England at the 2002 Commonwealth Games was the 17th appearance of the nation at the Commonwealth Games. The Games were held in Manchester, England, from 25 July to 4 August 2002.
England joined the Commonwealth of Nations as part of the United Kingdom in 1931.
The team that attended the games in Manchester was the largest fielded up to that point, comprising 444 competitors and 221 officials. England finished second in the medal table behind Australia with 54 gold medals, 51 silver medals and 60 bronze medals.
Medal table (top three)
Medallists Gold Athletics: Steve Backley, men's javelin Michael East, men's 1500 m Jonathan Edwards, men's triple jump Ashia Hansen, women's triple jump Kelly Holmes, women's 1500 m Michael Jones, men's hammer throw Nathan Morgan, men's long jump Paula Radcliffe, women's 5000 m Chris Rawlinson, 400 m hurdles Lorraine Shaw, women's hammer throw Darren Campbell, Allyn Condon, Marlon Devonish & Jason Gardener, men's 4x100 m relay Sean Baldock, Daniel Caines, Jared Deacon, Chris Rawlinson, men's 4x400 m relay
Badminton: Simon Archer & Joanne Goode, mixed doubles James Anderson, Simon Archer, Robert Blair, Anthony Clark, Mark Constable, Gail Emms, Joanne Goode, Tracey Hallam, Colin Haughton, Donna Kellogg, Julia Mann, Ella Miles, Nathan Robertson & Sara Sankey, team
Boxing: Darren Barker, light welterweight 63.5 kg David Dolan, super heavyweight 81 kg
Diving: Peter Waterfield, men's 10 m platform
Gymnastics: Kanukai Jackson, men's individual all-around Beth Tweddle, women's uneven bars Ross Brewer, Craig Heap, Kanukai Jackson, John Smethurst, Cuong Thoong, men's team all-around
Judo: Simone Callender, women's 78kg+ Craig Fallon, men's 60 kg Winston Gordon, men's 90 kg Warren James, men's 66 kg Samantha Lowe, women's 70 kg Karen Roberts, women's 63 kg Michelle Rogers, women's 78 kg Georgina Singleton, women's 52 kg
Lawn bowls: Ruth Small, women's blind David Holt, Robert Newman, John Ottaway & Simon Skelton, men's fours Ellen Alexander, Carol Duckworth, Gill Mitchell & Shirley Page, women's fours
Shooting: Mick Gault, men's 10 m air pistol Mick Gault, men's 50 m pistol Charlotte Kerwood, women's double trap Nicholas Baxter & Mick Gault, men's 10 m air pistol pairs Mike Babb & Neil Day, men's 50 m rifle prone pairs
Squash: Lee Beachill & Peter Nicol, men's doubles
Swimming: Zoë Baker, women's 50 m breaststroke Rebecca Cooke, women's 400 m freestyle Rebecca Cooke, women's 800 m freestyle James Gibson, men's 50 m breaststroke James Goddard, men's 200 m backstroke Karen Pickering, women's 200 m freestyle Sarah Price, women's 100 m backstroke Sarah Price, women's 200 m backstroke Adam Whitehead, men's 100 m breaststroke Jo Fargus, Georgina Lee, Karen Legg & Karen Pickering, women's 4x200 freestyle relay
Table tennis: Sue Gilroy, women's singles EAD Andrew Baggaley & Gareth Herbert, men's doubles Andrew Baggaley, Alex Parry, Matthew Syed, Terry Young & Gareth Herbert, men's team
Weightlifting: Giles Greenwood, men's +105 kg snatch Delroy McQueen, men's 105 kg snatch Delroy McQueen, men's 105 kg clean and jerk Delroy McQueen, men's 105 kg overall
Silver Athletics: Marlon Devonish, men's 200 m Phillips Idowu, men's triple jump Jade Johnson, women's long jump Susan Jones, women's high jump Lisa Kehler, women's 20 km walk Helen Frost, Helen Karagounis, Lisa Miller & Melanie Purkiss, women's 4x400 m relay
Badminton: Tracey Hallam, women's singles
Boxing: Steven Birch, middleweight 75 kg Darran Langley, light flyweight 48 kg Paul Smith, light middleweight 71 kg
Cycling: Julie Paulding, women's 500 m time trial Jason Queally, men's 1000 m time trial Bradley Wiggins, men's 4000 m individual pursuit Paul Manning, Chris Newton, Bryan Steel & Bradley Wiggins, men's 4000 m team pursuit Jason Queally, Andy Slater & Jamie Staff, men's 750 m team sprint
Diving: Tony Ally, men's 1 m springboard Tony Ally, men's 3 m springboard Leon Taylor, men's 10 m platform
Gymnastics: Kanukai Jackson, men's pommel horse Kanukai Jackson, men's vault Beth Owen, women's floor Beth Tweddle, women's individual all-around Katy Lennon, Lizzy Line, Becky Owen, Beth Tweddle & Nicola Willis, women's team all-around
Hockey: Anna Bennett, Jennie Bimson, Sarah Blanks, Melanie Clewlow, Joanne Ellis, Helen Grant, Frances Houslop, Leisa King, Mandy Nicholson, Carolyn Reid, Helen Richardson, Hilary Rose, Jane Smith, Rachel Walker, Kate Walsh & Lucilla Wright, women's hockey
Judo: Thomas Cousins, men's 81 kg Sam Delahay, men's 100 kg Clare Lynch, women's 48 kg Daniel Sargent, men's +100 kg
Lawn bowls: Stephen Farish & Dean Morgan, men's pairs
Shooting: Mike Babb, men's 50 m rifle prone Anita North, women's trap Jason Burrage & Chris Hector, men's 50 m rifle 3 positions pairs Christopher Dean & Ian Peel, men's trap pairs Lesley Goddard & Anita North, women's trap pairs
Note: Due to there only being three pairs of competitors in the women's skeet pairs, only the gold medal was awarded. So whilst the pairing of Susan Bramley & Pinky le Grelle did finish in second, they did not receive the silver medal.
