Isle of Man at the 2026 Commonwealth Games

Isle of Man at the
2026 Commonwealth Games
Flag of the Isle of Man
CG codeIOM
CGACommonwealth Games Association of the Isle of Man
Websitecga.im
in Glasgow, Scotland
23 July 2026 (2026-07-23) – 2 August 2026 (2026-08-02)
Competitors27 in 6 sports
Flag bearer (opening)Alfie Bezance
Baton bearerLaura Kinley
Flag bearer (closing)David Mullarkey
Medals
Ranked =20th
Gold
1
Silver
0
Bronze
1
Total
2
Commonwealth Games appearances (overview)

The Isle of Man competed at the 2026 Commonwealth Games in Glasgow between 23 July and 2 August 2026.[1][2][3] This was the Isle of Man's twenty-third appearance at the games.[4]

The Commonwealth Association for the island announced an initial team of 22 for the Games.[5][6][7] The final team consisted of 27 athletes (19 men and eight women) competing in six sports.[8]

Para powerlifter Alfie Bezance was the country's opening ceremony flagbearer.[9][10][11][12] Meanwhile, swimmer Laura Kinley was the baton bearer during the opening ceremony.[9] Athlete David Mullarkey served as the country's closing ceremony flagbearer.[13]

The Isle of Man won two medals, a gold and a bronze, to rank equal 20th on the medal table.[14] Matthew Bostock won the dependency's first gold medal since 2006.[15]

Competitors

The following is the list of number of competitors participating at the Games per sport/discipline.

Sport Men Women Total
Artistic gymnastics 1 0 1
Athletics 4 1 5
Bowls 2 2 4
Para powerlifting 1 0 1
Swimming 9 5 14
Track cycling 2 0 2
Total 19 8 27

Medallists

The following competitors won medals at the games. In the by discipline sections below, medallists' names are bolded.

Medal Name Sport Event Date Ref.
 Gold Matthew Bostock Track cycling Men's points race 2 August [16]
 Bronze David Mullarkey Athletics Men's 10,000 metres 28 July [17]

Artistic gymnastics

The Isle of Man entered one male gymnast.[18][19]

Men
Individual Qualification

Athlete Event Apparatus Total Rank
FL PH SR VT PB HB
Harry Eyres All-around 11.650 10.700 10.350 12.800 10.950 10.100 66.550 23 R1

Individual final

Athlete Event Apparatus Total Rank
FL PH SR VT PB HB
Harry Eyres All-around 11.850 10.950 10.900 10.550 10.950 9.800 65.000 16

Athletics

The Isle of Man entered five athletes (four men and one woman).[20] However in July, Sarah Astin withdrew.[21] Astin was replaced by Christa Cain.[22] David Mullarkey would win the dependency's first ever medal in athletics, a bronze in the men's 10,000 metres.[23]

Key

Ranks given for track events are within the athlete's heat only.

  • Q = Qualified for the next round
  • q = Qualified for the next round as a fastest loser or, in field events, by position without achieving the qualifying target

Track events

Athlete Event Heat Semifinal Final
Result Rank Result Rank Result Rank
Jack Kinrade Men's 800 m 1:53.30 6 Did not advance
David Mullarkey Men's 5000 m N/a 13:32.36 11
Ollie Lockley Men's 10,000 m N/a 29:12.91 PB 14
David Mullarkey N/a 27:50.28 3rd place, bronze medalist(s)
Christa Cain Women's 5000 m N/a 16:51.46 PB 19

Field events

Athlete Event Qualification Final
Distance Rank Distance Rank
Regan Corrin Men's high jump N/a 2.05 10
Men's long jump 7.84 5 q 7.46 10

Bowls

The Isle of Man entered four bowlers (two men and two women).[24]

Athlete Event Group Stage Semifinal Final / BM
Opposition
Score		 Opposition
Score		 Opposition
Score		 Opposition
Score		 Opposition
Score		 Opposition
Score		 Rank Opposition
Score		 Opposition
Score		 Rank
Mark McGreal Men's singles  Greechan (JEY)
W 2–0		  Aperau (COK)
W 2–0		  Wilson (AUS)
L 0–2		  Mphotho (BOT)
W 1.5–0.5		  Wentzel (NAM)
W 2–0		  Greenslade (GGY)
L 1–1*		 2 Did not advance
Michael Collister
Mark McGreal		 Men's pairs  Canada
L 1–1*		  Scotland
L 0–2		  South Africa
L 0–2		  Norfolk Island
L 0.5–1.5		  Kenya
W 2–0		 N/a 5 Did not advance
Caroline Whitehead Women's singles  Saroji (MAS)
L 0–2		  Saikia (IND)
L 0–2		  Herselman (RSA)
L 0–2		  Williams (WAL)
L 0–2		  Mkandawire (ZAM)
L 0–2		 N/a 5 Did not advance
Paula Garrett
Caroline Whitehead		 Women's pairs  Guernsey
L 0–2		  Zambia
L 1–1*		  Australia
L 0–2		  Northern Ireland
L 0–2		  Singapore
L 0–2		  Niue
W 2–0		 6 Did not advance

Para powerlifting

The Isle of Man entered one male para powerlifter.[25]

