Australia at the 1990 Commonwealth Games
| Australia at the 1990 Commonwealth Games | |
|---|---|
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| CGF code | AUS |
| CGA | Australian Commonwealth Games Association |
| Website | commonwealthgames |
| in Auckland, New Zealand | |
| Competitors | 247 in 11 sports |
| Flag bearers | Opening: Lisa Curry-Kenny [1] Closing:Phillip Adams [2] |
| Officials | 68 |
| Medals Ranked 1st |
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| Commonwealth Games appearances (overview) | |
Australia at the 1990 Commonwealth Games was abbreviated AUS. This was their fourteenth of 14 Commonwealth Games having participated in all Games meets up to these Games.
Medals
Gold
Athletics
- Simon Arkell — Men's Pole Vault
- Sean Carlin — Men's Hammer Throw
- Darren Clark — Men's 400 metres
- Andrew Lloyd — Men's 5.000 metres
- Jane Flemming — Women's Long Jump
- Jane Flemming – Women's Heptathlon
- Monique Dunstan, Cathy Freeman, Kerry Johnson, and Kathy Sambell — Women's 4 × 100 m Relay
- Lisa Martin — Women's Marathon
- Kerry Saxby — Women's 10 km Walk
- Lisa-Marie Vizaniari — Women's Discus Throw
Bowls
- Trevor Morris and Ian Schuback — Men's Pairs
- Robert Parrella — Men's Singles
- Dorothy Roche, Audrey Rutherford, Daphne Shaw, and Marion Stevens — Women's Fours
Cycling
- Robert Burns — Men's 40 km Points Race
- Gary Neiwand — Men's 1,000m Sprint
- Martin Vinnicombe — Men's 1,000m Time Trial
- Kathy Watt — Women's 72 km Individual Road Race
Diving
- Russell Butler — Men's 1m Springboard
- Jennifer Donnet — Women's 3m Springboard
- Craig Rogerson — Men's 3m Springboard
- Peta Taylor - Women's 1m Springboard: 3rd 418.71 pts
Gymnastics
- Monique Allen — Women's Artistic Uneven Bars
- Brennon Dowrick — Men's Artistic Pommel Horse
Shooting
- Phillip Adams — Free Pistol Singles
- Ben Sandstrom — Air Pistol Singles
- Phillip Adams and Ben Sandstrom — Free Pistol Pairs
- Phillip Adams and Bruce Quick — Centre Fire Pistol Pairs
- Bruce Favell and Patrick Murray — Rapid Fire Pistol Pairs
- John Maxwell — Trap Singles
- Colin Robertson — Running Target Singles
Swimming
Individual events
- Andrew Baildon — Men's 50m Freestyle
- Andrew Baildon — Men's 100m Freestyle
- Andrew Baildon — Men's 100m Butterfly
- Ian Brown — Men's 400m Freestyle
- Robert Bruce — Men's 400m Individual Medley
- Glen Housman — Men's 1.500m Freestyle
- Lisa Curry-Kenny — Women's 50m Freestyle
- Lisa Curry-Kenny — Women's 100m Butterfly
- Hayley Lewis — Women's 200m Freestyle
- Hayley Lewis — Women's 400m Freestyle
- Hayley Lewis — Women's 200m Butterfly
- Hayley Lewis — Women's 400m Individual Medley
- Nicole Livingstone — Women's 100m Backstroke
- Julie McDonald — Women's 800m Freestyle
- Martin Roberts — Men's 200m Freestyle
- Karen van Wirdum — Women's 100m Freestyle
Team relays
- Andrew Baildon, Chris Fydler, Matthew Renshaw, and Tom Stachewicz — Men's 4 × 100 m Freestyle Relay
- Ian Brown, Martin Roberts, Tom Stachewicz, and Gary Lord — Men's 4 × 200 m Freestyle Relay
- Lisa Curry-Kenny, Angela Mullens, Susan O'Neill, and Karen van Wirdum — Women's 4 × 100 m Freestyle Relay
- Lisa Curry-Kenny, Lara Hooiveld, Nicole Livingstone, and Karen van Wirdum— Women's 4 × 100 m Medley Relay
- Janelle Elford, Hayley Lewis, Julie McDonald, and Jenny McMahon— Women's 4 × 200 m Freestyle Relay
Weightlifting
- Ronald Laycock — Men's Middleweight (up to 75 kg) Clean & Jerk
- Ronald Laycock — Men's Middleweight (up to 75 kg) Overall
Silver
Bronze
Australian team
The Australian Team also included triathletes for the very first time as the sport made its Commonwealth Games debut as a demonstration sport. The triathlon team included just one athlete who would go on represent Australia at the Olympic Games, a decade later in Sydney when triathlon officially debuted on the world stage. That athlete was Michellie Jones.
Officials
See also
References
- ^ "Flag bearers". Australian Commonwealth Games Association website on Pandora Archive. Archived from the original on 23 November 1998. Retrieved 11 February 2018.
- ^ "Annual Report 2017" (PDF). Commonwealth Games Australia. Retrieved 11 February 2018.[permanent dead link]