peache (ENG)

Results

[4][5][6]

Light flyweight 48kg

  • Three competitors only
Round Winner Loser
round-robin Canada Ron Moncur England Duncan Burns
round-robin England Duncan Burns Scotland David Connelly
round-robin Canada Ron Moncur Scotland David Connelly

Final positions: 1. Moncur 2. Burns 3. Connelly

Flyweight 52kg

Round Winner Loser
Group A Australia James McAlary New Zealand Shane Stannett
Group A New Zealand Shane Stannett Malta Jesmond Giordemaina
Group A Australia James McAlary Malta Jesmond Giordemaina
Group B Canada Chris Woodcroft England Nigel Donohue
Bronze medal England Nigel Donohue New Zealand Shane Stannett
Gold medal Canada Chris Woodcroft Australia James McAlary

Final positions: 1. Woodcroft 2. McAlary 3. Donohue 4. Stannett 5. Giordemaina

Bantamweight 57kg

Round Winner Loser
Group A England Brian Aspen Australia Paul Kirkby
Group A Canada Mitch Ostberg Australia Paul Kirkby
Group A Canada Mitch Ostberg England Brian Aspen
Group B New Zealand Steve Reinsfield Malta Paul Farrugia
Group B New Zealand Steve Reinsfield Scotland Paul Nedley
Group B Scotland Paul Nedley Malta Paul Farrugia
5th/6th Australia Paul Kirkby Malta Paul Farrugia
bronze medal match England Brian Aspen Scotland Paul Nedley
gold medal match Canada Mitch Ostberg New Zealand Steve Reinsfield

Final positions: 1. Ostberg 2. Reinsfield 3. Aspen 4. Nedley 5. Kirby 6. Farrugia

Featherweight 62kg

Round Winner Loser
Group A Canada Paul Hughes Northern Ireland Mark Bowman
Group A New Zealand Stephen Bell Northern Ireland Mark Bowman
Group A Canada Paul Hughes New Zealand Stephen Bell
Group B England Gavin Beswick Scotland Brian Miller
Group B Australia Dan Cumming England Gavin Beswick
Group B Australia Dan Cumming Scotland Brian Miller
5th/6th Scotland Brian Miller Northern Ireland Mark Bowman
Bronze medal New Zealand Stephen Bell England Gavin Beswick
Gold medal Canada Paul Hughes Australia Dan Cumming

Final positions: 1. Hughes 2. Cumming 3. Bell 4. Beswick 5. Miller 6. Bowman

Lightweight 68kg

Round Winner Loser
Group A Australia Zsigmond Kelevitz Scotland Chris McKay
Group A Canada Dave McKay England Steve Cooper
Bronze medal England Steve Cooper Scotland Chris McKay
Gold medal Canada Dave McKay Australia Zsigmond Kelevitz

Final positions: 1. D. McKay 2. Kelevitz 3. Cooper 4. C.McKay

Welterweight 74kg

Round Winner Loser
Group A Australia Geoffrey Marsh Scotland Calum McNeill
Group A Australia Geoffrey Marsh New Zealand Zane Coleman
Group A Scotland Calum McNeill New Zealand Zane Coleman
Group B Canada Gary Holmes England Fitz Walker
Bronze medal England Fitz Walker Scotland Calum McNeill
Gold medal Canada Gary Holmes Australia Geoffrey Marsh

Final positions: 1. Holmes 2. Marsh 3. Walker 4. McNeil 5. Coleman

Middleweight 82kg

Round Winner Loser
Group A Canada Chris Rinke Northern Ireland Eddie Cusak
Group A Canada Chris Rinke England Tony Bull
Group A England Tony Bull Northern Ireland Eddie Cusak
Group B Australia Wally Koenig Scotland Paul Beattie
Bronze medal England Tony Bull Scotland Paul Beattie
Gold medal Canada Chris Rinke Australia Wally Koenig

Final positions: 1. Rinke 2. Koenig 3. Bull 4. Beattie 5. Cusak

Light Heavyweight 90kg

Round Winner Loser
Group A England Noel Loban Australia Alan Thompson
Group B Canada Doug Cox Scotland Graeme English
Bronze medal Scotland Graeme English Australia Alan Thompson
Gold medal England Noel Loban Canada Doug Cox

Final positions: 1. Loban 2. Cox 3. English 4. Thompson

Heavyweight 100kg

Round Winner Loser
Group A Canada Clark Davis Northern Ireland Ivan Weir
Group A Australia Gabriel Toth Northern Ireland Ivan Weir
Group A Canada Clark Davis Australia Gabriel Toth
Group A Northern Ireland Ivan Weir Fiji Villame Takayawa
Group A Australia Gabriel Toth Fiji Villame Takayawa
Group B England David Kilpin Scotland Willie Robertson
Group B New Zealand Robert Algie Scotland Willie Robertson
Group B New Zealand Robert Algie England David Kilpin
5th/6th Scotland Willie Robertson Northern Ireland Ivan Weir
Bronze medal England David Kilpin Australia Gabriel Toth
Gold medal Canada Clark Davis New Zealand Robert Algie

Final positions: 1. Davis 2. Algie 3. Kilpin 4. Toth 5. Robertson 6. Weir 7. Takayawa

Super Heavyweight +100kg

Round Winner Loser
Group A Scotland Albert Patrick Australia Dru Schaffer
Group B Canada Wayne Brightwell England Keith Peache
Bronze medal England Keith Peache Australia Dru Schaffer
Gold medal Canada Wayne Brightwell Scotland Albert Patrick

Final positions: 1. Brightwell 2. Patrick 3. Peache 4. Schaffer

References

  1. ^ "Medal Standings Edinburgh 1986". Commonwealth Games Federation. Retrieved 12 February 2026.
  2. ^ Bell, Daniel (2003). Encyclopedia of international games. Jefferson, NC: McFarland & Co. p. 122. ISBN 0-7864-1026-4.
  3. ^ "Commonwealth Games Medallists - Wrestling". GBR Athletics. Retrieved 12 February 2026.
  4. ^ "Wrestling". Liverpool Daily Post. 31 July 1986. p. 27. Retrieved 11 February 2026 – via British Newspaper Archive.
  5. ^ "Wrestling". Manchester Evening News. 1 August 1986. p. 66. Retrieved 11 February 2026 – via British Newspaper Archive.
  6. ^ "Wrestling". Coventry Evening Telegraph. 2 August 1986. p. 23. Retrieved 11 February 2026 – via British Newspaper Archive.

See also

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