1998 Commonwealth Games

16th Commonwealth Games
Sukan Komanwel 1998
Host city Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia
Motto Bersama-sama gemilangkannya
("Together we'll glorify this moment")
Nations participating 70
Athletes participating 3638
Events 15 different sports
Opening ceremony 11 September 1998
Closing ceremony 21 September 1998
Officially opened by The Late HM Almarhum Tuanku Jaafar ibni Almarhum
Tuanku Abdul Rahman

Yang di-Pertuan Agong
Queen's Baton Final Runner Koh Eng Tong
Main Stadium National Stadium Bukit Jalil

The 1998 XVI Commonwealth Games were held in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia from 11 September to 21 September 1998 making it the first Asian country to act as host and the last Commonwealth Games for the 20th century. A record 70 nations (34 of which collected medals) supplied 3638 athletes. The other bid came from Adelaide in Australia.[1]

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Overview

The 16th Games was declared open by the late His Majesty the King of Malaysia, Yang di-Pertuan Agong Tuanku Jaafar ibni Almarhum Tuanku Abdul Rahman on 11 September. 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 by 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 Flag). The official mascot for the games was Wira (Malay for "warrior" or "hero") 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 and individuals sports of ten-pin bowling and squash.
These joined athletics, badminton, boxing, cycling, gymnastics, lawn bowls, shooting, swimming 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 to 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.

21 September saw Her Majesty Elizabeth II, Head of the Commonwealth and Patron of the Commonwealth Games Federation declare the ceremony closed with remarks as the best Commonwealth Games ever held in the 20th Century. International stars Céline Dion and Rod Stewart entertained the crowd on that night.

The nation that won the most medals during the 1998 Commonwealth Games was Australia. England and Canada came second and third respectively, while Malaysia came in fourth place.

Main venues

National Sports Complex, Bukit Jalil

Bukit Kiara Sports Complex

Other venues

Corporate sponsors

Broadcast rights

      Host nation

1998 Commonwealth Games Broadcasters in Southeast Asia
Code Country Network Station Television Station Radio Station
MAS  Malaysia Radio Televisyen Malaysia RTM TV1 Klasik Nasional FM
SIN  Singapore Singapore International Media Television Corporation of Singapore Radio Corporation of Singapore
BRU  Brunei Radio Televisyen Brunei RTB TV1 Radio Nasional Brunei
MYA  Myanmar Myanmar Radio and Television Myanmar Television Myanmar Radio

Medal table

 Rank  Nation Gold Silver Bronze Total
1  Australia 82 61 57 200
2  England 36 47 52 135
3  Canada 30 31 40 101
4  Malaysia 10 14 12 36
5  South Africa 9 11 14 34
6  New Zealand 8 6 20 34
7  India 7 10 8 25
8  Kenya 7 5 4 16
9  Jamaica 4 2 0 6
10  Wales 3 4 8 15
11  Scotland 3 2 7 12
12  Nauru 3 0 0 3
13  Northern Ireland 2 1 1 4
14  Zimbabwe 2 0 3 5
15  Ghana 1 1 3 5
16  Mauritius 1 1 2 4
17  Cyprus 1 1 1 3
 Tanzania 1 1 1 3
 Trinidad and Tobago 1 1 1 3
20  Bahamas 1 1 0 2
 Mozambique 1 1 0 2
22  Barbados 1 0 2 3
23  Lesotho 1 0 0 1
24  Cameroon 0 3 3 6
25  Namibia 0 2 1 3
26  Seychelles 0 2 0 2
27  Sri Lanka 0 1 1 2
28  Bermuda 0 1 0 1
 Fiji 0 1 0 1
 Isle of Man 0 1 0 1
 Pakistan 0 1 0 1
32  Papua New Guinea 0 0 1 1
 Uganda 0 0 1 1
 Zambia 0 0 1 1
Total 215 215 245 675

Medals by event

Aquatics

Athletics

See also 1998 in athletics (track and field)

Badminton

Event Gold Silver Bronze
Men's team  Malaysia  India  England
 New Zealand
Women's team  England  Malaysia  Australia
 India
Men's singles Wong Choong Hann, Malaysia Yong Hock Kin, Malaysia Pullela Gopichand, India
Darren Hall, England
Women's singles Kelly Morgan, Wales Aparna Popat, India Tracey Hallam, England
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
Julian Robertson & Nathan Robertson, England
Women's doubles Joanne Goode and Donna Kellogg, England Chor Hooi Yee and Lim Pek Siah, Malaysia Tammy Jenkins & Rhona Robertson, New Zealand
Elinor Middlemiss & Sandra Watt, Scotland
Mixed doubles Simon Archer and Joanne Goode, England Nathan Robertson and Joanne Davies, England Peter Blackburn & Rhonda Cator, Australia
Chris Hunt & Donna Kellogg, England

