Australia at the 1998 Commonwealth Games

Sporting event delegation

Australia at the
1998 Commonwealth Games

CGF code| AUS
CGA| Australian Commonwealth Games Association
Website| commonwealthgames.org.au
in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia
Competitors| 311
Flag bearers| Opening: Kieren Perkins
Closing:[1]
Officials| 130
Medals
Ranked 1st|

Gold

Silver

Bronze

Total
198
Commonwealth Games appearances (overview)

* 1930
* 1934
* 1938
* 1950
* 1954
* 1958
* 1962
* 1966
* 1970
* 1974
* 1978
* 1982
* 1986
* 1990
* 1994
* 1998
* 2002
* 2006
* 2010
* 2014
* 2018
* 2022
* 2026
* 2030

Australia at the 1998 Commonwealth Games was abbreviated AUS. This was their sixteenth of 16 Commonwealth Games having participated in all Games meets up to these Games. The games took place in Kuala Lumpur, between the 11th - 21 September. Australia placed first, winning a total of 198, with 311 competitors.

## Medals

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| Medal  | Name  | Sport  | Event

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Gold | Nick A'hern | Athletics | Men's 20 km walk
Gold | Peter Burge | Athletics | Men's long jump
Gold | Stuart Rendell | Athletics | Men's hammer throw
Gold | Jagan Hames | Athletics | Men's decathlon
Gold | Nova Maree Peris-Kneebone | Athletics | Women's 200 m
Gold | Kate Anderson-Richardson | Athletics | Women's 5000 m
Gold | Heather Turland | Athletics | Women's marathon
Gold | Jane Saville | Athletics | Women's 10 km walk
Gold | Tania Van Heer
Lauren Hewitt
Nova Maree Peris-Kneebone
Sharon Cripps | Athletics | Women's 4 × 100 m relay
Gold | Susan Andrews
Tamsyn Lewis
Lee Naylor
Tania van Heer | Athletics | Women's 4 × 400 m relay
Gold | Emma George | Athletics | Women's pole vault
Gold | Deborah Sosimenko | Athletics | Women's hammer throw
Gold | Louise McPaul | Athletics | Women's javelin throw
Gold | Brett Duprez
Mark Jacobsen | Bowls | Men's pairs
Gold | Darryn Hill | Cycling | Men's sprint
Gold | Shane Kelly | Cycling | Men's 1000 m time trial
Gold | Brad McGee | Cycling | Men's individual pursuit
Gold | Brad McGee
Brett Lancaster
Luke Roberts
Michael Rogers
Timothy Lyons | Cycling | Men's team pursuit
Gold | Michael Rogers | Cycling | Men's scratch race
Gold | Jay Sweet | Cycling | Men's road race
Gold | Alayna Burns | Cycling | Women's scratch race
Gold | Anna Wilson | Cycling | Women's road time trial
Gold | Trudy McIntosh | Gymnastics | Women's beam
Gold | Shannon Roy | Diving | Men's 3 m springboard
Gold | Chantelle Michell | Diving | Women's 1 m springboard
Gold | Vyninka Arlow | Diving | Women's 10 m platform
Gold | Lisa Skinner | Gymnastics | Women's uneven bars
Gold | Zeena McLaughlin | Gymnastics | Women's individual allround
Gold | Allana Slater
Katarina Frketic
Lisa Skinner
Trudy McIntosh
Zeena McLaughlin | Gymnastics | Women's team
Gold | Andrei Kravtsov | Gymnastics | Men's floor
Gold | Andrei Kravtsov | Gymnastics | Men's parallel bars
Gold | Andrei Kravtsov | Gymnastics | Men's pommel horse
Gold | Andrei Kravtsov | Gymnastics | Men's individual all round
Gold | Pavel Mamine | Gymnastics | Men's rings
Gold | Australia men's national field hockey team

* Michael Brennan
Adam Commens
Stephen Davies
Damon Diletti
Jason Duff
James Elmer
Paul Gaudoin
Mark Hickman
Jeremy Hiskins
Stephen Holt
Brent Livermore
Matthew Smith
Daniel Sproule
Jay Stacy
Lachlan Vivian-Taylor
Michael York

| Hockey | Men's team
Gold | Australia women's national field hockey team

* Alison Peek
Alyson Annan
Bianca Langham
Claire Mitchell-Taverner
Juliet Haslam
Justine Sowry
Kate Starre
Katie Allen
Katrina Powell
Kristen Towers
Lisa Powell
Louise Dobson
Michelle Andrews
Nikki Mott
Rachel Imison
Rechelle Hawkes

| Hockey | Women's team
Gold | Australia national netball team

* Carissa Tombs
Liz Ellis
Jenny Borlase
Janine Ilitch
Kathryn Harby-Williams
Nicole Cusack
Rebecca Sanders
Simone McKinnis
Shelley O'Donnell
Sarah Sutter
Sharelle McMahon
Vicki Wilson

