1998 Commonwealth Games
Host city | Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia |
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Motto | Bersama-sama Gemilangkannya (Together we'll glorify this moment) |
Nations participating | 70 |
Athletes participating | 3638 |
Events | 214 in 15 sports |
Opening ceremony | 11 September |
Closing ceremony | 21 September |
Officially opened by | Tuanku Jaafar King of Malaysia |
Officially closed by | Elizabeth II |
Athlete's Oath | Shalin Zulkifli |
Queen's Baton Final Runner | Koh Eng Tong |
Anthem | Forever as One (Roy) |
Main venue | Bukit Jalil National Stadium |
The 1998 Commonwealth Games (Malay: Sukan Komanwel 1998), officially known as the XVI Commonwealth Games (Malay: Sukan Komanwel ke-16), was a multi-sport event held in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia. This edition is marked by several unprecedented facts in the history of the event. The 1998 games were the first held in an Asian country and the last Commonwealth Games of the 20th century. This was also the first time the games took place in a nation with a head of state other than the Head of the Commonwealth, and the first time the games were held in a country whose majority of the population did not have English as the first language. For the first time ever, the games included team sports. The other bid from the 1998 games came from Adelaide in Australia.[1] Malaysia was the eighth nation to host the Commonwealth Games after Canada, England, Australia, New Zealand, Wales, Jamaica and Scotland. Around 3638 athletes from 70 Commonwealth member nations participated at the games which featured 214 events in 15 sports with 34 of them collected medals.[2]
Host selection[]
Kuala Lumpur was selected to stage the games at the General Assembly of the Commonwealth Games Federation in Barcelona, Spain during the 1992 Summer Olympics.[1]
City | CGA Name | Votes |
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Kuala Lumpur | Malaysia | 40 |
Adelaide | Australia | 25 |
Preparation[]
Venues[]
- Kuala Lumpur
- National Sports Complex, Malaysia
- National Stadium, Bukit Jalil – Opening/Closing Ceremony, Athletics (Track and field)
- Putra Indoor Stadium – Gymnastics
- National Aquatic Centre – Aquatics (Swimming, Diving, Synchronised swimming)
- National Hockey Stadium – Hockey (men)
- National Squash Centre – Squash
- Juara Stadium – Netball
- National Lawn Bowls Centre – Lawn Bowls
- Other venues
- Merdeka Square, Kuala Lumpur – Athletics (Marathon)
- Titiwangsa Lake Gardens – Athletics (Race walking (outdoor))
- Kuala Lumpur Badminton Stadium – Badminton
- Cheras Veledrome, Kuala Lumpur – Cycling (Track)
- Royal Military College, Sungai Besi – Cricket (Heats)
- Victoria Institution – Cricket (Heats)
- Tenaga National Sports Complex – Cricket (Heats)
- Kelab Aman, Ampang – Cricket (Heats, Bronze playoff)
- Kuala Lumpur Hockey Stadium, Pantai – Hockey (Women)
- Selangor
- Mines Convention Centre – Weightlifting
- Shah Alam Circuit – Cycling (Road)
- Malawati Stadium, Shah Alam – Boxing
- Sunway Pyramid, Subang Jaya – Bowling
- Petaling Jaya Stadium, Petaling Jaya – Rugby
- Selangor State Development Corporation (PKNS) Kelana Jaya – Cricket (Finals)
- Rubber Research Institute, Sungai Buloh – Cricket (Heats)
- Kedah
- Langkawi International Shooting Range (Lisram) – Shooting
The athletes' village (Vista Kommanwel) with a capacity of 6,000 people is located beside the National Sports Complex in Bukit Jalil. It consists of three tower blocks of 30 storeys and six hillside blocks of 19 storeys with 1,300 condominiums and an International Shopping Zone. The International Broadcast Centre was constructed at Angkasapuri, Kuala Lumpur, while Mint Hotel (now Nouvelle Hotel) served as the Main Press Centre. State broadcaster Radio Televisyen Malaysia was the host broadcaster of the event.[5]
Opening ceremony[]
The 16th Commonwealth Games opening ceremony took place on 11 September 1998 at 20:00 MST (UTC+08:00). During the ceremony, approximately 4,840 Soka Gakkai volunteers displayed coloured flip cards which depicted sporting images, flags of the Commonwealth nations and messages that heralded the first games in Asia in the 68 years since their inception. The ceremony was preceded by a pre-show concert by Malaysian pop singers such as Jamal Abdillah, Amy Search, Saleem, Zamani, Norzila Binti Haji Aminuddin, Shahrul Anuar Zain, Siti Roziana Binti Zain, Shaheila binti Abdul Majid, Amy Mastura Binti Suhaimi, Ning Baizura binti Sheikh Hamzah and Siti Nurhaliza Binti Tarudin, performance by local comedian Harith Iskander and 16 paratroopers who descended down the stadium.
