1998 Commonwealth Games
| 16th Commonwealth Games Sukan Komanwel 1998 |
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| Host city | Kuala Lumpur |
| Country | Malaysia |
| Motto | Bersama-sama Gemilangkannya ("Together we'll glorify this moment") |
| Nations participating | 70-countries of region in Commonwealth of Nations |
| Athletes participating | 3638-events |
| Events | 15-different sports |
| Opening ceremony | 11 September 1998 |
| Closing ceremony | 21 September 1998 |
| Officially opened by | 4th Prime Minister of Malaysia's Tun Dr. Mahathir bin Mohamad |
| Athlete's Oath | Shalin Zulkifli |
| Main venue | National Stadium, Bukit Jalil, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia |
The 1998 XVI Commonwealth Games were held in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia from 11 September to 21 September 1998, making it the first Asian country to act as host and the last Commonwealth Games for the 20th century. A record 70 nations (34 of which collected medals) supplied 3638 athletes. The other bid came from Adelaide in Australia.[1]
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Overview [edit]
Opening Ceremony [edit]
The 16th Commonwealth Games opening ceremony was started on 11 September 1998 at 17:30 MST (UTC+08:00). Contrary to plan and tradition, the games were not officially opened by the Malaysia's head of state, Yang di Pertuan Agong Tuanku Jaafar and he was unable to arrive to the stadium in time to attend but by the 4th Prime Minister of Malaysia's Tun Dr. Mahathir bin Mohamad as a main focus for the games and the venue for the opening and closing ceremonies was the newly built National Stadium Bukit Jalil, a 100,000-spectator capacity stadium it was officially opening ceremonies a vocalist in theme song's "Malaysiaku Gemilang" was sung by sung by Malaysian pop singers here Norzila Binti Haji Aminuddin, Shahrul Anuar Zain, Siti Roziana Binti Zain, Shaheila binti Abdul Majid, Amy Mastura Binti Suhaimi, Ning Baizura binti Sheikh Hamzah, Siti Nurhaliza Binti Tarudin, a featured 15-sports in 3638-events and 70-countries of region in Commonwealth of Nations. Prior to that, the Malaysian monarch should be opened the games. Numerous other Malaysian singers was also given the spotlight during the ceremony.
Unlike other opening ceremonies of previous games, Kuala Lumpur presented an artistic vehicle parade and breathtaking theatrics in their field performance. The overriding theme of the six-hour long ceremony was 'Unity towards Progress' and was brought out in a spectacular fashion through a mosaic of dance, music and intricate human graphics. Malaysian schoolgirls unfurled hundreds of colourful umbrellas, a plethora of brightly attired dancers flowed across the stadium's turf and about 5,000 volunteers displayed coloured cards depicting sporting images, flags and messages to herald the first Games in the continent after 68 years since their birth. Most were thrilled with the creativity of the human graphics team by Sokka Gakkai Malaysia (SGM), the organisation doing the human graphics for the opening day, which created pictures of flags of the Commonwealth nations, to scenes of Malaysian lifestyle and achievements just by changing the colour of their hand-held cards.
A flurry of spectacular fireworks of various colours and shapes, forming hoops, flower outwards, fountain or float down, accompanied the ending of the ceremony. The opening ceremony concluded broadcasting at 00:00 MST, which was later than the time originally planned at 23:00 MST.
The Commonwealth Games's official theme which start song "Bersama-sama Gemilangkannya" was composed by Malaysian Philharmonic Orchestra was performed in the opening ceremony by Search featuring. Raihan was official theme song of the 1998 Commonwealth Games. At the opening of the ceremony Roy performed the theme song "Bersama-sama Gemilangkannya" just before the end of the ceremony.
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Broadcast time Broadcast programmes 16:31-17:30 Countdown of 1998 Commonwealth Games in Kuala Lumpur 17:30-00:00 Live Telecast of the Opening Ceremony of the 1998 Commonwealth Games in Kuala Lumpur by the Prime Minister of Malaysia
Sports overview [edit]
The logo for these games was inspired by the national flower of Malaysia, the hibiscus, and was the first time that the colour yellow was introduced in the logo. (All previous logos had been red, white and blue to reflect the colours of the British Union Flag). The official mascot for the games was Wira (Malay for "warrior" or "hero") the orang utan.