| Netball | Women's team
Gold | Michelle Martin | Squash | Women's singles
Gold | Michelle Martin
Craig Rowland | Squash | Mixed doubles
Gold | Annemarie Forder | Shooting | Women's 10 m air pistol individual
Gold | Annemarie Forder
Christine Trefry | Shooting | Women's 10 m air pistol pairs
Gold | Christine Trefry | Shooting | Women's 25 m sport pistol individual
Gold | Christine Trefry
Annette Woodward | Shooting | Women's 25 m sport pistol pairs
Gold | Michael Diamond | Shooting | Men's trap
Gold | Mike Giustiniano
Pat Murray | Shooting | Men's 25 m rapid fire pistol pairs
Gold | Timothy Lowndes | Shooting | Men's 50 m rifle three positions individual
Gold | Carrie Quigley
Kim Frazer | Shooting | Women's 50 m rifle prone pairs
Gold | Susan McCready | Shooting | Women's 50 m rifle three positions individual
Gold | Michael Klim | Swimming | Men's 100 m freestyle
Gold | Ian Thorpe | Swimming | Men's 200 m freestyle
Gold | Ian Thorpe | Swimming | Men's 400 m freestyle
Gold | Grant Hackett | Swimming | Men's 1500 m freestyle
Gold | Simon Cowley | Swimming | Men's 100 m breaststroke
Gold | Simon Cowley | Swimming | Men's 200 m breaststroke
Gold | Geoff Huegill | Swimming | Men's 100 m butterfly
Gold | Trent Steed | Swimming | Men's 400 m individual medley
Gold | Matthew Dunn | Swimming | Men's 200 m individual medley
Gold | Ashley Callus
Chris Fydler
Ian Thorpe
Michael Klim | Swimming | Men's 4 × 100 m freestyle relay
Gold | Daniel Kowalski
Ian Thorpe
Matthew Dunn
Michael Klim | Swimming | Men's 4 × 200 m freestyle relay
Gold | Josh Watson
Geoff Huegill
Simon Cowley
Michael Klim
Adrian Radley \- heat
Chris Fydler \- heat | Swimming | Men's 4 × 100 m medley relay
Gold | Susie O'Neill | Swimming | Women's 200 m freestyle
Gold | Susie O'Neill | Swimming | Women's 400 m freestyle
Gold | Rachel Harris | Swimming | Women's 800 m freestyle
Gold | Giaan Rooney | Swimming | Women's 100 m backstroke
Gold | Helen Denman | Swimming | Women's 100 m breaststroke
Gold | Samantha Riley | Swimming | Women's 200 m breaststroke
Gold | Petria Thomas | Swimming | Women's 100m butterfly
Gold | Susie O'Neill | Swimming | Women's 200 m butterfly
Gold | Lori Munz
Rebecca Creedy
Sarah Ryan
Susie O'Neill | Swimming | Women's 4 × 100 m freestyle relay
Gold | Anna Windsor
Julia Greville
Lori Munz
Susie O'Neill | Swimming | Women's 4 × 200 m freestyle relay
Gold | Giaan Rooney
Helen Denman
Petria Thomas
Susie O'Neill | Swimming | Women's 4 × 100 m medley relay
Gold | Cara Honeychurch | Tenpin bowling | Women's singles
Gold | Cara Honeychurch
Maxine Nabel | Tenpin bowling | Women's doubles
Gold | Cara Honeychurch
Frank Ryan | Tenpin bowling | Mixed doubles
Gold | Mehmey Yagci | Weightlifting | Men's 56 kg snatch
Gold | Damian Brown | Weightlifting | Men's 77 kg clean and jerk
Gold | Damian Brown | Weightlifting | Men's 77 kg combined
Gold | Kiril Kounev | Weightlifting | Men's 94 kg snatch
Gold | Kiril Kounev | Weightlifting | Men's 94 kg combined
Gold | Kiril Kounev | Weightlifting | Men's 94 kg clean and jerk
Silver | Rohan Robinson | Athletics | Men's 400 m hurdles
Silver | Duane Cousins | Athletics | Men's 50 km walk
Silver | Paul Burgess | Athletics | Men's pole vault
Silver | Jai Taurima | Athletics | Men's long jump
Silver | Scott Ferrier | Athletics | Men's decathlon
Silver | Kylie Risk | Athletics | Women's 10000 m
Silver | Lisa Dick | Athletics | Women's marathon
Silver | Kerry Saxby-Junna | Athletics | Women's 10 km walk
Silver | Lisa-Marie Vizaniari | Athletics | Women's discus throw
Silver | Jane Jamieson | Athletics | Women's heptathlon
Silver | Adam Jeffery
Kevin Walsh
Rex Johnston
Stewart Davies | Bowls | Men's fours
Silver | Lee Poletti
Karen Murphy
Margaret Sumner
Marilyn Peddell | Bowls | Women's fours
Silver | Australia national cricket team

* Steve Waugh(c)
Mark Waugh (vc)
Michael Bevan
Andy Bichel
Damien Fleming
Adam Gilchrist
Brendon Julian
Michael Kasprowicz
Darren Lehmann
Damien Martyn
Tom Moody
Ricky Ponting
Gavin Robertson
Brad Young

