Scotland's Stunning Games
Team Scotland won 51 medals, their second best ever haul
Last updated 9th Aug 2022
Team Scotland have ended the Birmingham 2022 Commonwealth Games with 51 medals, their second highest medal haul of all time.
In total, they have 13 gold, 11 silver, and 27 bronze and finished sixth in the medals table.
The only time their achievement was bettered was at the home Glasgow Games in 2014, where they won two more medals.
Here are some of the unforgettable memories that have been made over the past 11 days.
Fachie wins first
Neil Fachie began Scotland's gold rush on July 29th, as he won the men's tandem 1km time trial B.
The 38-year-old gave an emotional post-cycle interview, confessing he had been ill all week but was driven on in the final moments of his race by the thoughts of his pregnant wife and his will to win for his country.
He picked up silver two days later in the men's tandem sprint B, making him a six-time Commonwealth medallist.
Scott's stunning swims
Duncan Scott became Scotland's most decorated Commonwealth athlete after picking up six medals in an unbelievable Games, meaning the 25-year-old now has 11 medals in his locker.
He delivered two stunning swims in the 200m freestyle and 200m individual medley to secure gold in both.
His third individual race saw him finish third in the 100m freestyle, before spearheading three different relay teams to a bronze medal.
He is set to go on to become one of Scotland's greatest ever athletes.
Brilliant Bowls
George Miller became the oldest Commonwealth gold medallist in the Games' history after winning the para-bowls mixed pairs final.
The 75-year-old is the lead director for partially-sighted partner Melanie Inness and they brought home gold after beating Wales in the B2/B3 final.
He surpassed team-mate Rosemary Lenton, who briefly held the title for 24 hours, after the 72-year-old won the women's pairs B6-B8 final with Pauline Wilson.
Alex 'Tattie' Marshall picked up bronze, his 7th Commonwealth medal.
Boxing's famous day
The 7th of August 2022 will forever be famous day in the history of Scottish boxing, as three gold medals were won.
Sam Hickey (middleweight), Sean Lazzerini (light heavyweight) and Reese Lynch (light welterweight) all won their gold medal bouts to show there is a new golden generation of boxers coming through.
Expectations in the ring had been quietly confident going in to the Games but three golds, added to by two further bronzes, was beyond anyone's wildest dreams.
Adlington's adversity
Sarah Adlington fought through adversity to become the first judoka from Scotland to win two Commonwealth golds.
After initially becoming champion at Glasgow 2014, she claimed to be 'heartbroken' after judo was left out of the Gold Coast Games in 2018.
She then delivered a below-par performance at Tokyo 2020 but the 35-year-old was back to her best here.
She delivered a gutsy win in the women's +78kg final, initially trailing to India's Tulika Maan, before producing the decisive ippon.
McColgan's magic
This was arguably the best moment on the track for any home nation competitor.
Eilish McColgan came from behind on the back straight to clinch the 10,000m race, with a ferocious crowd roaring her on.
It was spine-tingling to watch and has become one of the iconic moments of these games.
It was made even more emotional when McColgan embraced her mother Liz, who had delivered the same feat over 30 years ago.
She went on to claim silver in the 5,000m and was the country's flag bearer for the closing ceremony.
Muir medals
Laura Muir was one of Scotland's great hopes coming in to the games after winning silver in Tokyo and she lived up to the hype, storming to 1,500m gold on Sunday evening.
Muir decimated the field on the final day of athletics at the Alexander Stadium, crossing the line in four minutes and 2.75 seconds to become Commonwealth champion.
She had already won bronze in the 800m and her eyes will now be firmly set on becoming Olympic champion in two years time.
Diving delight
Perhaps the most unexpected gold came on the final day, as Grace Reid and James Heatly recorded a magnificent mixed 3m springboard synchro victory.
Reid and Heatly had earlier underwhelmed individually but recovered to win Scotland's 13th and final gold.
The duo were third going into their final dive.
However, they executed a fantastic forward 3½ somersaults routine to fly to the top of the standings with a mark that no other pair could match.
What next?
There was no medal target published ahead of the games as expectation was not sky high.
After the Scots stunning showing in Birmingham, the bar has been set for Australia in four years time.
The hope will be to do it all over again, if not better, in Victoria 2026.
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