England at the 1998 Commonwealth Games

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England at the
1998 Commonwealth Games
Flag of England.svg
CGF code ENG
CGA Commonwealth Games England
Website weareengland.org
in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia
Competitors348
Flag bearersOpening: Mark Foster (Swimming)
Closing: John Regis (Athletics)
Officials103
Medals
Ranked 2nd
Gold
36
Silver
47
Bronze
52
Total
135
Commonwealth Games appearances (overview)

England competed at the 1998 Commonwealth Games in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia, between 11 and 21 September 1998. [1] [2] England were represented by the Commonwealth Games Council for England (CGCE). England joined the Commonwealth of Nations as part of the United Kingdom in 1931. In this competition England finished second in the medals table behind Australia.

Contents

Sports

Athletics

NameEvent/sMedal/s
Onochie Achike triple jump1 x gold
Oluwafemi Akinsanya triple jump
Keith Anderson marathon
Myrtle Augee shot put1 x silver
Tracy Axten discus
Steve Backley javelin1 x silver
Sean Baldock 4 × 400 m relay1 x silver
Matthew Belsham pole vault
Sarah Bentley 10,000m
Rachael Beverley hammer
Anthony Borsumato 400m hurdles
Kristen Bowditch 5,000m
Kimberley Braznell 10 km walk
William Burns marathon
Darren Campbell 100m, 4 × 100 m relay1 x gold
Ben Challenger high jump1 x silver
Dwain Chambers 100m, 4 × 100 m relay1 x gold
Christopher Cheeseman 50 km walk
Allyn Condon 200m
Andrea Coore long jump
Clova Court heptathlon
Keith Cullen 5,000m
Tasha Danvers 400m hurdles
Christopher Davidson long jump
Victoria Day 4 × 400 m relay1 x silver
Jared Deacon 4 × 400 m relay1 x silver
Marlon Devonish 100m, 4 × 100 m relay1 x gold
Bradley Donkin 800m
Andi Drake 20 km walk
Shelley Drew discus
Michelle Dunkley high jump
Spencer Duval 3,000m steeplechase
Mark Easton 50 km walk
Mark Edwards shot put
Liz Fairs 100m hurdles
Donna Fraser 400m, 400m hurdles, 4 × 100 m relay1 x silver, 1 x bronze
Jason Gardener 4 × 100 m relay1 x gold
Lynn Gibson 1,500m
Julian Golding 200m, 4 × 100 m relay2 x gold
Sally Goldsmith 10,000m
Julian Golley triple jump
Dalton Grant high jump1 x gold
Damien Greaves 110m hurdles
Michelle Griffith triple jump
Ashia Hansen triple jump1 x gold
Andy Hart 800m
Paul Head hammer
Connie Henry triple jump1 x bronze
Mick Hill javelin1 x bronze
Steve Hollier 50 km walk
Kelly Holmes 1500 m1 x silver
Shelley Holroyd javelin
Emma Hornby pole vault
Gillian Horovitz marathon
Kevin Hughes pole vault
Mark Hylton 400m, 4 × 400 m relay1 x silver
Simmone Jacobs 100m, 200m, 4 × 100 m relay1 x bronze
Tony Jarrett 110 m hurdles1 x gold
Gary Jennings 400m hurdles
Joanne Jennings high jump1 x silver
Angela Joiner 10,000m
Mick Jones hammer1 x silver
Susan Jones high jump
Rafer Joseph decathlon
Tracy Joseph long jump
Kerry Jury heptathlon
Lisa Kehler 10 km road walk1 x bronze
Karl Keska 5,000m
Du'aine Ladejo decathlon
Denise Lewis heptathlon1 x gold
Jason Lobo 800m
Vicky Lupton 10 km walk
Margaret Lynes shot put
Chris Maddocks 20 km walk
Keri Maddox 100m hurdles, 400m hurdles
Joice Maduaka 100m, 200m, 4 × 100 m relay1 x bronze
Karen Martin javelin1 x silver
John Mayock 1500 m1 x silver
Kevin McKay 1,500m
Emma Merry discus
Diane Modahl 800m1 x bronze
Kirsty Morrison javelin1 x bronze
Judy Oakes shot put1 x gold
Helen Pattinson 1500m
Steve Phillips long Jump
Michelle Pierre 400m, 4 × 400 m Relay1 x silver
Mark Proctor shot put
John Regis 200 m1 x bronze
Brendan Reilly high jump
Gowry Retchakan-Hodge 400m hurdles1 x silver
Marcia Richardson 100m, 200m, 4 × 100 m relay1 x bronze
Mark Richardson 400m, 4 × 400 m relay2 x silver
Mark Roberson javelin
Danielle Sanderson marathon
Lorraine Shaw hammer1 x silver
Paul Slythe 4 × 400 m relay1 x silver
David W. Smith hammer
Glen Smith discus
Lyn Sprules hammer
Darrell Stone 20 km walk
David Taylor marathon
Barry Thomas decathlon
Michelle Thomas 400m, 4 × 400 m relay1 x silver
Angie Thorp 100m hurdles
Glynn Tromans 10,000m
Ian Tullett pole vault
Andrew Tulloch 110m hurdles
Solomon Wariso 400m, 4 × 400 m relay1 x silver
Robert Weir discus1 x gold
Craig Wheeler 3,000m steeplechase
Ben Whitby 3,000m steeplechase
Andrea Whitcombe 5000 m1 x silver
Anthony Whiteman 1500 m1 x bronze
Janine Whitlock pole vault
Perriss Wilkins discus
Paula Wilson pole vault
Joanne Wise long jump1 x gold
Sarah Young 5,000m