|| Cricket|| Men's team
Silver | Sean Eadie | Cycling | Men's sprint
Silver | Luke Roberts | Cycling | Men's individual pursuit
Silver | Stuart O'Grady | Cycling | Men's road time trial
Silver | Michelle Ferris | Cycling | Women's sprint
Silver | Alayna Burns | Cycling | Women's individual pursuit
Silver | Dean Pullar | Diving | Men's 1 m springboard
Silver | Dean Pullar | Diving | Men's 3 m springboard
Silver | Robert Newbery | Diving | Men's 10 m platform
Silver | Chantelle Michell | Diving | Women's 3 m springboard
Silver | Zeena McLaughlin | Gymnastics | Women's beam
Silver | Allana Slater | Gymnastics | Women's floor
Silver | Trudy McIntosh | Gymnastics | Women's vault
Silver | Allana Slater | Gymnastics | Women's individual allround
Silver | Andrei Kravtsov
Brennon Dowrick
Bret Hudson
Pavel Mamine
Philippe Rizzo | Gymnastics | Men's team
Silver | Shaneez Johnston | Gymnastics | Women's rhythmic clubs
Silver | Shaneez Johnston | Gymnastics | Women's rhythmic ribbon
Silver | Leigh Marning | Gymnastics | Women's rhythmic rope
Silver | Leigh Marning | Gymnastics | Women's rhythmic individual allround
Silver | Christine Trefry | Shooting | Women's 10m air pistol individual
Silver | Belinda Muehlberg
Noemi Rostas | Shooting | Women's 10 m air rifle pairs
Silver | David Moore
Bruce Quick | Shooting | Men's 50 m free pistol pairs
Silver | Michael Diamond
Ben Kelley | Shooting | Men's trap pairs
Silver | Les Imgrund
Timothy Lowndes | Shooting | Men's 50m rifle three positions pairs
Silver | Carrie Quigley | Shooting | Women's 50m rifle prone individual
Silver | Sarah Fitz-Gerald | Squash | Women's singles
Silver | Robyn Cooper
Rachael Grinham | Squash | Women's doubles
Silver | Byron Davis
Rodney Eyles | Squash | Men's doubles
Silver | Chris Fydler | Swimming | Men's 100 m freestyle
Silver | Michael Klim | Swimming | Men's 200 m freestyle
Silver | Grant Hackett | Swimming | Men's 400 m freestyle
Silver | Josh Watson | Swimming | Men's 100 m backstroke
Silver | Adrian Radley | Swimming | Men's 200 m backstroke
Silver | Phil Rogers | Swimming | Men's 100 m breaststroke
Silver | Ryan Mitchell | Swimming | Men's 200 m breaststroke
Silver | Adam Pine | Swimming | Men's 100 m butterfly
Silver | Bill Kirby | Swimming | Men's 200 m butterfly
Silver | Susie O'Neill | Swimming | Women's 100 m freestyle
Silver | Meredith Smith | Swimming | Women's 200 m backstroke
Silver | Samantha Riley | Swimming | Women's 100 m breaststroke
Silver | Susie O'Neill | Swimming | Women's 100 m butterfly
Silver | Petria Thomas | Swimming | Women's 200 m butterfly
Silver | Naomi Young | Synchronised swimming | Women's solo
Silver | Irena Olevsky
Naomi Young | Synchronised swimming | Women's duet
Silver | Maxine Nabel | Tenpin bowling | Women's singles
Silver | Yurik Sarkisyan | Weightlifting | Men's 62 kg snatch
Silver | Yurik Sarkisyan | Weightlifting | Men's 62 kg clean and jerk
Silver | Yurik Sarkisyan | Weightlifting | Men's 62 kg combined
Silver | Chris Rae | Weightlifting | Men's 105+ kg combined
Bronze | Steve Moneghetti | Athletics | Men's 10000 m
Bronze | Nathan Deakes | Athletics | Men's 20km walk
Bronze | Dominic McGrath | Athletics | Men's 50 km walk
Bronze | Gavin Hunter
Darryl Wohlsen
Stephen Brimacombe
Matt Shirvington
Rodney Zuyderwyk \- heat | Athletics | Men's 4 × 100 m relay
Bronze | Tim Forsyth | Athletics | Men's high jump
Bronze | Tania Van Heer | Athletics | Women's 100 m
Bronze | Lauren Hewitt | Athletics | Women's 200 m
Bronze | Clair Fearnley | Athletics | Women's 10000 m
Bronze | Alison Inverarity | Athletics | Women's high jump
Bronze | Nicole Boegman | Athletics | Women's long jump
Bronze | Alison Lever | Athletics | Women's discus throw
Bronze | Peter Blackburn
Rhonda Cator | Badminton | Mixed doubles
Bronze | Rhonda Cator
Amanda Hardy
Rayoni Head
Sarah Hicks
Kellie Lucas
Kate Wilson-Smith | Badminton | Women's team
Bronze | Gordana Baric
Willow Fong | Bowls | Women's pairs
Bronze | James Swan | Boxing | Men's featherweight
Bronze | Casey Jones | Boxing | Men's light welterweight
Bronze | Lynden Hosking | Boxing | Men's welterweight
Bronze | Justin Whitehead | Boxing | Men's super heavyweight
Bronze | Joshua Kersten | Cycling | Men's 1000m time trial
Bronze | Kathy Watt | Cycling | Women's road time trial
Bronze | Anna Wilson | Cycling | Women's road race
Bronze | Robert Newbery | Diving | Men's 1 m springboard
Bronze | Zeena McLaughlin | Gymnastics | Women's floor
Bronze | Zeena McLaughlin | Gymnastics | Women's uneven bars
Bronze | Trudy McIntosh | Gymnastics | Women's individual allround
Bronze | Bret Hudson | Gymnastics | Men's parallel bars
Bronze | Bret Hudson | Gymnastics | Men's vault
Bronze | Brennon Dowrick | Gymnastics | Men's pommel horse
Bronze | Brennon Dowrick | Gymnastics | Men's individual allround
Bronze | Leigh Marning | Gymnastics | Women's rhythmic hoop
Bronze | Shaneez Johnston | Gymnastics | Women's rhythmic individual allround
Bronze | Danielle Le Ray
Kristy Darrah
Leigh Marning
Shaneez Johnston | Gymnastics | Women's rhythmic team
Bronze | Australia national rugby sevens team

