Australia

Australia

Australia , officially the Commonwealth of Australia, is a country in the Southern Hemisphere comprising the mainland of the Australian continent, the island of Tasmania, and numerous smaller islands in the Indian and Pacific Oceans. It is the world's sixth-largest country by total area...

at the 2002 Commonwealth Games

2002 Commonwealth Games

The 2002 Commonwealth Games were held in Manchester, England from 25 July to 4 August 2002. The XVII Commonwealth Games was the largest multi-sport event ever to be held in the UK, eclipsing London's 1948 Summer Olympics in numbers of teams and athletes participating.After the 1996 Manchester...

was represented by a team selected by the Australian Commonwealth Games Association

Australian Commonwealth Games Association

The Australian Commonwealth Games Association is the national body responsible for Commonwealth Games operations, publicity and development in Australia, specifically providing and organising funding, clothing, travel, accommodation and accreditation of athletes and officials to each Commonwealth...

 (ACGA) and abbreviated AUS.

Australia officially became a member of the Commonwealth of Nations in 1931 under the Statute of Westminster having become independent of the UK in 1901.

Australia is one of only six countries to have competed in all of the Commonwealth Games held since 1930, although they did attend the 1911 Inter-Empire Championships as part of an Australasian team. This impressive international record extends to its participation in every Olympic Games in the modern era.

At the first Games in 1930 Australia won only 8 medals against England's 61. However by the first Games of the 21st century held in the city of Manchester, Australia's medal tally had moved to 207, ahead of any other country including England's 165.

Athletics

Athletics at the 2002 Commonwealth Games

At the 2002 Commonwealth Games, the athletics events were held at the City of Manchester Stadium from the 26–30 July 2002. The route for the marathon event crossed Manchester city centre and finished in the stadium. The race walk events began alongside the Lowry Centre at Salford Quays...

Women's 100 Metres

• Lauren Hewitt
  Lauren Hewitt
  Lauren Katherine Hewitt is a track and field sprinter from Australia. She competed in three consecutive Summer Olympics, starting in 1996, and won the bronze medal in the women's 200 metres at the 1998 Commonwealth Games.-References:* * *...
  
   – 5th in Semi Final 2, 11.45 s

Women's 100 Metres Hurdles

• Jacquie Munro – 7th in Final, 13.31 s
• Fiona Cullen – 6th in Heat 1, 13.45 s

Women's 200 Metres

• Lauren Hewitt
  Lauren Hewitt
  Lauren Katherine Hewitt is a track and field sprinter from Australia. She competed in three consecutive Summer Olympics, starting in 1996, and won the bronze medal in the women's 200 metres at the 1998 Commonwealth Games.-References:* * *...
  
   – Bronze, 22.69 s
• Sharon Cripps – 7th in Final 23.04 s

Men's 400 Metres

• Clinton Hill
  Clinton Hill (athlete)
  Clinton Hill is an Australian athlete. Born in Johannesburg, South Africa, his family moved to Australia in 1997. He became an Australian citizen in June 2000 and was selected for the national 400 metres team....
  
   – 8th in Final, 46.00 s

Women's 400 Metres Hurdles

• Jana Pittman – Gold, 54.40 s
• Sonia Brito – 5th in Final, 57.79 s

Men's 800 Metres

• Kris McCarthy – Bronze, 1 min 46.79 s

Women's 800 Metres

• Tamsyn Lewis
  Tamsyn Lewis
  Tamsyn Carolyn Lewis is an Australian athlete and middle-distance runner, who has won a total of seventeen Australian Championships at 400 metres, 800 metres and 400m hurdles....
  
   – 5th in Final, 1 min 59.73 s

Men's 1500 Metres

• Youcef Abdi
  Youcef Abdi
  Youcef Abdi is an Australian athlete who specializes in the 3000 m steeplechase. He was born in Algeria, but changed nationality to Australia in 2000.- Achievements :...
  
   – Bronze, 3 min 37.77 s

Women's 1500 Metres

• Sarah Jamieson
  Sarah Jamieson
  Sarah Jamieson is an Australian middle distance runner.-Achievements:-Personal bests:*800 metres - 2:02.81 *1500 metres - 4:00.93 *One mile run - 4:23.40 *3000 metres - 8:48.41...
  
   – 5th in Final, 4 min 9.38 s
• Benita Johnson
  Benita Johnson
  Benita Willis is an Australian distance runner, who is a three-time national champion in the women's 5,000 metres....
  
