New Zealand at the 1998 Commonwealth Games

New Zealand at the 1998 Commonwealth Games was represented by a team of 217 competitors and 80 officials. Selection of the team for the Games in Kuala Lumpur, was the responsibility of the New Zealand Olympic Committee. New Zealand's flagbearer at the opening ceremony was cyclist Graeme Miller, and at the closing ceremony was weightlifter Darren Liddel. The New Zealand team finished sixth on the medal table, winning a total of 34 medals, 8 of which were gold.

New Zealand at the 1998 Commonwealth Games
CGF code	NZL
CGA	New Zealand Olympic Committee
Website	www.olympic.org.nz
in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia
Competitors	217
Flag bearer (opening)	Graeme Miller
Flag bearer (closing)	Darren Liddel
Officials	80
Medals Ranked 6th	Gold 8 Silver 6 Bronze 20 Total 34
Commonwealth Games appearances (overview)
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New Zealand has competed in every games, starting with the British Empire Games in 1930 at Hamilton, Ontario.

Medal tables

Medal Name Sport Event  Gold Beatrice Faumuina Athletics Women's discus throw  Gold Glen Thomson Cycling – track Men's points race  Gold Sarah Ulmer Cycling – track Women's 3000 m individiaul pursuit  Gold New Zealand rugby sevens team Christian Cullen Rico Gear Jonah Lomu Caleb Ralph Roger Randle Amasio Valence Bruce Reihana Eric Rush Dallas Seymour Joeli Vidiri Rugby sevens Men's tournament  Gold Stephen Petterson Shooting Men's 50 m rifle prone  Gold Darren Liddel Weightlifting Men's +105 kg snatch  Gold Darren Liddel Weightlifting Men's +105 kg clean & jerk  Gold Darren Liddel Weightlifting Men's +105 kg total  Silver Susy Pryde Cycling – road Women's road race  Silver Sarah Ulmer Cycling – track Women's points race  Silver New Zealand netball team Belinda Charteris Belinda Colling Julie Seymour Sonya Hardcastle Donna Loffhagen Bernice Mene Lesley Nicol Anna Rowberry Joanne Steed Lorna Suafoa Noeline Taurua Linda Vagana Netball Women's tournament  Silver Tania Corrigan Jocelyn Lees Shooting Women's 10 m air pistol pairs  Silver Tania Corrigan Jocelyn Lees Shooting Women's 25 m pistol pairs  Silver Alan Earle Jason Wakeling Shooting Men's 25 m rapid-fire pistol pairs  Bronze Joanne Henry Athletics Women's heptathlon  Bronze Rhona Robertson Tammy Jenkins Badminton Women's doubles  Bronze Geoff Bellingham Chris Blair Dean Galt Anton Gargiulo Nick Hall Jarrod King Daniel Shirley Badminton Men's team  Bronze Garth da Silva Boxing Men's heavyweight  Bronze New Zealand men's cricket team Geoff Allott Nathan Astle Mark Bailey Matthew Bell Chris Drum Stephen Fleming Chris Harris Matt Horne Shayne O'Connor Adam Parore Craig McMillan Alex Tait Daniel Vettori Paul Wiseman Cricket Men's tournament  Bronze Tim Carswell Cycling – track Men's scratch race  Bronze Brendon Cameron Tim Carswell Greg Henderson Lee Vertongen Cycling – track Men's 4000 m team pursuit  Bronze Greg Henderson Cycling – track Men's points race  Bronze David Phillips Gymnastics Men's floor  Bronze New Zealand women's hockey team 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 Hockey Women's tournament  Bronze Millie Khan Lawn bowls Women's singles  Bronze Des Coe Shooting Men's trap  Bronze Tania Corrigan Shooting Women's 10 m air pistol  Bronze Sally Johnston Shooting Women's 50 m rifle prone  Bronze Greg Yelavich Shooting Men's 10 m air pistol  Bronze Sarah Cook Glen Wilson Squash Mixed doubles  Bronze Toni Jeffs Swimming Women's 50 m freestyle  Bronze Trent Bray Scott Cameron John Davis Danyon Loader Swimming Men's 4 × 200 m freestyle relay  Bronze Nigel Avery Weightlifting Men's 105 kg snatch  Bronze Nigel Avery Weightlifting Men's 105 kg total

Medals by sport Sport Total Weightlifting 3 0 2 5 Cycling 2 2 3 7 Shooting 1 3 4 8 Athletics 1 0 1 2 Rugby sevens 1 0 0 1 Netball 0 1 0 1 Badminton 0 0 2 2 Swimming 0 0 2 2 Boxing 0 0 1 1 Cricket 0 0 1 1 Gymnastics 0 0 1 1 Hockey 0 0 1 1 Lawn bowls 0 0 1 1 Squash 0 0 1 1 Total 8 6 20 34 Medals by gender Gender Total Male 6 1 12 19 Female 2 5 7 14 Mixed / open 0 0 1 1 Total 8 6 20 34

Competitors

The following table lists the number of New Zealand competitors who participated at the Games according to gender and sport.

