# Australia at the 1990 Commonwealth Games

Australia at the 1990 Commonwealth Games was abbreviated AUS. This was their fourteenth of 14 Commonwealth Games having participated in all Games meets up to these Games.

## Medallists

'The following Australian competitors won medals at the games.
| Medal | Name | Sport | Event |
| Gold | Darren Clark | Athletics | Men's 400 metres |
| Gold | Andrew Lloyd | Athletics | Men's 5000 metres |
| Gold | Simon Arkell | Athletics | Men's pole vault |
| Gold | Sean Carlin | Athletics | Men's hammer throw |
| Gold | Lisa Martin | Athletics | Women's marathon |
| Gold | Monique Dunstan Kathy Sambell Cathy Freeman Kerry Johnson | Athletics | Women's 4 x 100 metres |
| Gold | Kerry Saxby-Junna | Athletics | Women's 10 km walk |
| Gold | Jane Flemming | Athletics | Women's long jump |
| Gold | Jane Flemming | Athletics | Women's heptathlon |
| Gold | Lisa-Marie Vizaniari | Athletics | Women's discus |
| Gold | Robert Parrella | Bowls | Men's Singles |
| Gold | Ian Schuback Trevor Morris | Bowls | Men's Pairs |
| Gold | Audrey Rutherford Daphne Shaw Dorothy Roche Marion Stevens | Bowls | Women's fours |
| Gold | Martin Vinnicombe | Cycling | Men's Time Trial |
| Gold | Gary Neiwand | Cycling | Men's Sprint |
| Gold | Robert Burns | Cycling | Men's Points Race |
| Gold | Kathy Watt | Cycling | Women's Road Race |
| Gold | Russell Butler | Diving | Men's 1m Springboard |
| Gold | Craig Rogerson | Diving | Men's 3m Springboard |
| Gold | Jenny Donnet | Diving | Women's 3m Springboard |
| Gold | Brennon Dowrick | Gymnastics | Men's Pommel Horse |
| Gold | Monique Allen | Gymnastics | Women's Uneven Bars |
| Gold | Phil Adams | Shooting | Men's 50m Free Pistol |
| Gold | Phil Adams Bengt Sandström | Shooting | Men's 50m Free Pistol – Pairs |
| Gold | Phil Adams Bruce Quick | Shooting | 25m Centre-Fire Pistol – Pairs |
| Gold | Bruce Favell Pat Murray | Shooting | 25m Rapid-Fire Pistol – Pairs |
| Gold | Bengt Sandström | Shooting | Men's 10m Air Pistol |
| Gold | Colin Robertson | Shooting | Men's 10m Running Target |
| Gold | John Maxwell | Shooting | Men's Trap |
| Gold | Andrew Baildon | Swimming | Men's 50 metres Freestyle |
| Gold | Andrew Baildon | Swimming | Men's 100 metres Freestyle |
| Gold | Andrew Baildon | Swimming | Men's 100 metres Butterfly |
| Gold | Martin Roberts | Swimming | Men's 200 metres Freestyle |
| Gold | Ian Brown | Swimming | Men's 400 metres Freestyle |
| Gold | Glen Housman | Swimming | Men's 1500 metres Freestyle |
| Gold | Robert Bruce | Swimming | Men's 400 metres Individual Medley |
| Gold | Andrew Baildon Chris Fydler Ian Vander-Wal Jason Cooper Matthew Renshaw Thomas Stachewicz | Swimming | Men's 4 x 100 metres Freestyle Relay |
| Gold | Gary Lord Ian Brown Martin Roberts Thomas Stachewicz | Swimming | Men's 4 x 200 metres Freestyle Relay |
| Gold | Lisa Curry-Kenny | Swimming | Women's 50 metres Freestyle |
| Gold | Karen van Wirdum | Swimming | Women's 100 metres Freestyle |
| Gold | Hayley Lewis | Swimming | Women's 200 metres Freestyle |
| Gold | Hayley Lewis | Swimming | Women's 400 metres Freestyle |