Boxing

Weight 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 O'Donnell, 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

Event Gold Silver Bronze
Men's cricket  South Africa  Australia  New Zealand

Cycling

Track 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 Rob Hayles, England Greg Henderson, New Zealand

Road bicycle racing

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 Zeena McLaughlin, Australia Lisa Leveille, Canada
Women's floor exercise Annika Reeder, England Allana Slater, Australia Zeena McLaughlin, Australia
Women's uneven bars Lisa Skinner, Australia Veronique Leeleve, Canada Zeena McLaughlin, Australia
Women's vault Lisa Mason, England Trudy McIntosh, Australia Annika Reeder, England
Women's all round individual Zeena 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 Thye 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 Thye 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 hockey

Lawn bowls

Event Gold Silver Bronze
Men's singles Roy Garden, Zimbabwe John Price, Wales Gerald Baker, South Africa and Jeremy Henry, Northern Ireland
Women's singles Lesley Hartwell, South Africa Saedeh Abdul Rahim, Malaysia Jean Baker, England and Millie Khan, New Zealand
Men's doubles Brett Duprez and Mark Jacobsen, Australia Robert Thomas and Robert Weale, Wales Mohamed Aziz Maswadi & Mohamed Tazman Tahir, Malaysia and Themis Fraser & Rudi Jacobs, South Africa
Women's doubles Margaret Letham and Joyce Lindores, Scotland Cathelean du Plessis and Lynne Lindsay-Payne, Namibia Gordana Baric & Willow Fong, Australia and Rita Jones & Ann Sutherland, Wales
Men's fours  Northern Ireland  Australia  South Africa and  Wales
Women's fours  South Africa  Australia  England and  Malaysia