The ceremony began with the arrival of dignitaries including the Chairman of Commonwealth Games Federation Mr Michael Fennel, Prince Edward, Sultan of Brunei Hassanal Bolkiah, Prime Minister Dato Seri, Dr Mahathir Mohamad, the Yang Dipertuan Agong and Malaysian minister of Youth and Sports Tan Sri Muhyiddin Yassin. This was followed by the parade of nations — 69 participating nations, led by mascot Wira and previous games' mascots (Canada being the first country to come into the stadium as host country of the previous games, and Malaysia entering last as hosts).The Singaporean delegation was jeered by the crowd during the parade of nations.[6] Then came a performance about a Malaysian rainforest by 2,000 school children who dressed as birds, bees and flowers.[7]
After the performance, the Queen's message was delivered in the ceremonial baton, which had begun the final stages of its journey on the back of an elephant. 1978 Commonwealth Games badminton gold medal winner Sylvia Ng took the last lap with the baton and handed it off to Koh Eng Tong, a weightlifter who won a gold medal in weightlifting for Malaya in the 1950 British Empire Games, to take the final few feet to Prince Edward.
Contrary to tradition, the games were officially opened by the Malaysian head of state, Yang di Pertuan Agong Tuanku Jaafar by striking the gong three times. A burst of fireworks and blurring of the giant bunga raya and a 16-gun salute which represents 1998 Commonwealth Games being the 16th-edition games, signified the beginning of the games.[8][9][10] The Commonwealth Games flag was then brought into the stadium raised to the theme song of the Games Forever As One written by local composer, Goh Boon Hoe. Malaysian bowler Shalin Zulkifli later take the oath on behalf of the athletes.
The ceremony concluded with a 40-minute performance, titled "Aur di Tebing" (Bamboo at the riverside) with the theme 'Unity towards Progress', which was conveyed through dance, music, and intricate human graphics. 2,000 performers swirled and danced carrying trays of bunga emas (golden flowers) on their heads during a mass silat display. The show told the Malaysian history from ancient Malacca to the present development in Malaysia, its political, economical and technological achievements as well as its people's vision of peace, prosperity and unity and lifestyle.[7]
Closing ceremony[]
The closing ceremony took place on 21 September 1998 at 20:00 MST (UTC+08:00). The attendees of the ceremony included Raja Permaisuri Agong, Tuanku Najihah, Prince Philip, Duke of Edinburgh, Prime Minister Mahathir Mohamad and his wife, Commonwealth Games Federation President (CGF),Sir ; Commonwealth of Nations Secretary-general Chief Emeka Anyaoku; Minister of youth and sports Tan Sri Muhyiddin Yassin and Executive Chairman of Sukom Ninety Eight Berhad, Tan Sri Hashim Mohd. Ali.
The ceremony began with Queen Elizabeth and King Ja'afar's arrival in a limousine, for inspection of guards of honour of the Royal Malay Regiment. The British national anthem God Save The Queen was played followed by Malaysia's national anthem Negaraku. This was followed by a 3-part cultural performance led by a band performance by 400 school students from Johor, Negeri Sembilan, Selangor and Kuala Lumpur followed by an upbeat song performance from local artist Jay Jay.
As the protocol says, a 15-minute presentation from Manchester, England, host city of the 2002 edition, was staged which included songs, videos and a live performance from the group New Order at the Albert Square, also the main moment was when message from British Prime Minister Tony Blair was delivered.
A contemporary farewell dance performance by local artists, featured Siti Nurhaliza and Noraniza Idris concludes the cultural performance. Soon afterwards, all the participants, flag-bearers and the volunteers march into the main ground of the stadium and Olympic council of Malaysia president Tan Sri Hamzah Abu Samah later declared the returning of the flags of all the participating nations.