Sport	Men	Women	Total
Athletics	16	12	28
Badminton	7	7	14
Boxing	6	—	6
Cricket	14	—	14
Cycling	15	8	23
Diving	1	1	2
Gymnastics	4	7	11
Hockey	16	16	32
Lawn bowls	7	7	14
Netball	—	12	12
Rugby sevens	10	—	10
Shooting	15	5	20
Squash	4	4	8
Swimming	8	4	12
Synchronised swimming	—	1	1
Tenpin bowling	2	2	4
Weightlifting	6	—	6
Total	131	86	217

Athletics

Main article: Athletics at the 1998 Commonwealth Games

• 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

Badminton

Main article: Badminton at the 1998 Commonwealth Games

Boxing

Main article: Boxing at the 1998 Commonwealth Games

Cricket

Main article: Cricket at the 1998 Commonwealth Games

New Zealand named the below squad for the tournament.^[1][2]

Roster

• Stephen Fleming (c)
• Geoff Allott
• Nathan Astle
• Mark Bailey
• Matthew Bell
• Chris Drum
• Chris Harris
• Matt Horne
• Craig McMillan
• Shayne O'Connor
• Adam Parore (wk)
• Alex Tait
• Daniel Vettori
• Paul Wiseman

Summary

Team	Event	Group stage				Semifinal	Final / BM
		Opposition Result	Opposition Result	Opposition Result	Rank	Opposition Result	Opposition Result	Rank
New Zealand men	Men's tournament	Kenya W by 5 wickets	Scotland W by 177 runs	Pakistan W by 81 runs	1 Q	Australia L by 9 wickets	Sri Lanka W by 51 runs

Group stage

Group D

Pos	Team v t e	Pld	W	L	T	NR	Pts	NRR
1	New Zealand	3	3	0	0	0	6	1.799
2	Pakistan	3	1	1	0	1	3	0.480
3	Kenya	3	1	2	0	0	2	−0.697
4	Scotland	3	0	2	0	1	1	−2.401

Source: ESPNcricinfo

10 September 1998 10:00 Scorecard

Kenya  144/8 (50 overs)	v	New Zealand 145/5 (47.3 overs)
Steve Tikolo 35 (64) Chris Harris 3/7 (10 overs)		Matt Horne 39 (76) Maurice Odumbe 1/17 (10 overs)

New Zealand won by 5 wickets Perbadanan Kemajuan Negeri Selangor Sports Complex, Petaling Jaya Umpires: Darrell Hair (Aus) and Steve Bucknor (Jam)

• New Zealand won the toss and elected to field.
• Craig McMillan (NZ) scored his 2,000th List A run.^[3]
• Points: New Zealand 2, Kenya 0.

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13 September 1998 10:00 Scorecard

New Zealand  278/6 (50 overs)	v	Scotland 101 (42.4 overs)
Stephen Fleming 102 (135) James Brinkley 3/55 (10 overs)		George Salmond 31 (73) Chris Harris 4/25 (10 overs)

New Zealand won by 177 runs Kelab Aman, Kuala Lumpur Umpires: Beattie Arlow (NI) and Darrell Hair (Aus)

• Scotland won the toss and elected to field.
• Points: New Zealand 2, Scotland 0.^[4]
• Scotland were eliminated as a result of this match.

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15 September 1998 10:00 Scorecard

New Zealand  215/8 (50 overs)	v	Pakistan 134 (42.5 overs)
Stephen Fleming 66 (99) Shoaib Akhtar 4/47 (10 overs)		Akhtar Sarfraz 34 (84) Daniel Vettori 3/33 (10 overs)

New Zealand won by 81 runs Tenaga National Sports Complex, Kuala Lumpur Umpires: Dave Orchard (SA) and Eddie Nicholls (Guy)

• Pakistan won the toss and elected to field.
• Points: New Zealand 2, Pakistan 0.^[5]
• New Zealand qualified for the semi-finals and Pakistan were eliminated as a result of this match.

Semi-final

17 September 1998 10:00 Scorecard

New Zealand  58 (26.4 overs)	v	Australia 62/1 (10.5 overs)
Stephen Fleming 20 (41) Brad Young 4/4 (4 overs)		Adam Gilchrist 42* (36) Alex Tait 1/17 (5 overs)

Australia won by 9 wickets Tenaga National Sports Complex, Kuala Lumpur Umpires: Dave Orchard (SA) and V. K. Ramaswamy (Ind)

• Australia won the toss and elected to field.

