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
| style="text-align:left; width:78%; vertical-align:top;"| Medal Name Sport Event Athletics Men's 20 km walk Athletics Men's long jump Athletics Men's hammer throw Athletics Men's decathlon Athletics Women's 200 m Athletics Women's 5000 m Athletics Women's marathon Athletics Women's 10 km walk Lauren Hewitt Nova Maree Peris-Kneebone Sharon Cripps Athletics Women's relay Tamsyn Lewis Lee Naylor Tania van Heer Athletics Women's relay Athletics Women's pole vault Athletics Women's hammer throw Athletics Women's javelin throw Mark Jacobsen BowlsMen's pairs Cycling Men's sprint Cycling Men's 1000 m time trial Cycling Men's individual pursuit Brett Lancaster Luke Roberts Michael Rogers Timothy Lyons Cycling Men's team pursuit Cycling Men's scratch race Cycling Men's road race Cycling Women's scratch race Cycling Women's road time trial Gymnastics Women's beam Diving Men's 3 m springboard Diving Women's 1 m springboard Diving Women's 10 m platform Gymnastics Women's uneven bars Gymnastics Women's individual allround Katarina Frketic Lisa Skinner Trudy McIntosh Zeena McLaughlin Gymnastics Women's team Gymnastics Men's floor Gymnastics Men's parallel bars Gymnastics Men's pommel horse Gymnastics Men's individual all round Gymnastics Men's rings Hockey Men's team Hockey Women's team Netball Women's team Squash Women's singles Craig Rowland Squash Mixed doubles Shooting Women's 10 m air pistol individual Christine Trefry Shooting Women's 10 m air pistol pairs Shooting Women's 25 m sport pistol individual Annette Woodward Shooting Women's 25 m sport pistol pairs Shooting Men's trap Pat Murray Shooting Men's 25 m rapid fire pistol pairs Shooting Men's 50 m rifle three positions individual Kim Frazer Shooting Women's 50 m rifle prone pairs Shooting Women's 50 m rifle three positions individual Swimming Men's 100 m freestyle Swimming Men's 200 m freestyle Swimming Men's 400 m freestyle Swimming Men's 1500 m freestyle Swimming Men's 100 m breaststroke Swimming Men's 200 m breaststroke Swimming Men's 100 m butterfly Swimming Men's 400 m individual medley Swimming Men's 200 m individual medley Chris Fydler Ian Thorpe Michael Klim Swimming Men's freestyle relay Ian Thorpe Matthew Dunn Michael Klim Swimming Men's freestyle relay Geoff Huegill Simon Cowley Michael Klim Adrian Radley - heat Chris Fydler - heat Swimming Men's medley relay Swimming Women's 200 m freestyle Swimming Women's 400 m freestyle Swimming Women's 800 m freestyle Swimming Women's 100 m backstroke Swimming Women's 100 m breaststroke Swimming Women's 200 m breaststroke Swimming Women's 100m butterfly Swimming Women's 200 m butterfly Rebecca Creedy Sarah Ryan Susie O'Neill Swimming Women's freestyle relay Julia Greville Lori Munz Susie O'Neill Swimming Women's freestyle relay Helen Denman Petria Thomas Susie O'Neill Swimming Women's medley relay Tenpin bowling Women's singles Maxine Nabel Tenpin bowling Women's doubles Frank Ryan Tenpin bowling Mixed doubles Weightlifting Men's 56 kg snatch Weightlifting Men's 77 kg clean and jerk Weightlifting Men's 77 kg combined Weightlifting Men's 94 kg snatch Weightlifting Men's 94 kg combined Weightlifting Men's 94 kg clean and jerk Athletics Men's 400 m hurdles Athletics Men's 50 km walk Athletics Men's pole vault Athletics Men's long jump Athletics Men's decathlon Athletics Women's 10000 m Athletics Women's marathon Athletics Women's 10 km walk Athletics Women's discus throw Athletics Women's heptathlon Kevin Walsh Rex Johnston Stewart Davies BowlsMen's fours Karen Murphy