Netball at the Commonwealth Games

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Netball at the Commonwealth Games
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Netball at the Commonwealth Games , together with the Netball World Cup, is one of the two major tournaments in international netball. All the major netball playing nations are members of the Commonwealth of Nations. It was first played in 1990 as a demonstration sport. It has been an official Commonwealth Games sport since 1998. Australia have been the tournament's most successful team, winning four gold medals. New Zealand have won two gold medals. Between 1998 and 2014, Australia and New Zealand contested every final and won every gold and silver medal between them. In 2018, England became only the third team to both reach the final and win the gold medal. [1] [2] [3]

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History

Tournaments

In 1990, Australia defeated New Zealand in a one-off match when netball was a demonstration sport. [4] [5] In 1998, Jill McIntosh guided Australia to the inaugural Commonwealth title after they defeated New Zealand 42–39 in the final. In 2002, Australia defended their title, again after defeating New Zealand in the final, this time courtesy of a Sharelle McMahon goal in double extra time. [6] [7] [8]

In 2006 New Zealand won the gold medal for the first time with a 60–55 win over Australia. [9] [10] In 2010, New Zealand, led by Maria Tutaia and Irene van Dyk, won their second gold medal after they defeated Australia 66–64 in an epic encounter. Tutaia scored the winning goal in double extra time after 84 minutes of play. [11] [12] [13] [14] In 2014, Australia won their third Commonwealth title after defeating New Zealand 58–40 in the final. Caitlin Bassett scored 49 from 53 at 92% accuracy to clinch the title. [6] [13] [15]

In 2018, England caused a major surprise when they defeated Australia in the final. Helen Housby scored in the final second to give England a 52–51 victory. As a result England became only the third team to both reach the final and win the gold medal. [3] [16] [17] [18]

GamesGoldSilverBronze
1990 [4] [5] Flag of Australia (converted).svg  Australia (Note 1) Flag of New Zealand.svg  New Zealand (Note 1) n/a
1998 [7] Flag of Australia (converted).svg  Australia Flag of New Zealand.svg  New Zealand Flag of England.svg  England
2002 [19] Flag of Australia (converted).svg  Australia Flag of New Zealand.svg  New Zealand Flag of Jamaica.svg  Jamaica
2006 [20] [21] Flag of New Zealand.svg  New Zealand Flag of Australia (converted).svg  Australia Flag of England.svg  England
2010 [22] [23] [24] Flag of New Zealand.svg  New Zealand Flag of Australia (converted).svg  Australia Flag of England.svg  England
2014 [25] Flag of Australia (converted).svg  Australia Flag of New Zealand.svg  New Zealand Flag of Jamaica.svg  Jamaica
2018 [26] [27] Flag of England.svg  England Flag of Australia (converted).svg  Australia Flag of Jamaica.svg  Jamaica
2022 Flag of Australia (converted).svg  Australia Flag of Jamaica.svg  Jamaica Flag of New Zealand.svg  New Zealand

Sources: [1] [2]

Bronze medal matches

TournamentBronze medal icon.svgScore4thVenue
1998 [7] Flag of England.svg  England 56–54Flag of South Africa.svg  South Africa Bukit Kiara Sports Complex
2002 [19] [28] Flag of Jamaica.svg  Jamaica 55–53Flag of England.svg  England MEN Arena
2006 [20] [21] Flag of England.svg  England 53–52Flag of Jamaica.svg  Jamaica Melbourne Multi Purpose Venue
2010 [22] [29] [30] Flag of England.svg  England 70–47Flag of Jamaica.svg  Jamaica Thyagaraj Sports Complex
2014 [25] [31] [32] Flag of Jamaica.svg  Jamaica 52–48Flag of England.svg  England SSE Hydro
2018 [26] [33] [34] Flag of Jamaica.svg  Jamaica 60–55Flag of New Zealand.svg  New Zealand Coomera Indoor Sports Centre
2022 [35] [36] [37] Flag of New Zealand.svg  New Zealand 55–48Flag of England.svg  England National Exhibition Centre

Finals

TournamentGold medal icon.svgScoreSilver medal icon.svgVenue
1990 [4] [5] Flag of Australia (converted).svg  Australia (Note 1) 53–35Flag of New Zealand.svg  New Zealand Chase Stadium, Auckland
1998 [7] Flag of Australia (converted).svg  Australia 42–39Flag of New Zealand.svg  New Zealand Stadium Juara, Bukit Kiara
2002 [8] [19] [38] [39] Flag of Australia (converted).svg  Australia 57–55Flag of New Zealand.svg  New Zealand MEN Arena
2006 [9] [20] Flag of New Zealand.svg  New Zealand 60–55Flag of Australia (converted).svg  Australia Melbourne Multi Purpose Venue
2010 [11] [12] [22] Flag of New Zealand.svg  New Zealand 66–64Flag of Australia (converted).svg  Australia Thyagaraj Sports Complex
2014 [15] [25] Flag of Australia (converted).svg  Australia 58–40Flag of New Zealand.svg  New Zealand SSE Hydro
2018 [16] [17] [18] [26] Flag of England.svg  England 52–51Flag of Australia (converted).svg  Australia Coomera Indoor Sports Centre
2022 Flag of Australia (converted).svg  Australia 55–51Flag of Jamaica.svg  Jamaica National Exhibition Centre

All-time medal table

RankTeamGold medal icon.svgSilver medal icon.svgBronze medal icon.svgTotal
1Flag of Australia (converted).svg  Australia 4308
2Flag of New Zealand.svg  New Zealand 2316
3Flag of England.svg  England 1034
4Flag of Jamaica.svg  Jamaica 0134

Source: [1] [2]

Participating teams

Nation 1998
2002
2006
2010
2014
2018
2022
Total
Flag of Australia (converted).svg  Australia 11221217
Flag of Barbados.svg  Barbados 8th7th10th7th11th10th12th7
Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg  Canada 9th8th-----2
Flag of the Cook Islands.svg  Cook Islands 6th--10th---2
Flag of England.svg  England 34th334th14th7
Flag of Fiji.svg  Fiji -9th9th--12th-3
Flag of India.svg  India ---12th---1
Flag of Jamaica.svg  Jamaica 5th34th4th3327
Flag of Malawi.svg  Malawi 7th-6th5th5th7th7th6
Flag of Malaysia.svg  Malaysia 11th------1
Flag of New Zealand.svg  New Zealand 221124th37
Ulster Banner.svg  Northern Ireland ----7th8th10th3
Flag of Papua New Guinea.svg  Papua New Guinea ---11th---1
Flag of Saint Lucia.svg  Saint Lucia ----12th--1
Flag of Saint Vincent and the Grenadines.svg  Saint Vincent and the Grenadines --12th----1
Flag of Samoa.svg  Samoa --5th9th---2
Flag of Scotland.svg  Scotland ----9th9th9th3
Flag of Singapore.svg  Singapore --11th----1
Flag of South Africa.svg  South Africa 4th5th7th6th6th5th6th7
Flag of Sri Lanka.svg  Sri Lanka 12th10th-----2
Flag of Trinidad and Tobago.svg  Trinidad and Tobago ---8th10th-11th3
Flag of Uganda.svg  Uganda -----6th5th2
Flag of Wales (1959-present).svg  Wales 10th6th8th-8th11th8th6
Total teams12101212121212

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