Scotland does not participate independently at the Olympics ... they participate as part of the team from Great Britain. Therefore, all medals won by athletes from Scotland will show up in the totals for Great Britain.
Some of Scotland's greatest Olympic athletes through the 2010 Winter Games in Vancouver are ...
1) Chris Hoy, born in Edinburgh, City of Edinburgh - has won 4 gold medals and 1 silver medal in cycling at the 2000, 2004, and 2008 Summer Games.
2) Allan Wells, born in Edinburgh, City of Edinburgh - won gold in men's 100 meter dash and silver in 200 meter dash at the 1980 Summer Games in Moscow.
3) Rodney Pattisson, born in Campbelltown, Argyll and Bute - won 2 gold and 1 silver in sailing at the 1968, 1972, and 1976 Summer Games.
4) Stephanie Cook, born in Irvine, North Ayrshire - won gold in women's modern pentathlon at the 2000 Summer Games in Sydney.
5) Ellen King, born in Edinburgh, City of Edinburgh - won 2 silver medals in swimming at the 1928 Summer Games in Amsterdam.
The first Scottish athletes to win Olympic medals were Walter Rutherford (born in Newlands, Scottish Borders) and David Robertson (born in Shawlands, Glascow City) who won silver and bronze, respectively, in men's golf at the 1900 Games in Paris.
Dame Kelly Holmes is a retired British athlete who won gold medals in the 800 meter run and 1500 meter run in the 2004 Olympic Games in Athens. She also won gold medals in the 1500 meter run at the 1994 Commonwealth Games in Victoria and the 2002 Commonwealth Games in Manchester.
Through the 2006 Games in Turin, the men's team has won 2 gold medals (1994, 2006).
The event was first held in 1930 under the title of the British Empire Games in Hamilton, Ontario, Canada. Between 1930 and 1950, they continued to be known as the British Empire Games. They were named the British Empire and Commonwealth Games between 1954 and 1966. In 1970 and 1974, they were the British Commonwealth Games, finally becoming the Commonwealth Games in 1978.The first Commonwealth Games were held in Hamilton, Ontario, Canada in 1930.
Alberto Tomba won 5 Olympic medals, 3 gold and 2 silver. He won gold in Giant Slalom at the 1988 and 1992 Games and gold in Slalom at the 1988 Games. He won silver in Slalom at the 1992 and 1994 Games.
Summer Olympics are not held in 1994.
Japan won the most Olympic gold medals, with a total of 58 medals by the end of the 2004 Games.
England finished third at the 1994 Commonwealth Games with 127 medals (31 gold, 45 silver and 51 bronze).
1 bronze from the the 1994 Commonwealth games.
Susie O'Neill participated in the 1990, 1994 and 1998 Commonwealth Games, winning 15 medals (10 gold and 5 silver).
Danyon Loader has won one gold medal at the 1994 Commonwealth Games in Victoria, British Columbia. The medal was in the 200m butterfly.
England has placed in the top two leading up to the 1994 Commonwealth Games. At the conclusion of the Victoria Games they finished third in the medal standings.
England came third in the 1994 Commonwealth Games.
Dame Kelly Holmes is a retired British athlete who won gold medals in the 800 meter run and 1500 meter run in the 2004 Olympic Games in Athens. She also won gold medals in the 1500 meter run at the 1994 Commonwealth Games in Victoria and the 2002 Commonwealth Games in Manchester.
Phillip Adams is Australia's most successful Commonwealth Games athlete with eighteen medals (seven gold, nine silver and two bronze) from five Games (1982, 1986, 1990, 1994 and 2002).
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Victoria, Canada.
Norway won the most medals of the 1994 Winter Olympics with a total of 26.