Medal Trivia

Out of the first 18 Games (up to and including 2006), Australia has lead the medal count 11 times, with England 6 times and Canada 1 time.
Since 1966, the same countries have made up the first three places of the medal count: Australia, England and Canada.
England have been in the top two countries of the final medal count for all Commonwealth Games except in 1994 when they finished 3rd.
Australian shooter Phillip Adams is the athlete that has won the most medals as a competitor at the Commonwealth Games – 17 medals (7 Gold, 8 Silver, 2 Bronze) won at four successive Games (1982, 1986, 1990, 1994).

Lawn bowler Willie Wood from Scotland is the first competitor to have competed in seven Commonwealth Games, from 1974 to 2002.
Also, Greg Yelavich, a sports shooter from New Zealand, has won 12 medals in seven games from 1986 to 2010.

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