   – 7th in Heat 1, 4 min 24.43 s

Men's 5 000 Metres

• Craig Mottram
  Craig Mottram
  Craig Mottram is an Australian long distance and middle distance runner.-Biography:Born on 18 June 1980 in Frankston, Victoria, Mottram specialises in the 5000 m event. He attended the prestigious Geelong Grammar School. At 6 feet 2 inches he is unusually tall for a distance runner.Amongst...
  
   – 6th, 13 min 25.21 s
• Mike Power – 8th, 13 min 34.04 s

Women's 5 000 Metres

• Benita Johnson
  Benita Johnson
  Benita Willis is an Australian distance runner, who is a three-time national champion in the women's 5,000 metres....
  
   – 6th, 15 min 26.55 s
• Anna Thompson
  Anna Thompson
  Anna Thompson is an Australian runner who specializes in cross-country running.-Achievements:-Personal bests:*1500 metres - 4:22.44 min *3000 metres - 8:58.93 min *5000 metres - 15:42.31 min...
  
   – 9th, 15 min 43.92 s
• Haley McGregor – 11th, 15 min 47.10 s

Men's 10 000 Metres

• Sisay Bezabeh – 9th, 28 min 37.12 s
• Dean Cavuoto – 16th, 29 min 18.38 s
• Brett Cartwright – 18th, 29 min 21.29 s

Women's 10 000 Metres

• Susie Power – Bronze, 31 min 32.20 s
• Kerryn McCann
  Kerryn McCann
  Kerryn McCann was an Australian athlete. She was best known for winning the marathon at the 2002 and 2006 Commonwealth Games.-Personal life:McCann was born Kerryn Hindmarsh in Bulli, New South Wales, in 1967....
  
   – Did Not Start

Men's Marathon

• Andrew Letherby – Bronze, 2 hours 13 min 23 s
• Lee Troop
  Lee Troop
  Lee Joseph Troop is an Olympic marathon runner from Geelong, Victoria, Australia. He started out as a long distance track runner and he represented Australia in the 5000 m at the 1998 Commonwealth Games and attended his first World Championships in Athletics the following year...
  
   – 7th, 2 hours 16 min 44 s
• Shaun Creighton
  Shaun Creighton
  Shaun William Creighton is a retired Australian long-distance runner.-Achievements:-Personal bests:*1500 metres - 3:38.59 min *Mile run - 3:59.46 min *3000 metres - 7:41.60 min...
  
   – 9th, 2 hours 18 min 19 s

Women's Marathon

• Kerryn McCann
  Kerryn McCann
  Kerryn McCann was an Australian athlete. She was best known for winning the marathon at the 2002 and 2006 Commonwealth Games.-Personal life:McCann was born Kerryn Hindmarsh in Bulli, New South Wales, in 1967....
  
   – Gold, 2 hours 30 mins5 s
• Krishna Stanton – Silver, 2 hours 34 min 52 s
• Jackie Gallagher – Bronze, 2 hours 36 min 37 s

Men's 4 x 100 Metres Relay

• Australia – Bronze, 38.87 s
  • David Baxter
  • Patrick Johnson
  • Paul Di Bella
  • Tim Williams

Women's 4 x 100 Metres Relay

• Australia – 4th in Final, 43.72 s
  • Jodi Lambert
  • Lauren Hewitt
  • Melanie Kleeberg
  • Sharon Cripps

Men's 4 x 400 Metres Relay

• Australia – 5th in Final, 3 min 2.22 s
  • Clinton Hill
  • Kris McCarthy
  • Patrick "Pat" Dwyer
  • Paul Pearce
  • Tim Williams

Women's 4 x 400 Metres Relay

• Australia – Gold, 3 min 25.63 s
  • Cathy Freeman
  • Jana Pittman
  • Kylie Wheeler
  • Lauren Hewitt
  • Tamsyn Lewis

Men's 20 Kilometre Walk

• Nathan Deakes – Gold, 1 hour 25 min 35 s
• Luke Adams – Silver, 1 hour 26 min 3 s

Women's 20 Kilometre Walk

• Jane Kara Saville – Gold, 1 hour 36 min 34 s
• Natalie Saville – 4th, 1 hour 42 min 38 s
• Simone Wolowiec – 5th, 1 hour 43 min 10 s

Men's 50 Kilometre Walk

• Nathan Deakes – Gold, 3 hours 52 min 40 s
• Duane Cousins – 4th, 4 hours 9 min 59 s
• Liam Murphy – Disqualified

