Edinburgh athletes on the podium at Commonwealth Games
Athletes are lighting up Glasgow 2026, highlighting Edinburgh's position as Scotland's leading sporting university and one of Europe's foremost performance training centres.
Commonwealth gold medallists Stephen Clegg MBE and Faye Rogers.
University athletes Faye Rogers, Stephen Clegg MBE and Melanie Woods have been crowned Commonwealth champions after winning gold for Team Scotland at the 2026 Games.
Para athlete Melanie Woods also claimed Gold in the Women’s T54 1500m wheelchair race, winning with a time of 3 minutes and 32 seconds.
Para swimmer Stephen won gold in the Men’s S13 50m Freestyle, with a time of 24.73 seconds, following a silver medal win in the Men’s 100m Freestyle S13 final.
Fellow para swimmer Faye delivered an incredible performance to win gold in the Women’s 200m Individual Medley S10 title in 2 minutes 29 seconds.
Podium places
As well as claiming gold medals, University athletes have also won silver and bronze across the competition.
Swimmers Ciara Schlosshan and Anna Morgan claimed silver as part of the second-placed Scotland team in the Women’s 4x100m Medley Relay squad, while Josh Mitchell won bronze in the Mixed 4x100m Medley Relay.
In athletics, distance runner Megan Keith also claimed bronze in the final of the Women’s 5000m, with a season’s best time of 14 minutes and 49 seconds.
Stephen Mackenzie won a bronze medal with a record-breaking jump of 8.08m in the Men’s Long Jump final, the greatest distance ever jumped by a Scottish competitor on home soil.
University para swimmer Faye Rogers has won gold for Team Scotland at the Commonwealth Games.
Glasgow golds
The Glasgow games mark University alumna Melanie Woods’ second Commonwealth appearance and first championship medal.
Her gold win follows two bronze medals at the 2025 World Championships and appearances at both the Tokyo 2020 and Paris 2024 Paralympic Games.
Melanie showed incredible grit throughout the competition, winning gold in both the first T54 1500m final and rerun, held two days later following a decision to re-stage the race following an appeal.
University para swimmer Stephen Clegg MBE also joined the medal table with his silver-medal winning performance.
This year’s Games is Faye Rogers' championship debut and first medal win. A previous Paralympic and world champion, Faye won gold in the 100m butterfly S10 at the Paris 2024 Paralympics.
Currently studying medicine at Edinburgh, she balances training alongside her studies, supported by the University's Performance Swimming programme.
Stephen Clegg delivered a career-defining performance at the 2024 Paralympics in Paris, winning two gold medals and setting a world record.
His Glasgow gold and silver medals take his Commonwealth Games medal tally to three, adding to the silver he won at the Birmingham 2022 Games.
Stephen has trained with the University’s performance programme since 2019 and is also a member of the University’s Sport Hall of Fame.
Swimmer Ciara Schlosshan won a silver medal as part of the Scotland relay team in the Women’s 4x100m Medley, alongside fellow University athlete Anna Morgan.
Medal moments
Recent Edinburgh graduate and European Junior silver medallist Ciara Schlosshan joined British silver and bronze medallist Anna Morgan in Scotland's Women's 4x100m medley relay team, both winning silver medals.
Postgraduate student and Olympian Megan Keith is the current European 10km road record holder. A previous European Championship medallist, her debut Games saw her win Commonwealth bronze in the Women's 5000m.
Swimmer Josh Mitchell has won a bronze medal in Scotland's Mixed 4x100m Medley Relay team.
Stephen Mackenzie is one of the UK’s leading long jumpers, recently setting a Scottish record at the 2026 UK Athletics Championships, where he won the title.
Glasgow 2026 sees his Commonwealth Games debut and first championship medal, winning bronze in the Men’s Long Jump final.
Currently studying Astrophysics at Edinburgh, swimmer Josh Mitchell has established himself as one of Scotland’s leading breaststroke specialists.
After a strong swim in qualifying, Josh played his part in an outstanding relay performance that earned Team Scotland a bronze medal in the Mixed 4x100m medley relay.
Sporting stars
From rising stars to world champions, 21 athletes with University connections are competing at the Games.
Athletes representing Team Scotland include European record-holder distance runner Megan Keith and double Commonwealth gold medallist judoka Sarah Adlington.
In the pool, Scottish record-holder Archie Goodburn competed alongside a strong cohort of swimmers, including Edinburgh alumni Lucy Hope and Scott Gibson.
Following his Men’s 50m Final swim, Archie thanked his supporters and the University in a moving speech, reflecting on his Games achievements and passionately advocating for greater support for young people living with brain cancer.
Extraordinary talent
The University’s contingent spans six sports, including nine swimmers, six athletics competitors, two netball players, two judoka, one weightlifter and one basketball player.
Alongside current students and alumni, the group includes associate athletes training with the University’s world-class sport performance programmes.
Each athlete’s place at the games reflects years of training and dedication, during which many have balanced elite sporting ambitions with academic study.
Their selection also reflects the quality of talent developed through the University’s specialist performance training environment, delivered by Edinburgh Sport.
Talented team
Leading coaching staff from the University are also supporting athletes on the international stage, with Performance Swimming Head Coach Mat Trodden and Performance Swimming Coach Danny Kirkham selected to join Team Scotland for the Games.
Their appointments recognise the contribution they have made to athlete development and the continued success of the University's Performance Swimming programme.
Several University students and staff members will also play their part in delivering this year's Games by volunteering at Team Scotland HQ and across venues.
Full team
The full list of Edinburgh-associated athletes competing at the Games includes:
Swimming: Faye Rogers, Stephen Clegg, Ciara Schlosshan, Archie Goodburn, Anna Morgan, Scott Gibson, Lucy Hope, Stefan Krawiec, and Joshua Mitchell
Athletics: Megan Keith, Gabriela Debues Stafford, Melanie Woods, Alyson Bell, Sarah Calvert and Stephen Mackenzie
Judo: Sarah Adlington and Ollie Short
Netball: Emily Nicholl and Hannah Grant
Weightlifting: Maddie Rosher
Basketball: Hannah Robb
It is fantastic to see so many members of our University community selected to compete at this year’s Commonwealth Games in Glasgow. From current students balancing their studies with training at the highest level, to our alumni and associated athletes training on our world-class performance programmes, they embody the values of excellence, resilience and leadership that we seek to foster at Edinburgh. These athletes are outstanding ambassadors for the University and for Scotland, and we wish them every success as they compete at the highest level this summer.
Professor Sir Peter Mathieson
Principal and Vice Chancellor of the University of Edinburgh
Having 21 athletes from the University competing at a Commonwealth Games is a remarkable achievement and a huge source of pride for everyone connected with Edinburgh Sport.
To have athletes competing across six different sports demonstrates the strength of our performance programmes, our coaches and the support structures we have created around our student athletes.
Edinburgh continues to be Scotland’s leading university for sport and one of the top-performing university sporting environments in Europe. This achievement reflects years of investment, commitment and collaboration across our performance pathway.
Good luck to all of our athletes, coaches and support staff involved. We are incredibly proud of every individual representing Edinburgh and wish Team Scotland, the athletes, staff and organising committee every success for a fantastic Games in Glasgow.
Mark Munro
Director of Sport and Active Health at the University of Edinburgh
