Scotland competed in the 1986 Commonwealth Games as the host nation in Edinburgh between 24 July–2 August, the second time the games were held in Edinburgh.
Scotland finished sixth in the medals table
Medallists
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Aquatics
The aquatics events were held at the Royal Commonwealth Pool.
Diving
Men
Women
Swimming
Men
Women
Synchronised swimming
Athletics
Men
Track and road
Field
Combined events – Decathlon
Women
Track and road
Field
Combined events – Heptathlon
Badminton
Billy Gilliland and Dan Travers – Men's doubles
Billy Gilliland and Christine Heatly – Mixed doubles
Boxing
Men
Cycling
Men
Lawn Bowls
The lawn bowls were held at Balgreen.
Men
Women
Rowing
Men
Women
Shooting
Men/Open
Pistol
Rifle
Shotgun
Weightlifting
Five competitors withdrew from the flyweight event due to the 1986 Commonwealth Games boycott resulting in the category only having three competitors. According to games rules this meant that only the gold medal was awarded. A Games Federation meeting two days later overturned this decision and the silver medal was awarded to Charlie Revolta and the bronze to Alan Ogilvie.