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Australia at the
Commonwealth Games
CGF codeAUS
CGACommonwealth Games Australia
Websitecommonwealthgames.com.au
Medals
Ranked 1st
Gold
1,001
Silver
832
Bronze
764
Total
2,597
Commonwealth Games appearances (overview)

Australia first competed at the Games, then titled the British Empire Games, in 1930; and is one of only six countries to have sent athletes to every Commonwealth Games. The others are Canada, England, New Zealand, Scotland, and Wales. Australian athletes competed for Australasia at the 1911 Festival of the Empire, the forerunner to the British Empire Games.

Five of the 21 games have been hosted by Australia, with the city of Gold Coast hosting the 2018 Commonwealth Games.

Australia has placed first at 13 out of the 21 games (compared with England 7 and Canada 1) and has been in the top three for all meets except the first games in 1930.

In all but one of the 18 Commonwealth Games held so far (excluding the 1978 Games), the Australian flag bearer has gone on to win a gold medal.[1]

List of Games Host Nation Bids

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Games Staged

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Australia has hosted the Commonwealth Games on four occasions but have only won once via an international vote. That vote was for the host of the 2018 games, won by the Gold Coast.

Sydney 1938 was simply awarded.

Perth 1962 was a contest between Adelaide and Perth which Adelaide originally won at the 1956 Summer Olympics in Melbourne, Australia. Adelaide first won 13 votes to Perth's 3. Two years later that was overturned by the Australian Commonwealth Games Association prior to the 1958 British Empire Games in Cardiff, Wales. A New Vote awarded Perth with a 9 to 7 vote.

Brisbane 1982 was awarded after Lagos, Nigeria; Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia and Birmingham, England all withdrew prior to the Bid vote that took place in Montreal, Quebec, Canada during the 1976 Summer Olympics.

Melbourne 2006 was awarded to the city after Wellington, New Zealand withdrew their bid prior to the Bid Lodgement Deadline.

Year Host City, State Years Between
2018 Commonwealth Games Gold Coast, Queensland 12
2006 Commonwealth Games Melbourne, Victoria 24
1982 Commonwealth Games Brisbane, Queensland 20
1962 British Empire and Commonwealth Games Perth, Western Australia 24
1938 British Empire Games Sydney, New South Wales -

Failed bid Results

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Year Australian Candidate City Winning City Vote Tally
1974 Commonwealth Games Melbourne Christchurch 2-36
1998 Commonwealth Games Adelaide Kuala Lumpur 25-40

Medals

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Overall Medal Tally

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Positions are calculated by the number of gold medals earned, then the number of silvers is taken into consideration and then the number of bronze.

Figures from Commonwealth Games Foundation website.[2] Those represented in bold are the highest scoring medal tally for each individual medal.

The 2006 Games saw the highest overall medal tally, including the highest number of silver and bronze medals. The 1994 Games remains the Games with the highest number of gold medals won for Australia.

   Gold       Silver       Bronze    Total
Australia 1001 832 763 2596

Games Summary

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1911 Festival of the Empire

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Australasian athletes representation

Games Gold Silver Bronze Total Rank Competitors Officials Flag Bearer Opening Flag Bearer Closing Che de Mission/General Manager
England 1911 London 2 2 4 8 7 1 Richard Coombes

