England at the Commonwealth Games

England  at the Commonwealth Games
: Flag of England CGF Code = ENG
Commonwealth Games history
British Empire Games
1930 • 1934 • 1938 • 1950
British Empire and Commonwealth Games
1954 • 1958 • 1962 • 1966
British Commonwealth Games
1970 • 1974
Commonwealth Games
1978 • 1982 • 1986 • 1990 • 1994 • 1998 • 2002 • 2006 • 2010 • 2014

England is one of only six countries to have competed in every Commonwealth Games since the first Empire Games in 1930. The others are Australia, Canada, New Zealand, Scotland and Wales.

The Commonwealth Games is the only major multi-sport event in which English athletes and teams compete as England; generally England participates as part of the United Kingdom, with Scotland, Wales and Northern Ireland.

All-time Medal tally

				Total
England	611	612	613	1836

Medal tally

^[1]

      Host country (England)

Games	Gold	Silver	Bronze	Total	Rank
1930 Hamilton	25	23	13	61	1
1934 London	29	19	24	72	1
1938 Sydney	15	15	10	40	2
1950 Auckland	19	16	13	48	2
1954 Vancouver	23	24	20	67	1
1958 Cardiff	29	22	29	80	1
1962 Perth	29	22	27	78	2
1966 Kingston	33	24	23	80	1
1970 Edinburgh	27	25	32	84	2
1974 Christchurch	28	31	21	80	2
1978 Edmonton	27	27	33	87	2
1982 Brisbane	38	38	32	108	2
1986 Edinburgh	52	53	49	144	1
1990 Auckland	46	40	42	128	2
1994 Victoria	30	45	51	126	3
1998 Kuala Lumpur	36	47	52	135	2
2002 Manchester	53	51	60	164	2
2006 Melbourne	36	40	34	110	2
2010 Delhi	37	59	46	142	3
Total	611	612	613	1836	2

After the 2006 Commonwealth Games, England was second in the All-time tally of medals, with an overall total of 1695 medals (579 Gold, 553 Silver and 563 Bronze).^{[citation needed]} Australia has been the highest scoring team for ten games, England for seven and Canada for one.

Host nation

England has hosted the Games twice:

1934 British Empire Games - London, England

2002 Commonwealth Games - Manchester, England

Commonwealth Games England

Commonwealth Games England (CGE) is the organisation responsible for all matters relating to the Commonwealth Games in England. Membership of the Games Council consists of representatives of 26 sports in the Commonwealth Games programme from which the host city selects up to 17 sports for each Games. The Officers are elected by the Council and hold office for 4 years, their work will be supported by four salaried staff. The current President is Dame Kelly Holmes, who won her first international Gold medal at the 1994 Commonwealth Games, in Victoria, Canada.^[2]

CGE is a member of the Commonwealth Games Federation who have overall responsibility for the direction and control of the Commonwealth Games.

How it helps English competitors

Since 1994, the costs of the preparation of Team England have been supported with funding from Sport England, a public body that distributes public and lottery funds. This has enabled CGE to run extensive management, training and educational programmes, ensuring that competitors and officials alike are fully prepared to meet the challenges ahead.

Funds

The raising of funds for the team's participation in the Games themselves is the sole responsibility of CGE and is raised through sponsorship and fund-raising activities. Donations from commerce and industry as well as the general public towards the team's costs are always most gratefully received. Without this ongoing support Team Englandwould not be able to participate in the Games.

Team symbols

Brand identity

Logo of Team England

In the run-up to the 2010 Commonwealth Games, CGE adopted a new logo and brand identity. The new logo features a single red English lion which represents strength, power and performance. The team strapline is "We are England".^[3]

Flag and victory anthem

Team England uses the Cross of St George as its flag at the Commonwealth Games. This flag is common for all sporting teams that represent England as an entity distinct from the United Kingdom.

From 2010 onwards, Team England will use the hymn "Jerusalem" as the victory anthem. This replaces "Land of Hope and Glory" which was used at previous games. In April 2010, Commonwealth Games England conducted a poll of members of the public which would decide the anthem for the 2010 Games. The three options were "God Save The Queen", "Jerusalem" and "Land of Hope and Glory" with "Jerusalem" being the clear winner securing 52% of the vote.^[4][5]

England at the Commonwealth Games

• England at the 1994 Commonwealth Games
• England at the 1998 Commonwealth Games
• England at the 2002 Commonwealth Games
• England at the 2006 Commonwealth Games
• England at the 2010 Commonwealth Games

References

1. ^ "England Commonwealth Games History". http://www.thecgf.com/countries/tally.asp. Retrieved 26 April 2011. 
2. ^ http://www.cgce.co.uk/news.html#daystogo
3. ^ http://www.weareengland.org/core/core_picker/download.asp?id=243&filetitle=WE+ARE+ENGLAND+BRAND+IDENTITY
4. ^ Nation has chosen anthem for England's medallists: And did those feet in Ancient times walk upon England’s mountains green....., Commonwealth Games England, 30 May 2010, http://www.weareengland.org/page.asp?section=210&sectionTitle=Nation+has+chosen+anthem+for+England%27s+medallists, retrieved 13 Oct 2010, "Survey by YouGov of 1,896 entrants Results – 1. Jerusalem: 52.5% 2. Land of Hope and Glory: 32.5% 3. God Save The Queen: 12%" 
5. ^ "The Paralympian taking on able-bodied athletes", The Independent, 2 Oct 2010, http://www.independent.co.uk/sport/general/athletics/the-paralympian-taking-on-ablebodied-athletes-2095333.html, retrieved 13 Oct 2010 

External links

• Official website