* Brendan Williams
Cameron Pither
David Campese
Ipolito Fenukitau
Jim Williams
Marc Stcherbina
Matthew Dowling
Richard Graham
Rick Nalatu
Tyron Mandrusiak

| Rugby sevens | Men's team
Bronze | Zlatko Beneta | Shooting | Men's 10 m air rifle individual
Bronze | Mike Giustiniano
Bruce Quick | Shooting | Men's 25 m centre-fire pistol pairs
Bronze | Bruce Quick | Shooting | Men's 50 m free pistol individual
Bronze | David Cunningham | Shooting | Men's skeet
Bronze | Timothy Lowndes
Warren Potent | Shooting | Men's 50 m rifle prone pairs
Bronze | Sarah Fitz-Gerald
Carol Owens | Squash | Women's doubles
Bronze | Michael Klim | Swimming | Men's 50 m freestyle
Bronze | Daniel Kowalski | Swimming | Men's 200 m freestyle
Bronze | Daniel Kowalski | Swimming | Men's 400 m freestyle
Bronze | Kieren Perkins | Swimming | Men's 1500 m freestyle
Bronze | Michael Klim | Swimming | Men's 100 m butterfly
Bronze | Robert van der Zant | Swimming | Men's 200 m individual medley
Bronze | Zane King | Swimming | Men's 400 m individual medley
Bronze | Rebecca Creedy | Swimming | Women's 100 m freestyle
Bronze | Meredith Smith | Swimming | Women's 100 m backstroke
Bronze | Kathryn Godfrey | Swimming | Women's 100 m butterfly
Bronze | Jennifer Reilly | Swimming | Women's 400 m individual medley
Bronze | Michael Muir
Frank Ryan | Tenpin bowling | Men's doubles
Bronze | Damian Brown | Weightlifting | Men's 77 kg snatch
Bronze | Simon Heffernan | Weightlifting | Men's 94 kg snatch
Bronze | Simon Heffernan | Weightlifting | Men's 94 kg clean and jerk
Bronze | Simon Heffernan | Weightlifting | Men's 94 kg combined
Bronze | Chris Rae | Weightlifting | Men's 105+ kg snatch
Bronze | Chris Rae | Weightlifting | Men's 105+ kg clean and jerk
| Medals by sport

Sport |  |  |  |
Swimming | 23  | 14  | 11  | 48
Athletics | 13  | 10  | 11  | 34
Gymnastics | 9  | 9  | 10  | 28
Shooting | 9  | 6  | 5  | 20
Cycling | 8  | 5  | 3  | 16
Weightlifting | 6  | 4  | 6  | 16
Diving | 3  | 4  | 1  | 8
Tenpin bowling | 3  | 1  | 1  | 5
Squash | 2  | 3  | 1  | 6
Hockey | 2  | 0  | 0  | 2
Lawn bowls | 1  | 2  | 1  | 4
Netball | 1  | 0  | 0  | 1
Cricket | 0  | 1  | 0  | 1
Synchronised swimming | 0  | 2  | 0  | 2
Boxing | 0  | 0  | 4  | 4
Badminton | 0  | 0  | 2  | 2
Rugby sevens | 0  | 0  | 1  | 1
Total  | 80  | 61  | 57  | 198

## Sport Debuts

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The 1998 commonwealth games was the first games that tea sports were played. Australia debuted teams in cricket, rugby sevens, hockey, and netball.

The 1998 games have been the only games which cricket has been played. Australia won a silver medal, losing gold to South Africa.[2] Australia won a bronze medal in Rugby Sevens, defeating Samoa in the playoff. The gold and silver medals were lost to New Zealand and Fiji respectively. The Australian men's hockey team won gold, defeating Malaysia in the finals and the women's team won gold, defeating England in the finals. Australia won gold in the netball final against New Zealand, this was one of the first major netball tournaments that Australia took part in.[3]

## Results by event

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### Athletics

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Men
Track and Road Events
Athlete  | Event  | Heat  | Quarterfinal  | Semifinal  | Final  | Rank

