SportsAid athletes return 15 medals on opening day of Gold Coast 2018
The Gold Coast 2018 Commonwealth Games action got underway today (5 April) as SportsAid athletes made their mark for Team England, Team Scotland and Team Wales. Seven gold, four silver and four bronze medals were won across gymnastics, cycling, swimming and triathlon. A real highlight was delivered by Ellie Robinson as she became Commonwealth champion in the S7 50m butterfly at just 16.
05 April, 2018
Here’s the list of medals won by SportsAid athletes on day one of the Gold Coast 2018 Commonwealth Games....
GOLD (6)
Cycling
Sophie Thornhill and Helen Scott
B&VI sprint finals
Gymnastics
Courtney Tulloch, Dominick Cunningham, James Hall, Max Whitlock, Nile Wilson
Men’s team event
Swimming
Aimee Wilmott
400m individual medley
Ellie Robinson
S7 50m butterfly
James Wilby
200m breaststroke
Tom Hamer
S14 200m freestyle
SILVER (2)
Cycling
Kian Emadi, Charlie Tanfield, Oliver Wood
Men’s 4000m team pursuit
Triathlon
Jess Learmonth
Women’s triathlon
BRONZE (2)
Cycling
Katy Marchant
Team sprint
Swimming
Eleanor Faulkner
4x100m relay
GOLD (1)
Cycling
Neil Fachie
B&VI 1000m TT
SILVER (1)
Swimming
Ross Murdoch
200m breaststroke
BRONZE (2)
Gymnastics
Frank Baines, Hamish Carter, Kelvin Cham, Daniel Purvis, David Weir
Men’s team event
Triathlon
Marc Austin
Men’s triathlon
SILVER (1)
Cycling
James Ball
B&VI 1000m TT
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