Then the protocol was resumed and the 69 Commonwealth Games Associations flagbearers positioned themselves in a rostrum and the Commonwealth Games flag was lowered by the Malaysian armed forces. Next, the flag of the Commonwealth Games Federation is lowered by Malaysian Armed Forces personnel to the games theme song, Forever as one and is paraded around the stadium before being folded and handed over to the mayor of Kuala Lumpur, Tan Sri Kamarulzaman Sharif, who handed it over to the president of the Commonwealth Games Federation, Jamaican .Fennel handed the flag to the , . Following, the official speeches were delivered and Queen Elisabeth was invited to declare the Games closed. In a new protocol step, the Queen has withdrew from the stadium alongside the King of Malaysia and other authorities, after the guard of song has played, followed by Auld Lang Syne. The prime minister of Malaysia, Mahathir Mohamad, later made an announcement to declare 28 September 1998 as a national public holiday to commemorate the nation's success in hosting the games. The ceremony concluded with a concert performed by Six Commonwealth Top Singers representing the six regions of the Commonwealth Federation and local artists.[11][12][13]
Participating teams[]
Sixty-nine teams were represented at the 1998 Games. The only absent country was Nigeria who suspended from Commonwealth due to the tyrannical dictatorship of Sani Abacha who had died earlier that year.[14]
Participating Commonwealth Games Associations |
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Debuting Commonwealth countries and territories |
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Calendar[]
OC | Opening ceremony | ● | Event competitions | 1 | Gold medal events | CC | Closing ceremony |
September | 7th Mon |
8th Tue |
9th Wed |
10th Thu |
11th Fri |
12th Sat |
13th Sun |
14th Mon |
15th Tue |
16th Wed |
17th Thu |
18th Fri |
19th Sat |
20th Sun |
21st Mon |
Events | |
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Ceremonies | OC | CC | N/A | ||||||||||||||
Aquatics | Diving | 2 | 2 | 2 | 6 | ||||||||||||
Swimming | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 6 | 6 | 32 | ||||||||||
Artistic Swimming | ● | ● | 1 | 1 | 2 | ||||||||||||
Athletics | 2 | 8 | 7 | 11 | 7 | 11 | 46 | ||||||||||
Badminton | ● | ● | ● | ● | 2 | ● | ● | ● | ● | 3 | 2 | 7 | |||||
Bowling | 2 | 1 | ● | 2 | 5 | ||||||||||||
Boxing | ● | ● | ● | ● | ● | ● | ● | 12 | 12 | ||||||||
Cricket | ● | ● | ● | ● | ● | ● | ● | ● | ● | 1 | 1 | ||||||
Cycling | 1 | 1 | ● | 2 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 13 | ||||||||
Gymnastics | 1 | 1 | 2 | 10 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 20 | |||||||||
Hockey | ● | ● | ● | ● | ● | ● | ● | ● | ● | 2 | 2 | ||||||
Lawn bowls | ● | ● | ● | ● | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 6 | |||||||
Netball | ● | ● | ● | ● | ● | ● | 1 | 1 | |||||||||
Rugby sevens | ● | ● | 1 | 1 | |||||||||||||
Shooting | ● | ● | ● | ● | 5 | 4 | 4 | 2 | 4 | 5 | 3 | 4 | 31 | ||||
Squash | ● | ● | ● | ● | ● | 2 | ● | ● | ● | 3 | 5 | ||||||
Weightlifting | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 24 | ||||||||||||
Daily medal events | 7 | 14 | 16 | 12 | 31 | 26 | 24 | 27 | 39 | 18 | 214 | ||||||
Cumulative total | 7 | 21 | 37 | 49 | 80 | 106 | 130 | 157 | 196 | 214 | |||||||
September | 7th Mon |
8th Tue |
9th Wed |
10th Thu |
11th Fri |
12th Sat |
13th Sun |
14th Mon |
15th Tue |
16th Wed |
17th Thu |
18th Fri |
19th Sat |
20th Sun |
21st Mon |
Events |
Sports overview[]
The host nation achieved its best-ever haul of ten gold medals which has since been surpassed by its achievement in the 2010 Commonwealth Games, where Malaysia won twelve 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, while of athletics, badminton, boxing, cycling, gymnastics, lawn bowls, shooting, swimming and weightlifting to make a total of 15 sports contested.
