New Zealand at the 1998 Commonwealth Games
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New Zealand
New Zealand
New Zealand is an island country in the south-western Pacific Ocean comprising two main landmasses and numerous smaller islands. The country is situated some east of Australia across the Tasman Sea, and roughly south of the Pacific island nations of New Caledonia, Fiji, and Tonga...

 
(abbreviated NZL) sent a team of 217 competitors and 80 officials to the 1998 Commonwealth Games
1998 Commonwealth Games
The 1998 XVI Commonwealth Games were held in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia from 11 September to 21 September 1998 making it the first Asian country to act as host and the last Commonwealth Games for the 20th century. A record 70 nations supplied 3638 athletes...

, which were held in Kuala Lumpur
Kuala Lumpur
Kuala Lumpur is the capital and the second largest city in Malaysia by population. The city proper, making up an area of , has a population of 1.4 million as of 2010. Greater Kuala Lumpur, also known as the Klang Valley, is an urban agglomeration of 7.2 million...

, Malaysia. The flagbearer at the opening ceremony was Graeme Miller, and at the closing ceremony Darren Liddel
Darren Liddel
Darren Liddel was a weightlifting competitor for New Zealand.At the 1998 Commonwealth Games in Kuala Lumpur he won 3 gold medals in weightlifting, a gold medal in each of the men's 108+ kg clean and jerk, snatch, and combined total...

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New Zealand has competed in every games, starting with the first British Empire Games
1930 British Empire Games
The 1930 British Empire Games were the first of what later become known as the Commonwealth Games, and were held in Hamilton, in the province of Ontario in Canada from August 16–23, 1930....

 in 1930 at Hamilton, Ontario
Hamilton, Ontario
Hamilton is a port city in the Canadian province of Ontario. Conceived by George Hamilton when he purchased the Durand farm shortly after the War of 1812, Hamilton has become the centre of a densely populated and industrialized region at the west end of Lake Ontario known as the Golden Horseshoe...

. Selection is the responsibility of the New Zealand Olympic Committee
New Zealand Olympic Committee
The New Zealand Olympic Committee is the body in New Zealand responsible for selecting athletes to represent New Zealand in the Summer and Winter Olympic and the Commonwealth Games....

.

Medals

Gold Silver Bronze Total
New Zealand
New Zealand
New Zealand is an island country in the south-western Pacific Ocean comprising two main landmasses and numerous smaller islands. The country is situated some east of Australia across the Tasman Sea, and roughly south of the Pacific island nations of New Caledonia, Fiji, and Tonga...

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New Zealand was sixth in the medal table in 1998.

Gold

Athletics:
Beatrice Faumuina
Beatrice Faumuina
Beatrice Roini Liua Faumuina, ONZM is a New Zealand discus thrower, a gold medallist at the 1997 World Championships in Athletics. She has represented New Zealand in three Summer Olympics...

 — Women's Discus Throw


Cycling:
Glen Thomson
Glen Thomson
Glen Thomson is a New Zealand racing cyclist. He won a gold medal at the 1998 Commonwealth Games in the men's points race, previously at the 1994 Commonwealth Games in Victoria, Canada he won a bronze medal as part of the men's team pursuit riding alongside Brendon Cameron, Julian Dean and Lee...

 — Men's Track Points Race
Sarah Ulmer
Sarah Ulmer
Sarah Elizabeth Ulmer, ONZM is the first New Zealander to win an Olympic cycling gold. She won a gold medal and set world records at the 2004 Summer Olympics at Athens,....

 — Women's Track Individual Pursuit (3000m)


Rugby sevens:
Christian Cullen
Christian Cullen
Christian Mathias Cullen is a former New Zealand rugby union footballer. He played most of his rugby at fullback for New Zealand , for the Hurricanes in the Super 12, and for Manawatu, Wellington and later Munster at first-class level. He was nicknamed the Paekakariki Express...

, Rico Gear
Rico Gear
Rico Levi Gear is a New Zealand rugby union international player. He is a specialist right wing but can also cover midfield positions. He currently plays for Kintetsu Liners in the Top League....

, Jonah Lomu
Jonah Lomu
Jonah Tali Lomu, MNZM is a New Zealand rugby union player. He had sixty-three caps as an All Black after debuting in 1994. He is generally regarded as the first true global superstar of rugby union. He has had a huge impact on the game...

