Athletics at the 2018 Commonwealth Games
| Athletics at the 2018 Commonwealth Games | |
|---|---|
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| Dates | 8–15 April 2018 |
| Host city | Gold Coast, Queensland |
| Venue | Carrara Stadium |
| Events | 50 |
| Participation | 952 athletes from 68 nations |
| Records set | games records |
← 2014 Glasgow 2022 Birmingham → 2018 Commonwealth Games | |
| Athletics at the 2018 Commonwealth Games | ||
|---|---|---|
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| Track events | ||
| 100 m | men | women |
| 200 m | men | women |
| 400 m | men | women |
| 800 m | men | women |
| 1500 m | men | women |
| 5000 m | men | women |
| 10,000 m | men | women |
| 100 m hurdles | women | |
| 110 m hurdles | men | |
| 400 m hurdles | men | women |
| 3000 m steeplechase | men | women |
| 4×100 m relay | men | women |
| 4×400 m relay | men | women |
| Road events | ||
| Marathon | men | women |
| 20 km walk | men | women |
| Field events | ||
| High jump | men | women |
| Pole vault | men | women |
| Long jump | men | women |
| Triple jump | men | women |
| Shot put | men | women |
| Discus throw | men | women |
| Hammer throw | men | women |
| Javelin throw | men | women |
| Combined events | ||
| Heptathlon | women | |
| Decathlon | men | |
| Para events | ||
| 100 m (T12) | men | |
| 100 m (T35) | women | |
| 100 m (T38) | men | women |
| 100 m (T47) | men | |
| 1500 m (T54) | men | women |
| Marathon (T54) | men | women |
| Long jump (T38) | women | |
| Shot put (F38) | men | |
| Javelin throw (F46) | women | |
Carrara Stadium
Athletics was one of ten core sports that appeared at the 2018 Commonwealth Games in Gold Coast. As a founding sport, athletics has appeared consistently since its introduction at the 1911 Inter-Empire Games; the recognized precursor to the Commonwealth Games.[1] The competition took place between Sunday 8–15 April 2018 at the Carrara Stadium.
The programme featured an expanded event set for para-athletes with a total of six men's and six women's events, re presenting doubling of the number para-events at the previous games. This move was approved of by the para-athletes, and noted that inclusion in the medal table alongside able-bodied events allowed her to share in the same environment, as opposed to the separation found in the Paralympics and World Para Athletics Championships.[2]
Two Indian athletes, racewalker Irfan Kolothum Thodi and triple jumper were removed from the games after a needle was found in their apartment, breaking games policy.[3] A Singapore para-athlete, , was withdrawn from the men's T47 100 m after failing a drug test prior to the competition.[4] Other controversies of the athletics included the gold medal disqualification of Zharnel Hughes in the men's 200 m, after he impeded (eventual gold medallist) Jereem Richards, and the mid-race collapse of men's marathon leader Callum Hawkins.[5]
Preparation[]
In preparation for hosting the Commonwealth Games Athletics events, the modified Carrara Stadium was used for the Australian Athletics Championships in February 2018.
The Australian Sports Anti-Doping Authority conducted a series of anti-doping tests in the months before the games.[6] Australian sprinter (daughter of former Commonwealth Games sprint champion Nova Peris) was among those to a fail doping test and she withdrew from the Australian trials event.[7]
Schedule[]
Over the 10 days of competition there were 58 medal events including additional para-sport disciplines.