In front of 20,000 fans at the Petaling Jaya Stadium, rugby sevens in particular were an enormous success with New Zealand collecting its 100th Commonwealth Games medal with a 21–12 win over 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. Fitz-Gerald had won the previous two years' World Opens and Martin the three prior to that and so it was with some surprise to many that Martin took the gold in three straight sets 9–0, 9–6, 9–5. Fitz-Gerald 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.
Martin also teamed up with Craig Rowland to take the Commonwealth mixed doubles gold.
Erika-Leigh Stirton took five of the six available gold medals in the rhythmic gymnastics only being beaten into second place in the team event in the hosts took gold.[15][16]
Medal table[]
Only the top ten successful nations are displayed here.
The ranking in this table is consistent with International Olympic Committee convention in its published medal tables. By default, the table is ordered by the number of gold medals the athletes from a nation have won (in this context, a "nation" is an entity represented by a Commonwealth Games Association). The number of silver medals is taken into consideration next and then the number of bronze medals. If nations are still tied, equal ranking is given and they are listed alphabetically by their three-letter country code.[17][18]
- Key
* Host nation (Malaysia)
Rank | CGA | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total |
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1 | Australia (AUS) | 80 | 61 | 58 | 199 |
2 | England (ENG) | 36 | 47 | 53 | 136 |
3 | Canada (CAN) | 30 | 31 | 38 | 99 |
4 | Malaysia (MAS)* | 10 | 14 | 12 | 36 |
5 | South Africa (RSA) | 9 | 11 | 14 | 34 |
6 | New Zealand (NZL) | 8 | 7 | 20 | 35 |
7 | Kenya (KEN) | 8 | 5 | 4 | 17 |
8 | India (IND) | 7 | 10 | 8 | 25 |
9 | Jamaica (JAM) | 4 | 2 | 0 | 6 |
10 | Wales (WAL) | 3 | 4 | 8 | 15 |
11 | Scotland (SCO) | 3 | 2 | 7 | 12 |
12 | Nauru (NRU) | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
13 | Northern Ireland (NIR) | 2 | 1 | 2 | 5 |
14 | Zimbabwe (ZIM) | 2 | 0 | 3 | 5 |
15 | Ghana (GHA) | 1 | 1 | 3 | 5 |
16 | Mauritius (MRI) | 1 | 1 | 2 | 4 |
17 | Cyprus (CYP) | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 |
Tanzania (TAN) | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | |
Trinidad and Tobago (TRI) | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | |
20 | Bahamas (BAH) | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 |
Mozambique (MOZ) | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | |
22 | Barbados (BAR) | 1 | 0 | 2 | 3 |
23 | Lesotho (LES) | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
24 | Cameroon (CMR) | 0 | 3 | 3 | 6 |
25 | Namibia (NAM) | 0 | 2 | 1 | 3 |
26 | Seychelles (SEY) | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
27 | Sri Lanka (SRI) | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
28 | Bermuda (BER) | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
Fiji (FIJ) | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | |
Isle of Man (IOM) | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | |
Pakistan (PAK) | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | |
32 | Papua New Guinea (PNG) | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
Uganda (UGA) | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
Zambia (ZAM) | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
Totals (34 CGAs) | 214 | 214 | 245 | 673 |
Marketing[]
Logo[]
The logo of the 1998 Commonwealth Games is an image of the national flower of Malaysia, the hibiscus (the bunga raya), the first games logo to introduce the colour yellow. (All previous logos had been red, white and blue to reflect the colours of the British Union Flag.) The red, blue, white and yellow colours represents the colours of the Malaysian national flag and Malaysia as a confident, young, dynamic nation. The yellow pollens represent the six regions of the world that includes the 68 Commonwealth member nations.
Mascot[]
The official mascot of the 1998 Commonwealth Games is an orangutan named Wira (Malay for "warrior" or "hero"). It is said that the orangutan is the largest and probably the most intelligent primate in Asia which lives in the tropical rainforests of Malaysia. The adoption of orangutan as a games' mascot is to represent the friendly personality of Malaysia as the games' host as well as the charm, intelligence, and sporting ability of the participating athletes.[19]
Sponsors[]
A total of 55 companies and organisations sponsored the games, including Malaysian state-owned enterprises.
- Astro
- Bank Bumiputra Berhad
- Canon Inc.
