Badminton at the 1986 Commonwealth Games

Badminton
at the 1986 Commonwealth Games
Badminton ; at the 1986 Commonwealth Games
Venue	Edinburgh
Dates	24 July - 2 August 1986

The badminton competition at the 1986 Commonwealth Games took place at the Meadowbank Sports Centre in Edinburgh, Scotland from 24 July until 2 August 1986.^[1]

Medal table

* Host nation (Scotland)

Medallists

Category	Gold	Silver	Bronze
Men's singles	Steve Baddeley	Sze Yu	Nick Yates
Women's singles	Helen Troke	Fiona Elliott	Gillian Clark
Men's doubles	Billy Gilliland & Dan Travers	Andy Goode & Nigel Tier	Kerrin Harrison & Glenn Stewart
Women's doubles	Gillian Clark & Gillian Gowers	Denyse Julien & Johanne Falardeau	Helen Troke & Fiona Elliott
Mixed doubles	Michael Scandolera & Audrey Tuckey	Andy Goode & Fiona Elliott	Billy Gilliland & Christine Heatly
Mixed team	England	Canada	Australia

Finals

Category	Winner	Runner-up	Score
Men's singles	Steve Baddeley (ENG)	Sze Yu (AUS)	15–8, 15–8
Women's singles	Helen Troke (ENG)	Fiona Elliott (ENG)	11–4, 11–4
Men's doubles	Billy Gilliland Dan Travers (SCO)	Andy Goode Nigel Tier (ENG)	15–8, 15-5
Women's doubles	Gillian Clark Gillian Gowers (ENG)	Denyse Julien Johanne Falardeau (CAN)	15–6, 15–7
Mixed doubles	Michael Scandolera Audrey Tuckey (AUS)	Andy Goode Fiona Elliott (ENG)	15–7, 15-5
Mixed team	England	Canada	5-0

Results

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Men's singles

Round of 16				Quarter-finals			Semi-finals			Final

1	Steve Baddeley	15	15
16	Darren McDonald	4	8	Baddeley	15	15
8	Graeme Robson	15	15	Robson	5	9
9	Liam McKenna	3	4				Baddeley	15	15
5	Alex White	15	15				White	10	4
12	Yeung Yik Kei	6	2	White	15	15
4	Mike Butler	15	15	Butler	2	6
13	Kerrin Harrison	5	8							Baddeley	15	15
6	Sze Yu	15	15							Sze Yu	8	8
11	Glenn Stewart	8	1	Sze Yu	15	15
3	Kenny Middlemiss	15	15	Middlemass	4	0
14	John Goss	5	9				Sze Yu	15	15	Third place
7	Nick Yates	15	15				Yates	6	9
10	Lai Hung	1	2	Yates	15	15				Yates	15	15
2	Phil Horne	w/o		Horne	2	2				White	9	10
15	Michael Scandolera	scr

Women's singles

Round of 16					Quarter-finals			Semi-finals			Final

1	Helen Troke	11	11
16	Katrin Lockey	4	1		Troke	11	11
8	Linda Cloutier	11	11		Cloutier	2	0
9	Tracey Small	2	9					Troke	11	11
5	Gillian Clark	11	11					Clark	8	2
12	Rhonda Cator	3	4		Clark	12	11
4	Claire Sharpe	11	4	11	Sharpe	11	6
13	Amy Chan	8	11	8							Troke	11	11
6	Fiona Elliott	11	11								Elliott	4	4
11	Sandra Skillings	0	4		Elliott	11	11
3	Lesley Roberts	11	11		Roberts	2	1
14	Bridget Hunt	2	6					Elliott	11	11	Third place
7	Denyse Julien	11	11					Julien	6	0
10	Elinor Allen	3	5		Julien	12	11				Clark	11	11
2	Gillian Gowers	11	11		Gowers	10	6				Julien	3	3
15	Toni Whittaker	2	8

Men's doubles

Quarterfinals					Semifinals			Finals

	Billy Gilliland Dan Travers	15	15

	Mike Butler Ken Poole	3	3
					Gilliland Travers	15	15

					Scandolera Kong	12	11
	Michael Scandolera Paul Kong	18	15

	Lyndon Williams Chris Rees	13	12
								Gilliland Travers	15	15

								Goode Tier	8	5
	Andy Goode Nigel Tier	13	15	15

	Darren McDonald Gordon Lang	15	8	10
					Goode Tier	15	15	Third place

					Harrison Stewart	9	5
	Kerrin Harrison Glenn Stewart	12	15	18				Harrison Stewart	15	15

