FULL MEDAL TALLY for the four home nations in the Commonwealth Games: Northern Ireland comes in just behind South Africa and Malaysia
The real battle was between Australia and England, with the former narrowly edging out the host nation in total medals earned in Birmingham.
But whilst Northern Ireland stands in the shadow of giants, 11th place out of 72 competing nations doesn’t seem bad!
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Hide AdHere’s how England, Scotland, Wales, and Northern Ireland all shaped up, from the top of the table down:
–Australia–
67 gold / 57 silver / 54 bronze
178 in total
–England–
57 gold / 66 silver / 53 bronze
176 in total
–Canada–
26 gold / 32 silver / 34 bronze
92 in total
–India–
22 gold / 16 silver / 23 bronze
61 in total
–New Zealand–
20 gold / 12 silver / 17 bronze
49 in total
–Scotland–
13 gold / 11 silver / 27 bronze
51 in total
–Nigeria–
12 gold / 9 silver / 15 bronze
35 in total
–Wales–
8 gold / 6 silver / 14 bronze
28 in total
–South Africa–
7 gold / 9 silver / 11 bronze
27 in total
–Malaysia–
7 gold / 8 silver / 8 bronze
23 in total
–Northern Ireland–
7 gold / 7 silver / 4 bronze
18 in total
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