- DRB-HICOM
- Leopex Sporting Goods
- Kodak
- Malaysia Airlines
- MasterCard
- Maybank
- Pensonic Group
- Nestlé
- PepsiCo
- Percetakan Nasional Malaysia Berhad
- Petronas
- Siemens
- Siemens Nixdorf Informationssysteme
- Faber-Castell
- Aramas Utama Holdings
- Extol Corporation
- Clipsal
- Electcoms
- Goldtronics
- Grace Distribution
- Permanis
- Macroworld
- Microsoft
- NetCard Corporation
- P.K. Electronics
- Royal Selangor
- Perodua
- Permodalan Nasional Berhad
- Selvex
- Sema Group
- Teknologi Ikram
- Unilever
- Konsortium Perkapalan Berhad
- Pos Malaysia
- Telekom Malaysia
- TH Alliance Asia Pacific
- Genting Group
- Sime Darby
- Antah Group
- Kuala Lumpur Stock Exchange
- Malaysian Industrial Development Finance Berhad
- Colgate-Palmolive
- Island & Peninsular Berhad
- Sungei Way Group
- Ajinomoto
- Tenaga Nasional
- Chiyoda Corporation
- BP
- Tourism Publications Corporation
- IOI Group
- Golden Hope
Medals by event[]
Aquatics[]
Athletics[]
Badminton[]
Boxing[]
Weight | Gold | Silver | Bronze |
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Light flyweight (48 kg) | Sapok Biki Malaysia |
Kenya |
Cyprus Gary Jones England |
Flyweight (51 kg) | Richard Sunee Mauritius |
Northern Ireland |
Phumzile Matyhila South Africa Jackson Asiku Uganda |
Bantamweight (54 kg) | Tanzania |
Herman Ngoudjo Cameroon |
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 |
Pakistan |
Andrew McLean England Giovanni Frontin Mauritius |
Light welterweight (63.5 kg) | Michael Strange Canada |
Gerry Legras Seychelles |
Australia Davis Mwale Zambia |
Welterweight (67 kg) | Jeremy Molitor Canada |
Kenya |
Colin McNeil Scotland Lynden Hosking Australia |
Light middleweight (71 kg) | Chris Bessey England |
Scott MacIntosh Canada |
Ghana 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-Ross Canada |
Kenya Charles Adamu Ghana |
Heavyweight (91 kg) | Mark Simmons Canada |
Roland Raforme Seychelles |
Wales Garth da Silva New Zealand |
Super heavyweight (over 91 kg) | Audley Harrison England |
Michael Macaque Mauritius |
Australia Ghana |
Cricket[]
Event | Gold | Silver | Bronze |
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Men's cricket | South Africa | Australia | New Zealand |
Cycling[]
Track cycling[]
Event | Gold | Silver | Bronze |
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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 |
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 Brad McGee Brett Lancaster Luke Roberts Michael Rogers |
England Bradley Wiggins Colin Sturgess Jon Clay Matt Illingworth Robert Hayles |
New Zealand Brendon Cameron Greg Henderson Lee Vertongen Timothy Carswell |
Men's 25 scratch race | Michael Rogers Australia |
Shaun Wallace England |
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 |
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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 |
Malaysia |
Eric Wohlberg Canada |
Gymnastics[]
Event | Gold | Silver | Bronze |
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Women's balance beam | Trudy McIntosh Australia |
Australia |
Canada |
Women's floor exercise | Annika Reeder England |
Allana Slater Australia |
Australia |
Women's uneven bars | Lisa Skinner Australia |
Canada |
Australia |
Women's vault | Lisa Mason England |
Trudy McIntosh Australia |
Annika Reeder England |
Women's all round individual | Australia |
Allana Slater Australia |
Trudy McIntosh Australia |
Women's all round team event | Australia Allana Slater Lisa Skinner Trudy McIntosh |
England Annika Reeder Gemma Cuff Kelly Hackman Lisa Mason Melissa Wilcox |
Canada Crystal Gilmore Lise Leveille |
Men's floor exercise | Andrei Kravtsov Australia |
South Africa |
John Smethurst England 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 |
Canada |
Bret Hudson Australia |
Men's pommel horse | Andrei Kravtsov Australia |
Canada |
Brennon Dowrick Australia |
