New Zealand’s Lewis Clareburt has won his second gold at the Commonwealth Games in Glasgow with victory in the 400m individual medley.

As he did yesterday when he won the the 200m butterfly Clareburt held back for a big finish and only took the lead with 100m remaining, to win in 4.08.72s.

William Petric of Australia won the silver and Lorne Wigginton of Canada bronze.

Clareburt missed out on beating his own Games record but nonetheless said it was “a pretty good feeling”.

"I wasn't feeling amazing in warm-ups. I knew I had to tell myself warm-up doesn't mean anything when it comes to a race. Anything can happen out there and I had to keep telling myself that....being a part of that race was pretty fun."

Earlier, Cameron McTaggart increased New Zealand’s medal haul with silver in the men's 88kg weightlifting.

NZ MEDAL COUNT - 2 GOLD 5 SILVER 3 BRONZE

Gold - Lewis Clareburt (200m butterfly & 400m IM)

 

Silver - Erika Fairweather (400m freestyle & 1500m freestyle), Clareburt (200m IM), Josh Willmer (100 breaststroke SB9), Cam McTaggart (88kg weightlifting)

 

Bronze - Fairweather (200m freestyle), Hazel Ouwehand (50m butterfly), women's 4x200m freestyle relay

 

— Allied Media/RNZ