| Gold | Julie McDonald | Swimming | Women's 800 metres Freestyle |
| Gold | Nicole Livingstone | Swimming | Women's 100 metres Backstroke |
| Gold | Lisa Curry-Kenny | Swimming | Women's 100 metres Butterfly |
| Gold | Hayley Lewis | Swimming | Women's 200 metres Butterfly |
| Gold | Hayley Lewis | Swimming | Women's 400 metres Individual Medley |
| Gold | Angela Mullens Karen van Wirdum Lisa Curry-Kenny Susan O'Neill | Swimming | Women's 4 x 100 metres Freestyle Relay |
| Gold | Hayley Lewis Janelle Elford Jennifer McMahon Julie McDonald | Swimming | Women's 4 x 200 metres Freestyle Relay |
| Gold | Karen van Wirdum Lara Hooiveld Lisa Curry-Kenny Nicole Livingstone | Swimming | Women's 4 x 100 metres Medley Relay |
| Gold | Ron Laycock | Weightlifting | Men's Middleweight – Clean and Jerk |
| Gold | Ron Laycock | Weightlifting | Men's Middleweight – Overall |
| Silver | Steve Moneghetti | Athletics | Men's marathon |
| Silver | Andrew Jachno | Athletics | Men's 30 km walk |
| Silver | David Culbert | Athletics | Men's long jump |
| Silver | Werner Reiterer | Athletics | Men's discus throw |
| Silver | Kerry Johnson | Athletics | Women's 100 metres |
| Silver | Kerry Johnson | Athletics | Women's 200 metres |
| Silver | Tani Ruckle | Athletics | Women's marathon |
| Silver | Debbie Flintoff-King | Athletics | Women's 400 metres hurdles |
| Silver | Maree Holland Sharon Stewart Susan Andrews Debbie Flintoff-King | Athletics | Women's 4 x 400 metres |
| Silver | Sue Howland | Athletics | Women's javelin throw |
| Silver | Sharon Jaklofsky-Smith | Athletics | Women's heptathlon |
| Silver | Edda Bonutto Maureen Hobbs | Bowls | Women's pairs |
| Silver | Justin Rowsell | Boxing | Men's lightweight |
| Silver | Mark Kingsland | Cycling | Men's Individual Pursuit |
| Silver | Brett Aitken Steve McGlede Shaun O'Brien Darren Winter | Cycling | Men's Team Pursuit |
| Silver | Shaun O'Brien | Cycling | Men's 10 Mile Scratch Race |
| Silver | Julie Speight | Cycling | Women's Sprint |
| Silver | Kathy Watt | Cycling | Women's Individual Pursuit |
| Silver | April Adams | Diving | Women's 10 m Platform |
| Silver | Ken Meredith | Gymnastics | Men's Parallel Bars |
| Silver | Tim Lees | Gymnastics | Men's Pommel Horse |
| Silver | Monique Allen | Gymnastics | Women's All Around |
| Silver | Monique Allen Kylie Shadbolt Lisa Read Michelle Telfer | Gymnastics | Women's Team |
| Silver | Dean Lampkin | Judo | Men's half heavyweight |
| Silver | Suzanne Williams | Judo | Women's lightweight |
| Silver | Geraldine Dekker | Judo | Women's heavyweight |
| Silver | Bengt Sandström | Shooting | Men's 50m Free Pistol |
| Silver | Pat Murray | Shooting | Men's 25m Rapid-Fire Pistol |
| Silver | Phil Adams | Shooting | Men's 10m Air Pistol |
| Silver | Phil Adams Bengt Sandström | Shooting | Men's 10m Air Pistol – Pairs |
| Silver | James Corbett Barry Wood | Shooting | Men's Full Bore Rifle – Pairs |
| Silver | Angus Waddell | Swimming | Men's 50 metres Freestyle |
| Silver | Chris Fydler | Swimming | Men's 100 metres Freestyle |
| Silver | Ian Brown | Swimming | Men's 200 metres Freestyle |