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Damien Marsh | 100 m | 10.06  | DNS | Did not qualify  | 32
Matthew Shirvington | 10.24  | 10.13  | 10.12  | 10.03  | 4
Gavin Hunter | 10.40  | 10.38  | 10.49  | Did not qualify  | 15
Stephen Brimacombe | 200 m | 20.68  | 20.77  | 20.80  | Did not qualify  | 11
Darryl Wohlsen | 20.68  | 20.84  | 20.59  | 20.48  | 5
Matthew Shirvington | 20.96  | 20.78  | 20.55  | 20.53  | 6
Declan Stack | 400 m | 47.18  | 46.63  | Did not qualify  | 21
Patrick Dwyer | 46.58  | 45.71  | 46.12  | Did not qualify  | 13
Casey Vincent | 47.04  | 46.03  | Did not qualify  | 17
Joseph Ischia | 800 m | 1:48.61  | —  | 1:48.58  | Did not qualify  | 13
Shaun Creighton | 5000 m | 14:23.38  | —  | DNS | 15
Lee Troop | 14:09.68  | —  | 13:56.32  | 6
Stephen Moneghetti | 10000 m | —  | 29:03.2  |
Lee Troop | —  | 29:34.23  | 7
Kyle Vander-Kuyp | 110 m hurdles | 13.63  | —  | 13.67  | 5
Rod Zuyderwyk | 14.09  | —  | Did not qualify  | 10
Declan Stack | 400 m hurdles | 47.18  | 46.63  | Did not qualify  | 21
Patrick Dwyer | 46.58  | 45.71  | 46.12  | Did not qualify  | 13
Casey Vincent | 47.04  | 46.03  | Did not qualify  | 17
Christopher Unthank | 3000 m steeplechase | —  | 8:37.24  | 5
Brent Vallance | 20 km Walk | —  | 1:36:29  | 14
Nicholas A'Hern | —  | 1:24:59  |
Nathan Deakes | —  | 1:26:06  |
Duane Cousins | 50 km Walk | —  | 4:20:30  |
Dominic McGrath | —  | 4:12:52  |
Dion Russell | —  | DNF | —
Sean Quilty | Marathon | —  | 2:24:43  | 11
Patrick Carroll | —  | 2:25:14  | 7
Stephen Moneghetti | —  | DNS | —

Field Events
Athlete  | Event  | Qualification  | Final  | Rank

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Peter Burge | Long jump | 8.05  | 8.22  |
Jai Taurima | 7.80  | 8.22  |
Shane Hair | 7.62  | 7.82  | 4
Timothy Forsyth | High jump | —  | 2.28  |
Paul Burgess | Pole vault | 5.50  |
Clay Cross | Shot put | 19.15  | 4
Aaron Neighbour | 18.77  | 6
Adrian Hatcher | 18.44  | 7
Justin Anlezark | Javelin throw | 68.99  | 10
Andrew Currey | 80.05  | 5
Stuart Rendell | Hammer throw | 74.71  |

Combined Events - Decathlon
Athlete  | Points  | Rank

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Jagan Hames | 8,490  |
Scott Ferrier | 8,307  |
Peter Banks | 7,859  | 5

Women
Track and Road Events
Athlete  | Event  | Heat  | Semifinal  | Final  | Rank

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Nova Peris-Kneebone | 100 m | 11:42  | 11:41  | 11.41  | 6
Lauren Hewitt | 11.43  | 11.44  | 11.37  | 4
Tania Van-Heer | 11.36  | 11.35  | 11.29  |
Melinda Gainsford-Taylor | 200 m | 22.98  | 22.79  | 23.04  | 4
Nova Peris-Kneebone | 23.15  | 23.05  | 22.77  |
Lauren Hewitt | 23.44  | 23.05  | 22.83  |
Susan Andrews | 400 m | 52.98  | 52.65  | Did not qualify  | 10
Lee Naylor | 53.13  | 52.20  | 52.15  | 5
Tamsyn Lewis | 800 m | 2:02.97  | 2:03.56  | 2:01.71  | 6
Mandy Giblin | 1500 m | —  | 4:20.15  | 11
Kate Anderson | 5000 m | —  | 15:52.74  |
Anne Cross | —  | 16:14.98  | 7
Kylie Risk | 10000 m | —  | 33:42.11  |
Clair-Louise Fearnley | —  | 33:52.13  |
Debbie Edwards | 100 m hurdles | 13.31  | —  | 13.49  | 7
Jane Saville | 10 km Walk | —  | 43:57  |
Kerry Saxby-Junna | —  | 44:27  |
Heather Turland | Marathon | —  | 2:41:24  |
Lisa Dick | —  | 2:41:48  |

Field Events
Athlete  | Event  | Qualification  | Final  | Rank

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Nicole Boegman | Long Jump | — | 6.58 |
Lisa Bruty | High Jump | 1.88 | 4
Alison Inverarity | 1.85 | 1.88 |
Emma George | Pole Vault | — | 4.20 |
Rachael Dacy | 4.00 | 5
Tracey Shepherd | 3.90 | 7
Helen Toussis | Shot Put | 15.65 | 6
Lisa-Marie Vizaniari | Discus Throw | 62.14 |
Alison Lever | 59.80 |
Louise McPaul | Javelin Throw | 66.96 |
Joanna Stone | Did not compete | —
Deborah Sosimenko | Hammer Throw | 66.56 |
Karyne Perkins | 60.65 | 4
Denise Passmore | 59.10 | 5

Combined Events - Heptathlon
Athlete  | Points  | Rank

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Jane Jamieson | 6,354 |

### Badminton

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### Boxing

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### Cricket

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Main article: Cricket at the 1998 Commonwealth Games

The 1998 Commonwealth Games was the first and only games that cricket has been included in. Matches were 50 overs a side. Australia came second , losing the gold medal to South Africa by 4 wickets. Australia placed first in pool B, against Antigua and Barbuda, India and Canada.[5]

Roster

* Steve Waugh (c)
* Mark Waugh (vc)
* Michael Bevan
* Glenn McGrath
* Andy Bichel
* Damien Fleming
* Adam Gilchrist (wk)
* Brendon Julian
* Michael Kasprowicz
* Darren Lehmann
* Damien Martyn
* Tom Moody
* Ricky Ponting
* Gavin Robertson
* Brad Young
* Coach: Geoff Marsh
* Manager: Steve Bernard
* Physiotherapist: Errol Alcott

Steve Waugh scored the third most runs in the tournament with 215 and Damien Fleming and Brad Young took the 1st and 3rd spots for the most wickets, 14 and 10 respectively.[6]