Men's rings | Australia |
Andrew Atherton England |
South Africa |
Men's vault | South Africa |
South Africa |
Bret Hudson Australia |
Men's all round individual | Andrei Kravtsov Australia |
Andrew Atherton England |
Brennon Dowrick Australia |
Men's all round team event | England Andrew Atherton Craig Heap John Smethurst Lee McDermott Ross Brewer |
Australia Andrei Kravtsov Brennon Dowrick Bret Hudson Philippe Rizzo |
Canada Alexander Jeltkov Grant Golding Kristan Burley Richard Ikeda |
Women's rhythmic clubs | Canada |
Australia |
Emilie Livingston Canada |
Women's rhythmic hoop | Canada |
Malaysia |
Leigh Marning Australia |
Women's rhythmic ribbon | Canada |
Australia |
Malaysia |
Women's rhythmic rope | Canada |
Leigh Marning Australia |
Malaysia |
Women's rhythmic all round individual | Canada |
Leigh Marning Australia |
Australia |
Women's rhythmic all round team | Malaysia |
Canada Emilie Livingston |
Australia Danielle Le Ray Leigh Marning |
(Field) Hockey[]
Lawn bowls[]
Netball[]
Rugby sevens[]
Shooting[]
Event | Gold | Silver | Bronze |
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Men's 10m air pistol individual | Mick Gault England |
Jaspal Rana India |
Greg Yelavich New Zealand |
Women's 10m air pistol individual | Annemarie Forder Australia |
Christine Trefry Australia |
Tania Corrigan New Zealand |
Men's 10m air pistol team | Nick Baxter and Mick Gault England |
Jaspal Rana and India |
John Rochon and Canada |
Women's 10m air pistol pairs | Annemarie Forder and Christine Trefry Australia |
Tania Corrigan and Jocelyn Lees New Zealand |
and Malaysia |
Men's 10m air rifle individual | Chris Hector England |
Malaysia |
Australia |
Women's 10m air rifle individual | Malaysia |
Sharon Bowes Canada |
Louise Minett England |
Men's 10m air rifle team | Chris Hector and Nigel Wallace England |
and Malaysia |
and Scotland |
Women's 10m air rifle pairs | Christina Ashcroft and Sharon Bowes Canada |
and Australia |
Louise Minett and Becky Spicer England |
Men's individual | Jaspal Rana India |
South Africa |
John Rochon Canada |
Men's pairs | Jaspal Rana and Ashok Pandit India |
John Rochon and Canada |
and Bruce Quick Australia |
Men's 50m free pistol individual | Mick Gault England |
South Africa |
Bruce Quick Australia |
Men's 50m free pistol pairs | Nick Baxter and Mick Gault England |
David Moore and Bruce Quick Australia |
John Rochon and Canada |
Fullbore rifle Queens prize open pair | and Northern Ireland |
James Paton and Canada |
and Wales |
Fullbore rifle Queens prize open individual | James Paton Canada |
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 Australia |
Bob Borsley and Ian Peel England |
Men's 25 m rapid fire pistol individual | Canada |
South Africa |
India |
Men's 25 m rapid fire pistol pairs | and Pat Murray Australia |
Jason Wakeling and Alan Earle New Zealand |
and South Africa |
Men's skeet individual | Wales |
Canada |
David Cunningham Australia |
Men's skeet pairs | and Antonis Nicolaides Cyprus |
Andy Austin and Drew Harvey England |
and Canada |
Men's 50m rifle three positions individual | Timothy Lowndes Australia |
Wayne Sorensen Canada |
Kenneth Parr England |
Men's 50m rifle three positions pairs | and Wayne Sorensen Canada |
and Australia |
Chris Hector and Kenneth Parr England |
Men's 50m rifle prone individual | Stephen Petterson New Zealand |
David Moore Isle of Man |
South Africa |
Men's 50m rifle prone pairs | and South Africa |
Philip Scanlan and Neil Day England |
and Warren Potent Australia |
Women's 50m rifle prone individual | Roopa Unnikrishnan India |
Carrie Quigley Australia |
Sally Johnston New Zealand |
Women's 50m rifle prone pairs | Carrie Quigley and Kim Frazer Australia |
Christina Ashcroft and Canada |
and Shirley McIntosh Scotland |
Women's 50m rifle three positions individual | Susan McCready Australia |
Sharon Bowes Canada |
Roslina Bakar Malaysia |
