Top of Commonwealth Games Medal Tally

Well, the Birmingham Commonwealth Games might have ended, but the smiles on the faces of our Australian athletes have not diminished.

Australia finished top of the 2022 Birmingham Commonwealth Games medal tally, winning 67 gold, 57 silver and 54 bronze medals.

Close to home, Goulburn’s dual gold medallist (Lawn Bowls) Ellen Ryan will be honoured with a street parade down Auburn Street from 12pm on Friday 26 August. This will be followed by a civic reception at the Goulburn Railway Bowling Club from 12.30pm.

Ellen said she had been receiving messages of support the whole time she was competing in England.

“While I was away, I felt all the love and support from the Goulburn community,” she said.

“It was amazing driving back into town and already having so many people congratulating me. “I’m such a lucky girl and I look forward to celebrating with everyone on 26 August.”

Ellen achieved a number of firsts in Birmingham. She was the first ever Australian lawn bowler to win gold on UK soil when she claimed first place in the women’s singles – another first for an Australian at the Commonwealth Games. Ellen was also the first player in history to take home the singles and pairs gold at the same event, male or female, thanks to her second gold medal with Kristina Krstic in the pairs.

The final in the pairs was an edge of the seat affair, with Bowls Australia writing that “Ryan’s final bowl (is) arguably now the most monumental in Australian bowls history”.

Australian Medal Tally by Sport

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