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The Gambia at the Commonwealth Games

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The Gambia at the
Commonwealth Games
CGF codeGAM
CGAThe Gambia National Olympic Committee
Websitegambianoc.gm
Medals
Gold
0
Silver
1
Bronze
1
Total
2
Commonwealth Games appearances (overview)

The Gambia has sent a team to every Commonwealth Games from 1970 except the boycotted 1986 Games. The only medal for the Gambia was won in their first appearance in 1970, a bronze by Sheikh Tidiane Faye in the men's high jump.[1]

The Gambia withdrew from the Commonwealth in October 2013, so it was not represented at the 2014 Commonwealth Games in Glasgow, Scotland.

The Gambia returned to the Commonwealth on 8 February 2018, as Adama Barrow had promised to do as part of his campaign in 2016 in which he was elected as the third President of the Gambia.

A team from The Gambia competed at the 2018 Commonwealth Games, having been restored to its membership of the Commonwealth Games Federation on 31 March 2018.

Medals

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Games Gold Silver Bronze Total
1970 Edinburgh 0 0 1 1
1974 Christchurch 0 0 0 0
1978 Edmonton 0 0 0 0
1982 Brisbane 0 0 0 0
1986 Edinburgh did not attend
1990 Auckland 0 0 0 0
1994 Victoria 0 0 0 0
1998 Kuala Lumpur 0 0 0 0
2002 Manchester 0 0 0 0
2006 Melbourne 0 0 0 0
2010 Delhi 0 0 0 0
2014 Glasgow did not attend
2018 Gold Coast 0 0 0 0
2022 Birmingham 0 1 0 1
Total 0 1 1 2[2]

References

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  1. ^ "Sheikh Tidiane Faye". Commonwealth Games Federation. Archived from the original on 21 July 2020. Retrieved 21 July 2020.
  2. ^ "The Gambia". Commonwealth Games Federation. Archived from the original on 21 July 2020. Retrieved 21 July 2020.