Summary
Team  | Event  | Group stage  | Semifinal  | Final / BM

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Opposition
Result  | Opposition
Result  | Opposition
Result  | Rank  | Opposition
Result  | Opposition
Result  | Rank
Australia men | Men's tournament |  Canada
W by 9 wickets  |  Antigua and Barbuda
W by 7 wickets  |  India
W by 146 runs  | 1 Q |  New Zealand
W by 9 wickets  |  South Africa
L by 4 wickets  |

Group stage
Group B  Pos | Team

* v
* t
* e

| Pld | W | L | T | NR | Pts | NRR

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1  |  Australia | 3  | 3  | 0  | 0  | 0  | 6  | 3.299
2  |  Antigua and Barbuda | 3  | 1  | 1  | 0  | 1  | 3  | 0.079
3  |  India | 3  | 1  | 1  | 0  | 1  | 3  | −0.340
4  |  Canada | 3  | 0  | 3  | 0  | 0  | 0  | −2.558

Source: ESPNcricinfo

9 September 1998
10:00
Scorecard

Canada
60 (20 overs)

Australia
61/1 (14 overs)

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Muneeb Diwan 14
Damien Fleming 4/21 (6 overs)

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Mark Waugh 24*
Sanjayan Thuraisingam 1/14 (5 overs)

Australia won by 9 wickets
Perbadanan Kemajuan Negeri Selangor Sports Complex, Petaling Jaya
Umpires: Dave Orchard (SA) and William Smith (Sco)

* Australia won the toss and elected to field.
* Danny Ramnarais (Can) made his List A debut.[7]
* Points: Australia 2, Canada 0.

* * *

12 September 1998
10:00
Scorecard

Antigua and Barbuda
99 (30.1 overs)

Australia
101/3 (18 overs)

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Eldine Baptiste 22
Damien Fleming 5/24 (9 overs)

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Adam Gilchrist 43*
Curtly Ambrose 2/29 (7 overs)

Australia won by 7 wickets
Tenaga National Sports Complex, Kuala Lumpur
Umpires: Rudi Koertzen (SA) and Saleem Badar (Pak)

* Australia won the toss and elected to field.
* Damien Fleming (Aus) took his second and final List A five-wicket haul.[8][9]
* Points: Australia 2, Antigua and Barbuda 0.
* Antigua and Barbuda were eliminated as a result of this match.

* * *

15 September 1998
10:00
Scorecard

Australia
255/5 (50 overs)

India
109 (37.2 overs)

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Steve Waugh 100* (102)
Debashish Mohanty 3/50 (10 overs)

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Ajay Jadeja 27 (40)
Brad Young 4/23 (8.2 overs)

Australia won by 146 runs
Perbadanan Kemajuan Negeri Selangor Sports Complex, Petaling Jaya
Umpires: Javed Akhtar (Pak) and Russell Tiffin (Zim)

* India won the toss and elected to field.
* Amay Khurasiya was removed in stretcher after he collapsed due to dehydration while fielding. Rohan Gavaskar substituted for him. He couldn't bat during the Indian innings.[10]
* Points: Australia 2, India 0.
* Australia qualified for the semi-finals and India were eliminated as a result of this match.

Semi-final

17 September 1998
10:00
Scorecard

New Zealand
58 (26.4 overs)

Australia
62/1 (10.5 overs)

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Stephen Fleming 20 (41)
Brad Young 4/4 (4 overs)

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Adam Gilchrist 42* (36)
Alex Tait 1/17 (5 overs)

Australia won by 9 wickets
Tenaga National Sports Complex, Kuala Lumpur
Umpires: Dave Orchard (SA) and V. K. Ramaswamy (Ind)

* Australia won the toss and elected to field.

Gold medal match

19 September 1998
10:00
Scorecard

Australia
183 (49.3 overs)

South Africa
184/6 (46 overs)

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Steve Waugh 90* (109)
Shaun Pollock 4/19 (9 overs)

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Michael Rindel 67 (106)
Darren Lehmann 3/14 (4 overs)

South Africa won by 4 wickets
Perbadanan Kemajuan Negeri Selangor Sports Complex, Petaling Jaya
Umpires: K. T. Francis (SL) and Steve Bucknor (Jam)

* South Africa won the toss and elected to field.
* The crowd of 7,532 was the largest recorded crowd for a cricket match in Malaysia.[11]
* This marked the first championship for South Africa at an ICC global event or a global multi-sport event. However, the matches did not have ODI status.

### Cycling

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Road
Men
Athlete  | Event  | Time  | Rank

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Stuart O'Grady | Road Race | 32:27.0 | 15
Matthew White | 37:32.0 | 29
Peter Rogers | DNF | —
Jay Sweet | 4:31:56 |
Scott McGrory | 4:32:19 | 8
Neil Stephens | DNF | —
Stuart O'Grady | Time Trial | 53:30.00 |
Matthew White | 54:05.00 | 4
Peter Rogers | 55:17.00 | 9

Women
Athlete  | Event  | Time  | Rank

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Anna Wilson | Road Race | 24:59.0 |
Kathryn Watt | 26:38.0 | 5
Juanita Feldhahn | 29:47.0 | 8
Elizabeth Tadich | 2:33:14.00 | 11
Tracey Gaudry | 2:29:41.00 | 7
Karen Barrow | DNF | —
Anna Wilson | Time Trail | 37:34.00 |
Kathryn Watt | 38:39.00 |
Juanita Feldhahn | 39:55.00 | 7