The host nation was thrilled at achieving its best ever haul of ten 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-different categories of events.
In front of 20,000-fans at the Petaling Jaya Stadium, Rugby Sevens in particularly were an enormous success with New Zealand collecting its 100th Commonwealth Games medal with a 21-12 win over the 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. Sarah had won the previous two years world open and Michelle the three prior to that and so it was with some surprise to many that Michelle took the gold in three straight sets 9-0, 9-6, 9-5. Sarah 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.
Michelle also teamed up with Craig Rowland to take the commonwealth mixed doubles gold.
Erika-Leigh Stirton took five of the six available golds in the rhythmic gymnastics only being beaten into second place in the team event in the hosts took gold.[2]
Closing ceremony [edit]
The game concluded on September 21, 1998. At the center of the field, two "sports sculpture" performers rise gradually and show different athletic gestures slowly in the air, conveying the noble Commonwealth Games spirit. Other Malaysian dance were performed while the Main Stage in tune with the rhythm of the song form was primarily a Malaysia Day and Hari Merdeka entered the stadium, flew around the athletes and danced with all athletes in the stadium and millionaire marshals in tune with the rhythm of the song of folk music etnics based in Kuala Lumpur forming a spectacular dance circle.
Finally, Malaysian festivals performers in festive clothes, millionaire performers of minority ethnic groups, millionaire Malaysian dance performances, millionaire collectors of launched red silk and Petronas Towers and Kuala Lumpur Tower performers threw the Wira lucky cloud yarn strips into the stadium, interacting with the athletes. At the same time, innumerable dazzling fireworks were launched from the top of the "bowl rim". Then, numerous festival fireworks formed a huge circle of fireworks, symbolizing the successful conclusion of 1998 Commonwealth Games. The closing ceremony final broadcasting at 00:00 MST.
The Commonwealth Games's official theme which start song "Bersama-sama Gemilangkannya" was composed by Malaysian Philharmonic Orchestra was performed in the opening ceremony by Search featuring. Raihan was official theme song of the 1998 Commonwealth Games. The nation that won the most medals during the 1998 Commonwealth Games was Australia. England came 2nd place, Canada came 3rd place and Malaysia came in 4th place.
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Broadcast time Broadcast programmes 16:30-17:30 Countdown of 1998 Commonwealth Games in Kuala Lumpur 17:30-00:00 Live telecast of the Closing Ceremony of the 1998 Commonwealth Games in Kuala Lumpur by the Prime Minister of Malaysia
Main venues [edit]
National Sports Complex, Bukit Jalil [edit]
- National Stadium, Bukit Jalil—Opening/Closing Ceremony, Athletics
- Putra Stadium, (Indoor) Bukit Jalil—Gymnastics
- National Aquatic Centre—Swimming
- National Hockey Stadium—Hockey
- National Squash Centre—Squash
Bukit Kiara Sports Complex [edit]
- Juara Stadium—Netball
- National Lawn Bowls Centre—Lawn Bowls
Other venues [edit]
- Cheras Veledrome, Kuala Lumpur—Track cycling
- Kuala Lumpur Badminton Stadium—Badminton
- Mines Convention Centre—Weightlifting
- Shah Alam—Cycling road racing
- Melawati Stadium, Shah Alam—Boxing
- Pyramid Bowl, Sunway Pyramid, Subang Jaya—Tenpin bowling
- Petaling Jaya Stadium, Petaling Jaya—Rugby
- Langkawi International Shooting Range (Lisram) -- Shooting
Corporate sponsors [edit]
- Telekom Malaysia
- Bank Bumiputra
- RHB Bank
