New Zealand at the 1998 Commonwealth Games
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| At the 1998 Commonwealth Games in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia |
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| Competitors | 217 | |||||||||||
| Officials | 80 | |||||||||||
| Flag bearer | Opening: Graeme Miller Closing: Darren Liddel |
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| Medals Rank: 6th |
Gold 8 |
Silver 6 |
Bronze 20 |
Total 34 |
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New Zealand (abbreviated NZL) sent a team of 217 competitors and 80 officials to the 1998 Commonwealth Games, which were held in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia. The flagbearer at the opening ceremony was Graeme Miller, and at the closing ceremony Darren Liddel.
New Zealand has competed in every games, starting with the first British Empire Games in 1930 at Hamilton, Ontario. Selection is the responsibility of the New Zealand Olympic Committee.
Contents
Medals
| Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
 New Zealand |
8 | 6 | 20 | 34 |
New Zealand was sixth in the medal table in 1998.
Gold
Beatrice Faumuina — Women's Discus Throw
- Glen Thomson — Men's Track Points Race
- Sarah Ulmer — Women's Track Individual Pursuit (3000m)
- Christian Cullen, Rico Gear, Jonah Lomu, Caleb Ralph, Roger Randle, Amasio Valence, Bruce Reihana, Eric Rush, Dallas Seymour, and Joeli Vidiri — Men's Sevens Team Competition
- Stephen Petterson — Men's 50m Rifle Prone
- Darren Liddel — Men's + 105kg (Clean & Jerk)
- Darren Liddel — Men's + 105kg (Snatch)
- Darren Liddel — Men's + 105kg (Total)
Silver
Susy Pryde — Women's Individual Road Race- Sarah Ulmer — Women's Track Points Race
- Belinda Charteris, Belinda Colling, Julie Seymour, Sonya Hardcastle, Donna Loffhagen, Bernice Mene, Lesley Nicol, Anna Rowberry, Jo Steed, Lorna Suafoa, Noeline Taurua, and Linda Vagana — Women's Team Competition
- Tania Corrigan and Jocelyn Lees— Women's 10m Air Pistol (Pairs) - Women
- Tania Corrigan and Jocelyn Lees — Women's 25m Pistol (Pairs)
- Alan Earle and Jason Wakeling — Men's 25m Rapid Fire Pistol (Pairs)
Bronze
Joanne Henry — Women's Heptathlon
- Rhona Robertson and Tammy Jenkins — Women's Doubles
- Geoff Bellingham, Chris Blair, Dean Galt, Anton Gargiulo, Nick Hall, Jarrod King, and Daniel Shirley — Men's Team
- Garth da Silva — Men's Heavyweight (- 91 kg)
- Nathan Astle, Mark Bailey, Matthew Bell, Chris Drum, Stephen Fleming, Chris Harris, Matt Horne, Dion Nash, Shayne O'Connor, Adam Parore, Craig McMillan, Alex Tait, Daniel Vettori, and Paul Wiseman — Men's Team Competition
- Tim Carswell — Men's Track 20km Scratch Race
- Brendon Cameron, Tim Carswell, Greg Henderson, and Lee Vertongen — Men's Track Team Pursuit (4000m)
- Greg Henderson — Men's Track Points Race
- David Phillips — Men's Floor
- Tina Bell-Kake, Helen Clarke, Jenny Duck, Emily Gillam, Sandy Hitchcock, Anna Lawrence, Robyn Toomey, Skippy Hamahona, Suzie Pearce, Moira Senior, Jenny Shepherd, Karen Smith, Mandy Smith, Kate Trolove, Lisa Walton, and Diana Weavers — Women's Team Competition
- Millie Khan — Women's Singles
- Des Coe — Men's Trap
- Tania Corrigan — Women's 10m Air Pistol
- Sally Johnston — Women's 50m Rifle Prone
- Greg Yelavich — Men's 10m Air Pistol
- Toni Jeffs — Women's 50m Freestyle
- Trent Bray, Scott Cameron, John Davis, and Danyon Loader — Men's 4x200m Freestyle Relay
- Sarah Cook and Glen Wilson — Mixed Doubles
- Nigel Avery — Men's 105kg (Snatch)
- Nigel Avery — Men's 105kg (Total)
New Zealand Team
Athletics
- Zion Armstrong
- Craig Barrett
- Diggory Brooke
- Chantal Brunner
- Alan Bunce
- Hamish Christensen
- Mathew Coad
- Phil Costley
- Chris Donaldson
- Jenni Dryburgh
- Shaun Farrell
- Beatrice Faumuina
- Melina Hamilton
- Joanne Henry
- Toni Hodgkinson
- Philip Jensen
- Cassandra Kelly
- Aaron Langdon
- Tania Lutton
- Frith Maunder
- Lee-Ann McPhillips
- Rowena Morton
- Denis Petouchinski
- Doug Pirini
- Simon Poelman
- Tony Sargisson
- Tasha Williams
- Ian Winchester
Field Hockey
Men's Competition
- Scott Anderson
- Ryan Archibald
- Michael Bevin
- Andrew Buckley
- Hymie Gill
- Dion Gosling
- Bevan Hari
- Andrew Hastie
- Brett Leaver
- Wayne McIndoe
- Umesh Parag
- Mitesh Patel
- Ken Robinson
- Darren Smith
- Andrew Timlin
- Simon Towns
Women's Competition
- Tina Bell-Kake
- Helen Clarke
- Jenny Duck
- Emily Gillam
- Sandy Hitchcock
- Anna Lawrence
- Robyn Toomey
- Skippy Hamahona
- Suzie Pearce
- Moira Senior
- Jenny Shepherd
- Karen Smith
- Mandy Smith
- Kate Trolove
- Lisa Walton
- Diana Weavers
See also
- New Zealand Olympic Committee
- New Zealand at the Commonwealth Games
- New Zealand at the 1996 Summer Olympics
- New Zealand at the 2000 Summer Olympics
