England at the 1998 Commonwealth Games

England competed at the 1998 Commonwealth Games in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia, between 11 and 21 September 1998. England were represented by the Commonwealth Games Council for England (CGCE). England joined the Commonwealth of Nations as part of the United Kingdom in 1931.

England finished second in the medal table behind Australia, with 36 gold medals, 47 silver medals and 52 bronze medals.

Medal table (top three)

Team

Athletics

Name Event/s Medal/s Onochie Achike triple jump1 x goldOluwafemi Akinsanya triple jumpKeith Anderson marathon Myrtle Augee shot put1 x silverTracy Axten discus Steve Backley javelin1 x silverSean Baldock 4 × 400 m relay1 x silverMatthew Belsham pole vault Sarah Bentley 10,000m Rachael Beverley hammerAnthony Borsumato 400m hurdles Kristen Bowditch 5,000mKimberley Braznell 10 km walk William Burns marathon Darren Campbell 100m, 4 × 100 m relay1 x goldBen Challenger high jump1 x silverDwain Chambers 100m, 4 × 100 m relay1 x goldChristopher Cheeseman 50 km walk Allyn Condon 200m Andrea Coore long jump Clova Court heptathlon Keith Cullen 5,000m Tasha Danvers 400m hurdles Christopher Davidson long jump Victoria Day 4 × 400 m relay1 x silverJared Deacon 4 × 400 m relay1 x silverMarlon Devonish 100m, 4 × 100 m relay1 x goldBradley Donkin 800m Andi Drake 20 km walk Shelley Drew discus Michelle Dunkley high jump Spencer Duval 3,000m steeplechase Mark Easton 50 km walk Mark Edwards shot put Liz Fairs 100m hurdles Donna Fraser 400m, 400m hurdles, 4 × 100 m relay1 x silver, 1 x bronzeJason Gardener 4 × 100 m relay1 x goldLynn Gibson 1,500m Julian Golding 200m, 4 × 100 m relay2 x goldSally Goldsmith 10,000m Julian Golley triple jumpDalton Grant high jump1 x goldDamien Greaves 110m hurdles Michelle Griffith triple jump Ashia Hansen triple jump1 x goldAndy Hart 800m Paul Head hammerConnie Henry triple jump1 x bronzeMick Hill javelin1 x bronzeSteve Hollier 50 km walk Kelly Holmes 1500 m1 x silverShelley Holroyd javelin Emma Hornby pole vault Gillian Horovitz marathon Kevin Hughes pole vault Mark Hylton 400m, 4 × 400 m relay1 x silverSimmone Jacobs 100m, 200m, 4 × 100 m relay1 x bronzeTony Jarrett 110 m hurdles1 x goldGary Jennings 400m hurdles Joanne Jennings high jump1 x silverAngela Joiner 10,000m Mick Jones hammer1 x silverSusan Jones high jump Rafer Joseph decathlon Tracy Joseph long jump Kerry Jury heptathlon Lisa Kehler 10 km road walk1 x bronzeKarl Keska 5,000m Du'aine Ladejo decathlon Denise Lewis heptathlon1 x goldJason Lobo 800mVicky Lupton 10 km walk Margaret Lynes shot put Chris Maddocks 20 km walkKeri Maddox 100m hurdles, 400m hurdles Joice Maduaka 100m, 200m, 4 × 100 m relay1 x bronzeKaren Martin javelin1 x silverJohn Mayock 1500 m1 x silverKevin McKay 1,500m Emma Merry discusDiane Modahl 800m1 x bronzeKirsty Morrison javelin1 x bronzeJudy Oakes shot put1 x goldHelen Pattinson 1500m Steve Phillips long JumpMichelle Pierre 400m, 4 × 400 m Relay1 x silverMark Proctor shot put John Regis 200 m1 x bronzeBrendan Reilly high jumpGowry Retchakan-Hodge 400m hurdles1 x silverMarcia Richardson 100m, 200m, 4 × 100 m relay1 x bronzeMark Richardson 400m, 4 × 400 m relay2 x silverMark Roberson javelinDanielle Sanderson marathon Lorraine Shaw hammer1 x silverPaul Slythe 4 × 400 m relay1 x silverDavid W. Smith hammerGlen Smith discus Lyn Sprules hammer Darrell Stone 20 km walk David Taylor marathon Barry Thomas decathlon Michelle Thomas 400m, 4 × 400 m relay1 x silverAngie Thorp 100m hurdles Glynn Tromans 10,000m Ian Tullett pole vault Andrew Tulloch 110m hurdles Solomon Wariso 400m, 4 × 400 m relay1 x silverRobert Weir discus1 x goldCraig Wheeler 3,000m steeplechase Ben Whitby 3,000m steeplechase Andrea Whitcombe 5000 m1 x silverAnthony Whiteman 1500 m1 x bronzeJanine Whitlock pole vault Perriss Wilkins discus Paula Wilson pole vault Joanne Wise long jump1 x gold Sarah Young 5,000m

