Australia at the 1998 Commonwealth Games

Australia at the
1998 Commonwealth Games
CGF codeAUS
CGAAustralian Commonwealth Games Association
Websitecommonwealthgames.org.au
in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia
Competitors311
Flag bearersOpening: Kieren Perkins
Closing:[1]
Officials130
Medals
Ranked 1st
Gold
80
Silver
61
Bronze
57
Total
198
Commonwealth Games appearances (overview)

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

Sport Debuts

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

[4]

Athletics

Men
Track and Road Events
Athlete Event Heat Quarterfinal Semifinal Final Rank
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
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
Jagan Hames 8,490
Scott Ferrier 8,307
Peter Banks 7,859 5
Women
Track and Road Events
Athlete Event Heat Semifinal Final Rank
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
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
Jane Jamieson 6,354

Badminton

Boxing

Cricket

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 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
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 Pld W L T NR Pts NRR
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)
v
 Australia
61/1 (14 overs)
Muneeb Diwan 14
Damien Fleming 4/21 (6 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)
v
 Australia
101/3 (18 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)
v
 India
109 (37.2 overs)
Steve Waugh 100* (102)
Debashish Mohanty 3/50 (10 overs)
Ajay Jadeja 27 (40)
Brad Young 4/23 (8.2 overs)
  • 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)
v
 Australia
62/1 (10.5 overs)
Stephen Fleming 20 (41)
Brad Young 4/4 (4 overs)
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)
v
 South Africa
184/6 (46 overs)
Steve Waugh 90* (109)
Shaun Pollock 4/19 (9 overs)
Michael Rindel 67 (106)
Darren Lehmann 3/14 (4 overs)
  • 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

Road
Men
Athlete Event Time Rank
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
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

Men
Athlete Event Points Rank
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
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

Men
Athlete Event Points Rank
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
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

Netball

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
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

Athlete Event Points Rank
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

Shooting

Squash

Swimming

Men
Athlete Event Heat Final Rank
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
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

Athlete Event Points Rank
Naomi Young Solo 90.933

See also

References

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  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.
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