| Brunei at the Commonwealth Games | |
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| CGF code | BRU |
| CGA | Brunei Darussalam National Olympic Council |
| Website | bruneiolympic |
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| Commonwealth Games appearances (overview) | |
Brunei or Brunei Darussalam in full has competed nine times in the Commonwealth Games to date, beginning in 1958. [1]
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 Brunei | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
The state of Brunei or Brunei Darussalam is unranked on the all-time medal tally of the Commonwealth Games, having never won a medal. [2] [3]
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There may have been a participant from Brunei at the 1958 British Empire and Commonwealth Games in Cardiff, but Brunei is not shown on the medal standings for that Games [4] , however the programme for the Opening Ceremony of the 1958 games shows Brunei in the list of teams participating.
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