Margaret Sumner Marilyn Peddell BowlsWomen's fours Cricket Men's team Cycling Men's sprint Cycling Men's individual pursuit Cycling Men's road time trial Cycling Women's sprint Cycling Women's individual pursuit Diving Men's 1 m springboard Diving Men's 3 m springboard Diving Men's 10 m platform Diving Women's 3 m springboard Gymnastics Women's beam Gymnastics Women's floor Gymnastics Women's vault Gymnastics Women's individual allround Brennon Dowrick Bret Hudson Pavel Mamine Philippe Rizzo Gymnastics Men's team Gymnastics Women's rhythmic clubs Gymnastics Women's rhythmic ribbon Gymnastics Women's rhythmic rope Gymnastics Women's rhythmic individual allround Shooting Women's 10m air pistol individual Noemi Rostas Shooting Women's 10 m air rifle pairs Bruce Quick Shooting Men's 50 m free pistol pairs Ben Kelley Shooting Men's trap pairs Timothy Lowndes Shooting Men's 50m rifle three positions pairs Shooting Women's 50m rifle prone individual Squash Women's singles Rachael Grinham Squash Women's doubles Rodney Eyles Squash Men's doubles Swimming Men's 100 m freestyle Swimming Men's 200 m freestyle Swimming Men's 400 m freestyle Swimming Men's 100 m backstroke Swimming Men's 200 m backstroke Swimming Men's 100 m breaststroke Swimming Men's 200 m breaststroke Swimming Men's 100 m butterfly Swimming Men's 200 m butterfly Swimming Women's 100 m freestyle Swimming Women's 200 m backstroke Swimming Women's 100 m breaststroke Swimming Women's 100 m butterfly Swimming Women's 200 m butterfly Synchronised swimming Women's solo Naomi Young Synchronised swimming Women's duet Tenpin bowling Women's singles Weightlifting Men's 62 kg snatch Weightlifting Men's 62 kg clean and jerk Weightlifting Men's 62 kg combined Weightlifting Men's 105+ kg combined Athletics Men's 10000 m Athletics Men's 20km walk Athletics Men's 50 km walk Darryl Wohlsen Stephen Brimacombe Matt Shirvington Rodney Zuyderwyk - heat Athletics Men's relay Athletics Men's high jump Athletics Women's 100 m Athletics Women's 200 m Athletics Women's 10000 m Athletics Women's high jump Athletics Women's long jump Athletics Women's discus throw Rhonda Cator Badminton Mixed doubles Amanda Hardy Rayoni Head Sarah Hicks Kellie Lucas Kate Wilson-Smith Badminton Women's team Willow Fong BowlsWomen's pairs BoxingMen's featherweight BoxingMen's light welterweight BoxingMen's welterweight BoxingMen's super heavyweight Cycling Men's 1000m time trial Cycling Women's road time trial Cycling Women's road race Diving Men's 1 m springboard Gymnastics Women's floor Gymnastics Women's uneven bars Gymnastics Women's individual allround Gymnastics Men's parallel bars Gymnastics Men's vault Gymnastics Men's pommel horse Gymnastics Men's individual allround Gymnastics Women's rhythmic hoop Gymnastics Women's rhythmic individual allround Kristy Darrah Leigh Marning Shaneez Johnston Gymnastics Women's rhythmic team Rugby sevens Men's team ShootingMen's 10 m air rifle individual Bruce Quick ShootingMen's 25 m centre-fire pistol pairs ShootingMen's 50 m free pistol individual ShootingMen's skeet Warren Potent ShootingMen's 50 m rifle prone pairs Carol Owens Squash Women's doubles Swimming Men's 50 m freestyle Swimming Men's 200 m freestyle Swimming Men's 400 m freestyle Swimming Men's 1500 m freestyle Swimming Men's 100 m butterfly Swimming Men's 200 m individual medley Swimming Men's 400 m individual medley Swimming Women's 100 m freestyle Swimming Women's 100 m backstroke Swimming Women's 100 m butterfly Swimming Women's 400 m individual medley Frank Ryan Tenpin bowling Men's doubles Weightlifting Men's 77 kg snatch Weightlifting Men's 94 kg snatch Weightlifting Men's 94 kg clean and jerk Weightlifting Men's 94 kg combined Weightlifting Men's 105+ kg snatch Weightlifting Men's 105+ kg clean and jerk