Commonwealth Games

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Games Gold Silver Bronze Total Rank Competitors Officials Flag Bearer Opening Flag Bearer Closing Che de Mission/General Manager
Canada 1930 Hamilton 3 4 1 8 5 9 2 Bobby Pearce Hugh Weir
England 1934 London 8 4 2 14 3 17 2 Noel Ryan Herbert Maxwell
Australia 1938 Sydney 25 19 22 66 1 154 11 Edgar 'Dunc Gray Wilfred Kent Hughes
New Zealand 1950 Auckland 34 27 19 80 1 144 20 Mervyn Wood Harold Wikes
Canada 1954 Vancouver 20 11 17 48 2 78 13 Dick Garrard Jim Eve
Wales 1958 Cardiff 27 22 17 66 2 104 14 Ivan Lund Jim Eve
Australia 1962 Perth 38 36 31 105 1 207 30 Tony Madigan Edgar Tanner
Jamaica 1966 Kingston 23 28 22 73 2 101 23 David Dickson Bill Young
Scotland 1970 Edinburgh 36 24 22 82 1 107 25 Pam Kilborn Michael Wenden[3] Arthur Tunstall
New Zealand 1974 Christchurch 29 28 25 82 1 162 34 Michael Wenden Bill Young
Canada 1978 Edmonton 24 33 27 84 3 148 42 Remo Sansonetti and
Salvatore Sansonetti		 Tracey Wickham[4] Les Martyn
Australia 1982 Brisbane 39 39 29 107 1 206 54 Rick Mitchell Lisa Curry Jim Barry
Scotland 1986 Edinburgh 40 46 35 121 3 227 69 Michael Turtur Gael Martin[5] Arthur Tunstall
New Zealand 1990 Auckland 52 54 56 162 1 247 68 Lisa Curry-Kenny Phillip Adams Arthur Tunstall
Canada 1994 Victoria 87 52 43 182 1 245 92 Ian Hale Gary Neiwand Arthur Tunstall
Malaysia 1998 Kuala Lumpur 80 61 57 198 1 318 130 Kieren Perkins Susan O'Neill Don Stockins
England 2002 Manchester 82 62 63 207 1 352 131 Damian Brown Ian Thorpe Don Stockins
Australia 2006 Melbourne 84 69 68 221 1 417 168 Jane Saville Leisel Jones John Devitt
India 2010 Delhi 74 55 48 177 1 366 179 Sharelle McMahon Alicia Coutts Steve Mongehetti
Scotland 2014 Glasgow 49 42 46 137 2 414 184 Anna Meares Mark Knowles Steve Mongehetti
Australia 2018 Gold Coast 80 59 59 198 1 473 Mark Knowles Kurt Fearnley Steve Mongehetti
England 2022 Birmingham 67 57 55 179 1 429 Eddie Ockenden & Rachael Grinham Melissa Wu Petria Thomas
Total 1001 832 764 2597 1[6] [1][6]

Overall Medal Tally by Sport

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Overall total of medals achieved for each individual Commonwealth Games sporting area from 1911-2018. Includes 1911 Festival of the Empire.

NationGoldSilverBronzeTotal
 Swimming 307225202734
 Athletics 196164141501
 Cycling 1107053233
 Shooting 705942171
 Weightlifting [n 1]585147156
 Gymnastics 474349139
 Diving 374239118
 Boxing 19173571
 Rowing 1610834
 Wrestling 14221652
 Lawn bowls 14221147
 Squash 1181433
 Hockey 101112
 Basketball 4004
 Fencing 3151028
 Triathlon 34512
 Tennis 3328
 Netball 3306
 Ten-pin bowling 3115
 Judo 231318
 Badminton 21912
 Table tennis 16512
 Beach volleyball 1102
 Archery 1023
 Water polo 1001
 Synchronised swimming 03710
 Rugby sevens0224
 Cricket 0101
 Powerlifting [n 1]0000
Totals (29 entries)9367777142,427

Progressive Medal Tally

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Commonwealth Games Progressive Medal Tally
Year Gold Gold Silver Silver Bronze Bronze Total
2018 936 777 714 2427
2014 856 718 654 2228
2010 807 676 608 2091
2006 733 621 560 1914
2002 649 552 492 1693
1998 567 490 429 1486
1994 487 429 372 1288
1990 400 377 329 1106
1986 348 323 273 944
1982 308 277 238 823
1978 269 238 209 716
1974 245 205 182 632
1970 216 177 157 550
1966 180 153 135 468
1962 157 125 113 395
1958 119 89 82 290
1954 92 67 65 224
1950 72 56 48 176
1938 38 29 29 96
1934 13 10 17 40
1930 5 6 4 15
1911 2 2 4 8

Note - 1911 Games includes medals won by all Australasia athletes

Numbers of athletes and sports

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This list shows the total number of athletes, male and female, and the total sports they were selected to compete in.

