1998 Commonwealth Games

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16th Commonwealth Games

colspan="2" style="text-align: center;" class |- style="vertical-align:top;" | Host city | Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia |- style="vertical-align:top;" | Nations participating | |- style="vertical-align:top;" | Athletes participating | |- style="vertical-align:top;" | Events | |- style="vertical-align:top;" | Opening ceremony | September 11, 1998 |- style="vertical-align:top;" | Closing ceremony | September 21, 1998 |- style="vertical-align:top;" | Officially opened by | His Majesty the King of Malaysia |- style="vertical-align:top;" | Queen's Baton Final Runner | TBA |- style="vertical-align:top;" | Main Stadium | National Stadium Bukit Jalil |- style="vertical-align:top;" | Motto | |} The 1998 XVI Commonwealth Games were held in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia from September 11 to September 21 making it the first Asian country to act as [host] and the last Commonwealth Games for 20th Century. A record 70 nations (34 of which collected medals) supplied 3638 athletes. Contents 1 Overview 1.1 Medal Table 2 Medals by Event 2.1 Athletics 2.1.1 Track 2.1.2 Field 2.2 Badminton 2.3 Boxing 2.4 Cricket 2.5 Cycling 2.5.1  2.5.2  2.6 Gymnastics 2.7 Field Hockey 2.8 Lawn Bowls 2.9 Netball 2.10 Rugby Sevens 2.11 Shooting 2.12 Squash 2.13 Swimming 2.13.1 Diving 2.14 Ten-pin Bowling 2.15 Weightlifting 3 See also 4 External link Overview The 16th Games was declared open by His Majesty the King of Malaysia, Yang di-Pertuan Agong Tuanku Jaafar ibni Almarhum Tuanku Abdul Rahman on September 11. The main focus for the games and the venue for the opening and closing ceremonies was the newly built National Stadium Bukit Jalil, a 100,000 spectator capacity stadium. The logo for these games was inspired from the national flower of Malaysia, the Hibiscus, and was the first time that the colour yellow was introduced in the logo. (All previous logos had been red, white and blue to reflect the colours of the British Union Jack). The official mascot for the games was Wira, meaning warrior in the Malay language, the Orang utan. The host nation was thrilled at achieving its best ever haul of ten gold medals. The 16th Commonwealth Games' host newly introduced team sports of cricket, Field Hockey, Netball and Rugby Sevens. These joined athletics, badminton, boxing, cycling, gymnastics, lawn bowls, shooting, squash, swimming, ten-pin bowling and weightlifting to make a total of 15 different categories of events. In front of 20,000 fans at the Petaling Jaya Stadium, Rugby Sevens in particularly were an enormous success with New Zealand collecting its 100th Commonwealth Games medal with a 21-12 win over the plucky Fiji, (the reigning world champions). Man of the match was the giant Jonah Lomu who had worked tirelessly during the 10-minutes each way final. Led by veteran star David Campese, Australia took the bronze beating Samoa 33-12. In the squash event many had anticipated a close match between Michelle Martin and Sarah Fitz-Gerald who had both comfortably won their respective semi finals. Sarah had won the previous two years world open and Michelle the three prior to that