Australia Dominates Glasgow 2026 Commonwealth Games Medal Table
Quick Look
- Australia concluded the Glasgow 2026 Commonwealth Games by dominating the medal table, securing 70 gold medals and 171 overall.
- This tally significantly surpassed the combined efforts of England, Scotland, Wales, and Northern Ireland, with Meg Harris and Sam Short leading Australia's swimming success.
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Why It Matters
The Glasgow 2026 Commonwealth Games concluded after 10 days of competition across 10 sports, with a total of 215 gold medals awarded.
After 10 days of action across 10 sports, a grand total of 215 gold medals have been handed out at Glasgow 2026.
Australia have dominated the medal table, winning 70 golds - 16 more than the combined total of England, hosts Scotland, Wales and Northern Ireland put together - and 171 medals overall.
England finished second with 29 golds, ahead of Canada and India, while Scotland (13 golds) were fifth, Wales ninth (nine golds - four of them belonging to cyclist Emma Finucane) and Northern Ireland 12th (three golds).
In all, 45 nations or territories out of 74 won medals.
Australia won a staggering 37 gold medals and 76 in total in the swimming pool, with Meg Harris leading the way with six individual golds.
They also finished top of 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."
Open Questions
- What were the specific medal counts for all 45 nations?
- Which other athletes had notable performances?