Year Athletes Male Female Sports
2006 426 220 206 18
2002 371
1998 320
1994 250
1990 248
1986 235
1982 210
1978 148
1974
1970
1966
1962
1958
1954
1950
1938
1934
1930

Team & Individual Competitor Achievements

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Notable Achievements

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Represented at most Games

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  • Arthur Tunstall has represented Australia as an official at 8 Commonwealth Games (1962, 66, 70, 74, 78, 86, 90, 94).
  • Runner Steve Moneghetti has represented Australia as an athlete in four Games (1986, 1990, 1994, 1998) and an official at four Games (2002, 2010, 2014, 2018)
  • Donald Stockins has represented Australia as an official at 8 Commonwealth Games (1974, 78, 82, 86, 90, 94, 98, 2002).
  • Badminton player Rhonda Cator has represented Australia as an athlete in five Games (1986, 1990, 1994, 1998, 2002) and an official at three Games (2004, 2010, 2014)
  • Shooter Bruce Quick has represented in 7 Commonwealth Games (1990, 1998, 2002, 2006, 2010, 2014 and 2018)
  • Shooter Phillip Adams has represented in 6 Commonwealth Games (1982, 86, 90, 94, 98, 2002).
  • Shooter Russell Mark has represented in 6 Commonwealth Games (1990, 1994, 1998, 2002, 2006, 2010, 2014)
  • Shooter James Corbett has represented in 6 Commonwealth Games (1986, 1990, 1998, 2006, 2010, 2014)
  • Squash player David Palmer has represented in 6 Commonwealth Games (1998, 2002, 2006, 2010, 2014, 2018)

Best Individual Medal Achievements

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Most gold medals won

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  • Swimmer Emma McKeon won 14 gold medals at three successive Games (2014, 18, 22).
  • Swimmer Susie O'Neill won 10 gold medals at three successive Games (1990, 94, 98).
  • Swimmer Ian Thorpe won 10 gold medals at two successive Games (1998, 2002).
  • Swimmer Leisel Jones won 10 gold medals at three successive Games (2002, 06, 10).

Most gold medals won at a single Games

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  • Swimmer Susie O'Neill won 6 gold medals at the 1998 Games.
  • Swimmer Ian Thorpe won 6 gold medals at the 2002 Games.
  • Swimmer Emma McKeon won 6 gold medals at the 2022 Games.

Most medals won by a competitor

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  • Swimmer Emma McKeon won 20 medals (14 gold, 1 silver, 5 bronze) at three Games (2014, 18, 22).
  • Shooter Phillip Adams has won 18 medals (7 gold, 9 silver, 2 bronze) at five Games (1982, 86, 90, 94, 2002).
  • Swimmer Susie O'Neill has won 15 medals (10 gold, 5 silver) at three Games (1990, 94, 98).
  • Swimmer Emily Seebohm has won 15 medals (7 gold, 4 silver, 4 bronze) at three Games (2010, 14, 18)
  • Shooter Bruce Quick has won 14 medals (1 Gold, 9 Silver and 4 Bronze) at 6 games (1990, 1998, 2002, 2006, 2010 and 2014).

Oldest gold medal winner

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  • Dorothy Roche, was 61 years and 10 months old when she won a gold medal in the women's fours in Bowls at the 1990 Games.

Youngest gold medal winner

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  • Jenny Turrall, was 13 years, 8 months old when she won a gold medal in the 400m freestyle at Christchurch, New Zealand in 1974.[7] Jenny Turrall also won Silver medals in the 200m Freestyle, 800m Freestyle and the women's 4x100 Freestyle Relay at the 1974 Christchurch Games.[8]

Winning Streaks

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Australia has won gold in the following events for each consecutive Games since the beginning of each individual streak.