| Q | Qualification | H | Heats | S | Semi-final | F | Final |
| Sex | Event | April | ||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sun 8 | Mon 9 | Tue10 | Wed 11 | Thu 12 | Fri 13 | Sat 14 | Sun 15 | |||||||
| M | A | M | A | M | A | A | M | A | M | A | A | M | ||
| Men | 100 m | H/S | F | |||||||||||
| 100 m (T12) | H | F | ||||||||||||
| 100 m (T38) | F | |||||||||||||
| 100 m (T47) | F | |||||||||||||
| 200 m | H | S | F | |||||||||||
| 400 m | H | S | F | |||||||||||
| 800 m | H | S | F | |||||||||||
| 1500 m | H | F | ||||||||||||
| 1500 m (T54) | H | F | ||||||||||||
| 5000 m | F | |||||||||||||
| 10,000 m | F | |||||||||||||
| Marathon | F | |||||||||||||
| Marathon (T54) | F | |||||||||||||
| 3000 m steeplechase | F | |||||||||||||
| 110 m hurdles | H | F | ||||||||||||
| 400 m hurdles | H | F | ||||||||||||
| Decathlon | F | |||||||||||||
| High jump | Q | F | ||||||||||||
| Pole vault | F | |||||||||||||
| Long jump | Q | F | ||||||||||||
| Triple jump | Q | F | ||||||||||||
| Shot put | Q | F | ||||||||||||
| Shot put (F38) | F | |||||||||||||
| Discus throw | Q | F | ||||||||||||
| Hammer throw | F | |||||||||||||
| Javelin throw | Q | F | ||||||||||||
| 20 km walk | F | |||||||||||||
| 4 × 100 m relay | H | F | ||||||||||||
| 4 × 400 m relay | H | F | ||||||||||||
| Women | 100 m | H/S | F | |||||||||||
| 100 m (T35) | F | |||||||||||||
| 100 m (T38) | F | |||||||||||||
| 200 m | H | S | F | |||||||||||
| 400 m | H | S | F | |||||||||||
| 800 m | H | F | ||||||||||||
| 1500 m | H | F | ||||||||||||
| 1500 m (T54) | H | F | ||||||||||||
| 5000 m | F | |||||||||||||
| 10,000 m | F | |||||||||||||
| Marathon | F | |||||||||||||
| Marathon (T54) | F | |||||||||||||
| 3000 m steeplechase | F | |||||||||||||
| 100 m hurdles | H | F | ||||||||||||
| 400 m hurdles | H | F | ||||||||||||
| Heptathlon | F | |||||||||||||
| High jump | F | |||||||||||||
| Pole vault | F | |||||||||||||
| Long jump | Q | F | ||||||||||||
| Long jump (T38) | F | |||||||||||||
| Triple jump | F | |||||||||||||
| Shot put | Q | F | ||||||||||||
| Discus throw | F | |||||||||||||
| Hammer throw | F | |||||||||||||
| Javelin throw | F | |||||||||||||
| Javelin throw (F46) | F | |||||||||||||
| 20 km walk | F | |||||||||||||
| 4 × 100 m relay | H | F | ||||||||||||
| 4 × 400 m relay | H | F | ||||||||||||
Medal summary[]
Medal table[]
* Host nation (Australia)
| Rank | Nation | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  Australia (AUS)* | 13 | 13 | 10 | 36 |
| 2 |  Jamaica (JAM) | 7 | 8 | 10 | 25 |
| 3 |  England (ENG) | 5 | 5 | 7 | 17 |
| 4 |  South Africa (RSA) | 5 | 4 | 5 | 14 |
| 5 |  Kenya (KEN) | 4 | 7 | 5 | 16 |
| 6 |  Canada (CAN) | 3 | 6 | 4 | 13 |
| 7 |  Botswana (BOT) | 3 | 1 | 1 | 5 |
 Uganda (UGA) | 3 | 1 | 1 | 5 | |
| 9 |  New Zealand (NZL) | 2 | 4 | 0 | 6 |
| 10 |  Nigeria (NGR) | 2 | 2 | 1 | 5 |
| 11 |  Wales (WAL) | 2 | 0 | 3 | 5 |
| 12 |  Trinidad and Tobago (TTO) | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| 13 |  Bahamas (BAH) | 1 | 3 | 0 | 4 |
| 14 |  India (IND) | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 |
| 15 |  Grenada (GRN) | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| 16 |  British Virgin Islands (IVB) | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
 Guyana (GUY) | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
 Namibia (NAM) | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
 Saint Lucia (LCA) | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
| 20 |  Scotland (SCO) | 0 | 2 | 3 | 5 |
| 21 |  Dominica (DMA) | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| 22 |  Cameroon (CMR) | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
 Cyprus (CYP) | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
