# 2018 Commonwealth Games medal table
The 2018 [Commonwealth Games](https://www.edgepedia.org/commonwealth-games) medal table ranked the 39 nations and territories that won at least one medal at the [Gold Coast](https://www.edgepedia.org/gold-coast) 2018 Games, held on Australia's eastern coast over 11 days of competition in April 2018 with more than 6,500 athletes and officials taking part.[1](https://commonwealthsport.ca/news/canada-wraps-2018-gold-coast-commonwealth-games-total-of-82-medals) • [5](https://commonwealthgames.com.au/wp-content/uploads/14987_CommGames_AnnualReport2018_FAdouble-1.pdf) Host Australia finished first with 80 gold, 59 silver, and 59 bronze medals for a total of 198, ahead of England on 136 and India on 66.[2](https://www.rediff.com/sports/report/medal-table-2018-commonwealth-games-cwg-gold-coast/20180405.htm)
| Key fact | Detail |
|---|---|
| First place | Australia: 80 gold, 59 silver, 59 bronze, 198 total, with a team of 474 athletes[2](https://www.rediff.com/sports/report/medal-table-2018-commonwealth-games-cwg-gold-coast/20180405.htm) • [3](https://www.sportaus.gov.au/annual_report/chapter_6/appendix_1_high_performance_results) |
| Second place | England: 45 gold, 45 silver, 46 bronze, 136 total[2](https://www.rediff.com/sports/report/medal-table-2018-commonwealth-games-cwg-gold-coast/20180405.htm) |
| Third place | India: 26 gold, 20 silver, 20 bronze, 66 total[2](https://www.rediff.com/sports/report/medal-table-2018-commonwealth-games-cwg-gold-coast/20180405.htm) |
| Fourth and fifth | Canada 82 medals (15 gold), New Zealand 46 medals (15 gold)[2](https://www.rediff.com/sports/report/medal-table-2018-commonwealth-games-cwg-gold-coast/20180405.htm) |
| Home nations | England, Scotland, Wales, Northern Ireland, and the Isle of Man together won 229 medals[4](https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/commonwealth-games/43768878) |
| Breadth of winners | 39 nations won at least one medal; Solomon Islands, Cook Islands, Vanuatu, Dominica, and British Virgin Islands won medals for the first time[5](https://commonwealthgames.com.au/wp-content/uploads/14987_CommGames_AnnualReport2018_FAdouble-1.pdf) |
| Format firsts | An equal number of medal events for men and women and a completely integrated Para-sport program[1](https://commonwealthsport.ca/news/canada-wraps-2018-gold-coast-commonwealth-games-total-of-82-medals) |
## Final standings
The top ten of the final table, as published at the close of the Games:[2](https://www.rediff.com/sports/report/medal-table-2018-commonwealth-games-cwg-gold-coast/20180405.htm)
| Rank | Nation | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Australia | 80 | 59 | 59 | 198 |
| 2 | England | 45 | 45 | 46 | 136 |
| 3 | India | 26 | 20 | 20 | 66 |
| 4 | Canada | 15 | 40 | 27 | 82 |
| 5 | New Zealand | 15 | 16 | 15 | 46 |
| 6 | South Africa | 13 | 11 | 13 | 37 |
| 7 | Wales | 10 | 12 | 14 | 36 |
| 8 | Scotland | 9 | 13 | 22 | 44 |
| 9 | Nigeria | 9 | 9 | 6 | 24 |
| 10 | Cyprus | 8 | 1 | 5 | 14 |
[Northern Ireland](https://www.edgepedia.org/northern-ireland) finished 20th with 1 gold, 7 silver, and 4 bronze for 12 medals, matching its total from the 2014 Games in Glasgow.[2](https://www.rediff.com/sports/report/medal-table-2018-commonwealth-games-cwg-gold-coast/20180405.htm) • [4](https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/commonwealth-games/43768878) Single-gold nations included the Bahamas, Papua New Guinea, Fiji, Pakistan, Grenada, Bermuda, Guyana, British Virgin Islands, and [Saint Lucia](https://www.edgepedia.org/saint-lucia), while the [Isle of Man](https://www.edgepedia.org/isle-of-man) and Mauritius each took one silver and Nauru one silver as well.[2](https://www.rediff.com/sports/report/medal-table-2018-commonwealth-games-cwg-gold-coast/20180405.htm)
## Australia's home tally
**Host dominance.** A contingent of 474 [Australians](https://www.edgepedia.org/australians) competed at the Games, topping the medal standings after taking 80 gold, 59 silver, and 59 bronze.[3](https://www.sportaus.gov.au/annual_report/chapter_6/appendix_1_high_performance_results) The host team fielded 720 athletes, and Commonwealth Games Canada's closing report attributed the expected home dominance to home crowds, venue familiarity, and government investment in sport of $415 million, more than double Canada's $207 million; a $15.5 million government top-up in 2017 alone exceeded nine times the entire Canadian team budget.[1](https://commonwealthsport.ca/news/canada-wraps-2018-gold-coast-commonwealth-games-total-of-82-medals) Australia's 198 medals were just 31 fewer than the combined 229 won by all the home nations.[4](https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/commonwealth-games/43768878)
## England in second
England left Australia with 136 medals, second in the table behind the hosts.[4](https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/commonwealth-games/43768878) By share, however, the Games were weak: according to data analysts Gracenote Sports, England won 16.2% of the medals available, its second-worst performance across the 21 editions of the Commonwealth Games, with only Melbourne 2006 lower at 15%, and down from a 21% share at Glasgow 2014.[4](https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/commonwealth-games/43768878)