  • Swimming, Men's 4 × 200 m (13 Games - 1954, 58, 62, 66, 70, 74, 78, 82, 86, 90, 94, 98, 2002)
  • Swimming, Women's 4 × 100 m Medley (9 Games - 1990, 94, 98, 2002, 06, 10, 14, 18, 22)
  • Swimming, Men's 4 × 100 m (6 Games - 1982, 86, 90, 94, 98, 2002)
  • Men's Hockey (7 Games - 1998, 2002, 06, 10, 14, 18, 22)

Australian Records Achieved at Commonwealth Games

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Record Types listed follow this Key:

Record Summary

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This list shows a summary of known Australian records and totals for each year and overall. A world record also covers all other records (Commonwealth, Australian and Games) but is not included in each individual tally. This also goes for each other section overlapping. The hierarchy is defined by the record key.

Year WR CR AR GR Total
2006 104 109 214
2002 6 44 50
1998 20 20
1994 29 29
1990 7 7
1986 6 6
1982 2 2
1978 1 1
1974 1 1
1970 3 3
1966 14 14
1962 5 5
1958 0 0
1954 3 3
1950 2 2
1938 0 0
1934 2 2
1930 0 0
Total 6 139 145

2002

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  • 6 World Records were set during these Games.
  • 44 Commonwealth Games Records were set in the 2002 Games.
Type Sport Discipline Athlete/Team Record Margin
WR Cycling 4,000 m Team Pursuit (qualifying) Team: Graeme Brown, Peter Dawson, Mark Renshaw, Luke Roberts 4:04.034
WR Cycling 4,000 m Team Pursuit Team: Graeme Brown, Peter Dawson, Mark Renshaw, Luke Roberts 3:59.583
WR Swimming 50 m Freestyle Multi Disability (Heat) Ben Austin 27.48
WR Swimming 100 m Freestyle Multi Disability (Heat) Ben Austin 1:00.21
WR Swimming 100 m Freestyle Multi Disability (final) Ben Austin 1:00.27
WR Swimming 400 m Freestyle Ian Thorpe 3:40.08
GR Athletics Men's 20 km Walk Nathan Deakes 1:25.35 (hours)
GR Athletics Women's 20 km Walk Jane Saville 1:36.34 (hours)
GR Athletics Women's 4 × 400 m Relay Australia 3:25.63 (mins)
GR Athletics Men's 50 km Walk Nathan Deakes 3:52.40 (hours)
GR Athletics Women's Marathon Kerryn McCann 2:30.05 (hours)
GR Athletics Women's Pole Vault Tatiana Grigorieva 4.35 (meters)
GR Athletics Men's shot put Justin Anlezark 20.91 (meters)
GR Cycling Men's 20 km Scratch Race Graeme Brown 24:14.660 (mins)
GR Cycling Women's 25 km Points Race Katherine Bates 37 (points)
GR Cycling Men's 4000 m Individual Pursuit Bradley "Brad" McGee 4:16.358 (mins)
GR Cycling Women's 500 m Time Trial Kerrie Meares 35.084 (seconds)
GR Cycling Men's Road Race (187.2 km) Stuart O'Grady 4:43:17 (hours)
GR Cycling Men's Road Time Trial (46.8 km) Cadel Evans 1:00:53.50 (hours)
GR Cycling Men's Team Sprint Australia 44.506 (seconds)
GR Shooting Women's 25 m Standard Pistol (Ind) Lalita Yauhleuskaya 686.8 (points)
GR Shooting Women's 25 m Standard Pistol (Team) Australia 1150 (points)
GR Shooting Men's 50 m Free Rifle-3 Position (Team) Australia 2297 (points)
GR Shooting Women's 50 m Rifle Prone (Ind) Kim Frazer 588 (points)
GR Shooting Women's Skeet (Ind) Lauryn Ogilvie 93 (points)
GR Shooting Women's Skeet (Team) Australia 95 (points)
GR Shooting Men's Trap (Team) Australia 187 (points)
GR Shooting Women's Trap (Team) Australia 90 (points)
GR Swimming Men's 100 m Backstroke Matt Welsh 0:54.72 (mins)
GR Swimming Men's 100 m Butterfly Geoff Huegill 0:52.36 (mins)
GR Swimming Women's 100 m Butterfly Petria Thomas 0:58.57 (mins)
GR Swimming Men's 100 m Freestyle Ian Thorpe 48.73 (seconds)
GR Swimming Men's 100 m Multi Disability Freestyle Ben Austin (mins)
GR Swimming Men's 200 m Butterfly Justin Norris 1:56.95 (mins)
GR Swimming Men's 200 m Freestyle Ian Thorpe 1:44.71 (mins)
GR Swimming Men's 400 m Freestyle Ian Thorpe 3:40.08 (mins)
GR Swimming Men's 400 m Individual Medley Justin Norris 4:16.95 (mins)
GR Swimming Men's 4 × 100 m Freestyle Relay Australia 3:16.42 (mins)
GR Swimming Women's 4 × 100 m Freestyle Relay Australia 3:40.41 (mins)
GR Swimming Men's 4 × 100 m Medley Relay Australia 3:36.05 (mins)
GR Swimming Women's 4 × 100 m Medley Relay Australia 4:03.70 (mins)
GR Swimming Men's 4 × 200 m Freestyle Relay Australia 7:11.69 (mins)
GR Swimming Men's 50 m Backstroke Matt Welsh 25.65 (seconds)
GR Swimming Women's 50 m Backstroke Dyana Calub 28.98 (seconds)
GR Swimming Men's 50 m Butterfly Geoff Huegill 23.57 (seconds)
GR Swimming Women's 50 m Butterfly Petria Thomas 26.66 (seconds)
GR Swimming Men's 50 m Multi Disability Freestyle Ben Austin (seconds)
GR Weightlifting Women's 75 kg+ Snatch Caroline Pileggi 100.0 (kg)
GR Weightlifting Men's 77 kg Snatch Damian Brown 147.5 (kg)
GR Weightlifting Men's 94 kg Snatch Alex Karapetyn 167.5 (kg)

