# Australia at the 1998 Commonwealth Games

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

| Medal | Name | Sport | Event |
| 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

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. 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.

## Results by event
### Athletics
#### Track and Road Events

| Athlete | Event | Heat | Quarterfinal | Semifinal | Final | Rank |
| Damien Marsh | 100 m | 10.06 | DNS | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | 32 |
| Matthew Shirvington | 100 m | 10.24 | 10.13 | 10.12 | 10.03 | 4 |
| Gavin Hunter | 100 m | 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 | 200 m | 20.68 | 20.84 | 20.59 | 20.48 | 5 |
| Matthew Shirvington | 200 m | 20.96 | 20.78 | 20.55 | 20.53 | 6 |
| Declan Stack | 400 m | 47.18 | 46.63 | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | 21 |
| Patrick Dwyer | 400 m | 46.58 | 45.71 | 46.12 | Did not qualify | 13 |
| Casey Vincent | 400 m | 47.04 | 46.03 | Did not qualify | 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 | 5000 m | 14:09.68 | — | — | 13:56.32 | 6 |
| Stephen Moneghetti | 10000 m | — | — | — | 29:03.2 | |
| Lee Troop | 10000 m | — | — | — | 29:34.23 | 7 |
| Kyle Vander-Kuyp | 110 m hurdles | 13.63 | — | — | 13.67 | 5 |
| Rod Zuyderwyk | 110 m hurdles | 14.09 | — | — | Did not qualify | 10 |
| Declan Stack | 400 m hurdles | 47.18 | 46.63 | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | 21 |
| Patrick Dwyer | 400 m hurdles | 46.58 | 45.71 | 46.12 | Did not qualify | 13 |
| Casey Vincent | 400 m hurdles | 47.04 | 46.03 | Did not qualify | 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 | 20 km Walk | — | — | — | 1:24:59 | |
| Nathan Deakes | 20 km Walk | — | — | — | 1:26:06 | |
| Duane Cousins | 50 km Walk | — | — | — | 4:20:30 | |
| Dominic McGrath | 50 km Walk | — | — | — | 4:12:52 | |
| Dion Russell | 50 km Walk | — | — | — | DNF | — |
| Sean Quilty | Marathon | — | — | — | 2:24:43 | 11 |
| Patrick Carroll | Marathon | — | — | — | 2:25:14 | 7 |
| Stephen Moneghetti | Marathon | — | — | — | DNS | — |

#### Field Events

| Athlete | Event | Qualification | Final | Rank |
| Peter Burge | Long jump | 8.05 | 8.22 | |
| Jai Taurima | Long jump | 7.80 | 8.22 | |
| Shane Hair | Long jump | 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 | Shot put | — | 18.77 | 6 |
| Adrian Hatcher | Shot put | — | 18.44 | 7 |
| Justin Anlezark | Javelin throw | — | 68.99 | 10 |
| Andrew Currey | Javelin throw | — | 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 |

#### Track and Road Events

| Athlete | Event | Heat | Semifinal | Final | Rank |
| Nova Peris-Kneebone | 100 m | 11:42 | 11:41 | 11.41 | 6 |
| Lauren Hewitt | 100 m | 11.43 | 11.44 | 11.37 | 4 |
| Tania Van-Heer | 100 m | 11.36 | 11.35 | 11.29 | |
| Melinda Gainsford-Taylor | 200 m | 22.98 | 22.79 | 23.04 | 4 |
| Nova Peris-Kneebone | 200 m | 23.15 | 23.05 | 22.77 | |
| Lauren Hewitt | 200 m | 23.44 | 23.05 | 22.83 | |
| Susan Andrews | 400 m | 52.98 | 52.65 | Did not qualify | 10 |
| Lee Naylor | 400 m | 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 | 5000 m | — | — | 16:14.98 | 7 |
| Kylie Risk | 10000 m | — | — | 33:42.11 | |
| Clair-Louise Fearnley | 10000 m | — | — | 33:52.13 | |
| Debbie Edwards | 100 m hurdles | 13.31 | — | 13.49 | 7 |
| Jane Saville | 10 km Walk | — | — | 43:57 | |
| Kerry Saxby-Junna | 10 km Walk | — | — | 44:27 | |
| Heather Turland | Marathon | — | — | 2:41:24 | |
| Lisa Dick | Marathon | — | — | 2:41:48 | |

#### Field Events

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

#### Combined Events - Heptathlon

| Athlete | Points | Rank |
| Jane Jamieson | 6,354 | |

### Cricket

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.

#### 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.

#### Summary

| Team | Event | Group stage | Group stage | Group stage | Group stage | Semifinal | Final / BM | Final / BM |
| Team | Event | 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 | Teamvte | 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 |
* 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) | | Mark Waugh 24* Sanjayan Thuraisingam 1/14 (5 overs) |
* Australia won by 9 wickets Perbadanan Kemajuan Negeri Selangor Sports Complex, Petaling Jaya Umpires: David Orchard (SA) and William Smith (Sco)
* Australia won the toss and elected to field.
* Danny Ramnarais (Can) made his List A debut.
* Points: Australia 2, Canada 0.
* 12 September 1998 10:00 Scorecard
| Antigua and Barbuda 99 (30.1 overs) | v | Australia 101/3 (18 overs) |
| Eldine Baptiste 22 Damien Fleming 5/24 (9 overs) | | 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.
* 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) |
* 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.
* 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: David 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 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.
* 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
#### Men

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

#### Women

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

### Diving
#### Men

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

#### Women

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

### Gymnastics
#### Men

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

#### Women

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

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

### Swimming
#### Men

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

#### Women

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

### Synchronised Swimming

| Athlete | Event | Points | Rank |
| Naomi Young | Solo | 90.933 | |