Women's 50m rifle Three positions pairs | Sharon Bowes and Christina Ashcroft Canada |
and South Africa |
Shirley McIntosh and Scotland |
Women's 25m sport pistol individual | Christine Trefry Australia |
Bibiana Ng Pei Chin Malaysia |
Kim Eagles Canada |
Women's 25m sport pistol pairs | Christine Trefry and Annette Woodward Australia |
Tania Corrigan and Jocelyn Lees New Zealand |
Bibiana Ng Pei Chin and Malaysia |
Squash[]
Bowling[]
Event | Gold | Silver | Bronze |
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Men's singles | Malaysia, 6046 points |
Canada, 5946 |
Canada, 5850 |
Women's singles | Cara Honeychurch Australia, 6406 |
Australia, 6028 |
Malaysia, 5920 |
Men's doubles | and Malaysia, 3522 |
and Bermuda, 3329 |
and Australia, 3229 |
Women's doubles | Cara Honeychurch and Australia, 3678 |
and Shalin Zulkifli Malaysia, 3548 |
and England, 3536 |
Mixed doubles | and Cara Honeychurch Australia, 3605 |
Richard Hood and England, 3560 |
and Canada, 3536 |
Weightlifting[]
Event | Gold | Silver | Bronze |
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Men's 56 kg snatch | Australia, 107.5 kg |
India 107.5 kg |
Malaysia, 105 kg |
Men's 56 kg clean and jerk | India, 140 kg |
India 137.5 kg |
Malaysia, 135 kg |
Men's 56 kg combined | India, 245 kg |
India, 242.5 kg |
Malaysia, 240 kg |
Men's 62 kg snatch | Marcus Stephen Nauru, 125 kg |
Yurik Sarkisyan Australia, 125 kg |
India, 117.5 kg |
Men's 62 kg clean and jerk | Marcus Stephen Nauru, 167.5 kg |
Yurik Sarkisyan Australia, 157.5 kg |
Murugesan Arun India, 155 kg |
Men's 62 kg combined | Marcus Stephen Nauru, 292.5 kg |
Yurik Sarkisyan Australia, 282.5 kg |
Murugesan Arun India, 272.5 kg |
Men's 69 kg snatch | Sebastien Groulx Canada, 130 kg |
Stewart Cruickshank England, 130 kg |
Tony Morgan Wales, 130 kg, |
Men's 69 kg clean and jerk | Malaysia, 167.5 kg |
Sebastien Groulx Canada, 167.5 kg |
India, 135.5 kg |
Men's 69 kg combined | Sebastien Groulx Canada, 297.5 kg |
Malaysia, 295 kg |
Sandeep Kumar India, 285 kg |
Men's 77 kg snatch | Satheesha Rai India, 147.5 kg |
Dave 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, 175 kg |
Canada, 167.5 kg |
Men's 77 kg combined | Damian Brown Australia, 327.5 kg |
Satheesha Rai India, 322.5 kg |
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 |
Andy Callard England, 190 kg |
Simon Heffernan Australia, 185 kg |
Men's 94 kg combined | Kiril Kounev Australia, 370 kg |
Andy 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 Liddel New Zealand, 165 kg |
Giles Greenwood England, 162.5 kg |
Australia, 160 kg |
Men's 105+ kg clean and jerk | Darren Liddel New Zealand, 202.5 kg |
Cameroon, 192.5 kg |
Australia, 192.5 kg |
Men's 105+ kg combined | Darren Liddel New Zealand, 367.5 kg |
Australia, 352.5 kg |
Giles Greenwood England, 352.5 kg |
Controversy[]
1998 Klang Valley water crisis[]
The 1998 Klang Valley water crisis was a water shortage that affected the biggest metropolitan region of the country. This water shortage affected almost all the residents in the Klang Valley, causing the government to impose water rationing prior to the 1998 Commonwealth Games in Kuala Lumpur.
This crisis was blamed on El Niño despite actual rainfall in the months leading up to February 1998 in Federal Territory[20] not being significantly below average. In fact in November 1997, Klang Gates Dam had its highest recorded rainfall. Similarly in October 1997 the Kajang station not far from the Semenyih dam had its highest rainfall in record.
See also[]
- Sport in Malaysia
References[]
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External links[]
- Media related to 1998 Commonwealth Games at Wikimedia Commons
- Official website
- Official Kuala Lumpur 98 – 16th Commonwealth Games Website
- Unofficial site
- KL 98 Games Archives
- 1998 Games nine msn (now nine.com.au) Australia coverage site
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