### Diving

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Men
Athlete  | Event  | Points  | Rank

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Tony Lawson | 10 m Platform | 555.390 | 4
Robert Newbery | 605.610 |
Robert Newbery | 1 m Springboard | 369.150 |
Shannon Roy | 329.850 | 5
Dean Pullar | 381.660 |
Shannon Roy | 3 m Springboard | 608.370 |
Dean Pullar | 598.140 |
Robert Newbery | 564.360 | 5

Women
Athlete  | Event  | Points  | Rank

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Vyninka Arlow | 10 m Platform | 456.480 |
Lynda Folauhola | 432.270 | 5
Loudy Tourky | 419.580 | 6
Chantelle Michell | 1 m Springboard | 271.560 |
Rebecca Gilmore | 239.370 | 4
Loudy Tourky | 3 m Springboard | 476.130 | 4
Chantelle Michell | 506.520 |
Rebecca Gilmore | 409.140 | 9

### Gymnastics

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Men
Athlete  | Event  | Points  | Rank

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Bret Hudson | Individual All Around | 48.850 | 12
Andrei Kravtsov | 54.675 |
Brennon Dowrick | 52.500 |
Andrei Kravtsov | Floor | 9.325 |
Andrei Kravtsov | Pommel Horse | 9.487 |
Brennon Dowrick | 9.137 |
Pavel Mamin | Rings | 9.337 |
Bret Hudson | 8.687 | 4
Bret Hudson | Vault | 9.268 |
Andrei Kravtsov | Parallel Bars | 9.637 |
Bret Hudson | 8.887 |
Philippe Rizzo | Horizontal Bar | 8.525 | 5
Andrei Kravtsov | 8.662 | 4

Women
Athlete  | Event  | Points  | Rank

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Zeena McLaughlin | Individual All Around | 37.917 |
Allana Slater | 37.324 |
Trudy McIntosh | 36.636 |
Allana Slater | Floor | 9.587 |
Zeena McLaughlin | 9.487 |
Trudy McIntosh | Vault | 9.162 |
Lisa Skinner | 8.943 | 6
Lisa Skinner | Uneven Bars | 9.612 |
Zeena McLaughlin | 9.512 |
Zeena McLaughlin | Beam | 9.375 |
Trudy McIntosh | 9.550 |

### Lawn Bowls

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### Netball

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This was the first year that netball was played at the Commonwealth Games. Australia won the gold medal in the final against New Zealand. Australia was in group A along with Barbados, Canada, England, Jamaica and Malaysia. Group B was Cook Islands, Malawi, New Zealand, South Africa, Sri Lanka and Wales.

Date  | Win  | Points  | Loss

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14 September 1998 | Australia | 85 - 17 | Malaysia
15 September 1998 | Australia | 85 - 25 | Canada
16 September 1998 | Australia | 71 - 36 | Barbados
17 September 1998 | Australia | 70-38 | Jamaica
18 September 1998 | Australia | 66 - 29 | England
Semi Final
19 September 1998 | Australia | 68 - 38 | South Africa
Gold Medal Game
21 September 1998 | Australia  | 42 - 39 | New Zealand

### Rhythmic Gymnastics

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Athlete  | Event  | Points  | Rank

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Leigh Marning | Individual All Around | 37.865 |
Nareen Johnston | 37.673 |
Leigh Marning | Hoop | 9.500 |
Danielle Le Ray | 9.466 | 4
Nareen Johnston | Clubs | 9.458 |
Kristy Darrah | 9.324 | 4
Nareen Johnston | Ribbon | 9.491 |
Kristy Darrah | 9.350 | 4
Danielle Le Ray | Rope | 9.358 | 5
Leigh Marning | 9.500 |

### Rugby Sevens

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### Shooting

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### Squash

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### Swimming

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Men
Athlete  | Event  | Heat  | Final  | Rank

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Michael Klim | 50 m freestyle | 22.95  | 22.86  |
Nathan Rickard | 23.10  | 22.99  | 4
Ashley Callus | 23.01  | 23.03  | 5
Ian Thorpe | 100 m freestyle | 50.33  | 50.21  | 4
Christopher Fydler | 50.05  | 49.51  |
Michael Klim | 50.23  | 49.43 GR |
Daniel Kowalski | 200 m freestyle | 1:49.86  | 1:48.26  |
Ian Thorpe | 1:48.51  | 1:46.70 CR |
Michael Klim | 1:50.24  | 1:48.05  |
Grant Hackett | 400 m freestyle | 3:52.56  | 3:44.91  |
Daniel Kowalski | 3:57.36  | 3:48.91  |
Ian Thorpe | 3:55.20  | 3:44.88 GR |
Kieren Perkins | 1500 m freestyle | 15:34.75  | 15:03.00  |
Grant Hackett | 15.19.63  | 14:50.92  |
Daniel Kowalski | 15:43.39  | 15:03.40  | 4
Robert Van Der Zant | 100 m Backstroke | 57.16  | 57.25  | 8
Adrian Radley | 56.35  | 56.12  | 6
Joshua Watson | 56.73  | 55.92  |
Zane King | 200 m Backstroke | 2:04.19  | 2:03.20  | 10
Adrian Radley | 2:02.69  | 2:01.41  |
Joshua Watson | 2:02.55  | 2:01.67  | 4
Simon Cowley | 100 m Breaststroke | 1:02.35  | 1:02.00  |
Ryan Mitchell | 1:03.25  | 1:02.71  | 4
Philip Rogers | 1:03.01  | 1:02.46  |
Simon Cowley | 200 m Breaststroke | 2:16.66  | 2:13.13  |
Ryan Mitchell | 2:16.87  | 2:13.20  |
Philip Rogers | 2:18.84  | 2:16.37  | 5
Adam Pine | 100 m Butterfly | 53.51  | 53.09  |
Geoffrey Huegill | 53.34  | 52.81 GR}  |
Michael Klim | 54.14  | 53.50  |
William Kirby | 200 m Butterfly | 2:00.51  | 1:59.57  |
Zane King | 2:01.91  | 2:00.72  | 5
Ian Thorpe | 2:01.46  | 2:00.28  | 4
Trent Steed | 400 m Individual Medley | 4:23.13  | 4:19.89  |
Robert Van Der Zant | 4:28.87  | 4:25.72  | 6
Zane King | 4:25.85  | 4:23.20  |

