Athletics at the 1998 Commonwealth Games

At the 1998 Commonwealth Games, the athletics events were held at the National Stadium, Bukit Jalil, in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia from the 16–21 September 1998.

Athletics at the 16th Commonwealth Games
Dates16– 21 September 1998
Host cityKuala Lumpur, MalaysiaMalaysia
VenueNational Stadium, Bukit Jalil
LevelSenior
Events46
Participation690 athletes from
59 nations
Records set9 Games records


Medal summary

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Event Gold Silver Bronze
100 metres
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Ato Boldon
  Trinidad and Tobago
9.88 s GR Frankie Fredericks
  Namibia
9.96 s Obadele Thompson
  Barbados
10.00 s
200 metres
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Julian Golding
  England
20.18 s Christian Malcolm
  Wales
20.29 s John Regis
  England
20.40 s
400 metres
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Iwan Thomas
  Wales
44.52 s GR Mark Richardson
  England
44.60 s Sugath Thilakaratne
  Sri Lanka
44.64 s
800 metres
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Japheth Kimutai
  Kenya
1:43.82 Hezekiél Sepeng
  South Africa
1:44.44 Johan Botha
  South Africa
1:44.57
1500 metres
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Laban Rotich
  Kenya
3:39.49 John Mayock
  England
3:40.46 Anthony Whiteman
  England
3:40.70
5000 metres
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Daniel Komen
  Kenya
13:22.57 Tom Nyariki
  Kenya
13:28.09 Richard Limo
  Kenya
13:37.42
10,000 metres
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Simon Maina
  Kenya
28:10.00 William Kalya
  Kenya
29:01.68 Steve Moneghetti
  Australia
29:02.76
110 metres hurdles
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Tony Jarrett
  England
13.47 s Steve Brown
  Trinidad and Tobago
13.48 s Shaun Bownes
  South Africa
13.53 s
400 metres hurdles
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Dinsdale Morgan
  Jamaica
48.28 s Rohan Robinson
  Australia
48.99 s Kenneth Harnden
  Zimbabwe
49.06 s
3000 metres steeplechase
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John Kosgei
  Kenya
8:15.34 Bernard Barmasai
  Kenya
8:15.37 Kipkurui Misoi
  Kenya
8:18.24
Marathon
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Thabiso Moqhali
  Lesotho
2:19.15 Simon Mrashani
  Tanzania
2:19.42 Andea Geway Suja
  Tanzania
2:19.50
20 kilometres walk
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Nick A'Hern
  Australia
1:24.59 Arturo Huerta
  Canada
1:25.49 Nathan Deakes
  Australia
1:26.06
50 kilometres walk
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Govindasamy Saravanan
  Malaysia
4:10.05 NR Duane Cousins
  Australia
4:10.30 Dominic McGrath
  Australia
4:12.52
4 × 100 metres relay
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  England
Dwain Chambers
Marlon Devonish
Julian Golding
Darren Campbell
Jason Gardener (heats)
38.20 s GR   Canada
Brad McCuaig
Glenroy Gilbert
O'Brian Gibbons
Trevino Betty
38.46 s   Australia
Gavin Hunter
Darryl Wohlsen
Steve Brimacombe
Matt Shirvington
Rod Zuyderwick (heats)
38.69 s
4 × 400 metres relay
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  Jamaica
Davian Clarke
Greg Haughton
Michael McDonald
Roxbert Martin
2:59.03 GR   England
Mark Richardson
Mark Hylton
Jared Deacon
Paul Slythe
Sean Baldock
Solomon Wariso
3:00.82   Wales
Iwan Thomas
Jamie Baulch
Matt Elias
Paul Gray
3:01.86
High jump
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Dalton Grant
  England
2.31 m Benjamin Challenger
  England
2.28 m Timothy Forsyth
  Australia
2.28 m
Pole vault
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Riaan Botha
  South Africa
5.60 m Paul Burgess
  Australia
5.50 m Kersley Gardenne
  Mauritius
5.35 m
Long jump
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Peter Burge
  Australia
8.22 m Jai Taurima
  Australia
8.22 m Wendell Williams
  Trinidad and Tobago
7.95 m
Triple jump
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Onochie Achike
  England
17.10 m Andrew Owusu
  Ghana
17.03 m Remmy Kimutai Limo
  Kenya
16.89 m
Shot put
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Burger Lambrechts
  South Africa
20.01 m Michalis Louca
  Cyprus
19.52 m Shaun Pickering
  Wales
19.33 m
Discus throw
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Robert Weir
  England
64.42 m Frantz Kruger
  South Africa
63.93 m Jason Tunks
  Canada
62.22 m
Hammer throw
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Stuart Rendell
  Australia
74.71 m Michael Jones
  England
74.02 m Chris Harmse
  South Africa
72.83 m
Javelin throw
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Marius Corbett
  South Africa
88.75 m GR Steve Backley
  England
87.38 m Mick Hill
  England
83.80 m
Decathlon
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Jagan Hames
  Australia
8490 points Scott Ferrier
  Australia
8307 points Mike Smith
  Canada
8143 points