Squash: Peter Nicol, men's singles Tania Bailey & Cassie Jackman, women's doubles
Swimming: Jo Fargus, women's 200 m backstroke Georgina Lee, women's 200 m butterfly Karen Legg, women's 200 m freestyle Stephen Parry, men's 200 m butterfly Adrian Turner, men's 200 m individual medley Adam Whitehead, men's 50 m breaststroke James Hickman, Matt Kidd, Adam Ruckwood & Adam Whitehead, men's 4x100 m medley relay Rosalind Brett, Karen Legg, Melanie Marshall & Karen Pickering, women's 4x100 m freestyle relay
Synchronised swimming: Gayle Adamson, synchronised swimming solo Gayle Adamson & Katie Hooper, synchronised swimming duet
Weightlifting: Anthony Arthur, men's 85 kg combined Anthony Arthur, men's 85 kg snatch Giles Greenwood, men's +105 kg combined David Guest, men's 94 kg combined David Guest, men's 94 kg snatch
Bronze Athletics: Darren Campbell, men's 200 m Ben Challenger, men's high jump Paul Head, men's hammer throw Irie Hill, women's pole vault Kelly Morgan, women's javelin Carl Myerscough, men's shot put Shelley Newman, women's discus Nick Nieland, men's javelin Helen Pattinson, women's 1500 m Bob Weir, men's discus Shani Anderson, Vernicha James, Joice Maduaka & Abi Oyepitan, women's 4x100 m relay
Badminton: James Anderson & Simon Archer, men's doubles (with Clark and Robertson, no third-place play-off) Anthony Clark & Nathan Robertson, men's doubles (with Anderson and Archer, no third-place play-off) Anthony Clark & Sara Sankey, mixed doubles Gail Emms & Joanne Goode, women's doubles
Boxing: Mark Moran, bantamweight 54 kg Andy Morris, lightweight 60 kg
Cycling: Tony Gibb, men's 20 km scratch race Rachel Heal, women's road race Liam Killeen, men's cross country Paul Manning, men's 4000 m individual pursuit Chris Newton, men's points race Jamie Staff, men's 1000 m time trial
Diving: Jane Smith, women's 1 m springboard Jane Smith, women's 3 m springboard
Gymnastics: John Smethurst, men's parallel bars
Judo: Sophie Cox, women's 57 kg
Lawn bowls: Amy Gowshall & Lynne Whitehead, women's pairs
Shooting: Mick Gault, men's 25 m standard pistol Louise Minett, women's 10 m air rifle Chris Hector & Nigel Wallace, men's 10 m air rifle pairs John Bellamy & Richard Faulds, men's double trap pairs Richard Brickell & Drew Harvey, men's skeet pairs Glyn Barnett & Jane Messer, open full bore rifle pairs Victoria Eaton & Louise Minett, women's 10 m air rifle pairs Linda Smallbone & Helen Vincent, women's 50 m rifle prone pairs
Squash: Cassie Jackman, women's singles Mark Chaloner & Paul Johnson, men's doubles Fiona Geaves & Chris Walker, mixed doubles Linda Charman & Fiona Geaves, women's doubles
Swimming: Mark Foster, men's 50 m butterfly Mark Foster, men's 50 m freestyle James Gibson, men's 100 m breaststroke James Goddard, men's 200 m individual medley James Hickman, men's 200 m butterfly Karen Legg, women's 100 m freestyle Darren Mew, men's 50 m breaststroke Simon Militis, men's 200 m backstroke Margaretha Pedder, women's 200 m butterfly Sarah Price, women's 50 m backstroke Katy Sexton, women's 200 m backstroke Adrian Turner, men's 400 m individual medley Simon Burnett, Adam Faulkner, Stephen Parry & James Salter, men's 4x200 m freestyle relay Kate Haywood, Georgina Lee, Karen Legg & Sarah Price, women's 4x100 m medley relay
Table tennis: Cathy Mitton, women's singles EAD