	Mike De Belle Mike Bitten	15	10	13				Scandolera Kong	12	11

Women's doubles

Quarterfinals				Semifinals			Finals

	Gillian Clark Gillian Gowers	15	15

	Tracey Small Karen Jupp	2	1
				Clark Gowers	15	15

				Sharpe Cloutier	10	6
	Claire Sharpe Linda Cloutier	15	15

	Barbara Beckett Holly Lane	9	1
							Clark Gowers	15	15

							Julien Falardeau	6	7
	Denyse Julien Johanne Falardeau	18	15

	Rhonda Cator Audrey Tuckey	13	11
				Julien Falardeau	15	15	Third place

				Troke Elliott	11	2
	Helen Troke Fiona Elliott	15	15				Troke Elliott	15	15

	Toni Whittaker Katrin Lockey	12	5				Sharpe Cloutier	8	11

Mixed doubles

Quarterfinals					Semifinals				Finals

	Michael Scandolera Audrey Tuckey	15	17

	Nigel Tier Gillian Gowers	7	15
					Scandolera Tuckey	15	12	15

					Poole Cloutier	12	15	2
	Ken Poole Linda Cloutier	6	15	15

	Richard Outterside Gillian Clark	15	6	7
									Scandolera Tuckey	15	15

									Goode Elliott	7	5
	Andy Goode Fiona Elliott	15	15

	Iain Pringle Jenny Allen	10	0
					Goode Elliott	15	18		Third place

					Gilliland Heatly	14	15
	Billy Gilliland Christine Heatly	15	15						Gilliland Heatly	15	17

	Glenn Stewart Karen Phillips	5	3						Poole Cloutier	12	14

Mixed Team

Scotland were denied an almost certain team bronze medal when Alison Fulton was carried off the court during the third match (the wome's doubles, with Scotland leading Australia 2–0 at the time.^[3]

Semi-finals

Team One	Team Two	Score
England	Scotland	4-1
Canada	Australia	5-0

Bronze medal Play off

Australia
3

Scotland
2

		1	2	3
1	Karen Jupp Jenny Allen	9 12	8 11
2	Paul Kong / Michael Scandolera Billy Gilliland / Dan Travers	7 15	11 15
3	Tracey Small / Audrey Tuckey Jenny Allen / Alison Fulton	6 15	2 5	wo ret
4	Michael Scandolera / Audrey Tuckey Billy Gilliland / Christine Heatly	15 5	15 5
5	Sze Yu Alex White	15 3	15 9

Final

England
5

Canada
0

		1	2	3
1	Steve Baddeley Mike Butler	15 7	15 7
2	Helen Troke Claire Sharpe	7 11	11 4	11 7
3	Gillian Clark / Gillian Gowers Denyse Julien / Johanne Falardeau	15 5	15 7
4	Andy Goode / Steve Baddeley Ken Poole / Mike De Belle	15 7	15 6
5	Nigel Tier / Gillian Gowers Mike Butler / Claire Sharpe	15 8	15 11

References

^ "Results". Commonwealth Games Federation. Archived from the original on 15 February 2013. Retrieved 21 January 2016.
^ "Times Archives". Oxfordshire Libraries.
^ "Tragic injury deprives Scots of a medal". Dundee Courier. 28 July 1986. p. 11. Retrieved 19 January 2026 – via British Newspaper Archive.

[1] "Results". Commonwealth Games Federation. Archived from the original on 15 February 2013. Retrieved 21 January 2016.

[2] "Times Archives". Oxfordshire Libraries.

[3] "Tragic injury deprives Scots of a medal". Dundee Courier. 28 July 1986. p. 11. Retrieved 19 January 2026 – via British Newspaper Archive.

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Rank	Nation	Gold	Silver	Bronze	Total
1	England	4	3	3	10
2	Australia	1	1	1	3
3	Scotland*	1	0	1	2
4	Canada	0	2	0	2
5	New Zealand	0	0	1	1
Totals (5 entries)		6	6	6	18