Bronze medal match

18 September 1998 10:00 Scorecard

New Zealand  212/7 (50 overs)	v	Sri Lanka 161 (44.4 overs)
Chris Harris 56* (71) Russel Arnold 1/27 (10 overs)		Suresh Perera 45 (55) Daniel Vettori 3/33 (10 overs)

New Zealand won by 51 runs Tenaga National Sports Complex, Kuala Lumpur Umpires: Rudi Koertzen (SA) and Saleem Badar (Pak)

• Sri Lanka won the toss and elected to field.

Cycling

Main article: Cycling at the 1998 Commonwealth Games

Diving

Main article: Diving at the 1998 Commonwealth Games

Gymnastics

Main article: Gymnastics at the 1998 Commonwealth Games

Hockey

Main article: Hockey at the 1998 Commonwealth Games

Men's tournament

• 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 tournament

• 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

Lawn bowls

Main article: Lawn bowls at the 1998 Commonwealth Games

Netball

With a team captained by Belinda Colling^[6] and coached by Yvonne Willering,^[7] New Zealand finished as silver medallists in the netball at the 1998 Commonwealth Games, losing 42–39 to Australia in the final.^[8][9] In the group stages, they won all five of their matches and in the semi-finals they defeated England 70–30.^[10][11]

Group B

14 September 1998	New Zealand	77–41	Malawi

15 September 1998	New Zealand	90–28	Cook Islands

16 September 1998	New Zealand	94–21	Wales

17 September 1998	New Zealand	92–16	Sri Lanka

18 September 1998	New Zealand	63–35	South Africa

Pos	Team	P	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts
1	New Zealand	5	5	0	0	416	141	+275	10
2	South Africa	5	4	0	1	315	207	+108	8
3	Cook Islands	5	2	1	2	283	330	-47	5
4	Malawi	5	2	0	3	283	270	-13	4
5	Wales	5	1	1	3	220	321	-101	3
6	Sri Lanka	5	0	0	5	157	405	-248	0

  Qualified for Semi-final 1
  Qualified for Semi-final 2

Playoffs

Semi-final 2

19 September 1998	New Zealand	70–30	England

Gold Medal Match

21 September 1998	Australia	42–39	New Zealand

Squad

New Zealand roster
Players	Coaches
Name Pos DOB Height Club Nat Caps Belinda Charteris GD (1972-05-10)10 May 1972 (aged 26) 1.81 m (5 ft 11 in) Otago Rebels Belinda Colling (c) GA, GS, WA (1975-09-12)12 September 1975 (aged 23) 1.78 m (5 ft 10 in) Otago Rebels Sonya Hardcastle C, WA (1972-04-16)16 April 1972 (aged 26) 1.72 m (5 ft 8 in) Northern Force Donna Loffhagen GA, GS (1978-04-29)29 April 1978 (aged 20) 1.85 m (6 ft 1 in) Southern Sting Bernice Mene GD, GK (1975-01-18)18 January 1975 (aged 23) 1.88 m (6 ft 2 in) Southern Sting Lesley Nicol WD, C (1973-05-09)9 May 1973 (aged 25) 1.78 m (5 ft 10 in) Otago Rebels Anna Rowberry C, WA, WD (1976-03-31)31 March 1976 (aged 22) 1.76 m (5 ft 9 in) Otago Rebels Julie Seymour C, WD (1971-03-29)29 March 1971 (aged 27) 1.71 m (5 ft 7 in) Canterbury Flames Joanne Steed GS (1975-03-20)20 March 1975 (aged 23) 1.84 m (6 ft 0 in) Otago Rebels Lorna Suafoa GK, GD (1975-10-07)7 October 1975 (aged 22) 1.83 m (6 ft 0 in) Noeline Taurua GA, WA (1968-03-26)26 March 1968 (aged 30) 1.75 m (5 ft 9 in) Capital Shakers Linda Vagana GK, GD (1971-07-23)23 July 1971 (aged 27) 1.87 m (6 ft 2 in) Northern Force	Head coach Yvonne Willering Manager: Sheryl Wells Notes (c) – Captain (cc) – Co-captain (vc) – Vice-captain – Injury / maternity leave (TRP) – Temporary Replacement Player

Rugby sevens

Main article: Rugby sevens at the 1998 Commonwealth Games

Shooting

Main article: Shooting at the 1998 Commonwealth Games

Squash

Main article: Squash at the 1998 Commonwealth Games

Swimming

Main article: Swimming at the 1998 Commonwealth Games

Synchronised swimming

Main article: Synchronised swimming at the 1998 Commonwealth Games

Tenpin bowling

Main article: Tenpin bowling at the 1998 Commonwealth Games

Weightlifting

Main article: Weightlifting at the 1998 Commonwealth Games

Officials

• Chef de mission – Les Mills^[12]