and so it was with some surprise too many that Michelle took the gold in three straight sets 9-0, 9-6, 9-5. Sarah did avenge this defeat in the final of the world championship later that year, in what many people regard as the greatest women's final ever, coming back from 8-2 down in the fifth to retain her title. Michelle also teamed up with Craig Rowland to take the commonwealth mixed doubles gold. Erika-Leigh Stirton took five of the six available golds in the rhythmic gymnastics only being beaten into second place in the team event in the hosts took gold. September 21st saw Her Majesty Queen Elizabeth II, Head of the Commonwealth and Patron of the Commonwealth Games Federation declare the ceremony closed on a night that saw both international star Céline Dion and Rod Stewart entertain the crowd. The overall nation that won the most medals of 1998 Commonwealth Games is Australia which followed by England and Canada. Malaysia is placed at the fourth place. Medal Table Participating countries Medal Table By Country Country:                   Total: Australia 80 61 57 198 England 36 47 53 136 Canada 30 31 38 99 Malaysia 10 14 12 36 South Africa 9 11 14 34 New Zealand 8 6 20 34 Kenya 7 5 4 16 India 7 5 4 16 Jamaica 4 2 0 6 Wales 3 4 8 15 Scotland 3 2 7 12 Nauru 3 0 0 3 Northern Ireland 2 1 2 5 Zimbabwe 2 0 3 5 Ghana 1 1 3 5 Cyprus 1 1 1 3 Mauritius 1 1 2 4 Tanzania 1 1 1 3 Trinidad and Tobago 1 1 1 3 Bahamas 1 1 0 2 Mozambique 1 1 0 2 Barbados 1 0 2 3 Lesotho 1 0 0 1 Cameroon 0 3 3 6 Namibia 0 2 1 3 Seychelles 0 2 0 2 Sri Lanka 0 1 1 2 Bermuda 0 1 0 1 Fiji 0 1 0 1 Isle of Man 0 1 0 1 Pakistan 0 1 0 1 Papua New Guinea 0 0 1 1 Uganda 0 0 1 1 Zambia 0 0 1 1 Commonwealth Games Medal Counts 1930 | 1934 | 1938 | 1950 | 1954 | 1958 | 1962 | 1966 | 1970 | 1974 | 1978 | 1982 | 1986 | 1990 | 1994 | 1998 | 2002 | 2006 Commonwealth Games Progressive Overall Medal Counts 1930 | 1934 | 1938 | 1950 | 1954 | 1958 | 1962 | 1966 | 1970 | 1974 | 1978 | 1982 | 1986 | 1990 | 1994 | 1998 | 2002 Medals by Event Athletics Track Event: Gold: Silver: Bronze: 100 m Men Ato Boldon, Trinidad & Tobago, 9.88 s Frankie Fredericks, Namibia, 9.96 s Obadele Thompson, Barbados, 10.00 s 100 m Women Chandra Sturrup, Bahamas, 11.06 s Philomena Mensah, Canada, 11.19 s Tania Van-Hee, Australia, 11.29 s 100 m Hurdles Women Gillian Russell, Jamaica, 12.70 s Mohotti Kwawansha, Sri Lanka, 12.95 s Katie Anderson, Canada, 13.04 s 110 m Hurdles Men Tony Jarrett, England, 13.47 s Steve Brown, Trinidad & Tobago 13.48 s Shaun Bownes, South Africa, 13.53 s 200 m Men Julian Golding, England, 20.18 s Christian Malcolm, Wales, 20.29 s John Regis, England, 20.40 s 200 m Women Nova Peris-Kneebone, Australia, 22.77 s Juliet Campbell, Jamaica, 22.79 s Lauren Hewitt, Australia, 22.83 s 400 m Men Iwan Thomas, Wales, 44.52 s Mark Richardson, England, 44.60 s Sugath Thilakaratne, Sri Lanka, 44.64 s 400 m Women Sandie Richards, Jamaica, 50.17 s Allison Curbishley, Scotland, 50.71 s Donna Fraser, England, 51.01 s 400 m Hurdles Men Dinsdale Morgan, Jamaica, 48.28 s Rohan Robinson, Australia, 48.99 s Kenneth Harnden, Zimbabwe 49.06 s 400 m Hurdles Women Andrea Blackett, Barbados, 53.91 s Gowry Retchakan-Hodge, England, 55.25 s Karlene Houghton, Canada, 55.53 s 