Badminton

Name Event/s Medal/s Simon Archer doubles, mixed doubles, team 1 x gold, 2 x bronzeMark Constable singles, team 1 x bronzeJoanne Davies doubles, mixed doubles, team1 x gold, 1 x silverJoanne Goode doubles, mixed doubles, team 3 x goldDarren Hall singles, team 2 x bronzeChris Hunt doubles, mixed doubles, team 3 x bronzeTracey Hallam singles, team 1 x gold, 1 x bronzeDonna Kellogg doubles, mixed doubles, team 2 x gold, 1 x bronzePeter Knowles singles, team1 x bronzeJulia Mann singles, team 1 x gold, 1 x bronzeRebecca Pantaney singles, team1 x goldJulian Robertson doubles, team 2 x bronzeNathan Robertson doubles, mixed doubles, team 1 x silver, 2 x bronzeSara Sankey doubles, team1 x gold

Boxing

Name Event/s Medal/s Chris Bessey Light Middleweight 71 kg1 x goldCourtney Fry Light Heavyweight 81 kg1 x goldAudley Harrison Super Heavyweight 91 kg+ 1 x goldJames Hegney Flyweight 51 kgGary Jones Light flyweight 48 kg 1 x bronzeAndrew McLean Lightweight 60 kg1 x bronzeJohn Pearce Middleweight 75 kg1 x goldDavid Walker Welterweight 67 kgNigel Wright Light welterweight 63.5 kg

Cycling

Name Event/s Medal/s Sally Boyden road race, pointsJon Clay team pursuit1 x silverStuart Dangerfield road time trialRuth Ellway road raceRoger Hammond road raceRob Hayles points, team pursuit2 x silverAngela Hunter road raceMatt Illingworth pursuit, team pursuit1 x silver, 1 x bronzePeter Jacques sprintMaria Lawrence road raceChris Lillywhite road raceYvonne McGregor pursuit1 x bronzeChris Newton road time trial, road raceCraig Percival sprintJason Queally 1 km time trial1 x silverMatt Stephens road raceColin Sturgess points, team pursuit1 x silverSara Symington road raceMelanie Szubrycht road race, points, sprintJohn Tanner road raceChris Walker road raceShaun Wallace points, scratch1 x silverMichelle Ward pointsBradley Wiggins pursuit, team pursuit1 x silver

Diving

Name Event/s Medal/s Tony Ally 1m & 3 m springboard1 x bronze Sally Freeman 10 m platform Mark Shipman 1m & 3m springboard Jane Smith 1m & 3m springboard Karen Smith 3m springboard & 10 m platform Leon Taylor 10 m platform1 x bronze Lesley Ward 10 m platform

Gymnastics

Artistic Name Event/s Medal/s Andrew Atherton team, all-around, rings, floor, parallel bars, pommel 1 x gold, 2 x silverRoss Brewer team, parallel bars 1 x goldGemma Cuff team 1 x silverKelly Hackman team, all-around, beam, floor, uneven bars 1 x silver Craig Heap team, all-around, horizontal bar, vault 1 x goldLisa Mason vault, team, all-around, beam 1 x gold, 1 x silver Lee McDermott team, horizontal bar, pommel, rings 1 x gold, 1 x bronzeJohn Smethurst team, floor 1 x gold, 1 x bronzeMelissa Wilcox team, uneven bars 1 x silver

Rhythmic Name Event/s Medal/s Annabel Brown individual all-around, teamNatasha Hibbitt individual all-around, teamRebecca Jose team

Hockey

Name Event/s Medal/s Jennie Bimson team1 x silverKirsty Bowden team1 x silverKaren Brown team1 x silverMelanie Clewlow team1 x silverBobby Crutchley team1 x bronzeTina Cullen team1 x silverJackie Empson team1 x silverGuy Fordham team1 x bronzeRussell Garcia team1 x bronzeBrett Garrard team1 x bronzeFiona Greenham team1 x silverJulian Halls team1 x bronzeStuart Head team1 x bronzeMichael Johnson team1 x bronzeDavid Luckes team1 x bronzeDenise Marston-Smith team1 x silverSimon Mason team1 x bronzeKerry Moore team1 x silverLucy Newcombe team1 x silverMandy Nicholson team1 x silverMark Pearn team1 x bronzeJustin Pidcock team1 x bronzeCarolyn Reid team1 x silverHilary Rose team1 x silverBen Sharpe team1 x bronzeJane Sixsmith team1 x silverJane Smith team1 x silverJimmy Wallis team1 x bronzeBill Waugh team1 x bronzeDuncan Woods team1 x bronzeLucilla Wright team1 x silverJon Wyatt team1 x bronze

Lawn bowls

Name Event/s Medal/s Tony Allcock singlesCatherine Anton fours1 x bronzeJean Baker singles1 x bronzeJohn Bell foursGrant Burgess foursDavid Cutler pairsKatherine Hawes pairsMandy Jacklin fours1 x bronzeBrett Morley foursJohn Ottaway pairsShirley Page fours1 x bronzeMary Price pairsNorma Shaw fours1 x bronzeAndy Thomson fours

Netball

With a team captained by Fiona Murtagh and coached by Mary Beardwood, England won the bronze medal in the netball at the 1998 Commonwealth Games, defeating South Africa 56–54 in a playoff. In the group stages, they won four of their five matches. In the semi-finals they lost 70–30 to New Zealand.