, Caleb Ralph
Caleb Ralph
Caleb Stan Ralph is a New Zealand rugby union footballer. Ralph began his first-class career with Bay of Plenty, then moved to Auckland before heading to Canterbury. He started his Super Rugby career with the Chiefs in 1997, Blues , Crusaders and a cameo role with the Queensland Reds...

, Roger Randle
Roger Randle
Roger Quentin Randle is a New Zealand rugby union footballer. He played as a wing. He played centre at Rugby Parma F. C. .-Career:...

, Amasio Valence
Amasio Valence
Amasio Valence is a Rugby sevens player who switched allegiances to New Zealand after he first made his break into professional rugby in 2000...

, Bruce Reihana
Bruce Reihana
Bruce Trevor Reihana is a New Zealand rugby union footballer. He is an utility back and currently plays professional rugby for Union Bordeaux Bègles....

, Eric Rush
Eric Rush
Eric James Rush is a New Zealand rugby union footballer and a Rugby Sevens legend, arguably one of the greatest Sevens players to grace the game...

, Dallas Seymour
Dallas Seymour
Dallas Seymour is a former New Zealand rugby union footballer and rugby sevens player. One of New Zealand rugby sevens longest serving players he played in the national team from 1992 until 2002...

, and Joeli Vidiri
Joeli Vidiri
Joeli Vidiri is a retired Fijian rugby union footballer who also played for the All Blacks. He played as a wing.-Career:...

 — Men's Sevens Team Competition


Shooting:
Stephen Petterson
Stephen Petterson
Stephen Petterson is a competitive rifle shooter from New Zealand. A veteran of four Olympic Games and five Commonwealth Games, he has won a total of four gold medals and a silver medal at the Commonwealth Games.He was the flag bearer for New Zealand at the closing ceremony of the 1994...

 — Men's 50m Rifle Prone


Weightlifting:
Darren Liddel
Darren Liddel
Darren Liddel was a weightlifting competitor for New Zealand.At the 1998 Commonwealth Games in Kuala Lumpur he won 3 gold medals in weightlifting, a gold medal in each of the men's 108+ kg clean and jerk, snatch, and combined total...

 — Men's + 105kg (Clean & Jerk)
Darren Liddel
Darren Liddel
Darren Liddel was a weightlifting competitor for New Zealand.At the 1998 Commonwealth Games in Kuala Lumpur he won 3 gold medals in weightlifting, a gold medal in each of the men's 108+ kg clean and jerk, snatch, and combined total...

 — Men's + 105kg (Snatch)
Darren Liddel
Darren Liddel
Darren Liddel was a weightlifting competitor for New Zealand.At the 1998 Commonwealth Games in Kuala Lumpur he won 3 gold medals in weightlifting, a gold medal in each of the men's 108+ kg clean and jerk, snatch, and combined total...

 — Men's + 105kg (Total)

Silver

Cycling:
Susy Pryde
Susy Pryde
Susannah Kate Pryde is a New Zealand cyclist, who won a silver medal for New Zealand at the 1998 Commonwealth Games in the women's road race. At the 2002 Commonwealth Games she again won a silver medal in the cross country discipline.-References:...

 — Women's Individual Road Race
Sarah Ulmer
Sarah Ulmer
Sarah Elizabeth Ulmer, ONZM is the first New Zealander to win an Olympic cycling gold. She won a gold medal and set world records at the 2004 Summer Olympics at Athens,....

 — Women's Track Points Race


Netball:
Belinda Charteris
Belinda Charteris
Belinda Jane Charteris, MNZM is a New Zealand former international netball representative, who played in the Silver Ferns team that won a silver medal at the 1998 Commonwealth Games in Kuala Lumpur....

, Belinda Colling
Belinda Colling
Belinda Louise Colling is a New Zealand international netball and women's basketball representative.-Netball career:...

, Julie Seymour
Julie Seymour
Julie Seymour, MNZM is a New Zealand netball coach, former international netball player and former representative middle distance runner. Seymour played for the New Zealand national netball team, the Silver Ferns, in 92 test matches spanning 16 years...

, Sonya Hardcastle
Sonya Hardcastle
Sonya Hardcastle is a New Zealand former international netball player.An attacking midcourt player, Hardcastle was first selected for the New Zealand national netball team, the Silver Ferns, in 1992. She sustained a back injury the following year, which kept her out of the 1993 World Games...

, Donna Loffhagen, Bernice Mene
Bernice Mene
Bernice Mene MNZM is a New Zealand netball player.Mene represented New Zealand playing netball for the Silver Ferns for tens year, playing 78 tests. She captained the domestic team the Southern Sting from 1998–2003, with the team winning the National Bank Cup each year she captained except for...

