Shooter David McMath claimed gold in the men’s double trap as Team Scotland surpassed their previous best medals tally in an overseas Commonwealth Games.
The 21-year-old from Castle Douglas secured Scotland’s first individual gold medal in the event by setting a Games record of 74 in the final.
Linda Pearson had earlier claimed bronze in the women’s version of the event, while there was success in the pool and on the athletics track for Scots later in the day.
James Heatly won Scotland’s first medal in diving since 1958, while Maria Lyle claimed silver in the women’s T35 100m final.
That took Scotland to 32 medals for the Games, beating their previous best of 29 medals at Melbourne in 2006.
The Scots also have two more medals guaranteed after Aberdeen’s John Docherty and Reece McFadden reached boxing semi-finals.
McMath, who is studying civil engineering at Strathclyde University, was delighted to win gold on his Games debut.
He said: “I couldn’t have asked for more.
“After the first few pairs, I was a bit on the back foot but started to pull it back.
“I took time off university to train so the last couple of months have been pretty focused. The experience here has been absolutely incredible.
“I’ve never been in a final as big as that before and it’s a totally new experience.
“I shot very well and to get here in the end is so fantastic.”
Aberdeen’s Calum Fraser also competed in the men’s double trap but placed outside final qualification in 10th with 129.
Earlier in the day, Pearson won a bronze medal in the women’s double trap with a score of 87 with India’s Shreyasi Singh beating Australia’s Emma Cox in a shoot-off to win the gold. Pearson, 54, who is a member of the National Shooting Centre, Falkirk, said: “I can’t believe it. It’s a massive achievement at my age.
“I’m so pleased. It means the world to me.”
With shooting excluded from the next Games in Birmingham. Pearson said she was now likely to retire.
She said: “Probably at my age, I’m going to retire from Olympic disciplines so I think this will be it for me.”
Lyle was delighted to play her part by winning the team’s 32nd medal with a splendid silver in the women’s T35 100m in front of a full house at the Carrara Stadium with home favourite and world record holder Isis Holt bagging gold.
The Dunbar athlete, already a double Paralympic and world bronze medallist over 100m and 200m, crossed the line in 15.1.
She said: “I’m really pleased to win the silver albeit a little bit disappointed with the time.
“But it’s my first Commonwealth Games and to experience a crowd like that was incredible.
“I don’t get many opportunities to wear the Scotland vest so I’m really pleased to win a medal.
“My mum was out there and I saw so many Scotland flags – the support was amazing.
“It’s a beautiful medal and a really nice reward for all the hard work and sacrifices you put in to get to this point in the discipline.
“It’s not often you get to stand on the podium and see the saltire flying.
“It is very special.”