Netball

Event Gold Silver Bronze
Women's netball Australia New Zealand England

Rugby sevens

Event Gold Silver Bronze
Men's rugby sevens New Zealand Fiji Australia

Shooting

Event Gold Silver Bronze
Men's air pistol individual Michael Gault, England Jaspal Rana, India Greg Yelavich, New Zealand
Women's air pistol individual Annemarie Forder, Australia Christine Trefry, Australia Tania Corrigan, New Zealand
Men's air pistol team Nick Baxter and Michael Gault, England Jaspal Rana and Satendra Kumar, India John Rochon and Jean-Pierre Huot, Canada
Women's air pistol pairs Annemarie Forder and Christine Trefry, Australia Tania Corrigan and Jocelyn Lees, New Zealand Kamisah Abdul Jalal and Suriani Othman, Malaysia
Men's air rifle individual Chris Hector, England Mohd Emran Zakaria, Malaysia Zlatko Beneta, Australia
Women's air rifle individual Nurul Huda Baharin, Malaysia Sharon Bowes, Canada Louise Minnte, England
Men's air rifle team Chris Hector and Nigel Wallace, England Abdul Mutalib Abdul Razak and Mohammed Emran Zakaria, Malaysia David Rattray and Robin Law, Scotland
Women's air rifle pirs Christina Ashcroft and Sharon Bowes, Canada Belinda Muehlberg and Noemi Rostas, Australia Louise Minett and Rebecca Spicer, England
Men's 25 m center-fire pistol individual Jaspal Rana, India Allan McDonald, South Africa John Rochon, Canada
Men's 25 m center-fire pistol pairs Jaspal Rana and Ashok Pandit, India John Rochon and Metodi Igorov, Canada Mike Giustiniano and Bruce Quick, Australia
Men's Clay Pigeon trap individual Michael Diamond, Australia Ian R. Peel, England Desmond Coe, New Zealand
Men's free pistol individual Michael Gault, England Francois Van Tonder, South Africa Bruce Quick, Australia
Men's free pistol pairs Nick Baxter and Michael Gault, England David Moore and Bruce Quick, Australia John Rochon and Jean-Pierre Huot, Canada
Fullbore rifle Queens prize open pair David Calvert and Martin Millar, Northern Ireland James Paton and Alain Marion, Canada David Davies and Christopher Hockley, Wales
Fullbore rifle Queens prize open individual James Paton, Canada Zainal Abidin Md Zain, Malaysia Andrew Luckman, England
Men's Olympic trap individual Michael Diamond, Australia Ian Peel, England Desmond Coe, New Zealand
Men's Olympic trap team Mansher Singh and Manavjit Singh, India Michael Diamond and Ben Kelley, Australia Bob Borsley and Ian Peel, England
Men's 25 m rapid fire pistol individual Metodi Igorov, Canada Allan McDonald, South Africa Bhanwar Dhaka, India
Men's 25 m rapid fire pistol pairs Mike Giustiniano and Pat Murray Australia Jason Wakeling and Alan Earle, New Zealand Allan McDonald and André van Emmenis, South Africa
Men's skeet individual Desmond Davies, Wales Joe Trinci, Canada David Cunningham, Australia
Men's skeet pairs Costas Stratis and Antonis Nicolaides, Cyprus Andy Austin and Drew Harvey, England Douglas McCutcheon and Joe Trinci, Canada
Men's smallbore rifle three positions individual Timothy Lowndes, Australia Wayne Sorensen, Canada Kenneth Parr, England
Men's free rifle three positions pairs Michael Dion and Wayne Sorensen, Canada Les Imgrund and Tim Lowndes, Australia Chris Hector and Kenneth Parr, England
Men's free rifle prone individual Stephen Petterson, New Zealand David Moore, Isle of Man Gavin van Rhyn, South Africa
Men's free rifle prone pairs Gavin van Rhyn and Michael Thiele, South Africa Philip Scanlan and Neil Day, England Tim Lowndes and Warren Potent, Australia
Women's free rifle prone individual Roopa Unnikrishanin, India Carrie Quigley, Australia Sally Johnston, New Zealand
Women's free rifle prone pairs Carrie Quigley and Kim Frazer, Australia Christina Ashcroft and Maureen Spinney, Canada Susan Bell and Shirley McIntosh, Scontland
Women's smallbore sport rifle three positions individual Susan McCready, Australia Sharon Bowes, Canada Roslina Bakar, Malaysia
Women's smallbore sport rifle Three positions pairs Sharon Bowes and Christina Ashcroft, Canada Val Martin and Donna Potgieter,Australia Shirley McIntosh and Janis Thomson, Scotland
Women's sport pistol individual Christine Trefry, Australia Bibiana Ng Pei Chin, Malaysia Kim Eagles, Canada
Women's sport pistol pairs Christine Trefry and Annette Woodward Australia Tania Corrigan and Jocelyn Lees, New Zealand Bibiana Ng Pei Chin and Norsita Mahmud, Malaysia

Squash

Event Gold Silver Bronze
Men's singles Peter Nicol, Scotland Jonathon Power, Canada Alex Gough, Wales and Paul Johnson, England
Women's singles Michelle Martin, Australia Sarah Fitz-Gerald, Australia Cassie Jackman and Sue Wright, England
Men's doubles Mark Chaloner & Paul Johnson, England Byron Davis & Rodney Eyles, Australia Mark Cairns & Chris Walker, England and Stuart Cowie & Peter Nicol, Scotland
Women's doubles Cassie Jackman & Sue Wright, England Robyn Cooper & Rachael Grinham, Australia Sarah Fitz-Gerald & Carol Owens, Australia and Natalie Grainger & Claire Nitch, South Africa
Mixed doubles Craig Rowland & Michelle Martin, Australia Simon Parke & Suzanne Horner, England Glen Wilson & Sarah Cook, New Zealand and Rodney Durbach & Natalie Grainger, South Africa

Ten-pin bowling

Event Gold Silver Bronze
Men's singles Kenny Ang, Malaysia, 6046 points Bill Rowe, Canada, 5946 Warren Rennox, Canada, 5850
Women's singles Cara Honeychurch, Australia, 6406 Maxine Nable, Australia, 6028 Lai Kin Ngoh, Malaysia, 5920
Men's doubles Kenny Ang and Ben Heng, Malaysia, 3522 Antoine Jones and Conrad Lister, Bermuda, 3329 Michael Muir and Frank Ryan, Australia, 3229
Women's doubles Cara Honeychurch and Maxine Nable, Australia, 3678 Lai Kin Ngoh and Shalin Zulkifli, Malaysia, 3548 Pauline Buck and Gemma Burden, England, 3536
Mixed doubles Frank Ryan and Cara Honeychurch, Australia, 3605 Richard Hood and Pauline Buck, England, 3560 Bill Rowe and Jane Amlinger, Canada, 3536