, Lesley Nicol
Lesley Nicol
Lesley Marie Rumball, ONZM is a former New Zealand netball player. Rumball played with the New Zealand national netball team, the Silver Ferns, from 1993–2005. She represented New Zealand in 109 tests to become the second most capped player in Silver Ferns history behind Irene van Dyk...

, Anna Rowberry
Anna Rowberry
Anna Stanley, is a New Zealand netballer, who captained the national team , to win the 2003 Netball World Championships in Jamaica....

, Jo Steed, Lorna Suafoa
Lorna Suafoa
Lorna Tomasone Suafoa is a former New Zealand international netball representative, who played in the Silver Ferns team that won a silver medal at the 1998 Commonwealth Games in Kuala Lumpur. Since 1998 she has represented Samoa in netball.- References :...

, Noeline Taurua
Noeline Taurua
Noeline Taurua is a former New Zealand international netball representative, who played in the Silver Ferns team that won a silver medal at the 1998 Commonwealth Games in Kuala Lumpur. She currently coaches the Waikato/Bay of Plenty Magic netball team and is the assistant coach for the national...

, and Linda Vagana
Linda Vagana
Linda Vagana, MNZM is an international netball coach and former representative player from New Zealand. Vagana played as a circle defender, and was a member of the New Zealand national netball team, the Silver Ferns, from 1993 up until 2002, earning 61 caps...

 — Women's Team Competition


Shooting:
Tania Corrigan
Tania Corrigan
Tania Corrigan is a shooting competitor for New Zealand.At the 1998 Commonwealth Games she won two silver medals partnering Jocelyn Lees; one in the 10 metre air pistol and one in the 25 metre pistol event. She also won a bronze medal in the 10 metre air pistol event...

 and Jocelyn Lees
Jocelyn Lees
Jocelyn Lees is a shooting competitor for New Zealand.She won her first Commonwealth Games medal in the 1994 Commonwealth Games, gaining a silver in the women's 10 metre air pistol partnering Gerd Barkman...

— Women's 10m Air Pistol (Pairs) - Women
Tania Corrigan
Tania Corrigan
Tania Corrigan is a shooting competitor for New Zealand.At the 1998 Commonwealth Games she won two silver medals partnering Jocelyn Lees; one in the 10 metre air pistol and one in the 25 metre pistol event. She also won a bronze medal in the 10 metre air pistol event...

 and Jocelyn Lees
Jocelyn Lees
Jocelyn Lees is a shooting competitor for New Zealand.She won her first Commonwealth Games medal in the 1994 Commonwealth Games, gaining a silver in the women's 10 metre air pistol partnering Gerd Barkman...

 — Women's 25m Pistol (Pairs)
Alan Earle
Alan Earle
Alan Earle is a competitive pistol shooter from New Zealand. At the 1998 Commonwealth Games he won a silver medal in the men's 25 metre rapid fire pistol pairs event, partnering Jason Wakeling.-References:...

 and Jason Wakeling
Jason Wakeling
Jason Wakeling is a competitive pistol shooter from New Zealand. At the 1998 Commonwealth Games he won a silver medal in the men's 25 metre rapid fire pistol pairs event, partnering Alan Earle.-References:...

 — Men's 25m Rapid Fire Pistol (Pairs)

Bronze

Athletics:
Joanne Henry
Joanne Henry
Joanne Henry is a former New Zealand heptathlete. She won a bronze medal in the women's heptathlon at the 1998 Commonwealth Games.-References:...

 — Women's Heptathlon


Badminton:
Rhona Robertson
Rhona Robertson
Rhona Robertson is a former female badminton player from New Zealand. She is a veteran of two Olympic Games and four Commonwealth Games....

 and Tammy Jenkins
Tammy Jenkins
Sharon Tina "Tammy" Jenkins is a female badminton player from New Zealand. At the 1998 Commonwealth Games she won a bronze medal partnering Rhona Robertson in the women's doubles. Four years later at the 2002 Commonwealth Games she won another bronze medal in the mixed team.- References :* *...

 — Women's Doubles
Geoff Bellingham
Geoff Bellingham
Geoff Bellingham is a male badminton player from New Zealand. At the 1998 Commonwealth Games he won a bronze medal in the men's team event. Four years later at the 2002 Commonwealth Games he won a bronze medal in the mixed team event.-References:...