800 m Men Japheth Kimutai, Kenya, 1:43.82 Hezekiel Sepeng, South Africa, 1:44.44 Johan Botha, South Africa, 1:44.57 800 m Women Maria Mutola, Mozambique, 1:57.60 Argentina Paulino, Mozambique, 1:58.39 Diane Modahl, England, 1:58.81 1500 m Men Laban Rotich, 3:39.49 John Mayock, England, 3:40.46 Anthony Whiteman, England, 3:40.70 1500 m Women Jackline Maranga, Kenya, 4:05.27 Kelly Holmes, England, 4:06.10 Julia Sakara, Zimbabwe, 4:07.82 3,000 m Steeplechase Men John Kosgei, Kenya, 8:15.34 Bernard Barmasai, Kenya, 8:15.37 Kipurui Misoi, Kenya, 8:18.24 5,000 m Men Daniel Komen, Kenya, 13:22.57 Thomas Kyariki, Kenya, 13:28.09 Richard Limo, Kenya, 13:37.42 5,000 m Women Kate Anderson, Australia, 15:52.74 Andrea Whitcombe, England, 15:56.85 Samukeliso Moyo, Zimbabwe, 15:57.57 10,000 m Men Simon Maina, Kenya, 28:10.00 s Kalya William, Kenya, 29:01.68 Stephen Moneghetti, Australia, 29:02.76 10,000 m Women Esther Wanjiru, Kenya, 33:40.13 Kylie Risk, Australia, 33:42.11 Clair Fearney, Australia, 33:52.13 Marathon Men Thabiso Moqhali, Lesotho, 2:19.15 Simon Bisiligitwa, Tanzania, 2:19.42 Andea Geway Suja, Tanzania, 2:19.50 Marathon Women Heather Turland, Australia, 2:41.24 Lisa Dick, Australia, 2:41.48 Elizabeth Mongudhi, Namibia, 2:43.28 10 km Walk Women Jane Saville, Australia, 43:57 Kerry Saxby-Junna, Australia, 44:27 Lisa Kahler, England, 45:03 20 km Walk Men Nicolas A’Hern, Australia, 1:24.59 Arturo Huerta, Canada, 1:25.49 Nathan Deakes, Australia, 1:26.06 50 km Walk Men Govindasamy Saravanan, Malaysia, 4:10.05 Duane Cousins, Australia, 4:10.30 Dominic McGrath, Australia, 4:12.52 4 x 100 m Relay Men England, 38.20 s Canada, 38.46 s Australia, 38.69 s 4 x 100 m Women Australia, 43.39 s Jamaica, 43.69 s England, 43.69 s 4 x 400 m Men Jamaica, 2:59.03 England, 3:00.82 Wales, 3:01.86 4 x 400 m Women Australia, 3:27.28 England, 3:29.28 Canada, 3:29.27 Field Event: Gold: Silver: Bronze: Long Jump Men Peter Burge, Australia, 8.22 m Jai Taurima, Australia, 8.22 m Wendell Williams, Trinidad and Tobago, 7.95 m Long Jump Women Joanne Wise, England, 6.63 m Jacqueline Edwards, Bahamas, 6.59 m Nicole Boegman, Australia, 6.58 m Triple Jump Men Onochie Achike, England, 17.10 m Andrew Owusu, Ghana, 17.03 m Remmy Kimutai Limo, Kenya, 16.89 m Triple Jump Women Ashia Hansen, England, 14.32 m Francoise Mbango, Cameroon, 13.95 m Connie Henry, England, 13.94 m high jump Men Dalton Grant, England, 2.31 m Benjamin Challenger, England, 2.28 m Timothy Forsyth, Australia, 2.28 m high jump Women Hestrie Storbeck, South Africa, 1.91 m Joanne Jennings, England, 1.91 m Alison Inverarity, Australia, 1.88 m javelin throw Men Marius Corbett, South Africa, 88.75 m Steve Backley, England, 87.38 m Mick Hill, England, 83.80 m javelin throw Women Louise McPaul, Australia, 66.96 m Karen Martin, England, 57.82 m Kirsty Morrison, England, 56.34 m Discus Men Robert Weir, England, 64.42 m Frantz Kruger, South Africa, 63.93 m Jason Tunks, Canada, 62.22 m Discus Women Beatrice Faumuina, New Zealand, 65.92 m Lisa Marie Vizaniari, Australia, 62.14 m Alison Lever, Australia, 59.80 m Hammer Men Stuart Rendel, Australia, 74.71 m Mick Jones, England, 74.02 m Chris Harmse, South Africa, 72.83 m Hammer Women Deborah Sosimenko, Australia, 66.56 m Lorraine