 Malaysia (MAS) | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
 Northern Ireland (NIR) | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
 Vanuatu (VAN) | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
| Totals (26 nations) | 58 | 58 | 58 | 174 | |
Men[]
| Event | Gold | Silver | Bronze | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 100 metres |
Akani Simbine South Africa |
10.03 | Henricho Bruintjies South Africa |
10.17 | Yohan Blake Jamaica |
10.19 |
| 200 metres |
Jereem Richards Trinidad and Tobago |
20.12 | Aaron Brown Canada |
20.34 | Leon Reid Northern Ireland |
20.55 |
| 400 metres |
Isaac Makwala Botswana |
44.35 | Baboloki Thebe Botswana |
45.09 | Javon Francis Jamaica |
45.11 SB |
| 800 metres |
Wycliffe Kinyamal Kenya |
1:45.11 | Kyle Langford England |
1:45.16 PB | Luke Mathews Australia |
1:45.60 SB |
| 1500 metres |
Elijah Manangoi Kenya |
3:34.78 | Timothy Cheruiyot Kenya |
3:35.17 | Jake Wightman Scotland |
3:35.97 |
| 5000 metres |
Joshua Cheptegei Uganda |
13:50.83 | Mohammed Ahmed Canada |
13:52.78 | Edward Zakayo Kenya |
13:54.06 |
| 10,000 metres |
Joshua Cheptegei Uganda |
27:19.62 GR | Mohammed Ahmed Canada |
27:20.56 | Rodgers Kwemoi Kenya |
27:28.66 SB |
| 110 metres hurdles |
Ronald Levy Jamaica |
13.19 | Hansle Parchment Jamaica |
13.22 | Nicholas Hough Australia |
13.38 PB |
| 400 metres hurdles |
Kyron McMaster British Virgin Islands |
48.25 | Jeffrey Gibson Bahamas |
49.10 SB | Jaheel Hyde Jamaica |
49.16 |
| 3000 metres steeplechase |
Conseslus Kipruto Kenya |
8:10.08 GR | Abraham Kibiwott Kenya |
8:10.62 =SB | Amos Kirui Kenya |
8:12.24 |
| 4 × 100 metres relay |
England (ENG) Reuben Arthur Zharnel Hughes Richard Kilty Harry Aikines-Aryeetey |
38.13 SB | South Africa (RSA) Henricho Bruintjies Emile Erasmus Anaso Jobodwana Akani Simbine |
38.24 NR | Jamaica (JAM) Everton Clarke Oshane Bailey Warren Weir Yohan Blake Nigel Ellis* |
38.35 SB |
| 4 × 400 metres relay |
Botswana (BOT) Leaname Maotoanong Baboloki Thebe Onkabetse Nkobolo Isaac Makwala |
3:01.78 SB | Bahamas (BAH) O'Jay Ferguson Teray Smith Stephen Newbold Alonzo Russell Michael Mathieu* Ramon Miller* |
3:01.92 SB | Jamaica (JAM) Demish Gaye Javon Francis Peter Matthews* |
3:01.97 SB |
| Marathon |
Michael Shelley Australia |
2:16:46 | Solomon Mutai Uganda |
2:19:02 | Robbie Simpson Scotland |
2:19:36 |
| 20 kilometres walk |
Dane Bird-Smith Australia |
1:19:34 GR | Tom Bosworth England |
1:19:38 NR | Samuel Gathimba Kenya |
1:19:51 |
| High jump |
Brandon Starc Australia |
2.32 m PB | Jamal Wilson Bahamas |
2.30 m SB | Django Lovett Canada |
2.30 m PB |
| Pole vault |
Kurtis Marschall Australia |
5.70 m | Shawnacy Barber Canada |
5.65 m | Luke Cutts England |
5.45 m |
| Long jump |
Luvo Manyonga South Africa |
8.41 m GR | Henry Frayne Australia |
8.33 m | Ruswahl Samaai South Africa |
8.22 m |
| Triple jump |
Troy Doris Guyana |
16.88 m SB | Yordanys Durañona Dominica |
16.86 m | Marcel Mayack Cameroon |
16.80 m PB |
| Shot put |
Tom Walsh New Zealand |
21.41 m | Chukwuebuka Enekwechi Nigeria |
21.14 m PB | Tim Nedow Canada |
20.91 m SB |
| Discus throw |
Fedrick Dacres Jamaica |
68.20 m GR | Traves Smikle Jamaica |
63.98 m | Apostolos Parellis Cyprus |
63.61 m |
| Hammer throw |
Nick Miller England |
80.26 m GR NR | Matthew Denny Australia |
74.88 m PB | Mark Dry Scotland |
73.12 m SB |
| Javelin throw |
Neeraj Chopra India |
86.47 m SB | Hamish Peacock Australia |
82.59 m | Anderson Peters Grenada |
82.20 m |
| Decathlon |
Lindon Victor Grenada |
8303 pts | Pierce LePage Canada |
8171 pts PB | Cedric Dubler Australia |
7983 pts |
* Indicates the athlete only competed in the preliminary heats and received medals.