1998

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  • 20 Commonwealth Games Records were set in the 1998 Games.
Type Sport Discipline Athlete/Team Record Margin
GR Athletics Women's 10 km Road Walk Jane Saville 43:57 (mins)
GR Cycling Men's 184 km Road Race Jay Sweet 4:31:56 (hours)
GR Cycling Women's 24 km Points Race Alayna Burns 34 (points)
GR Cycling Women's Road Race (28 km) Anna Wilson 37:34 (mins)
GR Cycling Men's Sprint Darryn Hill 10.533 (seconds)
GR Shooting Women's Air Pistol (Ind) Annemarie Forder 480.6 (points)
GR Shooting Women's Air Pistol (Team) Australia 748 (points)
GR Shooting Men's Smallbore Rifle 3 Position (Ind) Timothy Lowndes 1235.3 (points)
GR Shooting Women's Smallbore Sport Rifle 3 Position (Ind) Susan McCready 667.3 (points)
GR Shooting Women's Smallbore Sport Rifle Prone (Team) Australia 1174 (points)
GR Shooting Women's Sport Pistol (Team) Australia 1140 (points)
GR Swimming Women's 200m Butterfly Susie O'Neill 2:06.60 (mins)
GR Swimming Men's 200m Individual Medley Matthew Dunn 2:00.26 (mins)
GR Tenpin Bowling Women's Doubles Australia 3678 (points)
GR Tenpin Bowling Mixed Doubles Australia 3605 (points)
GR Tenpin Bowling Women's Singles Cara Honeychurch 6406 (points)
GR Weightlifting Men's 77 kg Clean and Jerk Damian Brown 187.5 (kg)
GR Weightlifting Men's 77 kg Combined Damian Brown 327.5 (kg)
GR Weightlifting Men's 94 kg Clean and Jerk Kiril Kounev 205.0 (kg)
GR Weightlifting Men's 94 kg Combined Kiril Kounev 370.0 (kg)