, Chris Blair
Chris Blair
Chris Blair is a male badminton player from New Zealand. At the 1998 Commonwealth Games he won a bronze medal in the men's team event. Four years later at the 2002 Commonwealth Games he won a bronze medal in the mixed team event.-References:...

, Dean Galt
Dean Galt
-Career:Galt competed in badminton at the 1992 Summer Olympics in men's singles. He lost in the first round to Chris Jogis, of the United States, 15-1, 15-3....

, Anton Gargiulo
Anton Gargiulo
Anton Gargiulo is a male badminton competitor for New Zealand. At the 1998 Commonwealth Games he won a bronze medal in the men's team event.-References:...

, Nick Hall
Nick Hall (badminton)
Nick Hall is a male badminton competitor for New Zealand. He has won three bronze medals at the Commonwealth Games, at the 1994 Commonwealth Games he won the bronze medal in the men's singles competition. Four years later at the 1998 Commonwealth Games he won a bronze medal in the men's team event...

, Jarrod King
Jarrod King
Jarrod King is a male badminton competitor for New Zealand. At the 1998 Commonwealth Games he won a bronze medal in the men's team event.-References:...

, and Daniel Shirley
Daniel Shirley
Daniel A. Shirley is a male badminton player from New Zealand.-Career:Shirley competed in badminton at the 2004 Summer Olympics in mixed doubles with partner Sara Petersen...

 — Men's Team


Boxing:
Garth da Silva
Garth da Silva
Garth John da Silva is a boxer from New Zealand, who competed at the 1996 Summer Olympics in Atlanta, Georgia. There he won his first round in the Heavyweight division against Cathel O'Grady of Ireland, before losing to Serguei Dychkov of Belarus...

 — Men's Heavyweight (- 91 kg)


Cricket:
Nathan Astle
Nathan Astle
Nathan John Astle is a former New Zealand cricketer. He was an attacking batsman who liked to play batting shots such as the cover drive and the pull shot. He also scored the world's fastest Test double century in terms of balls faced. This remarkable innings of 222 was scored in just 168 balls...

, Mark Bailey, Matthew Bell, Chris Drum
Chris Drum
Christopher James Drum is a former New Zealand cricketer who played in 5 Tests and 5 ODIs from 1999 to 2002....

, Stephen Fleming
Stephen Fleming
Stephen Paul Fleming ONZM is a New Zealand cricketer, and the former captain of the New Zealand national cricket team, known as the Black Caps, in Test and one-day cricket...

, Chris Harris
Chris Harris (cricketer)
Chris Zinzan Harris is a former New Zealand cricketer who had become, over the course of the 1990s, a folk-hero in New Zealand cricket....

, Matt Horne, Dion Nash
Dion Nash
Dion Joseph Nash played for the New Zealand cricket team, captaining the team in 1999 with the injury of regular captain Stephen Fleming...

, Shayne O'Connor
Shayne O'Connor
Shayne Barry O'Connor played 19 Tests and 38 One Day Internationals for New Zealand, he retired from all cricket after the 2003 Cricket World Cup.O'Connor also played for Central Otago in the Hawke Cup....

, Adam Parore
Adam Parore
Adam Craig Parore is a former wicket-keeper and batsman for the New Zealand cricket team. He played 78 Test cricket matches for New Zealand and 179 One Day International cricket matches...

, Craig McMillan
Craig McMillan
Craig Douglas McMillan is a former New Zealand international cricketer at Test, One Day International and Twenty20 level. He was a right-handed batsman and useful right-arm medium pace bowler and played for Canterbury in New Zealand first-class cricket...

, Alex Tait, Daniel Vettori
Daniel Vettori
Daniel Luca Vettori ONZM is a cricketer for the New Zealand cricket team. He is the eighth player in Test history to take 300 wickets and score 3,000 runs. He is the youngest player to have represented New Zealand in Test cricket, having made his debut in 1996–97 at the age of 18...

, and Paul Wiseman
Paul Wiseman
Paul John Wiseman is a New Zealand cricketer, more specifically an off spin bowler. "Wiz", as he is nicknamed, was educated at the Long Bay College and can generate a fair amount of turn and he appears to be able to bowl a good line and length...

 — Men's Team Competition


Cycling:
Tim Carswell
Tim Carswell
Timothy "Tim" Christopher Carswell is a former New Zealand racing cyclist. He won two bronze medals at the 1998 Commonwealth Games; one in the twenty kilometre scratch race and one in the team pursuit alongside fellow riders Brendon Cameron, Greg Henderson and Lee Vertongen.-References:...