Men's para-sport[]
| Event | Gold | Silver | Bronze | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 100 metres (T12) |
Jonathan Ntutu (T12) South Africa |
11.02 | Hilton Langenhoven (T12) South Africa |
11.27 =SB | (T12) Malaysia |
11.28 |
| 100 metres (T38) |
Evan O'Hanlon (T38) Australia |
11.09 | Dyan Buis (T38) South Africa |
11.33 SB | Charl du Toit (T37) South Africa |
11.35 WR |
| 100 metres (T47) |
Suwaibidu Galadima (T47) Nigeria |
11.04 | (T46) England |
11.30 | (T46) Jamaica |
11.63 |
| 1500 metres (T54) |
Alex Dupont (T54) Canada |
3:11.75 | Kurt Fearnley (T54) Australia |
3:11.92 | Jake Lappin (T54) Australia |
3:12.60 |
| Marathon (T54) |
Kurt Fearnley (T54) Australia |
1:30:26 GR | Johnboy Smith (T54) England |
1:31:44 SB | (T53) England |
1:31:44 |
| Shot put (F38) |
Cameron Crombie (F38) Australia |
15.74 m | Martin Jackson (F38) Australia |
13.74 m SB | Reinhardt Hamman (F38) South Africa |
13.15 m SB |
Women[]
| Event | Gold | Silver | Bronze | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 100 metres |
Michelle-Lee Ahye Trinidad and Tobago |
11.14 | Christania Williams Jamaica |
11.21 | Gayon Evans Jamaica |
11.22 PB |
| 200 metres |
Shaunae Miller-Uibo Bahamas |
22.09 GR | Shericka Jackson Jamaica |
22.18 PB | Dina Asher-Smith England |
22.29 |
| 400 metres |
Amantle Montsho Botswana |
50.15 SB | Anastasia Le-Roy Jamaica |
50.57 PB | Stephenie Ann McPherson Jamaica |
50.93 |
| 800 metres |
Caster Semenya South Africa |
1:56.68 GR | Margaret Wambui Kenya |
1:58.07 | Natoya Goule Jamaica |
1:58.82 PB |
| 1500 metres |
Caster Semenya South Africa |
4:00.71 GR NR | Beatrice Chepkoech Kenya |
4:03.09 PB | Melissa Courtney Wales |
4:03.44 PB |
| 5000 metres |
Hellen Obiri Kenya |
15:13.11 | Margaret Chelimo Kipkemboi Kenya |
15:15.28 | Laura Weightman England |
15:25.84 |
| 10,000 metres |
Stella Chesang Uganda |
31:45.30 | Stacey Chepkemboi Ndiwa Kenya |
31:46.36 PB | Mercyline Chelangat Uganda |
31:48.41 |
| 100 metres hurdles |
Oluwatobiloba Amusan Nigeria |
12.68 | Danielle Williams Jamaica |
12.78 | Yanique Thompson Jamaica |
12.97 |
| 400 metres hurdles |
Janieve Russell Jamaica |
54.33 | Eilidh Doyle Scotland |
54.80 | Wenda Nel South Africa |
54.96 |
| 3000 metres steeplechase |
Aisha Praught-Leer Jamaica |
9:21.00 | Celliphine Chespol Kenya |
9:22.61 | Purity Cherotich Kirui Kenya |
9:25.74 |
| 4 × 100 metres relay |
England (ENG) Asha Philip Dina Asher-Smith Bianca Williams Lorraine Ugen |
42.46 NR | Jamaica (JAM) Christania Williams Natasha Morrison Gayon Evans Elaine Thompson |
42.52 | Nigeria (NGR) Joy Udo-Gabriel Blessing Okagbare-Ighoteguonor Oluwatobiloba Amusan Rosemary Chukwuma |
42.75 |
| 4 × 400 metres relay |
Jamaica (JAM) Christine Day Anastasia Le-Roy Janieve Russell Stephenie Ann McPherson |
3:24.00 | Nigeria (NGR) Patience Okon George Glory Onome Nathaniel Praise Idamadudu Yinka Ajayi |
3:25.29 | Botswana (BOT) Galefele Moroko Christine Botlogetswe Loungo Matlhaku Amantle Montsho |
3:26.86 NR |
| Marathon |
Helalia Johannes Namibia |
2:32:40 | Lisa Jane Weightman Australia |
2:33:23 | Jessica Trengove Australia |
2:34:09 |
| 20 kilometres walk |
Jemima Montag Australia |
1:32:50 | Alana Barber New Zealand |