Badminton

NameEvent/sMedal/s
Simon Archer doubles, mixed doubles, team1 x gold, 2 x bronze
Mark Constable singles, team1 x bronze
Joanne Davies doubles, mixed doubles, team1 x gold, 1 x silver
Joanne Goode doubles, mixed doubles, team3 x gold
Darren Hall singles, team2 x bronze
Chris Hunt doubles, mixed doubles, team3 x bronze
Tracey Hallam singles, team1 x gold, 1 x bronze
Donna Kellogg doubles, mixed doubles, team2 x gold, 1 x bronze
Peter Knowles singles, team1 x bronze
Julia Mann singles, team1 x gold, 1 x bronze
Rebecca Pantaney singles, team1 x gold
Julian Robertson doubles, team2 x bronze
Nathan Robertson doubles, mixed doubles, team1 x silver, 2 x bronze
Sara Sankey doubles, team1 x gold

Bowls

NameEvent/sMedal/s
Tony Allcock singles
Catherine Anton fours1 x bronze
Jean Baker singles1 x bronze
John Bell fours
Grant Burgess fours
David Cutler pairs
Katherine Hawes pairs
Mandy Jacklin fours1 x bronze
Brett Morley fours
John Ottaway pairs
Shirley Page fours1 x bronze
Mary Price pairs
Norma Shaw fours1 x bronze
Andy Thomson fours

Boxing

NameEvent/sMedal/s
Chris Bessey Light Middleweight 71 kg1 x gold
Courtney Fry Light Heavyweight 81 kg1 x gold
Audley Harrison Super Heavyweight 91 kg+1 x gold
James Hegney Flyweight 51 kg
Gary Jones Light flyweight 48 kg1 x bronze
Andrew McLean Lightweight 60 kg1 x bronze
John Pearce Middleweight 75 kg1 x gold
David Walker Welterweight 67 kg
Nigel Wright Light welterweight 63.5 kg

Cycling

NameEvent/sMedal/s
Sally Boyden road race, points
Jon Clay team pursuit1 x silver
Stuart Dangerfield road time trial
Ruth Ellway road race
Roger Hammond road race
Rob Hayles points, team pursuit2 x silver
Angela Hunter road race
Matt Illingworth pursuit, team pursuit1 x silver, 1 x bronze
Peter Jacques sprint
Maria Lawrence road race
Chris Lillywhite road race
Yvonne McGregor pursuit1 x bronze
Chris Newton road time trial, road race
Craig Percival sprint
Jason Queally 1 km time trial1 x silver
Matt Stephens road race
Colin Sturgess points, team pursuit1 x silver
Sara Symington road race
Melanie Szubrycht road race, points, sprint
John Tanner road race
Chris Walker road race
Shaun Wallace points, scratch1 x silver
Michelle Ward points
Bradley Wiggins pursuit, team pursuit1 x silver