1994

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  • 29 Commonwealth Games Records were set in the 1994 Games.
Type Sport Discipline Athlete/Team Record Margin
GR Athletics Men's Marathon Wheelchair Paul Wiggins 1:37.33 (hours)
GR Cycling Men's 10 Mile Stuart O'Grady 18:50.520 (mins)
GR Cycling Men's 100 km Team Time Trial Australia 1:53:19.13 (hours)
GR Cycling Women's 25 km Team Time Trial Australia 1:04:03.20 (mins)
GR Cycling Men's 4000 m Team Pursuit Australia 4:10.485 (mins)
GR Cycling Men's 40 km Points Race Brett Aitken 38 (points)
GR Cycling Women's Road Race Kathryn "Kathy" Watt 2:48:04.73 (seconds)
GR Shooting Fullbore Rifle Queens Prize - Open (Pair) Australia 593 (points)
GR Shooting Men's Running Target (Ind) Bryan Wilson 657.9 (points)
GR Shooting Women's Smallbore Rifle Prone (Team) Australia 1160 (points)
GR Shooting Women's Sport Pistol (Ind) Christine Trefry 679.4 (points)
GR Swimming Women's 100 m Breaststroke Samantha Riley 1:08.02 (mins)
GR Swimming Women's 100 m Freestyle S9 Melissa Carlton 1:09.61 (mins)
GR Swimming Men's 1500 m Freestyle Kieren Perkins 14:41.66 (mins)
GR Swimming Women's 200 m Breaststroke Samantha Riley 2:25.53 (mins)
GR Weightlifting Men's 108 kg + Clean and Jerk Stefan Botev 200.0 (kg)
GR Weightlifting Men's 108 kg + Combined Stefan Botev 360.0 (kg)
GR Weightlifting Men's 108 kg + Snatch Steven Kettner 165.0 (kg)
GR Weightlifting Men's 108 kg Clean and Jerk Nicu Vlad 220.0 (kg)
GR Weightlifting Men's 108 kg Combined Nicu Vlad 405.0 (kg)
GR Weightlifting Men's 108 kg Snatch Nicu Vlad 185.0 (kg)
GR Weightlifting Men's 64 kg Combined Sevdalin Marinov 277.5 (kg)
GR Weightlifting Men's 76 kg Clean and Jerk Damian Brown 182.5 (kg)
GR Weightlifting Men's 83 kg Clean and Jerk Kiril Kounev 200.0 (kg)
GR Weightlifting Men's 83 kg Combined Kiril Kounev 352.5 (kg)
GR Weightlifting Men's 83 kg Snatch Kiril Kounev 152.5 (kg)
GR Weightlifting Men's 91 kg Clean and Jerk Harvey Goodman 200.0 (kg)
GR Weightlifting Men's 91 kg Combined Harvey Goodman 362.5 (kg)
GR Weightlifting Men's 91 kg Snatch Harvey Goodman 162.5 (kg)

1990

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  • 7 Commonwealth Games Records were set in the 1990 Games.
Type Sport Discipline Athlete/Team Record Margin
GR Athletics Men's Hammer Throw Sean Carlin 75.66 (meters)
GR Athletics Women's Heptathlon Jane Flemming 6695 (points)
GR Cycling Men's 50 km Points Race Robert Burns 81 (points)
GR Cycling Women's Road Race (72 km) Kathryn "Kathy" Watt 1:55:11.60 (hours)
GR Shooting Men's 50 m/Free Pistol (Team) Australia 1106 (points)
GR Swimming Women's 400 m Individual Medley Hayley Lewis 4:42.65 (mins)
GR Weightlifting Men's 75 kg Clean and Jerk Ronald Laycock 177.5 (kg)

1986

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  • 6 Commonwealth Games Records were set in the 1986 Games.
Type Sport Discipline Athlete/Team Record Margin
GR Athletics Men's 30 km Road Walk Simon Francis Baker 2:07.47 (hours)
GR Athletics Women's shot put Gael Martin (née Mulhall) 19.00 (meters)
GR Rowing Men's Eight Oared Shell Australia 5:44.42 (mins)
GR Rowing Women's Eight Oared Shell Australia 6:43.69 (mins)
GR Rowing Men's Lightweight Single Sculls Peter Antonie 7:16.43 (mins)
GR Rowing Women's Lightweight Single Sculls Adair Ferguson 7:45.49 (mins)