Weightlifting

Event Gold Silver Bronze
Men's 56 kg snatch Mehmey Yagci, Australia, 107.5 kg Arumugam K. Pandian, India 107.5 kg Matin Guntali, Malaysia, 105 kg
Men's 56 kg clean and jerk Dharmaraj Wilson, India, 140 kg Arumugam K. Pandian, India 137.5 kg Matin Guntali, Malaysia, 135 kg
Men's 56 kg combined Arumugam K. Pandian, India, 245 kg Dharmaraj Wilson, India, 242.5 kg Matin Guntali, Malaysia, 240 kg
Men's 62 kg snatch Marcus Stephen, Nauru, 125 kg Yourik Sarkisian, Australia, 125 kg Ganapathy Gnanasekar, India, 117.5 kg
Men's 62 kg clean and jerk Marcus Stephen, Nauru, 167.5 kg Yourik Sarkisian, Australia, 157.5 kg Murugesan Arun, India, 155 kg
Men's 62 kg combined Marcus Stephen, Nauru, 292.5 kg Yourik Sarkisian, Australia282.5 kg Murugesan Arun, India, 272.5 kg
Men's 69 kg snatch Sebastien Groulx, Canada, 130 kg Stewart Cruikshank, England, 130 kg Tony Morgan, Wales, 130 kg,
Men's 69 kg clean and jerk Muhamad Hidayat Hamidon, Malaysia, 167.5 kg Sebastien Groulx, Canada, 167.5 kg G. Vadivelu, India, 135.5 kg
Men's 69 kg combined Sebastien Groulx, Canada, 297.5 kg Muhamad Hidayat Hamidon, Malaysia, 295 kg Sandip Kumar, India, 285 kg
Men's 77 kg snatch Satheesha Rai, India, 147.5 kg David Morgan Wales, 145 kg Damian Brown, Australia, 140 kg
Men's 77 kg clean and jerk Damian Brown, Australia, 187.5 kg Satheesha Rai, India, 147.5 kg Alain Bilodeau, Canada, 167.5 kg
Men's 77 kg combined Damian Brown, Australia, 327.5 kg Satheesha Rai, India, 322.5 kg Alain Bilodeau, Canada, 305 kg
Men's 85 kg snatch Stephen Ward, England, 157.5 kg Leon Griffin, England, 155 kg David Matam Matam, Cameroon, 147.5 kg
Men's 85 kg clean and jerk Leon Griffin, England, 192.5 kg Stephen Ward, England, 187.5 kg David Matam Matam, Cameroon, 180 kg
Men's 85 kg combined Leon Griffin, England, 347.5 kg Stephen Ward, England, 345 kg David Matam Matam, Cameroon, 327.5 kg
Men's 94 kg snatch Kiril Kounev Australia, 165 kg Anthony Arthur, England, 152.5 Simon Heffernan, Australia, 150 kg
Men's 94 kg clean and jerk Kiril Kounev Australia, 205 kg Andrew Callard, England, 190 kg Simon Heffernan, Australia, 185 kg
Men's 94 kg combined Kiril Kounev Australia, 370 kg Andrew Callard, England, 340 kg Simon Heffernan, Australia, 335 kg
Men's 105 kg snatch Akos Sandor, Canada, 167.5 kg Tommy Yule, England, 160 kg Nigel Avery, New Zealand, 155 kg
Men's 105 kg clean and jerk Akos Sandor, Canada, 192.5 kg Tommy Yule, England, 190 kg Karl Grant, England, 187.5 kg
Men's 105 kg combined Akos Sandor, Canada, 360 kg Tommy Yule, England, 350 kg Nigel Avery, New Zealand, 340 kg
Men's 105+ kg snatch Darren Liddle, New Zealand, 165 kg Giles Greenwood, England, 162.5 kg Christopher Rae, Australia, 160 kg
Men's 105+ kg clean and jerk Darren Liddle, New Zealand, 202.5 kg Jean Bilong, Canada, 192.5 kg Christopher Rae, Australia, 192.5 kg
Men's 105+ kg combined Darren Liddle, New Zealand, 367.5 kg Christopher Rae, Australia, 352.5 kg Giles Greenwood, England, 352.5 kg

See also

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