Men's Shot Put

• Justin Anlezark – Gold, 20.91 metres
• Clay Cross – 6th, 18.10 metres

Men's Javelin

• Will Hamlyn-Harris – 4th, 77.31 metres
• Andrew Currey – 5th, 76.98 metres

Women's Javelin

• Cecillia McIntosh – Silver, 57.42 metres

Men's Hammer Throw

• Stuart Rendell – 4th, 67.51 metres

Women's Hammer Throw

• Bronwyn Eagles – Silver, 65.24 metres
• Karyne di Marco – Bronze, 63.40 metres

Men's Long Jump

• Timothy Parravicini – 9th, 7.60 metres

Men's High Jump

• Nick Moroney – 4th, 2.20 metres

Men's Triple Jump

• Andrew Murphy – 7th, 16.37 metres

Men's Pole Vault

• Paul Burgess – Silver, 5.70 metres
• Viktor Chistiakov – Equal 4th, 5.50 metres
• Dmitri Markov – Equal 4th, 5.50 metres

Women's Pole Vault

• Tatiana Grigorieva – Gold, 4.35 metres
• Kym Howe – Silver, 4.15 metres
• Bridgid Isworth – Equal Bronze, 4.10 metres

Women's Heptathlon

• Jane Jamieson – Gold, 6 059 points
• Kylie Wheeler – Silver, 5 962 points

Men's Decathlon

• Matt McEwen – Silver, 7 685 points

Women's 800 Metres Wheelchair

• Louise Sauvage – Silver, 1 min 53.30 s
• Eliza Jane Stankovic – Bronze, 1 min 54.20 s

Men's 100 Metres EAD

• Paul Harpur – 3rd in Semi Final 1, 12.57 s

Boxing

Boxing at the 2002 Commonwealth Games

Final results for the men's boxing Competition at the 2002 Commonwealth Games in Manchester, United Kingdom from August 4 to July 27.- Light Flyweight :- Flyweight :- Bantamweight :...

Men's Bantamweight Division (54kg)

• Justin Kane – Gold

Men's Welterweight Division (67kg)

• Daniel Geale – Gold

Men's Middleweight Division (75kg)

• Paul Miller – Gold

Men's Light Heavyweight Division (81kg)

• Ben McEachran – Equal Bronze

Cycling

Cycling at the 2002 Commonwealth Games

The cycling competition at the 2002 Commonwealth Games involves three disciplines: mountain bike racing, road bicycle racing and track cycling. The track events were held at Manchester Velodrome.- Mountain biking:- Track:- Road:...

Men's 20km Scratch Race

Scratch Race (cycling)

A scratch race is a cycling race in which all contestants start from scratch . Finishing order is based on the final order across the line at the completion of the race; there are no intermediate points or sprints....

• Graeme Brown – Gold, 24 min 14.660 s

Women's 25km Points Race

• Katherine Bates – Gold, 37 points
• Rochelle Gilmore – Silver, 23 points

Women's 3 000 Metres Individual Pursuit

• Katherine Bates – Silver, 3 min 34.193 s
• Alison Wright – Bronze, 3 min 40.409 s

Men's 30K Points Race

• Mark Renshaw – Silver, 27 points

Men's 4 000 Metres Individual Pursuit

• Bradley "Brad" McGee – Gold, 4 min 16.358 s

Men's 4 000 Metres Team Pursuit

• Australia – Gold, 3 min 59.583 s
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Women's 500 Metres Time Trial

• Kerrie Meares – Gold, 35.084 s

Women's Cross Country (Mountain Bike)

• Mary Grigson – Bronze, 1 hour 32 min 49 s

Men's Road Race (187.2km)

• Stuart O'Grady – Gold, 4 hours 43 min 17 s
• Cadel Evans – Silver, 4 hours 45 min 25 s
• Baden Cooke – Bronze, 4 hours 45 min 45 s

Men's Road Time Trial (46.8km)

• Cadel Evans – Gold, 1 hour 53.50 s
• Michael Rogers – Silver, 1 hour 2 min 50.36 s
• Nathan O'Neill – Bronze, 1 hour 3 min 20.69 s

Men's Sprint

• Ryan Bayley – Gold, 10.659 s
• Sean Eadie – Silver, xxx s
• Jobie Dajka – Bronze, xxx s

External links

• Australia Commonwealth Games Association