Women

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Event Gold Silver Bronze
100 metres
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Chandra Sturrup
  Bahamas
11.06 s Philomena Mensah
  Canada
11.19 s Tania Van-Heer
  Australia
11.29 s
200 metres
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Nova Peris-Kneebone
  Australia
22.77 s Juliet Campbell
  Jamaica
22.79 s Lauren Hewitt
  Australia
22.83 s
400 metres
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Sandie Richards
  Jamaica
50.17 s GR Allison Curbishley
  Scotland
50.71 s Donna Fraser
  England
51.01 s
800 metres
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Maria de Lurdes Mutola
  Mozambique
1:57.60 Tina Paulino
  Mozambique
1:58.39 Diane Modahl
  England
1:58.81
1500 metres
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Jackline Maranga
  Kenya
4:05.27 GR Kelly Holmes
  England
4:06.10 Julia Sakara
  Zimbabwe
4:07.82 NR
5000 metres
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Kate Anderson
  Australia
15:52.74 Andrea Whitcombe
  England
15:56.85 Samukeliso Moyo
  Zimbabwe
15:57.57
10,000 metres
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Esther Wanjiru
  Kenya
33:40.13 Kylie Risk
  Australia
33:42.11 Clair Fearnley
  Australia
33:52.13
100 metres hurdles
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Gillian Russell
  Jamaica
12.70 s GR Sriyani Kulawansha
  Sri Lanka
12.95 s Katie Anderson
  Canada
13.04 s
400 metres hurdles
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Andrea Blackett
  Barbados
53.91 s Gowry Retchakan-Hodge
  England
55.25 s Karlene Haughton
  Canada
55.53 s
Marathon
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Heather Turland
  Australia
2:41.24 Lisa Dick
  Australia
2:41.48 Elizabeth Mongudhi
  Namibia
2:43.28
10 kilometres walk
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Jane Saville
  Australia
43:57 GR Kerry Saxby-Junna
  Australia
44:27 Lisa Kehler
  England
45:03
4 × 100 metres relay
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  Australia
Tania van Heer
Lauren Hewitt
Nova Peris-Kneebone
Sharon Cripps
43.39 s   Jamaica
Donnette Brown
Juliet Campbell
Gillian Russell
Brigitte Foster
43.49 s   England
Marcia Richardson
Donna Fraser
Simmone Jacobs
Joice Maduaka
43.69 s
4 × 400 metres relay
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  Australia
Susan Andrews
Tamsyn Lewis
Lee Naylor
Tania van Heer
3:27.28   England
Michelle Thomas
Michelle Pierre
Victoria Day
Donna Fraser
3:29.28   Canada
Karlene Haughton
Diane Cummins
LaDonna Antoine
Foy Williams
3:29.97
High jump
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Hestrie Storbeck
  South Africa
1.91 m Joanne Jennings
  England
1.91 m Alison Inverarity
  Australia
1.88 m
Pole vault
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Emma George
  Australia
4.20 m Elmarie Gerryts
  South Africa
4.15 m Trista Bernier
  Canada
4.15 m
Long jump
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Joanne Wise
  England
6.63 m Jacqueline Edwards
  Bahamas
6.59 m Nicole Boegman
  Australia
6.58 m
Triple jump
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Ashia Hansen
  England
14.32 m Françoise Mbango
  Cameroon
13.95 m Connie Henry
  England
13.94 m
Shot put
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Judy Oakes
  England
18.83 m Myrtle Augee
  England
17.16 m Johanna Abrahamse
  South Africa
16.52 m
Discus throw
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Beatrice Faumuina
  New Zealand
65.92 m GR Lisa Marie Vizaniari
  Australia
62.14 m Alison Lever
  Australia
59.80 m
Hammer throw
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Deborah Sosimenko
  Australia
66.56 m Lorraine Shaw
  England
62.66 m Caroline Wittrin
  Canada
61.67
Javelin throw
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Louise McPaul
  Australia
66.96 m Karen Martin
  England
57.82 m Kirsty Morrison
  England
56.34 m
Heptathlon
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Denise Lewis
  England
6513 pts Jane Jamieson
  Australia
6354 pts Joanne Henry
  New Zealand
6096 pts

Medal table

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Ato Boldon (left) and Obadele Thompson (right) also won 100 m medals at the 2000 Sydney Olympics.

  *   Host nation (Malaysia)

RankNationGoldSilverBronzeTotal
1  Australia13101134
2  England1014933
3  Kenya73313
4  South Africa43411
5  Jamaica4206
6  Wales1135
7  Trinidad and Tobago1113
8  Bahamas1102
  Mozambique1102
10  Barbados1012
  New Zealand1012
12  Lesotho1001
  Malaysia*1001
14  Canada03710
15  Namibia0112
  Sri Lanka0112
  Tanzania0112
18  Cameroon0101
  Cyprus0101
  Ghana0101
  Scotland0101
22  Zimbabwe0033
23  Mauritius0011
Totals (23 entries)464647139

Participation

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References

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