Athlete Event Lift (kg) Points Rank
Alfie Bezance Men's heavyweight 172 110.9 9

Swimming

The Isle of Man entered 14 swimmers (nine men and five women).[26]

Men

Athlete Event Heat Semifinal Final
Time Rank Time Rank Time Rank
Peter Allen 200 m freestyle DNS N/a Did not advance
50 m butterfly 25.15 34 Did not advance
100 m butterfly 55.90 26 Did not advance
Zachary Bellhouse 50 m breaststroke 31.09 46 Did not advance
100 m breaststroke 1:09.31 37 Did not advance
Charles Foster 50 m backstroke 28.22 28 Did not advance
100 m backstroke 59.72 20 Did not advance
200 m backstroke 2:08.59 11 N/a Did not advance
Magnus Kelly 50 m freestyle 24.03 36 N/a
100 m freestyle 52.33 36 N/a
200 m freestyle DNS N/a Did not advance
Oscar Maddrell 400 m freestyle 4:14.49 20 N/a Did not advance
800 m freestyle N/a 8:40.24 12
1500 m freestyle N/a 16:34.50 9
Connor Mealin 50 m breaststroke 30.29 39 Did not advance
Harry Robinson 50 m freestyle 23.32 21 Did not advance
100 m freestyle 51.18 30 Did not advance
50 m backstroke 26.16 17 R Did not advance
100 m backstroke 1:00.50 21 Did not advance
50 m butterfly 24.93 27 Did not advance
Alexander Turnbull 50 m breaststroke 28.51 18 R Did not advance
100 m breaststroke 1:06.20 30 Did not advance
Joel Watterson 50 m freestyle 23.03 17 R Did not advance
100 m freestyle 50.66 24 Did not advance
200 m freestyle DNS N/a Did not advance
50 m butterfly 24.37 18 R Did not advance
Peter Allen
Magnus Kelly
Harry Robinson
Joel Watterson		 4 × 100 m freestyle relay 3:24.69 7 Q N/a 3:23.89 6
Peter Allen
Magnus Kelly
Oscar Maddrell
Joel Watterson		 4 × 200 m freestyle relay 7:51.01 9 N/a Did not advance
Peter Allen
Charles Foster
Alexander Turnbull
Joel Watterson		 4 × 100 m medley relay 3:53.74 11 N/a Did not advance

Women

Athlete Event Heat Semifinal Final
Time Rank Time Rank Time Rank
Elizabeth Curphey 50 m backstroke 31.06 26 Did not advance
100 m backstroke 1:07.13 28 Did not advance
200 m backstroke 2:26.54 16 N/a Did not advance
Lauren Dennett 100 m freestyle 1:01.44 26 Did not advance
200 m freestyle 2:09.54 27 N/a Did not advance
400 m freestyle 4:32.96 25 N/a Did not advance
800 m freestyle N/a 9:31.16 17
Ella Justice 50 m freestyle 26.38 23 Did not advance
100 m freestyle DNS N/a Did not advance
50 m backstroke 29.30 15 Q 29.37 16 Did not advance
100 m backstroke 1:02.83 18 R 1:03.47 16 Did not advance
Laura Kinley 50 m breaststroke 32.90 15 Q 33.24 15 Did not advance
100 m breaststroke 1:12.15 17 R Did not advance
Kiera Prentice 100 m freestyle 1:00.97 44 Did not advance
200 m freestyle 2:08.76 25 N/a Did not advance
400 m freestyle 4:32.94 24 N/a Did not advance
800 m freestyle N/a 9:31.21 18
Elizabeth Curphey
Lauren Dennett
Ella Justice
Kiera Prentice		 4 × 100 m freestyle relay 4:01.51 9 R N/a Did not advance
Elizabeth Curphey
Ella Justice
Laura Kinley
Kiera Prentice		 4 × 100 m medley relay 4:31.68 9 R N/a Did not advance

Mixed

Athlete Event Heats Final
Time Rank Time Rank
Harry Robinson
Joel Watterson
Ella Justice
Kiera Prentice		 4 × 100 m freestyle relay 3:39.22 8 Q 3:38.65 8
Harry Robinson
Joel Watterson
Ella Justice
Kiera Prentice
Peter Allen*
Laura Kinley*		 4 × 100 m medley relay 4:03.40 8 Q 4:03.32 8
  • Swimmers with a * swam in the heat only.

Track cycling

Isle of Man entered two male track cyclists.[27]

Elimination race

Athlete Event Final
Rank
Ben Swift Men's elimination race 8

Points race

Athlete Event Qualification Final
Points Rank Points Rank
Matthew Bostock Men's point race 16 4 Q 83 1st place, gold medalist(s)
Ben Swift 14 6 Q 29 13

Pursuit

Athlete Event Qualification Final
Time Rank Opponent
Results		 Rank
Matthew Bostock Men's individual pursuit 4:04.700 3 QB  Moriarty (AUS)
L 4:05.820–4:04.957		 4

Scratch race

Athlete Event Qualification Final
Rank Rank
Matthew Bostock Men's scratch race 7 Q 4
Ben Swift 7 Q DNF

References

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