| Silver | Glen Housman | Swimming | Men's 400 metres Freestyle |
| Silver | Kieran Perkins | Swimming | Men's 1500 metres Freestyle |
| Silver | Rodney Lawson | Swimming | Men's 200 metres Breaststroke |
| Silver | Martin Roberts | Swimming | Men's 200 metres Butterfly |
| Silver | Robert Bruce | Swimming | Men's 200 metres Individual Medley |
| Silver | Rob Woodhouse | Swimming | Men's 400 metres Individual Medley |
| Silver | Karen van Wirdum | Swimming | Women's 50 metres Freestyle |
| Silver | Lisa Curry-Kenny | Swimming | Women's 100 metres Freestyle |
| Silver | Jennifer McMahon | Swimming | Women's 200 metres Freestyle |
| Silver | Julie McDonald | Swimming | Women's 400 metres Freestyle |
| Silver | Janelle Elford | Swimming | Women's 800 metres Freestyle |
| Silver | Nicole Livingstone | Swimming | Women's 200 metres Backstroke |
| Silver | Susie O'Neill | Swimming | Women's 100 metres Butterfly |
| Silver | Helen Morris | Swimming | Women's 200 metres Butterfly |
| Silver | Jodie Clatworthy | Swimming | Women's 200 metres Individual Medley |
| Silver | Jodie Clatworthy | Swimming | Women's 400 metres Individual Medley |
| Silver | Gregory Hayman | Weightlifting | Men's Flyweight – Clean and Jerk |
| Silver | Jason Roberts | Weightlifting | Men's Heavyweight – Clean and Jerk |
| Silver | Jason Roberts | Weightlifting | Men's Heavyweight – Snatch |
| Silver | Jason Roberts | Weightlifting | Men's Heavyweight – Overall |
| Bronze | Paul Nandapi | Athletics | Men's discus throw |
| Bronze | Sharon Stewart | Athletics | Women's 800 metres |
| Bronze | Jenny Laurendet | Athletics | Women's 400 metres hurdles |
| Bronze | Astra Vitols | Athletics | Women's discus |
| Bronze | Kate Farrow | Athletics | Women's javelin |
| Bronze | James Nicolson | Boxing | Men's featherweight |
| Bronze | Stefan Scriggins | Boxing | Men's light welterweight |
| Bronze | Grahame Cheney | Boxing | Men's welterweight |
| Bronze | Darren Winter | Cycling | Men's Individual Pursuit |
| Bronze | Steve McGlede | Cycling | Men's 10 Mile Scratch Race |
| Bronze | Kathleen Shannon | Cycling | Women's Road Race |
| Bronze | Simon McCormack | Diving | Men's 1m Springboard |
| Bronze | Peta Taylor | Diving | Women's 1m Springboard |
| Bronze | Brennon Dowrick Kenneth Meredith Peter Hogan Tim Lees | Gymnastics | Men's Team |
| Bronze | Brennon Dowrick | Gymnastics | Men's Horizontal Bar |
| Bronze | Peter Hogan | Gymnastics | Men's Parallel Bars |
| Bronze | Tim Lees | Gymnastics | Men's Vault |
| Bronze | Ken Meredith | Gymnastics | Men's Rings |
| Bronze | Kylie Shadbolt | Gymnastics | Women's All Around |
| Bronze | Michelle Telfer | Gymnastics | Women's Uneven Bars |
| Bronze | Kylie Shadbolt | Gymnastics | Women's Beam |
| Bronze | Monique Allen | Gymnastics | Women's Vault |
| Bronze | Kylie Shadbolt | Gymnastics | Women's Floor |
| Bronze | Gavin Kelly | Judo | Men's half middleweight |
| Bronze | Chris Bacon | Judo | Men's middleweight |
| Bronze | Julie Reardon | Judo | Women's extra lightweight |
| Bronze | Catherine Grainger | Judo | Women's half lightweight |
