The lawn bowls competition at the 1986 Commonwealth Games took place at the Balgreen Bowls Club in Edinburgh, Scotland from 24 July until 2 August 1986.[1]
| width=110 | Event | width=200 style="background-color: gold;" | Gold | width=200 style="background-color: silver;" | Silver | width=200 style="background-color: #cc9966;" | Bronze |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Men's singles |  Ian Dickison |  Ian Schuback | Richard Corsie | ||||
| Men's pairs | Grant Knox George Adrain |  Bill Boettger Ronnie Jones | Chris Ward David Ward | ||||
| Men's Fours | Hafod Thomas Jim Morgan Robert Weale Will Thomas | Dan Milligan Dave Brown Dave Houtby Dave Duncalf | |||||
| Women's singles | Wendy Line | Senga McCrone | |||||
| Women's pairs | Freda Elliott Margaret Johnston | Jenny Nicolle Marie Smith | Betty Stubbings Jean Valls | ||||
| Women's fours | Linda Parker Linda Evans Joan Ricketts Rita Jones | Audrey Hefford Betty Schenke Clarice Power Patricia Smith |
[2] The Women's pairs and Fours were inaugurated during these Games.
| width=20 | Pos | width=200 | Player | width=20 | P | width=20 | W | width=20 | L | width=20 | Pts | width=30 | Shots |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Ian Dickison | 12 | 11 | 1 | 22 | +81 | |||||||
| 2 | Ian Schuback | 12 | 9 | 3 | 18 | +61 | |||||||
| 3 | 12 | 9 | 3 | 18 | +58 | ||||||||
| 4 | Alf Wallace | 12 | 8 | 4 | 16 | +28 | |||||||
| 5 | Peter Fong | 12 | 7 | 5 | 14 | +39 | |||||||
| 6 | 12 | 7 | 5 | 14 | 0 | ||||||||
| 7 | Ray Hill | 12 | 6 | 6 | 12 | +23 | |||||||
| 8 | Stan Espie | 12 | 6 | 6 | 12 | +15 | |||||||
| 9 | 12 | 4 | 8 | 8 | -51 | ||||||||
| 10 | 12 | 4 | 8 | 8 | -60 | ||||||||
| 11 | Mel David | 12 | 3 | 9 | 6 | -48 | |||||||
| 12 | 12 | 2 | 10 | 4 | -69 | ||||||||
| 13 |  Ray Young | 12 | 2 | 10 | 4 | -77 |
| width=20 | Pos | width=400 | Player | width=20 | P | width=20 | W | width=20 | D | width=20 | L | width=20 | Pts | width=30 | Shots |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Grant Knox & George Adrain | 12 | 12 | 0 | 0 | 24 | +121 | ||||||||
| 2 | Bill Boettger & Ronnie Jones | 12 | 9 | 0 | 3 | 18 | +57 | ||||||||
| 3 | Chris Ward & David Ward | 12 | 8 | 0 | 4 | 16 | +61 | ||||||||
| 4 | 12 | 8 | 0 | 4 | 16 | +44 | |||||||||
| 5 | 12 | 6 | 1 | 6 | 13 | -11 | |||||||||
| 6 | 12 | 6 | 0 | 6 | 12 | +19 | |||||||||
| 7 | Maurice Symes & Wayne Nairn | 12 | 5 | 1 | 6 | 11 | +5 | ||||||||
| 8 | 12 | 5 | 0 | 7 | 10 | -42 | |||||||||
| 9 | 12 | 4 | 0 | 8 | 8 | -18 | |||||||||
| 10 | 12 | 4 | 0 | 8 | 8 | -24 | |||||||||
| 11 | 12 | 4 | 0 | 8 | 8 | -47 | |||||||||
| 12 | 12 | 3 | 1 | 8 | 7 | -71 | |||||||||
| 13 | 12 | 2 | 1 | 9 | 5 | -94 |
| width=20 | Pos | width=600 | Player | width=20 | P | width=20 | W | width=20 | D | width=20 | L | width=20 | Pts | width=30 | Shots |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Hafod Thomas, Jim Morgan, Robert Weale, Will Thomas | 11 | 8 | 1 | 2 | 17 | +45 | ||||||||
| 2 | Dan Milligan, Dave Brown, Dave Houtby, Dave Duncalf | 11 | 7 | 1 | 3 | 15 | +60 | ||||||||