| width="22%" align="left" valign="top" | Medals by sportSport Swimming23141148Athletics13101134Gymnastics991028Shooting96520Cycling85316Weightlifting64616Diving3418Tenpin bowling3115Squash2316Hockey2002Lawn bowls1214Netball1001Cricket0101Synchronised swimming0202Boxing0044Badminton0022Rugby sevens0011Total806157198
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 Men Track and Road Events AthleteEventHeatQuarterfinalSemifinalFinalRankDamien Marsh100 m10.06Did not qualify32Matthew Shirvington10.2410.1310.1210.034Gavin Hunter10.4010.3810.49Did not qualify15Stephen Brimacombe200 m20.6820.7720.80Did not qualify11Darryl Wohlsen20.6820.8420.5920.485Matthew Shirvington20.9620.7820.5520.536Declan Stack400 m47.1846.63Did not qualify21Patrick Dwyer46.5845.7146.12Did not qualify13Casey Vincent47.0446.03Did not qualify17Joseph Ischia800 m1:48.611:48.58Did not qualify13Shaun Creighton5000 m14:23.38colspan=2 15Lee Troop14:09.68colspan=2 13:56.326Stephen Moneghetti10000 mcolspan=3 29:03.2Lee Troopcolspan=3 29:34.237Kyle Vander-Kuyp110 m hurdles13.63colspan=2 13.675Rod Zuyderwyk14.09colspan=2 Did not qualify10Declan Stack400 m hurdles47.1846.63Did not qualify21Patrick Dwyer46.5845.7146.12Did not qualify13Casey Vincent47.0446.03Did not qualify17Christopher Unthank3000 m steeplechasecolspan=3 8:37.245Brent Vallance20 km Walkcolspan=3 1:36:2914Nicholas A'Herncolspan=3 1:24:59Nathan Deakescolspan=3 1:26:06Duane Cousins50 km Walkcolspan=3 4:20:30Dominic McGrathcolspan=3 4:12:52Dion Russellcolspan=3 Sean QuiltyMarathoncolspan=3 2:24:4311Patrick Carrollcolspan=3 2:25:147Stephen Moneghetticolspan=3
Field Events AthleteEventQualificationFinalRankPeter BurgeLong jump8.058.22Jai Taurima7.808.22Shane Hair7.627.824Timothy ForsythHigh jumprowspan=8 2.28Paul BurgessPole vault5.50Clay CrossShot put19.154Aaron Neighbour18.776Adrian Hatcher18.447Justin AnlezarkJavelin throw68.9910Andrew Currey80.055Stuart RendellHammer throw74.71
Combined Events - Decathlon AthletePointsRankJagan Hames8,490Scott Ferrier8,307Peter Banks7,8595
Women Track and Road Events AthleteEventHeatSemifinalFinalRankNova Peris-Kneebone100 m11:4211:4111.416Lauren Hewitt11.4311.4411.374Tania Van-Heer11.3611.3511.29Melinda Gainsford-Taylor200 m22.9822.7923.044Nova Peris-Kneebone23.1523.0522.77Lauren Hewitt23.4423.0522.83Susan Andrews400 m52.9852.65Did not qualify10Lee Naylor53.1352.2052.155Tamsyn Lewis800 m2:02.972:03.562:01.716Mandy Giblin1500 mcolspan=2 4:20.1511Kate Anderson5000 mcolspan=2 15:52.74Anne Crosscolspan=2 16:14.987Kylie Risk10000 mcolspan=2 33:42.11Clair-Louise Fearnleycolspan=2 33:52.13Debbie Edwards100 m hurdles13.3113.497Jane Saville10 km Walkcolspan=2 43:57Kerry Saxby-Junnacolspan=2 44:27Heather TurlandMarathoncolspan=2 2:41:24Lisa Dickcolspan=2 2:41:48
Field Events AthleteEventQualificationFinalRankNicole BoegmanLong Jumprowspan=26.58Lisa BrutyHigh Jump1.884Alison Inverarity1.851.88Emma GeorgePole Vaultrowspan=114.20Rachael Dacy4.005Tracey Shepherd3.907Helen ToussisShot Put15.656Lisa-Marie VizaniariDiscus Throw62.14Alison Lever59.80Louise McPaulJavelin Throw66.96Joanna StoneDid not competeDeborah SosimenkoHammer Throw66.56Karyne Perkins60.654Denise Passmore59.105
Combined Events - Heptathlon AthletePointsRankJane Jamieson6,354
Badminton Boxing 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 Mark Waugh Michael Bevan Glenn McGrath Andy Bichel