Athletics at the 1998 Commonwealth Games

Athletics at the 16th Commonwealth Games
Dates	16– 21 September 1998
Host city	Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia
Venue	National Stadium, Bukit Jalil
Level	Senior
Events	46
Participation	690 athletes from 59 nations
Records set	9 Games records
← 1994 Victoria 2002 Manchester → 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.

Medal summary

Men

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

Women

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

Medal table

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

  *   Host nation (Malaysia)

Rank	Nation	Gold	Silver	Bronze	Total
1	Australia	13	10	11	34
2	England	10	14	9	33
3	Kenya	7	3	3	13
4	South Africa	4	3	4	11
5	Jamaica	4	2	0	6
6	Wales	1	1	3	5
7	Trinidad and Tobago	1	1	1	3
8	Bahamas	1	1	0	2
	Mozambique	1	1	0	2
10	Barbados	1	0	1	2
	New Zealand	1	0	1	2
12	Lesotho	1	0	0	1
	Malaysia*	1	0	0	1
14	Canada	0	3	7	10
15	Namibia	0	1	1	2
	Sri Lanka	0	1	1	2
	Tanzania	0	1	1	2
18	Cameroon	0	1	0	1
	Cyprus	0	1	0	1
	Ghana	0	1	0	1
	Scotland	0	1	0	1
22	Zimbabwe	0	0	3	3
23	Mauritius	0	0	1	1
Totals (23 entries)		46	46	47	139

Participation

• Anguilla (3)
• Antigua and Barbuda (4)
• Australia (74)
• Bahamas (9)
• Barbados (8)
• Belize (2)
• Bermuda (2)
• Botswana (8)
• British Virgin Islands (3)
• Cameroon (11)
• Canada (55)
• Cook Islands (1)
• Cyprus (6)
• Dominica (1)
• England (120)
• Falkland Islands (1)
• Fiji (16)
• Gambia (7)
• Ghana (11)
• Grenada (1)
• Isle of Man (4)
• Jamaica (27)
• Kenya (30)
• Lesotho (8)
• Malawi (2)
• Malaysia (36)
• Maldives (6)
• Malta (1)
• Mauritius (13)
• Montserrat (4)
• Mozambique (3)
• Namibia (13)
• Nauru (1)
• New Zealand (28)
• Norfolk Island (2)
• Northern Ireland (12)
• Pakistan (4)
• Papua New Guinea (1)
• Saint Kitts and Nevis (1)
• Saint Lucia (2)
• Saint Vincent and the Grenadines (5)
• Samoa (3)
• Scotland (18)
• Seychelles (5)
• Sierra Leone (9)
• Singapore (2)
• Solomon Islands (2)
• South Africa (30)
• Sri Lanka (6)
• Swaziland (2)
• Tanzania (7)
• Tonga (3)
• Trinidad and Tobago (5)
• Turks and Caicos Islands (3)
• Uganda (8)
• Vanuatu (3)
• Wales (22)
• Zambia (5)
• Zimbabwe (11)

References

• Official results
• Archived athletics results from official website
• Finals results