| 3 | 11 | 7 | 0 | 4 | 14 | +53 | |||||||||
| 4 | 11 | 7 | 0 | 4 | 14 | +28 | |||||||||
| 5 |  Danny Ho, George Souza Jr., Mark McMahon, Noel Kennedy | 11 | 6 | 0 | 5 | 12 | +38 | ||||||||
| 6 | 11 | 6 | 0 | 5 | 12 | -9 | |||||||||
| 7 | Julian Haines, Len Bowden, Martyn Sekjer, Pip Branfield | 11 | 5 | 0 | 6 | 10 | +12 | ||||||||
| 8 | 11 | 5 | 0 | 6 | 10 | -20 | |||||||||
| 9 | Bryce Stewart, Michael Hill, Peter Sardelic, Raymond Laycock[3] | 11 | 5 | 0 | 6 | 10 | -22 | ||||||||
| 10 | 11 | 4 | 0 | 7 | 8 | -52 | |||||||||
| 11 | 11 | 3 | 0 | 8 | 6 | -79 | |||||||||
| 12 | 11 | 2 | 0 | 9 | 4 | -54 |
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Wendy Line | 11 | 9 | 2 | 18 | +51 | |||||||
| 2 | Senga McCrone | 11 | 9 | 2 | 18 | +49 | |||||||
| 3 | 11 | 7 | 4 | 14 | +40 | ||||||||
| 4 | Nell Hunter | 11 | 6 | 5 | 12 | +32 | |||||||
| 5 | Greeta Fahey | 11 | 6 | 5 | 12 | +11 | |||||||
| 6 | Maraia Lum On | 11 | 6 | 5 | 12 | +11 | |||||||
| 7 | Joan Humphreys | 12 | 6 | 5 | 12 | 0 | |||||||
| 8 | Eileen Bell | 11 | 6 | 5 | 12 | -13 | |||||||
| 9 | Rhoda Ryan | 11 | 5 | 6 | 10 | +15 | |||||||
| 10 | Ann Dainton | 11 | 5 | 6 | 10 | -7 | |||||||
| 11 | Margaret Blattman | 11 | 1 | 10 | 2 | -81 | |||||||
| 12 | 11 | 0 | 10 | 0 | -142 |
| width=20 | Pos | width=400 | Player | width=20 | P | width=20 | W | width=20 | D | width=20 | L | width=20 | Pts | width=30 | Shots |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Freda Elliott & Margaret Johnston | 10 | 9 | 0 | 1 | 18 | +97 | ||||||||
| 2 | 10 | 7 | 1 | 2 | 15 | +25 | |||||||||
| 3 | Betty Stubbings & Jean Valls | 10 | 6 | 0 | 4 | 12 | +42 | ||||||||
| 4 | 10 | 6 | 0 | 4 | 12 | +20 | |||||||||
| 5 | 10 | 5 | 0 | 5 | 10 | +32 | |||||||||
| 6 | 10 | 5 | 0 | 5 | 10 | +14 | |||||||||
| 7 | Alice Duncalf & Dorothy Macey | 10 | 5 | 0 | 5 | 10 | +9 | ||||||||
| 8 | 10 | 4 | 0 | 6 | 8 | -10 | |||||||||
| 9 | 10 | 4 | 0 | 6 | 8 | -38 | |||||||||
| 10 | 10 | 2 | 1 | 7 | 5 | -112 | |||||||||
| 11 | 10 | 1 | 0 | 9 | 2 | -79 |
| width=20 | Pos | width=600 | Player | width=20 | P | width=20 | W | width=20 | D | width=20 | L | width=20 | Pts | width=30 | Shots |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Linda Parker, Linda Evans, Joan Ricketts, Rita Jones | 12 | 10 | 0 | 2 | 20 | +73 | ||||||||
| 2 | Audrey Hefford, Betty Schenke, Clarice Power, Patricia Smith | 12 | 9 | 0 | 3 | 18 | +64 | ||||||||
| 3 | 12 | 8 | 0 | 4 | 16 | +107 | |||||||||
| 4 | 12 | 7 | 1 | 4 | 15 | +21 | |||||||||
| 5 | 12 | 7 | 0 | 5 | 14 | +21 | |||||||||
| 6 | 12 | 7 | 0 | 5 | 14 | -28 | |||||||||
| 7 | Annette Evans, Frances Whyte, Jen Menzies, Sarah Gourlay | 12 | 6 | 1 | 5 | 13 | +19 | ||||||||
| 8 | Betty Olssen, Filo O'Meagher, La Young, Robin Forster | 12 | 4 | 2 | 6 | 10 | +1 | ||||||||
| 9 | Fleur Bougourd, Hilda White, June Finigan, Peggy Fish | 12 | 5 | 0 | 7 | 10 | -56 | ||||||||
| 10 | 12 | 4 | 0 | 8 | 8 | -13 | |||||||||
| 11 | 12 | 4 | 0 | 8 | 8 | -51 | |||||||||
| 12 | 12 | 3 | 1 | 8 | 7 | -43 | |||||||||
| 13 | 12 | 1 | 1 | 10 | 3 | -114 |