Weightlifting: Anthony Arthur, men's 85 kg clean and jerk Gurbinder Cheema, men's 105 kg snatch Stewart Cruickshank, men's 96 kg combined Karl Grant, men's 94 kg clean and jerk Giles Greenwood, men's 105 kg clean and jerk
Sports and competitors Athletics
Men AthleteEventsClub Mark Awanah long jump Richard Aspden high jump Steve Backley javelin Sean Baldock 400m, 4x400m relay Dominic Bannister marathon William Beauchamp hammer Anthony Borsumato 400m hurdles Gareth Brown 50km walk Nick Buckfield pole vault Daniel Caines 400m, 4x400m relay Darren Campbell 200m, 4x100m relay Ben Challenger high jump Dwain Chambers 100m Allyn Condon 4x100m relay Patrick Davoren steeplechase Jared Deacon 400m, 4x400m relay Marlon Devonish 200m, 4x100m relay Robert Denmark 10,000m Matthew Douglas 400 hurdles Michael East 1500m Mark Easton 50km walk Jonathan Edwards triple jump Mensah Elliott 110m hurdles Jason Gardener 100, 4x100m relay Dalton Grant high jump Damien Greaves 11om hurdles Stuart Hall marathon Samuel Haughian 5000m Paul Head hammer John Heanley decathlon Cori Henry 4x400m relay Steven Hollier 50km walk Ian Hudspith 10,000m Mark Hudspith marathon Kevin Hughes pole vault Mark Hylton 4x400m relay Phillips Idowu triple jump Tony Jarrett 110m hurdles Mick Jones hammer Joel Kidger 600m Chris Lambert 200m Mark Lewis-Francis 100m Tom Mayo 1500m John Mayock 5000m Nathan Morgan long jump Carl Myerscough shot put Nick Nieland javelin Matt O'Dowd 5000m Tosin Oke triple jump Mark Proctor shot put Chris Rawlinson 400 hurdles, 4x400m relay Mark Roberson javelin Curtis Robb 800m Anthony Sawyer decathlon Glen Smith discus Neil Speaight 800m Stuart Stokes steeplechase Barry Thomas decathlon Chris Tomlinson long jump Emeka Udechuku discus, shot put Robert Weir discus Ben Whitby steeplechase Anthony Whiteman 1500m Jon Wild 10,000m Paul Williamson pole vault Women AthleteEventsClub Diane Allahgreen 100m hurdles Shani Anderson 100m, 200m, 4x100m relay Catherine Berry 5000m Tasha Danvers 400m hurdles Tracey Duncan 400m hurdles Joanne Fenn 800m Amanda Forrester 100m Emily Freeman 200m Helen Frost 400m, 4x400m relay Kerry Gillibrand 1500m Ashia Hansen triple jump Bev Hartigan marathon Irie Hill pole vault Kelly Holmes 1500m Vernicha James 4x100m relay Jade Johnson long jump Katie Jones 400m hurdles Susan Jones high jump Helen Karagounis 400m, 4x400m relay Lisa Kehler 20km walk Becky Lyne 800m Joice Maduaka 200m, 4x100m relay Jenny Meadows 4x400m relay Niobe Menendez 20km walk Lisa Miller 4x400m relay Charlotte Moore 800m Kelly Morgan javelin Shelley Newman discus Abi Oyepitan 100m, 4x100m relay Helen Pattinson 1500m Jo Pavey 5000m Julie Pratt 100m hurdles Melanie Purkiss 400m, 4x400m relay Paula Radcliffe 5000m Debbie Robinson marathon Lorraine Shaw hammer throw Marian Sutton marathon Sharon Tonks 20km walk Melanie Wilkins 100m hurdles Jo Wilkinson 10,000m Liz Yelling 10,000m Hayley Yelling 10,000m
Badminton
Men AthleteEvents James Anderson men's doubles Simon Archer men's doubles, mixed doubles Robert Blair mixed doubles Anthony Clark men's doubles, mixed doubles Mark Constable singles Colin Haughton singles, team Nathan Robertson men's doubles, mixed doubles, team Women AthleteEvents Gail Emms women's doubles, mixed doubles, team Joanne Goode women's doubles, mixed doubles, team Tracey Hallam singles, team Donna Kellogg mixed doubles Julia Mann singles Sara Sankey mixed doubles
Boxing
Men only