Shaw, England, 62.66 m Caroline Whittrin, Canada, 61.67 Shot Put Men Burger Lambrechts, South Africa, 20.01 m Michalis Louca, Cyprus, 19.52 m Shaun Pickering, Wales, 19.33 m Shot Put Women Judy Oakes, England, 18.83 m Myrtle Augee, England, 17.16 m Johanna Abrahamse, South Africa, 16.52 m pole vault Men Riaan Botha, South Africa, 5.60 m Paul Bergess, Australia, 5.50 m Kersley Gardenne, Mauritius, 5.35 m pole vault Women Emma George, Australia, 4.20 m Elmarie Geryts, South Africa, 4.15 m Trista Bernier, Canada, 4.15 m Heptathlon Women Denise Lewis, England, 6513 points Jane Jamieson, Australia, 6354 points Joanne Henry, New Zealand, 6096 Decathlon Men Jagan Hemes, Australia, 8490 points Scott Ferrier, Australia, 8307 points Michael Smith, Canada, 8143 points Badminton Event: Gold: Silver: Bronze: Men's Teams Malaysia India England Women's Teams England Malaysia India Men's Singles Wong Choong Hann, Malaysia Yong Hock Kin, Malaysia Pullela Gopi Chand, India and Darren Hall, England Women's Singles Kelly Morgan, Wales Aparna Popat, India Tracey Hallam, England and Julia Mann, England Men's Doubles Choong Tan Fook and Lee Wan Wah, Malaysia Cheah Soon Kit and Yap Kim Hock, Malaysia Simon Archer & Chris Hunt, England and Julian Robertson & Nathan Robertson, England Women's Doubles Joanne Goode (Wright) and Donna Kellogg, England Chor Hooi Yee and Lim Pek Siah, Malaysia Tammy Jenkins & Rhona Robertson, New Zealand and Elinor Middlemiss & Sandra Watt, Scotland Mixed Doubles Simon Archer and Joanne Goode (Wright), England Nathan Robertson and Joanne Davies, England Peter Blackburn & Rhonda Cater, Australia and Chris Hunt & Donna Kellogg, England Boxing Event: Gold: Silver: Bronze: Light Flyweight (48 kg) Sapok Biki, Malaysia Moses Kinyua, Kenya Boudik Kazanijian, Cyprus Gary Jones, England Flyweight (51 kg) Richard Sunee, Mauritius Liam Cunningham, Northern Ireland Phumzile Matyhila, South Africa Jackson Asiku, Uganda Bantamweight (54 kg) Michael Yomba, Tanzania Herman Ngoudjo, Cameroon Adnan Yusoh, Malaysia Andrew Kooner, Canada Featherweight (57 kg) Alex Arthur, Scotland Marty ODonnel, Canada Lynch Ipera, Papua New Guinea James Swan, Australia Lightweight (60 kg) Raymond Narh, Ghana Ali Asghar, Pakistan Andrew McLean, England Giovanni Frontin, Mauritius Light Welterweight (63.5 kg) Michael Strange, Canada Gerry Legras, Seychelles Casey Johns, Australia Davies Mwale, Zambia Welterweight (67 kg) Jeremy Molitor, Canada Absolom Okoth, Kenya Colin McNeil, Scotland Lynden Hosking, Australia Light Middleweight (71 kg) Chris Bessey, England Scott MacIntosh, Canada James Tony, Ghana Jackie Townsley, Scotland Middleweight (75 kg) John Pearce, England Jitender Kumar, India Trevor Stewardson, Canada Brian Magee, Northern Ireland Light Heavyweight (81 kg) Courtney Fry, England Troy Amos, Canada Samuel Odindo, Kenya Charles Adamu, Ghana Heavyweight (91 kg) Mark Simmons, Canada Roland Raforme, Seychelles Kevin Evans, Wales Garth da Silva, New Zealand Super Heavyweight (over 91 kg) Audley Harrison, England Michael Macque, Mauritius Justin Whitehead, Australia Moyoyo Aloryi, Ghana Cricket Gold: Silver: Bronze: South Africa Australia New Zealand Cycling Event: Gold: Silver: Bronze: Men's 1000 m Individual Sprint