- Bank Rakyat
- Bank Negara Malaysia
- Malaysia Airlines
- Siemens
- Proton
- Maybank
- Panasonic
- Pensonic
- Petronas
- KFC
- Mc Donalds
- Procter & Gamble
- Toyota
- Pepsi
- Coca-Cola
- Nestlé Milo
- Ovaltine
- Seiko
- MasterCard
- Unilever
- Philips Astro
- Spritzer
- New Straits Times Press
- Mega TV
- Petronas Towers
- The Federal Kuala Lumpur
- Media Nusantara Citra
- American Express
- Sony
- Golden Screen Cinemas
- Taylor's University
- Indofood
- Lion Corporation
- Philips
- Great Eastern Life
- Mercedes Benz
- Samsung
- Jaguar Cars
- Manulife Financial
- Allianz
- AXA
- Prudential
- Peugeot
- Ford Motor Company
- Honda
- Subaru
- Raymond Weil
- Rolex
- Kuala Lumpur International Airport
- Kuala Lumpur Tower
- Ancasa Hotel and Spa Kuala Lumpur
- Genting Highlands
- Citibank
- Citizen
- Midea
- Pharmaton Activity
- Pharmaton Caples
Broadcast rights [edit]
Host nation
Medal table [edit]
| Rank | Nation | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total |
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| 1 |  Australia |
82 | 61 | 57 | 200 |
| 2 |  England |
36 | 47 | 52 | 135 |
| 3 |  Canada |
30 | 31 | 40 | 101 |
| 4 |  Malaysia |
10 | 14 | 12 | 36 |
| 5 |  South Africa |
9 | 11 | 14 | 34 |
| 6 |  New Zealand |
8 | 6 | 20 | 34 |
| 7 |  India |
7 | 10 | 8 | 25 |
| 8 |  Kenya |
7 | 5 | 4 | 16 |
| 9 |  Jamaica |
4 | 2 | 0 | 6 |
| 10 |  Wales |
3 | 4 | 8 | 15 |
| 11 |  Scotland |
3 | 2 | 7 | 12 |
| 12 |  Nauru |
3 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
| 13 |  Northern Ireland |
2 | 1 | 1 | 4 |
| 14 |  Zimbabwe |
2 | 0 | 3 | 5 |
| 15 |  Ghana |
1 | 1 | 3 | 5 |
| 16 |  Mauritius |
1 | 1 | 2 | 4 |
| 17 |  Cyprus |
1 | 1 | 1 | 3 |
 Tanzania |
1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | |
 Trinidad and Tobago |
1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | |
| 20 |  Bahamas |
1 | 1 | 0 | 2 |
 Mozambique |
1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | |
| 22 |  Barbados |
1 | 0 | 2 | 3 |
| 23 |  Lesotho |
1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 24 |  Cameroon |
0 | 3 | 3 | 6 |
| 25 |  Namibia |
0 | 2 | 1 | 3 |
| 26 |  Seychelles |
0 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| 27 |  Sri Lanka |
0 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| 28 |  Bermuda |
0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
 Fiji |
0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | |
 Isle of Man |
0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | |
 Pakistan |
0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | |
| 32 |  Papua New Guinea |
0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
 Uganda |
0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
 Zambia |
0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
| Total | 215 | 215 | 245 | 675 | |
Medals by event [edit]
Aquatics [edit]
Athletics [edit]
Badminton [edit]
Boxing [edit]
Cricket [edit]
| Event | Gold | Silver | Bronze |
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| Men's cricket | South Africa |
Australia |
New Zealand |
Cycling [edit]
Track cycling [edit]
| Event | Gold | Silver | Bronze |
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| Men's 1000 m individual sprint | Darryn Hill (AUS) |
Sean Eadie (AUS) |
Barry Forde (BAR) |
| Women's 1000 m individual sprint | Tanya Dubnicoff (CAN) |
Michelle Ferris (AUS) |
Lori-Ann Muenzer (CAN) |
| Men's 1000m track time trial | Shane Kelly (AUS) |
Jason Queally (ENG) |
Joshua Kersten (AUS) |
| Women's 3000 m individual pursuit | Sarah Ulmer (NZL) |
Alayna Burns (AUS) |
Yvonne McGregor (ENG) |
| Men's 4000 m individual pursuit | Brad McGee (AUS) |
Luke Roberts (AUS) |
Matt Illingworth (ENG) |