Group A

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Playoffs Semi-final 2

Bronze medal match

Squad

Shooting

Name Event/s Medal/s Andy Austin skeet pair1 x silverNick Baxter air pistol & pair, free pistol & pair 2 x goldBob Borsley trap & pair1 x bronzeLucy Bryce rifle 3 position & pairPeter Clark centre fire pistol & pair, rapid fire pistol & pairMalcolm Cowdrey skeetNeil Day rifle prone & pair1 x silverRichard Fillery rapid fire pistol & pairPeter Flippant centre fire pistol & pairMick Gault air pistol & pair, free pistol & pair4 x goldDrew Harvey skeet 1 x silverChris Hector air rifle & pair, smallbore rifle & pair2 x gold, 1 x bronzeSharon Lee rifle prone & pairAndrew Luckman fullbore rifle 1 x bronzeLouise Minett air rifle & pair2 x bronzeKaren Morton rifle 3 position & pairSusan Norman rifle prone & pairCarol Page air pistol & pairKen Parr smallbore rifle & pair2 x bronzeIan Peel trap & pair1 x silver, 1 x bronze Helen Preston air pistol & pairAntony Ringer fullbore rifle Philip Scanlan rifle prone & pair1 x silverBecky Spicer air rifle & pair1 x bronzeNigel Wallace air rifle & pair1 x gold

Squash

Men Name County Event/s Medal/s Mark Cairns Oxfordshire doublesMark Chaloner Lincolnshire singles, doubles Paul Johnson Kent singles, doubles, , Simon Parke Yorkshire singles, mixed doubles Chris Walker Essex doubles Women Name County Event/s Medal/s Linda Charman Sussex singles, doublesSuzanne Horner Yorkshire singles, mixed doubles Cassie Jackman Norfolk singles, doubles, Jane Martin Northumberland doublesSue Wright Kent singles, doubles ,

Swimming

Name Event/s Medal/s Roger Ashcroft 200m butterfly Andrew Clayton 200m freestyle, 4x200 freestyle relay1 x silverSarah Collings 800m freestyle1 x bronzeLyndsey Cooper 4 × 200 m freestyle relay 1 x silverJoanne Deakins 200m backstrokeHelen Don-Duncan 100/200m backstroke1 x bronze Caroline Foot 100m butterfly, medley relay1 x bronzeMark Foster 50m freestyle1 x goldRobert Greenwood 100m butterflyMartin Harris 100m backstroke, medley relay1 x silverJames Hickman 100/200m butterfly, 200/400m medley, medley relay1 x gold, 3 x silverLinda Hindmarsh 100/200m breaststrokeVicky Horner 400m freestyle1 x silverAnthony Howard 4 × 100 m freestyle relay1 x bronzeClaire Huddart 200m freestyle, 4x100/200m freestyle relay2 x silverBen Lafferty 400m medley Jaime King 100/200m breaststroke, medley relay1 x bronzeGeorgina Lee 100/200m butterfly Karen Legg 200m freestyle, 4x100/200m freestyle relay2 x silverBrett Lummis 200m medleyRichard Maden 100/200m breaststroke, medley relay1 x silverGavin Meadows 50/100/200m freestyle, 4x100/200m freestyle relay, medley relay2 x silver, 2 x bronzeDarren Mew 100/200m breaststroke, medley relay1 x silver, 1 x bronzeSimon Militis 200m backstrokeSamantha Nesbit 200/400m medleyStephen Parry 200m butterfly1 x bronzeMargie Pedder 100/200m butterfly, 400m freestyleKaren Pickering 50/100/200m freestyle, 4x100/200m freestyle relay3 x silverSarah Price 100m backstroke, medley relay1 x bronzeSue Rolph 50/ 100m freestyle, 200 medley 4 × 200 m freestyle relay, medley relay2 x gold, 1 x silver, 2 x bronzeAdam Ruckwood 100/200m backstrokeJames Salter 200/400m freestyle, 4 × 200 m freestyle relay1 x silverKaty Sexton 200m backstroke1 x goldNicholas Shackell 50/100m freestyle, 4 × 100 m freestyle relay, medley relay1 silver, 1 x bronzeHelen Slatter 100m backstrokeMark Stevens 100m freestyle, 4x100/200m freestyle relay1 x silver, 1 x bronzeAdrian Turner 200/400m medleyAdam Whitehead 200m breaststroke 1 x bronzeAaron Wiles 100m butterflyNeil Willey 100/200m backstroke, medley relay 1 x silverIan Wilson 1500m freestyle