Diving

NameEvent/sMedal/s
Tony Ally 1m & 3 m springboard1 x bronze
Sally Freeman 10 m platform
Mark Shipman 1m & 3m springboard
Jane Smith 1m & 3m springboard
Karen Smith 3m springboard & 10 m platform
Leon Taylor 10 m platform1 x bronze
Lesley Ward 10 m platform

Gymnastics Artistic

NameEvent/sMedal/s
Andrew Atherton team, all-around, rings, floor, parallel bars, pommel1 x gold, 2 x silver
Ross Brewer team, parallel bars1 x gold
Gemma Cuff team1 x silver
Kelly Hackman team, all-around, beam, floor, uneven bars1 x silver
Craig Heap team, all-around, horizontal bar, vault1 x gold
Lisa Mason vault, team, all-around, beam1 x gold, 1 x silver
Lee McDermott team, horizontal bar, pommel, rings1 x gold, 1 x bronze
John Smethurst team, floor1 x gold, 1 x bronze
Melissa Wilcox team, uneven bars1 x silver

Gymnastics Rhythmic

NameEvent/sMedal/s
Annabel Brown individual all-around, team
Natasha Hibbitt individual all-around, team
Rebecca Jose team

Hockey

NameEvent/sMedal/s
Jennie Bimson team1 x silver
Kirsty Bowden team1 x silver
Karen Brown team1 x silver
Melanie Clewlow team1 x silver
Bobby Crutchley team1 x bronze
Tina Cullen team1 x silver
Jackie Empson team1 x silver
Guy Fordham team1 x bronze
Russell Garcia team1 x bronze
Brett Garrard team1 x bronze
Fiona Greenham team1 x silver
Julian Halls team1 x bronze
Stuart Head team1 x bronze
Michael Johnson team1 x bronze
David Luckes team1 x bronze
Denise Marston-Smith team1 x silver
Simon Mason team1 x bronze
Kerry Moore team1 x silver
Lucy Newcombe team1 x silver
Mandy Nicholson team1 x silver
Mark Pearn team1 x bronze
Justin Pidcock team1 x bronze
Carolyn Reid team1 x silver
Hilary Rose team1 x silver
Ben Sharpe team1 x bronze
Jane Sixsmith team1 x silver
Jane Smith team1 x silver
Jimmy Wallis team1 x bronze
Bill Waugh team1 x bronze
Duncan Woods team1 x bronze
Lucilla Wright team1 x silver
Jon Wyatt team1 x bronze

Netball

With a team captained by Fiona Murtagh and coached by Mary Beardwood, [3] [4] England won the bronze medal in the netball at the 1998 Commonwealth Games, defeating South Africa 56–54 in a playoff. In the group stages, they won four of their five matches. In the semi-finals they lost 70–30 to New Zealand. [5] [6]

Group A
14 September 1998Flag of England.svg  England 51–29Flag of Barbados.svg  Barbados  
15 September 1998Flag of England.svg  England 52–51Flag of Jamaica.svg  Jamaica  
16 September 1998Flag of England.svg  England 62–32Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg  Canada  
17 September 1998Flag of Malaysia.svg  Malaysia 19–63Flag of England.svg  England  
18 September 1998Flag of Australia (converted).svg  Australia 66–29Flag of England.svg  England  
PosTeamPWDLGFGAGDPts
1Flag of Australia (converted).svg  Australia 5500377145+23210
2Flag of England.svg  England 5401257197+608
3Flag of Jamaica.svg  Jamaica 5302317223-946
4Flag of Barbados.svg  Barbados 5203219267-484
5Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg  Canada 5104195306-1112
6Flag of Malaysia.svg  Malaysia 5005120347-2270

