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 edition of Commonwealth Games, starting with the first British Empire Games in 1930 at Hamilton, Ontario. Selection is the responsibility of the New Zealand Olympic Committee.
Medals
New Zealand was sixth on the medal table in 1998 with 34 medals overall, including 8 gold medals.
Gold
Athletics:
- Beatrice Faumuina — Women's Discus Throw
Cycling:
- Glen Thomson — Men's Track Points Race
- Sarah Ulmer — Women's Track Individual Pursuit (3000m)
Rugby sevens:
- 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
Shooting:
- Stephen Petterson — Men's 50m Rifle Prone
Weightlifting:
- Darren Liddel — Men's 105kg (Clean & Jerk)
- Darren Liddel — Men's 105kg (Snatch)
- Darren Liddel — Men's 105kg (Total)
Silver
Cycling:
- Susy Pryde — Women's Individual Road Race
- Sarah Ulmer — Women's Track Points Race
Netball:
- 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
Shooting:
- 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
Athletics:
- Joanne Henry — Women's Heptathlon
Badminton:
- 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
Boxing:
- Garth da Silva — Men's Heavyweight (- 91 kg)
Cricket:
- Geoff Allott, 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
Cycling:
- 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
Gymnastics:
- David Phillips — Men's Floor
Field Hockey:
- 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
Lawn Bowls:
- Millie Khan — Women's Singles
Shooting:
- 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
Swimming:
- Toni Jeffs — Women's 50m Freestyle
- Trent Bray, Scott Cameron, John Davis, and Danyon Loader — Men's 4x200m Freestyle Relay
Squash:
- Sarah Cook and Glen Wilson — Mixed Doubles
Weightlifting:
- Nigel Avery — Men's 105kg (Snatch)
- Nigel Avery — Men's 105kg (Total)
Cricket
New Zealand named the below squad for the tournament.
- Roster
- Summary
- Group stage
- Semi-final
- Bronze medal match
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
References
External links
- NZOC website on the 1998 games
- Commonwealth Games Federation website
