Commonwealth Games Medal Designs
Like the Olympic Games medals, the Commonwealth Games medals have a unique design for each event. Here are details about the recent medals.
2022 Birmingham Medal Design
The medals for the 2022 Commonwealth Games were designed by three students from Birmingham’s School of Jewellery - Amber Alys, Francesca Wilcox and Catarina Rodrigues Caeiro. The medals’ embossed areas resemble the aerial map of Birmingham’s road and canal network, reflecting the journey that athletes take to reach their goal of competing at the Games. The ribbon attached to the medal is adjustable, so that it sits comfortably when worn, no matter the height of the athlete. The medals have also been minted in a way that visually impaired athletes can feel the design. The medals are 63mm in diameter and 74.3 mm in length, weighing around 150 grams (130g for the bronze).
2018 Gold Coast Medal Design
the 2018 Commonwealth Games medal designThe medals for the 2018 Commonwealth Games were designed by Delvene Cockatoo-Collins, a local Nunukul, Ngugi and Goenpul woman of Quandamooka Country. The medal design represents the soft sand lines that shift as the waves come in and out with the tide, creating new lines in the sand. This represents the evolution in athletes who are leaving their mark with the shells that are brought upon the tidelines. The pattern on the ribbon is also symbolic, representing a traditional woven reed pattern.
2014 Glasgow Medal Design
The medals for the 2014 Glasgow Commonwealth Games were designed to reflect Glasgow's industrial heritage as well as a sense of the athlete's skill and movement. The medals were handmade by a team of 11 specialist jeweller makers from the Glasgow School of Art, and weighed 100g each.
2010 Delhi Medal Design
The medals for the 2010 Commonwealth Games were designed, developed and manufactured by The India Government Mint, Kolkata. The design has been described as clean and simple. The dominant form is a rising upward spiral that starts taking shape from the plain textured base, gradually becoming the highlight of the medal, which represents the rise to glory for each athlete from struggle to their moment of glory.
The front of the medal has the Commonwealth Games 2010 Delhi logo and dates. The back has the emblem of the Commonwealth Games Federation (CGF). The medal is 6 mm thick with a diameter of 63.5 mm.
The lanyard of the medal carries all six Games colors (pink, purple, green, red, yellow and blue) blending into each other.
2006 Melbourne Medal Design
the 2006 Commonwealth Games medal designBHP Billiton provided the silver for the production of the Melbourne 2006 Commonwealth Games’ silver medals.
Related Pages
- See also Medal Counts
- About Commonwealth Games Medals
- All-Time Medal Table — countries with the most medals from all Commonwealth Games.
- Top Medal Winners — who has won the most Commonwealth Games medals?
- Medal Design for the Olympic Games
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