Individual results were mixed. Diver [Jack Laugher](https://www.edgepedia.org/jack-laugher) and gymnast [Nile Wilson](https://www.edgepedia.org/nile-wilson) each won three golds, the netball team took a surprise gold on the final day, and both England sprint relays won gold.[4](https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/commonwealth-games/43768878) Against that, double Olympic champion [Max Whitlock](https://www.edgepedia.org/max-whitlock) settled for silver on the pommel horse, swimmer Adam Peaty was beaten in the 50 m breaststroke final, and Alistair and Jonny Brownlee finished off the podium in the men's triathlon.[4](https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/commonwealth-games/43768878) Steve Cram, the 1983 world 1500 m champion and BBC commentator, said that without the Para-sport events added at recent Games, it was the worst Commonwealth Games track-and-field performance of any England team by direct historical comparison.[4](https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/commonwealth-games/43768878)
## The home nations beyond England
Scotland and Wales both recorded their best results at an overseas Games.[4](https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/commonwealth-games/43768878) Wales' return of 36 medals, including 10 golds, placed it seventh, ahead of Scotland in eighth on 44 medals with 9 golds.[2](https://www.rediff.com/sports/report/medal-table-2018-commonwealth-games-cwg-gold-coast/20180405.htm) • [6](https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/commonwealth-games/43774116) Because the table sorts by golds before totals, Wales finished above Scotland despite winning eight fewer medals overall.[2](https://www.rediff.com/sports/report/medal-table-2018-commonwealth-games-cwg-gold-coast/20180405.htm)
## India in third
India sent 325 participants to Gold Coast and won 66 medals, 26 gold, 20 silver, and 20 bronze, finishing third.[2](https://www.rediff.com/sports/report/medal-table-2018-commonwealth-games-cwg-gold-coast/20180405.htm) • [7](https://yas.gov.in/sites/default/files/Annual%20Report%20%28English%29%202018-19.pdf) Its government's annual report records the medals as concentrated in a few sports: shooting 16, wrestling 12, weightlifting 9, boxing 9, table tennis 8, badminton 6, athletics 3, squash 2, and powerlifting 1.[7](https://yas.gov.in/sites/default/files/Annual%20Report%20%28English%29%202018-19.pdf)
## Canada and the wider table
Canada finished fourth with 82 medals, 15 of them gold, and its women won 51 medals to the men's 31.[1](https://commonwealthsport.ca/news/canada-wraps-2018-gold-coast-commonwealth-games-total-of-82-medals) • [2](https://www.rediff.com/sports/report/medal-table-2018-commonwealth-games-cwg-gold-coast/20180405.htm) Swimmer Taylor Ruck tied the record for most medals at a Commonwealth Games with 8, and Canadian highlights included [Erica Wiebe](https://www.edgepedia.org/erica-wiebe)'s repeat wrestling gold, [Sarah Pavan](https://www.edgepedia.org/sarah-pavan) and Melissa Humana-Paredes' gold in the inaugural beach volleyball event, and Alysha Newman's pole vault gold in a Games record.[1](https://commonwealthsport.ca/news/canada-wraps-2018-gold-coast-commonwealth-games-total-of-82-medals)
**A wider spread of winners.** The Games awarded medals to 39 nations, including first-ever Commonwealth Games medals for [Solomon Islands](https://www.edgepedia.org/solomon-islands), Cook Islands, Vanuatu, Dominica, and [British Virgin Islands](https://www.edgepedia.org/british-virgin-islands).[5](https://commonwealthgames.com.au/wp-content/uploads/14987_CommGames_AnnualReport2018_FAdouble-1.pdf) The program was the most inclusive in the Games' history to that point, with an equal number of medal events for men and women and a completely integrated Para-sport program, and it carried the biggest Para-sport program in the history of the Commonwealth Games.[1](https://commonwealthsport.ca/news/canada-wraps-2018-gold-coast-commonwealth-games-total-of-82-medals) • [5](https://commonwealthgames.com.au/wp-content/uploads/14987_CommGames_AnnualReport2018_FAdouble-1.pdf)
## References
1. [Canada wraps the 2018 Gold Coast Commonwealth Games with a total of 82 medals, Commonwealth Sport Canada](https://commonwealthsport.ca/news/canada-wraps-2018-gold-coast-commonwealth-games-total-of-82-medals)
2. [CWG Medals Tally: India finish 3rd with 26 golds; Australia top, Rediff Sports](https://www.rediff.com/sports/report/medal-table-2018-commonwealth-games-cwg-gold-coast/20180405.htm)
3. [Annual Report 2017-18, Appendix 1: High performance results, Sport Australia](https://www.sportaus.gov.au/annual_report/chapter_6/appendix_1_high_performance_results)
4. [Commonwealth Games final medal table: Home nations success or failure on Gold Coast?, BBC Sport](https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/commonwealth-games/43768878)
5. [Commonwealth Games Australia Annual Report 2018](https://commonwealthgames.com.au/wp-content/uploads/14987_CommGames_AnnualReport2018_FAdouble-1.pdf)
6. [Commonwealth Games: Future bright for Wales after record-breaking Games, BBC Sport](https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/commonwealth-games/43774116)
7. [Annual Report 2018-19, Ministry of Youth Affairs and Sports, Government of India](https://yas.gov.in/sites/default/files/Annual%20Report%20%28English%29%202018-19.pdf)
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