 — Men's Track 20km Scratch Race
Brendon Cameron
Brendon Cameron
Brendon Cameron is a former New Zealand track cyclist. He won a bronze medal at the 1994 Commonwealth Games in the men's team pursuit, and followed it up four years later with another bronze medal in the same event at the 1998 Commonwealth Games...

, Tim Carswell
Tim Carswell
Timothy "Tim" Christopher Carswell is a former New Zealand racing cyclist. He won two bronze medals at the 1998 Commonwealth Games; one in the twenty kilometre scratch race and one in the team pursuit alongside fellow riders Brendon Cameron, Greg Henderson and Lee Vertongen.-References:...

, Greg Henderson
Greg Henderson
Gregory Henderson is a professional track and road racing cyclist who rides for , but who will ride for Lotto in 2012. His career includes winning the 15 km scratch race at the 2004 world championships and, in road cycling, winning the points competition at the 2005 Tour de Georgia. He...

, and Lee Vertongen
Lee Vertongen
Lee Vertongen is a New Zealand racing cyclist. He has won three bronze medals in the team pursuit event at the Commonwealth Games. He won his third bronze medal riding with Greg Henderson, Hayden Roulston and Matthew Randall at the 2002 Commonwealth Games. He was educated at Russell Street...

 — Men's Track Team Pursuit (4000m)
Greg Henderson
Greg Henderson
Gregory Henderson is a professional track and road racing cyclist who rides for , but who will ride for Lotto in 2012. His career includes winning the 15 km scratch race at the 2004 world championships and, in road cycling, winning the points competition at the 2005 Tour de Georgia. He...

 — Men's Track Points Race


Gymnastics:
David Phillips
David Phillips (gymnast)
David Phillips is a former New Zealand gymnast. He won a bronze medal at the 1998 Commonwealth Games in the men's floor exercise.-References:...

 — Men's Floor


Field Hockey
Women's Hockey at the 1998 Commonwealth Games
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:
Tina Bell-Kake, Helen Clarke
Helen Clarke
Helen Margaret Clarke ONZM is a former field hockey goalkeeper for New Zealand, who competed in three Summer Olympics: 1992, 2000 and 2004....

, Jenny Duck, Emily Gillam
Emily Gillam
Emily Gillam is a retired female field hockey player from New Zealand. She was a member of the Women's National Team, nicknamed The Black Sticks, that won the bronze medal at the 1998 Commonwealth Games in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia....

, Sandy Hitchcock, Anna Lawrence, Robyn Toomey, Skippy Hamahona, Suzie Pearce, Moira Senior, Jenny Shepherd
Jenny Shepherd
Jenny Ellen Shepherd is a retired female field hockey player from New Zealand. She was a member of the Women's National Team, nicknamed The Black Sticks, that won the bronze medal at the 1998 Commonwealth Games in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia.-References:*...

, Karen Smith
Karen Smith (New Zealand)
Karen Smith is a retired female field hockey player from New Zealand. She was a member of the Women's National Team, nicknamed The Black Sticks, that won the bronze medal at the 1998 Commonwealth Games in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia....

, Mandy Smith, Kate Trolove, Lisa Walton, and Diana Weavers
Diana Weavers
Diana Elizabeth Weavers is a field hockey defender from New Zealand, who finished sixth with her national team at the 2000 Summer Olympics in Sydney...

 — Women's Team Competition


Lawn Bowls:
Millie Khan
Millie Khan
Millie Cecilia Khan was a lawn bowls competitor for New Zealand.A competitor at four Commonwealth Games; she won a silver medal in the women's singles at the 1990 Commonwealth Games. She won a bronze medal in the same event at the 1998 Commonwealth Games.She won a total of twelve national titles...

 — Women's Singles


Shooting:
Des Coe
Des Coe
Desmond Coe is a shooting competitor for New Zealand. At the 1998 Commonwealth Games he won the bronze medal in the Trap event. He has competed at one Olympic Games; the 2000 Summer Olympics in Sydney.-References:...

 — Men's Trap
Tania Corrigan
Tania Corrigan
Tania Corrigan is a shooting competitor for New Zealand.At the 1998 Commonwealth Games she won two silver medals partnering Jocelyn Lees; one in the 10 metre air pistol and one in the 25 metre pistol event. She also won a bronze medal in the 10 metre air pistol event...