  Qualified for Semi-final 1
  Qualified for Semi-final 2

Playoffs
Semi-final 2
19 September 1998Flag of New Zealand.svg  New Zealand 70–30Flag of England.svg  England  
Bronze medal match
21 September 1998Flag of England.svg  England 56–54Flag of South Africa.svg  South Africa  
Squad
England roster
PlayersCoaches
NamePosDOBHeightClubNatCaps
Karen Aspinall WA, C (1978-06-07)7 June 1978 (aged 20)1.68 m (5 ft 6 in)
Lyn Carpenter (1965-11-30)30 November 1965 (aged 32)–
Lorraine Law–
Hellen Manufor–
Olivia Murphy C, WA (1977-04-24)24 April 1977 (aged 21)–
Fiona Murtagh  (c)C, WD (1967-04-30)30 April 1967 (aged 31)–
Amanda Newton GD, WD, GK (1977-04-08)8 April 1977 (aged 21)–Old Plaistovians
Tracey Neville WA, GA (1977-01-21)21 January 1977 (aged 21)1.73 m (5 ft 8 in)YWCA Bury
Lucia Sdao (vc)–
Naomi SiddallGD, GK (1975-04-02)2 April 1975 (aged 23)1.82 m (6 ft 0 in)
Lisa Stanley–
Joanne Zinzan GD, WD–
Head coach
  • Mary Beardwood
Assistant coach
  • Denise Egan

Manager: Maureen Mead
Physiotherapist: Mo Collins
Physiologist: Nuala Byrne
Doctor: Shirley Emerson

Notes
  • (c)– Captain
  • (cc)– Co-captain
  • (vc)– Vice-captain
  • Star of life gold.svg – Injury / maternity leave
  • (TRP)– Temporary Replacement Player

Sources: [3] [4]

Shooting

NameEvent/sMedal/s
Andy Austin skeet pair1 x silver
Nick Baxter air pistol & pair, free pistol & pair2 x gold
Bob Borsley trap & pair1 x bronze
Lucy Bryce rifle 3 position & pair
Peter Clark centre fire pistol & pair, rapid fire pistol & pair
Malcolm Cowdrey skeet
Neil Day rifle prone & pair1 x silver
Richard Fillery rapid fire pistol & pair
Peter Flippant centre fire pistol & pair
Mick Gault air pistol & pair, free pistol & pair4 x gold
Drew Harvey skeet1 x silver
Chris Hector air rifle & pair, smallbore rifle & pair2 x gold, 1 x bronze
Sharon Lee rifle prone & pair
Andrew Luckman fullbore rifle1 x bronze
Louise Minett air rifle & pair2 x bronze
Karen Morton rifle 3 position & pair
Susan Norman rifle prone & pair
Carol Page air pistol & pair
Ken Parr smallbore rifle & pair2 x bronze
Ian Peel trap & pair1 x silver, 1 x bronze
Helen Preston air pistol & pair
Antony Ringer fullbore rifle
Philip Scanlan rifle prone & pair1 x silver
Becky Spicer air rifle & pair1 x bronze
Nigel Wallace air rifle & pair1 x gold

Squash

NameEvent/sMedal/s
Mark Cairns doubles1 x bronze
Mark Chaloner singles, doubles1 x gold
Linda Charman singles, doubles
Suzanne Horner singles, mixed doubles1 x silver
Cassie Jackman singles, doubles1 x gold, 1 x bronze
Paul Johnson singles, doubles,1 x gold, 1 x bronze
Jane Martin doubles
Simon Parke singles, mixed doubles1 x silver
Chris Walker doubles1 x bronze
Sue Wright singles, doubles1 x gold, 1 x bronze

