| Antigua and Barbuda at the 1998 Commonwealth Games | |
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| CGF code | ANT |
| CGA | Antigua and Barbuda National Olympic Committee |
| Website | antiguabarbudanoc |
| in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia 11 September 1998 – 21 September 1998 | |
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| Commonwealth Games appearances (overview) | |
Antigua and Barbuda competed at the 1998 Commonwealth Games in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia from 11 to 21 September 1998. It was Antigua and Barbuda's 5th appearance at the Commonwealth Games.
| Athlete | Event | Heat | Quarterfinal | Semifinal | Final | ||||
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| Time | Rank | Time | Rank | Time | Rank | Time | Rank | ||
| N'Kosie Barnes | Men's 200 metres | DNS | did not advance | ||||||
| Men's 400 metres | 50.15 | 7 | did not advance | ||||||
| Dale Jones | Men's 1500 metres | DNS | — | did not advance | |||||
| Heather Samuel | Women's 100 m | 11.53 | 4 q | — | 11.69 | 8 | did not advance | ||
| Women's 200 m | 24.56 | 5 | — | did not advance | |||||
| Sonia Williams | Women's 100 m | 11.69 | 4 q | — | 11.82 | 9 | did not advance | ||
| Women's 200 m | DNS | — | did not advance | ||||||
Antigua and Barbuda named the below squad for the tournament. [1]
| Team | Event | Group stage | Semifinal | Final / BM | ||||
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| Opposition Result | Opposition Result | Opposition Result | Rank | Opposition Result | Opposition Result | Rank | ||
| Antigua and Barbuda men | Men's tournament |  India No result |  Australia L by 7 wickets |  Canada W by 121 runs | 2 | did not advance | 8 | |
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | L | T | NR | Pts | NRR |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Australia | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 3.299 |
| 2 |  Antigua and Barbuda | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 0.079 |
| 3 | India | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 3 | −0.340 |
| 4 | Canada | 3 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | −2.558 |
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