| Bronze | Narelle Hill | Judo | Women's middleweight |
| Bronze | Geraldine Dekker | Judo | Women's open |
| Bronze | Bruce Quick | Shooting | Men's 25m Centre-Fire Pistol |
| Bronze | James Corbett | Shooting | Men's Full Bore Rifle |
| Bronze | Russell Mark John Maxwell | Shooting | Men's Trap – Pairs |
| Bronze | Thomas Stachewicz | Swimming | Men's 200 metres Freestyle |
| Bronze | Michael McKenzie | Swimming | Men's 1500 metres Freestyle |
| Bronze | Jason Cooper | Swimming | Men's 100 metres Butterfly |
| Bronze | Martin Roberts | Swimming | Men's 200 metres Individual Medley |
| Bronze | Andrew Baildon Chris Fydler Phil Rogers Thomas Stachewicz | Swimming | Men's 4 x 100 metres Medley Relay |
| Bronze | Janelle Elford | Swimming | Women's 400 metres Freestyle |
| Bronze | Sheridan Burge-Lopez | Swimming | Women's 800 metres Freestyle |
| Bronze | Johanna Griggs | Swimming | Women's 100 metres Backstroke |
| Bronze | Karen Lord | Swimming | Women's 200 metres Backstroke |
| Bronze | Helen Morris | Swimming | Women's 200 metres Breaststroke |
| Bronze | Nicole Redford | Swimming | Women's 200 metres Butterfly |
| Bronze | Hayley Lewis | Swimming | Women's 200 metres Individual Medley |
| Bronze | Donna Proctor | Swimming | Women's 400 metres Individual Medley |
| Bronze | Semon Rohloff | Synchronised Swimming | Women's Solo |
| Bronze | Semon Rohloff Lisa Lieschke | Synchronised Swimming | Women's Duet |
| Bronze | Gregory Hayman | Weightlifting | Men's Flyweight – Snatch |
| Bronze | Gregory Hayman | Weightlifting | Men's Flyweight – Overall |
| Bronze | Mark Blair | Weightlifting | Men's Lightweight – Snatch |
| Bronze | Ron Laycock | Weightlifting | Men's Middleweight – Snatch |
| Bronze | Damian Brown | Weightlifting | Men's Middleweight – Clean and Jerk |
| Bronze | Harvey Goodman | Weightlifting | Men's Middle Heavyweight – Snatch |
| Bronze | Harvey Goodman | Weightlifting | Men's Middle Heavyweight – Clean and Jerk |
| Bronze | Harvey Goodman | Weightlifting | Men's Middle Heavyweight – Overall |
| Bronze | Steven Kettner | Weightlifting | Men's Super Heavyweight – Snatch |
| Bronze | Steven Kettner | Weightlifting | Men's Super Heavyweight – Clean and Jerk |
| Bronze | Steven Kettner | Weightlifting | Men's Super Heavyweight – Overall |
Medals by sport :
| Sport | | | | |
| Swimming | 21 | 19 | 13 | 53 |
| Athletics | 10 | 11 | 5 | 26 |
| Shooting | 7 | 5 | 3 | 15 |
| Cycling | 4 | 5 | 3 | 12 |
| Weightlifting | 2 | 4 | 11 | 17 |
| Diving | 3 | 1 | 2 | 6 |
| Lawn bowls | 3 | 1 | 0 | 4 |
| Gymnastics | 2 | 4 | 10 | 16 |
| Judo | 0 | 3 | 6 | 9 |
| Boxing | 0 | 1 | 3 | 4 |
| Synchronised Swimming | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| Total | 52 | 54 | 58 | 164 |

## Australian team

The Australian Team also included triathletes for the first time, as the sport made its Commonwealth Games debut as a demonstration sport. The triathlon team included just one athlete, Michellie Jones, who would go on represent Australia at the Olympic Games, a decade later in Sydney when triathlon officially debuted on the world stage.