 — Women's 10m Air Pistol
Sally Johnston
Sally Johnston
Sally Johnston is a competitive sport shooter from New Zealand.At the 1998 Commonwealth Games she won the bronze medal in the women's fifty metre prone event. She is a 3 times Commonwealth Games athlete. Her last Commonwealth Games was in 2010 in Delhi India.-References:...

 — Women's 50m Rifle Prone
Greg Yelavich
Greg Yelavich
Gregory Thomas Yelavich is a competitive pistol shooter from Auckland, New Zealand. As well as winning numerous national pistol titles, Yelavich has the distinction of having won more Commonwealth Games medals than any other New Zealander...

 — Men's 10m Air Pistol


Swimming:
Toni Jeffs
Toni Jeffs
Toni Maree Jeffs is a former freestyle swimmer from New Zealand, who competed for her native country at the 1992 Summer Olympics. There she finished in 27th position in the Women's 50m Freestyle. In the same event, Jeffs twice won a bronze medal at the Commonwealth Games: in 1998 and in...

 — Women's 50m Freestyle
Trent Bray
Trent Bray
Trent Bray is a former freestyle swimmer and surf lifesaver from New Zealand, who competed at two consecutive Summer Olympics. He also won 3 Gold medals and 3 bronze at the 1998 World Surf Lifesaving Championships...

, Scott Cameron
Scott Cameron
Scott Cameron is an Olympic swimmer from New Zealand. He swam for New Zealand at the 1996 Olympics.Alongside Trent Bray, John Davis and Danyon Loader he was part of the bronze medal winning 4x200m freestyle relay team at the 1998 Commonwealth Games.-References:...

, John Davis
John Davis (swimmer)
John Davis is a former New Zealand swimming representative. Alongside Trent Bray, Scott Cameron and Danyon Loader he was part of the bronze medal winning 4 by 200 metre freestyle relay team at the 1998 Commonwealth Games.-References:...

, and Danyon Loader
Danyon Loader
Danyon Loader ONZM is an Olympic champion, former World Record holding swimmer from New Zealand, based in Dunedin...

 — Men's 4x200m Freestyle Relay


Squash:
Sarah Cook
Sarah Cook (squash player)
Sarah Jane Cook is a squash player from New Zealand. She won a bronze medal in the mixed doubles at the 1998 Commonwealth Games, partnering Glen Wilson.- External links :*...

 and Glen Wilson
Glen Wilson
Glen Wilson is a squash coach and former professional squash player from New Zealand.As a player, Wilson was a three-time New Zealand national champion, and reached a career-high world ranking of World No...

 — Mixed Doubles


Weightlifting:
Nigel Avery
Nigel Avery
Nigel Seton Avery is a former weightlifting competitor for New Zealand. He was born in Auckland.At the 1998 Commonwealth Games in Kuala Lumpur he won a bronze medal in the 105+ kg snatch and the 105+ kg combined total....

 — Men's 105kg (Snatch)
Nigel Avery
Nigel Avery
Nigel Seton Avery is a former weightlifting competitor for New Zealand. He was born in Auckland.At the 1998 Commonwealth Games in Kuala Lumpur he won a bronze medal in the 105+ kg snatch and the 105+ kg combined total....

 — Men's 105kg (Total)

Athletics
Athletics at the 1998 Commonwealth Games
At the 1998 Commonwealth Games, the athletics events were held at the National Stadium, Bukit Jalil, in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia from the 16–21 September 1998.-Men:-Women:-Medal table:Key:-References:**...

  • Zion Armstrong
  • Craig Barrett
    Craig Barrett (athlete)
    Craig Michael Barrett is a New Zealand athlete specializing in racewalking. He has been the dominant racewalker in New Zealand for many years and is the nation's record holder for the 3 km, 20 km, 30 km, 50 km and 2 hour disciplines. He attended the Olympic Games in Atlanta , Sydney and Athens...

  • Diggory Brooke
  • Chantal Brunner
    Chantal Brunner
    Chantal Margarita Brunner is a New Zealand sprinter and long jumper. She was born in Wellington. Her personal best jump is 6.68 metres, achieved in March 1997 in Melbourne....

  • Alan Bunce
  • Hamish Christensen
  • Mathew Coad
  • Phil Costley
  • Chris Donaldson
    Chris Donaldson
    Chris Donaldson is a New Zealand sprinter who represented New Zealand at the 1996 and 2000 Summer Olympics. He is the son of film director Roger Donaldson. He also competed at the 1998 and 2006 Commonwealth Games...