Women
Athlete  | Event  | Heat  | Final  | Rank

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Julia Greville | 50 m Freestyle | 27.79 | Did not qualify | —
Lori Munz | 26.86 | 26.92 | 10
Rebecca Creedy | 26.46 | 26.27 | 5
Susan O'Neill | 100 m Freestyle | 56.16 | 55.58 |
Sarah Ryan | 56.77 | 56.63 | 6
Rebecca Creedy | 56.61 | 56.07 |
Anna Windsor | 200 m Freestyle | 2:03.61 | 2:02.97 | 7
Susan O'Neill | 2:02.56 | 2:00.24 |
Julia Greville | 2:03.00 | 2:02.97 | 7
Emily Pedrazzini | 400 m Freestyle | 4:18.06 | 4:16.23 | 5
Susan O'Neill | 4:18.68 | 4:12.39 |
Julia Greville | 4:14.85 | 4:16.07 | 4
Rachel Harris | 800 m Freestyle | 8:48.42 | 8:42.23 |
Nadine Neumann | 8:59.93 | 8:55.36 | 8
Emily Pedrazzini | 8:52.24 | 8:45.24 | 4
Dyana Calub | 100 m Backstroke | 1:03.90 | 1:03.83 | 6
Meredith Smith | 1:02.92 | 1:03.19 |
Giaan Rooney | 1:04.20 | 1:02.43 GR |
Richelle Jose | 200 m Backstroke | 2:18.33 | 1:19.73 | 12
Dyana Calub | 2:23.36 | 2:20.42 | 13
Meredith Smith | 2:15.70 | 2:13.19 |
Petria Thomas | 100 m Butterfly | 1:01.38 | 59.42 GR |
Kathryn Godfrey | 1:01.91 | 1:00.14 |
Susan O'Neill | 1:00.87 | 59.61 |
Petria Thomas | 200 m Butterfly | 2:14.27 | 2:10.42 |
Kathryn Godfrey | 2:16.38 | 2:12.04 | 4
Susan O'Neill | 2:14.21 | 2:06.60 CR |
Rachel Harris | 200 m Individual Medley | 2:22.14
Anna Windsor | 2:18.14 | 2:16.55 | 4
Lori Munz | 2:18.07 | 2:16.66 | 5
Jennifer Reilly | 400 m Individual Medley | 4:51.14 | 4:48.43 |
Rachel Harris | 4:51.91 | 4:48.95 | 4
Nadine Neumann | 4:55.54 | 4:51.02 | 5

### Synchronised Swimming

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Athlete  | Event  | Points  | Rank

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Naomi Young | Solo  | 90.933  |

## See also

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* Australia at the 1996 Summer Olympics
* Australia at the 2000 Summer Olympics

## References

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1. ^ "Annual Report 2017" (PDF). Commonwealth Games Australia. Retrieved 11 February 2018.[permanent dead link]
2. ^ Reid, Angus. "Commonwealth Games 1998: Where are the cricketers?". Sporting News.
3. ^ "Netball made its Commonwealth Games debut in Malaysia, 1998. This was a big deal". Australian Diamonds. Australian Diamonds.
4. ^ "Past Records". Commonwealth Games. Australian Government.
5. ^ "COMMONWEALTH GAMES, 1998/99POINTS TABLE". ESPNcricinfo. ESPN.
6. ^ Reid, Angus. "Commonwealth Games 1998: Where are the cricketers?". Sporting News.
7. ^ "Australia v Canada - Commonwealth Games 1998/99 (Group B)". CricketArchive. Archived from the original on 26 March 2016. Retrieved 9 January 2025.
8. ^ "Antigua and Barbuda v Australia - Commonwealth Games 1998/99 (Group B)". CricketArchive. Archived from the original on 26 March 2016. Retrieved 9 January 2025.
9. ^ "Player profile of Damien Fleming". ESPNcricinfo. Archived from the original on 26 December 2024. Retrieved 9 January 2025.
10. ^ "Australia v India - Commonwealth Games 1998/99 (Group B)". CricketArchive. Archived from the original on 27 March 2016. Retrieved 9 January 2025.
11. ^ "Australia v South Africa - Commonwealth Games 1998/99 (Final)". CricketArchive. Archived from the original on 27 March 2016. Retrieved 9 January 2025.

## External links

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* Commonwealth Games Australia Results Database

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