Athletics at the Commonwealth Games

Athletics is one of several sports contested at the quadrennial Commonwealth Games competition. It has been a Commonwealth Games sport since the inaugural edition of the event's precursor, the 1930 British Empire Games. It is a core sport and must be included in the sporting programme of each edition of the Games.

Editions

Games Year Host city Host country Best nation
I1930Hamilton, Ontario Canada England
II1934London England England
III1938Sydney Australia Canada
IV1950Auckland New Zealand Australia
V1954Vancouver, British Columbia Canada England
VI1958Cardiff Wales Australia
VII1962Perth, Western Australia Australia Australia
VIII1966Kingston Jamaica Australia
IX1970Edinburgh Scotland Australia
X1974Christchurch New Zealand England
XI1978Edmonton, Alberta Canada England
XII1982Brisbane, Queensland Australia England
XIII1986Edinburgh Scotland England
XIV1990Auckland New Zealand England
XV1994Victoria, British Columbia Canada England
XVI1998Kuala Lumpur Malaysia Australia
XVII2002Manchester England England
XVIII2006Melbourne Australia Australia
XIX2010Delhi India Kenya
XX2014Glasgow Scotland Kenya
XXI2018Gold Coast, Queensland Australia Australia
XXII2022Birmingham England Australia
XXIII2026Glasgow Scotland Australia

Events

Men's events

No new events have been added to the men's athletics programme since the 1998 addition of the 20 km and 50 km racewalks. The roster of events has not changed since then, with the exception of the omission of the 50 km racewalk from 2010 and the 20 km racewalk in 2014. A total of 35 different events have been held in the men's competition, 23 of which were contested at the 2010 Commonwealth Games in Delhi. Many of the discontinued events were similar to modern events but at different lengths as they were contested over distances measured in Imperial units. Events with distances measured in metric units were first contested in 1970.

Event303438505458626670747882869094980206101418Games
Current program
100 metres X X X X X X X X X X X X X 13
200 metres X X X X X X X X X X X X X 13
400 metres X X X X X X X X X X X X X 13
800 metres X X X X X X X X X X X X X 13
1500 metres X X X X X X X X X X X X X 13
5000 metres X X X X X X X X X X X X X 13
10,000 metres X X X X X X X X X X X X X 13
Marathon X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X 21
110 metres hurdles X X X X X X X X X X X X X 13
400 metres hurdles X X X X X X X X X X X X X 13
3000 metres steeplechase X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X 16
4 × 100 metres relay X X X X X X X X X X X X X 13
4 × 400 metres relay X X X X X X X X X X X X X 13
20 kilometres race walk X X X X X 5
High jump X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X 21
Pole vault X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X 21
Long jump X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X 21
Triple jump X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X 21
Shot put X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X 21
Discus throw X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X 21
Hammer throw X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X 21
Javelin throw X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X 21
Decathlon X X X X X X X X X X X X X X 14
Past events
100 yards X X X X X X X X 8
220 yards X X X X X X X X 8
440 yards X X X X X X X X 8
880 yards X X X X X X X X 8
1 miles X X X X X X X X 8
3 miles X X X X X X X X 8
6 miles X X X X X X X X 8
120 yards hurdles X X X X X X X X 8
440 yards hurdles X X X X X X X X 8
20 miles walk X X X 3
30 kilometres race walk X X X X X 5
50 kilometres race walk X X X 3
4 × 440 yards relay X X X X X X X X 8
Events 19 20 19 19 19 19 20 22 23 23 23 23 23 23 23 24 24 24 23 22 23

Women's events

A total of 34 different events have been held in the women's competition, 23 of which were contested at the 2010 Commonwealth Games in Delhi. The women's program has been identical to the men's program since the 2006 Commonwealth Games (with the exception of the discontinued men's 50 km walk) when the women's 3000m steeplechase was added to the program. The 20 km racewalk was omitted from the program in 2014.

Event3034385054586266707478828690949802061014Games
Current program
100 metres X X X X X X X X X X X X 12
200 metres X X X X X X X X X X X X 12
400 metres X X X X X X X X X X X X 12
800 metres X X X X X X X X X X X X 12
1500 metres X X X X X X X X X X X X 12
5000 metres X X X X X 5
10,000 metres X X X X X X X X 8
Marathon X X X X X X X 7
100 metres hurdles X X X X X X X X X X X 11
400 metres hurdles X X X X X X X X X X X X 12
3000 metres steeplechase X X X 3
4 × 100 metres relay X X X X X X X X X X X X 12
4 × 400 metres relay X X X X X X X X X X X X 12
High jump X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X 20
Pole vault X X X X X 5
Long jump X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X 20
Triple jump X X X X X 5
Shot put X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X 16
Discus throw X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X 16
Hammer throw X X X X X 5
Javelin throw X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X 20
Heptathlon X X X X X X X X X 9
Past events
110 yards X X X X X X X X 8
220-yard X X X X X X X X 8
440-yard X 1
880-yard X X X 3
1-mile X X X X X X X X 8
3000 metres X X X X X 5
10 kilometres race walk X X X 3
20 kilometres race walk X X X 3
4 × 110 yards relay X X X X 4
4 × 440 yards relay X X X X X X X X 8
Events 7 8 7 7 10 10 11 12 13 15 15 16 17 19 18 22 22 23 23 22

Elite Athletes with a Disability events

From the 2002 Commonwealth Games a number of events have been included in the program to include elite athletes with disabilities. The inclusion of events in this category has been inconsistent over the four Games where they have been included.

Event02061014Games
Men's 100 metres T12 X X 2
Men's 100 metres T37 X 1
Men's 100 metres T46 X 1
Men's 200 metres T46 X 1
Men's 1500 metres T54 X X 2
Men's shot put F32/34/52 X 1
Men's discus throw F42-44 X 1
Men's discus throw seated X 1
Women's 100 metres T12 X 1
Women's 100 metres T37 X X 2
Women's 800 metres T54 X X 2
Women's 1500 metres T54 X X 2
Women's long jump F37/38 X 1
Women's shot put seated X 1
Women's shot put F32-34/52/53 X 1
Events 2 5 6 6

All-time medal table

Updated after the 2026 Commonwealth Games

RankNationGoldSilverBronzeTotal
1 Australia218183152553
2 England208224201633
3 Canada90107142339
4 Jamaica834653182
5 Kenya817162214
6 South Africa464337126
7 New Zealand415355149
8 Nigeria31323093
9 Scotland24254089
10 Wales20202363
11 Bahamas12151037
12 Uganda116926
13 India9212252
14 Trinidad and Tobago8161438
15 Northern Ireland812222
16 Ghana591226
17 Tanzania55616
18 Botswana54211
19 Grenada4228
20 Pakistan33612
21 Guyana3317
22 Namibia31913
23 British Virgin Islands3003
24 Sri Lanka2327
25 Barbados2259
26 Mozambique2215
27 Malaysia2136
28 Zambia2013
29 Cyprus15410
30 Zimbabwe14813
31 Cameroon1449
32 Fiji1225
33 Dominica1214
34 Bermuda1146
35 Saint Lucia1135
36 Cayman Islands1012
37 Lesotho1001
 Saint Kitts and Nevis1001
 Saint Vincent and the Grenadines1001
40 Mauritius0314
41 Guernsey0011
 Isle of Man0011
 Rwanda0011
 Samoa0011
 Seychelles0011
 Swaziland0011
 The Gambia0011
 Vanuatu0011
Totals (48 entries)9429319382,811

See also

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