  • Jenni Dryburgh
  • Shaun Farrell
    Shaun Farrell
    Shaun Richard Farrell was a sprinter/middle distance runner who competed for New Zealand. He participated at the 1994 and 1998 Commonwealth Games competing in the 400m and 800m. He is the current New Zealand record holder over 400m.-Personal bests:-References:...

  • Beatrice Faumuina
    Beatrice Faumuina
    Beatrice Roini Liua Faumuina, ONZM is a New Zealand discus thrower, a gold medallist at the 1997 World Championships in Athletics. She has represented New Zealand in three Summer Olympics...

  • Melina Hamilton
  • Joanne Henry
    Joanne Henry
    Joanne Henry is a former New Zealand heptathlete. She won a bronze medal in the women's heptathlon at the 1998 Commonwealth Games.-References:...

  • Toni Hodgkinson
    Toni Hodgkinson
    Toni Louise Hodgkinson is a former New Zealand middle distance runner, originally from Takaka. She currently holds the New Zealand woman's record in the 800 m....

  • Philip Jensen
    Philip Jensen
    Philip Jensen is a former New Zealand representative hammer thrower.His biggest success came at the 2002 Commonwealth Games held in Manchester, England where he won the silver medal...

  • Cassandra Kelly
  • Aaron Langdon
  • Tania Lutton
  • Frith Maunder
  • Lee-Ann McPhillips
    Lee-Ann McPhillips
    Lee-Ann McPhillips is a former long-distance runner from New Zealand. She runs for Hamilton City Hawks Athletic Club. She represented her native country at the 1998 Commonwealth Games and 2000 World Cross Country Championships...

  • Rowena Morton
  • Denis Petouchinski
  • Doug Pirini
    Doug Pirini
    Douglas Stuart Pirini is a retired decathlete from New Zealand, who represented his native country in the men's decathlon at the 1996 Summer Olympics in Atlanta, Georgia...

  • Simon Poelman
    Simon Poelman
    Simon Poelman is a former New Zealand decathlete, who has been described as New Zealand's best ever all-round athlete. His personal best of 8359 points is still a New Zealand national record. This was set at the national athletics championships in Christchurch 1987...

  • Tony Sargisson
    Tony Sargisson
    Tony Sargisson won the silver medal for New Zealand in the men's 50km walk at the 2006 Melbourne Commonwealth Games.-References:...

  • Tasha Williams
    Tasha Williams (athlete)
    Tasha Aimee Williams is a retired female hammer thrower from New Zealand. Her personal best throw was 65.91 metres, achieved on 24 February 2001 in Hastings.-Achievements:-External links:*...

  • Ian Winchester
    Ian Winchester
    Ian Winchester is a discus thrower from New Zealand.He finished tenth at the 1992 World Junior Championships, eighth at the 1998 World Cup and fifth at the 1998 Commonwealth Games He also competed at two World Championships as well as the 2000 Summer Olympics without reaching the final round.His...


Men's Competition

  • Scott Anderson
    Scott Anderson (field hockey)
    Scott Warren Anderson is a former field hockey goalkeeper from New Zealand, who finished in eighth position with the Men's National Team, nicknamed Black Sticks, at the 1992 Summer Olympics in Barcelona, Spain. He was born in Oamaru....

  • Ryan Archibald
  • Michael Bevin
    Michael Bevin
    Michael Bevin is a field hockey goalkeeper from New Zealand. He won a silver medal at the 2002 Commonwealth Games in the men's team competition.-References:...

  • Andrew Buckley
    Andrew Buckley (field hockey)
    Andrew Buckley is a retired field hockey player from New Zealand, who was a regular member of the men's national team, nicknamed The Black Sticks, during the late 1990s and early 2000s. Buckley earned a total number of 70 caps during his career.-References:**...

  • Hymie Gill
    Hymie Gill
    Hymie Maxwell Gill is a retired hockey player from New Zealand, who was a regular member of the men's national team, nicknamed The Black Sticks, during the late 1990s and early 2000s. Gill earned a total number of 79 caps during his career scoring 7 goals.-References:...

  • Dion Gosling
    Dion Gosling
    Dion Gosling is a field hockey player from New Zealand. He won a silver medal at the 2002 Commonwealth Games in the men's team competition. He earned a total number of 169 caps during his career.-References:*...

