Australia at the 2002 Commonwealth Games

Australia was represented at the 2002 Commonwealth Games by a team selected by the Australian Commonwealth Games Association (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.

Medals

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Results by event

Athletics

Women's 100 Metres

• Lauren Hewitt – 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 – Bronze, 22.69 s
• Sharon Cripps – 7th in Final 23.04 s

Men's 400 Metres

• Clinton Hill – 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 – 5th in Final, 1 min 59.73 s

Men's 1500 Metres

• Youcef Abdi – Bronze, 3 min 37.77 s

Women's 1500 Metres

• Sarah Jamieson – 5th in Final, 4 min 9.38 s
• Benita Johnson – 7th in Heat 1, 4 min 24.43 s

Men's 5 000 Metres

• Craig Mottram – 6th, 13 min 25.21 s
• Michael Power – 8th, 13 min 34.04 s

Women's 5 000 Metres

• Benita Johnson – 6th, 15 min 26.55 s
• Anna Thompson – 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 – Did Not Start

Men's Marathon

• Andrew Letherby – Bronze, 2 hours 13 min 23 s
• Lee Troop – 7th, 2 hours 16 min 44 s
• Shaun Creighton – 9th, 2 hours 18 min 19 s

Women's Marathon

• Kerryn McCann – 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

• William 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

• Tim 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

• Matthew 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

Men's Bantamweight Division (54 kg)

• Justin Kane – Gold

Men's Welterweight Division (67 kg)

• Daniel Geale – Gold

Men's Middleweight Division (75 kg)

• Paul Miller – Gold

Men's Light Heavyweight Division (81 kg)

• Ben McEachran – Equal Bronze

Cycling

Men's 20 km Scratch Race

• Graeme Brown – Gold, 24 min 14.660 s

Women's 25 km 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
• Graeme Brown
• Luke Roberts
• Mark Renshaw
• Peter Dawson
• Stephen Wooldridge

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 (187.2 km)

• 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 (46.8 km)

• 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

Netball

With a team captained by Kathryn Harby-Williams, featuring Catherine Cox, Sharelle McMahon, Nicole Richardson and Peta Squire and coached by Jill McIntosh, Australia won the netball at the 2002 Commonwealth Games after defeating New Zealand 57–55 in the gold medal match. The match was tied at 46–46 at the end of normal time, and 14 minutes of extra-time saw the sides still level at 55–55. In sudden death extra-time, Sharelle McMahon scored the vital point to give Australia the necessary two-goal gap to win the gold medal.

Pool B

Table

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Major semi-finals

Gold Medal Match

Squad

Swimming

Men

Women

Triathlon

References

External links

• Commonwealth Games Australia Results Database