Swimming

NameEvent/sMedal/s
Roger Ashcroft 200m butterfly
Andrew Clayton 200m freestyle, 4x200 freestyle relay1 x silver
Sarah Collings 800m freestyle1 x bronze
Lyndsey Cooper 4 × 200 m freestyle relay1 x silver
Joanne Deakins 200m backstroke
Helen Don-Duncan 100/200m backstroke1 x bronze
Caroline Foot 100m butterfly, medley relay1 x bronze
Mark Foster 50m freestyle1 x gold
Robert Greenwood 100m butterfly
Martin Harris 100m backstroke, medley relay1 x silver
James Hickman 100/200m butterfly, 200/400m medley, medley relay1 x gold, 3 x silver
Linda Hindmarsh 100/200m breaststroke
Vicky Horner 400m freestyle1 x silver
Anthony Howard 4 × 100 m freestyle relay1 x bronze
Claire Huddart 200m freestyle, 4x100/200m freestyle relay2 x silver
Ben Lafferty 400m medley
Jaime King 100/200m breaststroke, medley relay1 x bronze
Georgina Lee 100/200m butterfly
Karen Legg 200m freestyle, 4x100/200m freestyle relay2 x silver
Brett Lummis 200m medley
Richard Maden 100/200m breaststroke, medley relay1 x silver
Gavin Meadows 50/100/200m freestyle, 4x100/200m freestyle relay, medley relay2 x silver, 2 x bronze
Darren Mew 100/200m breaststroke, medley relay1 x silver, 1 x bronze
Simon Militis 200m backstroke
Samantha Nesbit 200/400m medley
Stephen Parry 200m butterfly1 x bronze
Margie Pedder 100/200m butterfly, 400m freestyle
Karen Pickering 50/100/200m freestyle, 4x100/200m freestyle relay3 x silver
Sarah Price 100m backstroke, medley relay1 x bronze
Sue Rolph 50/ 100m freestyle, 200 medley 4 × 200 m freestyle relay, medley relay2 x gold, 1 x silver, 2 x bronze
Adam Ruckwood 100/200m backstroke
James Salter 200/400m freestyle, 4 × 200 m freestyle relay1 x silver
Katy Sexton 200m backstroke1 x gold
Nicholas Shackell 50/100m freestyle, 4 × 100 m freestyle relay, medley relay1 silver, 1 x bronze
Helen Slatter 100m backstroke
Mark Stevens 100m freestyle, 4x100/200m freestyle relay1 x silver, 1 x bronze
Adrian Turner 200/400m medley
Adam Whitehead 200m breaststroke1 x bronze
Aaron Wiles 100m butterfly
Neil Willey 100/200m backstroke, medley relay1 x silver
Ian Wilson 1500m freestyle

Synchronised swimming

NameEvent/sMedal/s
Gayle Adamson solo1 x bronze
Adele Carlsen duet1 x bronze
Katie Hooper duet1 x bronze

Ten-pin Bowling

NameEvent/sMedal/s
Pauline Buck singles, doubles, mixed doubles1 x silver
Gemma Burden singles, doubles, mixed doubles
Wayne Greenall singles, doubles, mixed doubles
Richard Hood singles, doubles, mixed doubles1 x silver

Weightlifting

NameEvent/sMedal/s
Anthony Arthur 94 kg1 x silver
Andrew Callard 94 kg2 x silver
Stewart Cruickshank 69 kg1 x silver
Karl Grant 105 kg1 x bronze
Giles Greenwood 105 kg+1 x silver, 1 x bronze
Leon Griffin 85 kg2 x gold, 1 x silver
Stephen Ward 85 kg1 x gold, 2 x silver
Thomas Yule 105 kg3 x silver

See also

References

  1. ↑ "1998 Athletes". Team England.
  2. ↑ "England team in 1998". Commonwealth Games Federation. Archived from the original on 2019-03-30. Retrieved 2019-10-27.
  3. 1 2 "1998 16th Commonwealth Games Squad in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia". www.ournetballhistory.org.uk. Archived from the original on 29 November 2023. Retrieved 24 March 2024.
  4. 1 2 "1998 Tour of Malaysia England Squad". www.ournetballhistory.org.uk. Retrieved 11 August 2025.
  5. ↑ "Women Netball Commonwealth Games Kuala Lumpur (MAS) 1998". www.todor66.com. Archived from the original on 4 April 2016. Retrieved 8 July 2021.
  6. ↑ "XVI Commonwealth Games". www.sadec.com. Archived from the original on 8 March 2016. Retrieved 10 March 2016.
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