  • Bevan Hari
  • Andrew Hastie
    Andrew Hastie
    Andrew Blair Hastie is a retired field hockey player from New Zealand, who was a regular member of the men's national team, nicknamed The Black Sticks, during the 1990s. Hastie earned a total number of 68 caps during his career.-References:**...

  • Brett Leaver
    Brett Leaver
    Brett Leaver is a former field hockey player from New Zealand, who finished in eighth position with the Men's National Team, nicknamed Black Sticks, at the 1992 Summer Olympics in Barcelona, Spain. He was born in Auckland....

  • Wayne McIndoe
  • Umesh Parag
    Umesh Parag
    Umesh Vasan Parag is a former field hockey player from New Zealand, who finished in eighth position with the Men's National Team, nicknamed Black Sticks, at the 1992 Summer Olympics in Barcelona, Spain. He won a silver medal with the team at the 2002 Commonwealth Games in Manchester...

  • Mitesh Patel
  • Ken Robinson
    Ken Robinson (field hockey)
    Kenneth Edward Robinson is a retired field hockey player from New Zealand, who was a regular member of the men's national team, nicknamed The Black Sticks, during the 1990s and early 2000s. Robinson earned a total number of 53 caps during his career.-References:**...

  • Darren Smith
    Darren Smith (field hockey)
    Darren Campbell Smith is a field hockey player from New Zealand, who earned his first cap for the national team, nicknamed The Black Sticks, in 1995 against Spain....

  • Andrew Timlin
    Andrew Timlin
    Andrew Timlin is a retired field hockey player from New Zealand, who was a regular member of the men's national team, nicknamed The Black Sticks, during the 1990s. Timlin earned a total number of 43 caps during his career.-References:...

  • Simon Towns
    Simon Towns
    Simon James Towns is a field hockey player from New Zealand, who earned his first cap for the national team, nicknamed The Black Sticks, in 1992 against Kenya....


Women's Competition

  • Tina Bell-Kake
  • Helen Clarke
    Helen Clarke
    Helen Margaret Clarke ONZM is a former field hockey goalkeeper for New Zealand, who competed in three Summer Olympics: 1992, 2000 and 2004....

  • Jenny Duck
  • Emily Gillam
    Emily Gillam
    Emily Gillam is a retired female field hockey player from New Zealand. She was a member of the Women's National Team, nicknamed The Black Sticks, that won the bronze medal at the 1998 Commonwealth Games in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia....

  • Sandy Hitchcock
  • Anna Lawrence
  • Robyn Toomey
  • Skippy Hamahona
  • Suzie Pearce
  • Moira Senior
  • Jenny Shepherd
    Jenny Shepherd
    Jenny Ellen Shepherd is a retired female field hockey player from New Zealand. She was a member of the Women's National Team, nicknamed The Black Sticks, that won the bronze medal at the 1998 Commonwealth Games in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia.-References:*...

  • Karen Smith
    Karen Smith (New Zealand)
    Karen Smith is a retired female field hockey player from New Zealand. She was a member of the Women's National Team, nicknamed The Black Sticks, that won the bronze medal at the 1998 Commonwealth Games in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia....

  • Mandy Smith
  • Kate Trolove
  • Lisa Walton
  • Diana Weavers
    Diana Weavers
    Diana Elizabeth Weavers is a field hockey defender from New Zealand, who finished sixth with her national team at the 2000 Summer Olympics in Sydney...


See also

  • New Zealand Olympic Committee
    New Zealand Olympic Committee
    The New Zealand Olympic Committee is the body in New Zealand responsible for selecting athletes to represent New Zealand in the Summer and Winter Olympic and the Commonwealth Games....

  • New Zealand at the Commonwealth Games
    New Zealand at the Commonwealth Games
    Since the first in 1930, New Zealand has competed in all 19 editions of the Commonwealth Games and has won a total of 564 medals including 130 gold....

  • New Zealand at the 1996 Summer Olympics
    New Zealand at the 1996 Summer Olympics
    New Zealand competed at the 1996 Summer Olympics in Atlanta, United States.The New Zealand Olympic Committee was represented by 97 athletes and 60 officials.- Gold:* Danyon Loader — Swimming, men's 200 metres freestyle...

  • New Zealand at the 2000 Summer Olympics
    New Zealand at the 2000 Summer Olympics
    New Zealand competed at the 2000 Summer Olympics in Sydney, Australia.The New Zealand Olympic Committee was represented by 151 athletes and 100 officials.- Bronze:*Mark Todd — Equestrian, Three-Day Event Individual Competition...


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