2000 Commonwealth Youth Games

The 2000 Commonwealth Youth Games were held in August 2000, in the Scottish capital of Edinburgh.

1st Commonwealth Youth Games
Host cityEdinburgh, Scotland
Nations participating16
Athletes participating733
Events110 in 8 sports
Opening ceremony10 August
Closing ceremony14 August
Officially opened byUnknown
Queen's Baton Final RunnerUnknown
Main venueMeadowbank Stadium

Sports

The following sports were included in the 2000 games:

Medal count

This is the full table of the medal count of these Games. These rankings sort by the number of gold medals earned by a country. The number of silvers is taken into consideration next and then the number of bronze. If, after the above, countries are still tied, equal ranking is given and they are listed alphabetically. This follows the system used by the IOC, IAAF and BBC.

  *   Host nation (Scotland)

RankNationGoldSilverBronzeTotal
1 England (ENG)36411895
2 Australia (AUS)36272386
3 Nauru (NRU)171018
4 South Africa (SAF)13252866
5 New Zealand (NZL)6006
6 Scotland (SCO)*372232
7 Malaysia (MAS)1359
8 Canada (CAN)1214
9 Wales (WAL)0538
10 Northern Ireland (NIR)0101
Totals (10 nations)113112100325
  • "Commonwealth Youth Games 2000" (PDF). Commonwealth Games Federation. Archived from the original (PDF) on 18 July 2009.
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