Darryn Hill, Australia Sean Eadie, Australia Barry Forde, Barbados Women's 1000 m Individual Sprint Tanya Dubnicoff, Canada Michelle Ferris, Australia Lori-Ann Muenzer, Canada Men's 1000m Track time trial Shane Kelly, Australia Jason Queally, England Joshua Kersten, Australia Women's 3000 m Individual pursuit Sarah Ulmer, New Zealand Alayna Burns, Australia Yvonne McGregor, England Men's 4000 m Individual pursuit Brad McGee, Australia Luke Roberts, Australia Matt Illingworth, England Men's 4000 m Team pursuit Australia England New Zealand Men's 25 Scratch Race Michael Rogers, Australia Shaun Wallace, England Timothy Barswell, New Zealand Women's 24 km Points Race Alayna Burns, Australia Sarah Ulmer, New Zealand Annie Gariepy, Canada Men's 40 km Points Race Glen Thomson, New Zealand Robert Hayles, England Greg Henderson, New Zealand Event: Gold: Silver: Bronze: Women's 28 km individual time trial Anna Wilson, Australia Linda Jackson, Canada Kathy Watt, Australia Men's 42 km individual time trial Eric Wohlberg, Canada Stuart O'Grady, Australia David George, South Africa Women's 92 km Road Race Lyne Bessette, Canada Susy Pryde, New Zealand Anna Wilson, Australia Men's 184 km Road Race Jay Sweet, Australia Rosli Effandy, Malaysia Eric Wohlberg, Canada Gymnastics Event: Gold: Silver: Bronze: Women's Balance Beam Trudy McIntosh, Australia Zena McLaughlin, Australia Lisa Leveille, Canada Women's Floor Exercise Annika Reeder, England Allana Slater, Australia Zena McLaughlin, Australia Women's Uneven Bars Lisa Mason, England Veronique Leeleve, Canada Zena McLaughlin, Australia Women's Vault Lisa Mason, England Trudy McIntosh, Australia Annika Reeder, England Women's All Round Individual Zena McLaughlin, Australia Allana Slater, Australia Trudy McIntosh, Australia Women's All Round Team Event Australia England Canada Men's Floor Exercise Andrei Kravtsov, Australia Christian Brezeanu, South Africa John Smethurst, England and David Phillips, New Zealand Men's Horizontal or High Bar Alexander Jeltkov, Canada Kris Burley, Canada Lee McDermott, England Men's Parallel Bars Andrei Kravtsov, Australia Richard Ikede, Canada Brett Hudson, Australia Men's Pommel Horse Andrei Kravtsov, Australia Richard Ikede, Canada Brennon Dowrick, Australia Men's Rings Pavel Mamine, Australia Andrew Atherton, England Athol Myhill, South Africa Men's Vault Simon Hutcheon, South Africa Christian Brezeanu, South Africa Brett Hudson, Australia Men's All Round Individual Andrei Kravtsov, Australia Andrew Atherton, England Brennon Dowrick, Australia Men's All Round Team Event England Australia Canada Women's Rhythmic Clubs Erika Leigh Stirton, Canada Shaneez Johnston, Australia Emilie Livingston, Canada Women's Rhythmic Hoop Erika Leigh Stirton, Canada They Chee Kiat, Malaysia Leigh Marning, Australia Women's Rhythmic Ribbon Erika Leigh Stirton, Canada Shaneez Johnston, Australia Carolyn Au Yong, Malaysia Women's Rhythmic Rope Erika Leigh Stirton, Canada Leigh Marning, Australia They Chee Kiat, Malaysia Women's Rhythmic All Round Individual Erika Leigh Stirton, Canada Leigh Marning, Australia Shaneez Johnston, Australia Women's Rhythmic All Round Team Malaysia Canada Australia Field 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