1:34:18 | Bethan Davies Wales |
1:36:08 |
| High jump |
Levern Spencer Saint Lucia |
1.95 m SB | Morgan Lake England |
1.93 m | Nicola McDermott Australia |
1.91 m PB |
| Pole vault |
Alysha Newman Canada |
4.75 m GR =NR | Eliza McCartney New Zealand |
4.70 m | Nina Kennedy Australia |
4.60 m |
| Long jump |
Christabel Nettey Canada |
6.84 m | Brooke Stratton Australia |
6.77 m | Shara Proctor England |
6.75 m |
| Triple jump |
Kimberley Williams Jamaica |
14.64 m PB | Shanieka Ricketts Jamaica |
14.52 m SB | Thea LaFond Dominica |
13.92 m |
| Shot put |
Danniel Thomas-Dodd Jamaica |
19.36 m NR | Valerie Adams New Zealand |
18.70 m SB | Brittany Crew Canada |
18.32 m |
| Discus throw |
Dani Stevens Australia |
68.26 m GR | Seema Punia India |
60.41 m | Navjeet Dhillon India |
57.43 m |
| Hammer throw |
Julia Ratcliffe New Zealand |
69.94 m | Alexandra Hulley Australia |
68.20 m | Lara Nielsen Australia |
65.03 m |
| Javelin throw |
Kathryn Mitchell Australia |
68.92 m GR AR | Kelsey-Lee Roberts Australia |
63.89 m | Sunette Viljoen South Africa |
62.08 m |
| Heptathlon |
Katarina Johnson-Thompson England |
6255 pts | Nina Schultz Canada |
6133 pts PB | Niamh Emerson England |
6043 pts PB |
Women's para-sport[]
| Event | Gold | Silver | Bronze | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 100 metres (T35) |
Isis Holt (T35) Australia |
13.58 | Maria Lyle (T35) Scotland |
15.14 | Brianna Coop (T35) Australia |
15.63 |
| 100 metres (T38) |
Sophie Hahn (T38) England |
12.46 GR | Rhiannon Clarke (T38) Australia |
13.17 AR | Olivia Breen (T38) Wales |
13.35 |
| 1500 metres (T54) |
Madison de Rozario (T53) Australia |
3:34.06 | Angie Ballard (T53) Australia |
3:36.85 | Diane Roy (T54) Canada |
3:36.97 GR |
| Marathon (T54) |
Madison de Rozario (T53) Australia |
1:44:00 | Eliza Ault-Connell (T54) Australia |
1:44:13 | Jade Jones (T54) England |
1:44:20 |
| Long jump (T38) |
Olivia Breen (T38) Wales |
4.86 m GR PB | Erin Cleaver (T38) Australia |
4.36 m | Taylor Doyle (T38) Australia |
4.22 m |
| Javelin throw (F46) |
Hollie Arnold (F46) Wales |
44.43 m WR GR | Holly Robinson (F46) New Zealand |
43.32 m AR | Friana Kwevira (F46) Vanuatu |
24.54 m |
Records[]
References[]
- ^ "Athletics". Gold Coast 2018. Retrieved 21 February 2018.[permanent dead link]
- ^ 'Share the dream' – the Games that celebrated disability sports. The Guardian (2018-04-15). Retrieved 2018-04-15.
- ^ Commonwealth Games: Two Indians sent home for violating 'no-needles' policy. BBC Sport (2018-04-13). Retrieved 2018-04-15.
- ^ Commonwealth Games: Singapore para athlete Khairi Ishak banned after failing dope test. Straits Times (2018-04-13). Retrieved 2018-04-15.
- ^ Belam, Martin (2018-04-15). Commonwealth Games: the Gold Coast performances that didn't go to plan. The Guardian. Retrieved 2018-04-15.
- ^ Commonwealth Games 2018: Australia athletes banned for doping. The Australian (2018-04-12). Retrieved 2018-04-15.
- ^ Games hopeful Jessica Peris tests positive for banned substance Commonwealth Games hopeful Jessica Peris tests positive for banned substance. The Guardian (2018-02-20). Retrieved 2018-04-15.
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