| Men's 4000 m team pursuit | Australia Brad McGee Brett Lancaster Luke Roberts Luke Roberts Timothy Lyons |
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 (AUS) |
Shaun Wallace (ENG) |
Timothy Barswell (NZL) |
| Women's 24 km points race | Alayna Burns (AUS) |
Sarah Ulmer (NZL) |
Annie Gariepy (CAN) |
| Men's 40 km points race | Glen Thomson (NZL) |
Rob Hayles (ENG) |
Greg Henderson (NZL) |
Road bicycle racing [edit]
| Event | Gold | Silver | Bronze |
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| Women's 28 km individual time trial | Anna Wilson (AUS) |
Linda Jackson (CAN) |
Kathy Watt (AUS) |
| Men's 42 km individual time trial | Eric Wohlberg (CAN) |
Stuart O'Grady (AUS) |
David George (RSA) |
| Women's 92 km road race | Lyne Bessette (CAN) |
Susy Pryde (NZL) |
Anna Wilson (AUS) |
| Men's 184 km road race | Jay Sweet (AUS) |
Rosli Effandy (MAS) |
Eric Wohlberg (CAN) |
Gymnastics [edit]
(Field) Hockey [edit]
| Event | Gold | Silver | Bronze |
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| Men | Australia (AUS) |
Malaysia (MAS) |
England (ENG) |
| Women | Australia (AUS) |
England (ENG) |
New Zealand (NZL) |
Lawn bowls [edit]
| Event | Gold | Silver | Bronze |
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| Men's singles | Roy Garden (ZIM) |
John Price (WAL) |
Gerald Baker (RSA) and Jeremy Henry (NIR) |
| Women's singles | Lesley Hartwell (RSA) |
Saedeh Abdul Rahim (MAS) |
Jean Baker (ENG) and Millie Khan (NZL) |
| Men's doubles | Brett Duprez and Mark Jacobsen (AUS) |
Robert Thomas and Robert Weale (WAL) |
Mohamed Aziz Maswadi & Mohamed Tazman Tahir (MAS) and Themis Fraser & Rudi Jacobs (RSA) |
| Women's doubles | Margaret Letham and Joyce Lindores (SCO) |
Cathelean du Plessis and Lynne Lindsay-Payne (NAM) |
Gordana Baric & Willow Fong (AUS) and Rita Jones & Ann Sutherland (WAL) |
| Men's fours | Northern Ireland |
Australia |
South Africa and Wales |
| Women's fours | South Africa |
Australia |
England and Malaysia |
Netball [edit]
Rugby sevens [edit]
Shooting [edit]
Squash [edit]
| Event | Gold | Silver | Bronze |
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| Men's singles | Peter Nicol (SCO) |
Jonathon Power (CAN) |
Alex Gough (WAL) Paul Johnson (ENG) |
| Women's singles | Michelle Martin (AUS) |
Sarah Fitz-Gerald (AUS) |
Cassie Jackman (ENG) Sue Wright (ENG) |
| Men's doubles | Mark Chaloner & Paul Johnson (ENG) |
Byron Davis & Rodney Eyles (AUS) |
Mark Cairns & Chris Walker (ENG) Stuart Cowie & Peter Nicol (SCO) |
| Women's doubles | Cassie Jackman & Sue Wright (ENG) |
Robyn Cooper & Rachael Grinham (AUS) |
Sarah Fitz-Gerald & Carol Owens (AUS) Natalie Grainger & Claire Nitch (RSA) |
| Mixed doubles | Craig Rowland & Michelle Martin (AUS) |
Simon Parke & Suzanne Horner (ENG) |
Glen Wilson & Sarah Cook (NZL) Rodney Durbach & Natalie Grainger (RSA) |
Ten-pin bowling [edit]
| Event | Gold | Silver | Bronze |
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| Men's singles | Kenny Ang (MAS), 6046 points |
Bill Rowe (CAN), 5946 |
Warren Rennox (CAN), 5850 |
| Women's singles | Cara Honeychurch (AUS), 6406 |
Maxine Nable (AUS), 6028 |
Lai Kin Ngoh (MAS), 5920 |
| Men's doubles | Kenny Ang and Ben Heng (MAS), 3522 |
Antoine Jones and Conrad Lister (BER), 3329 |
Michael Muir and Frank Ryan (AUS), 3229 |
| Women's doubles | Cara Honeychurch and Maxine Nable (AUS), 3678 |
Lai Kin Ngoh and Shalin Zulkifli (MAS), 3548 |
Pauline Buck and Gemma Burden (ENG), 3536 |
| Mixed doubles | Frank Ryan and Cara Honeychurch (AUS), 3605 |
Richard Hood and Pauline Buck (ENG), 3560 |
Bill Rowe and Jane Amlinger (CAN), 3536 |
Weightlifting [edit]
See also [edit]
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