1978

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  • 2 Commonwealth Games Records were set in the 1978 Games.
Type Sport Discipline Athlete/Team Record Margin
GR Cycling Men's Road Race (117 miles) Phillip Anderson 4:22:34.41 (hours)
GR Swimming Women's 800 m Freestyle Tracey Wickham 8:24.62 (mins)

1974

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  • 1 Commonwealth Games Records were set in the 1974 Games.
Type Sport Discipline Athlete/Team Record Margin
GR Cycling Men's Road Race (114 miles) Clyde Sefton 5:07:16.87 (hours)

1970

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  • 3 Commonwealth Games Records were set in the 1970 Games.
Type Sport Discipline Athlete/Team Record Margin
GR Athletics Men's 20 Mile Walk Noel Freeman 2:33:33 (hours)
GR Weightlifting Men's 110 kg + Combined Raymond Rigby 500 (kg)
GR Weightlifting Men's 52 kg Combined George Vasiliades 290 (kg)

1966

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  • 14 Commonwealth Games Records were set in the 1966 Games.
Type Sport Discipline Athlete/Team Record Margin
GR Athletics Women's 100 Yard Dash Dianne Burge 10.6 (seconds)
GR Athletics Men's 100 Yard Dash Michael Van Der Velde 10.1 (seconds)
GR Athletics Women's 440 Yard Run/Quarter Mile Judith Pollock 53.0 (seconds)
GR Athletics Women's 4x110 Yard Relay Australia 45.3 (seconds)
GR Athletics Men's 880 Yard Run/Half-Mile Noel Clough 1:46.9 (mins)
GR Swimming Men's 110 Yards Breaststroke Ian O'Brien 1:08.2 (mins)
GR Swimming Men's 110 Yards Freestyle Michael Wenden 54.0 (seconds)
GR Swimming Men's 220 Yard Backstroke Peter Reynolds 2:12.0 (mins)
GR Swimming Men's 220 Yards Breaststroke Ian O'Brien 2:29.3 (mins)
GR Swimming Men's 440 Yards Freestyle Robert Windle 4:15.0 (mins)
GR Swimming Women's 440 Yards Freestyle Kathryn Wainwright 4:38.8 (mins)
GR Swimming Men's 440 Yards Freestyle Relay Australia 3:35.6 (mins)
GR Swimming Men's 440 Yards Individual Medley Peter Reynolds 4:50.8 (mins)
GR Swimming Men's 880 Yards Freestyle Relay Australia 7:59.5 (mins)
GR Weightlifting Men's 82.5 kg Combined George Vakakis 925.5 (pounds)

1962

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  • 5 Commonwealth Games Records were set in the 1962 Games.
Type Sport Discipline Athlete/Team Record Margin
GR Athletics Women's 880 Yard Run/Half-Mile Dixie Willis 2:03.7 (mins)
GR Swimming Men's 110 Yards Butterfly Kevin Berry 0:59.5 (mins)
GR Swimming Women's 110 Yards Freestyle Dawn Fraser 0:59.5 (seconds)
GR Swimming Men's 1650 Yards Freestyle Murray Rose 17:18.1 (mins)
GR Swimming Men's 220 Yards Butterfly Kevin Berry 2:10.8 (mins)

1958

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  • 3 Commonwealth Games Records were set in the 1958 Games.
Type Sport Discipline Athlete/Team Record Margin
GR Athletics Women's 220 Yard Dash Marlene Mathews-Willard 23.6 (seconds)
GR Athletics Women's 80 m H Norma Thrower 10.7 (seconds)
GR Rowing Men's Singles Sculls Stuart Mackenzie 7:20.1 (mins)

1950

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  • 2 Commonwealth Games Records were set in the 1950 Games.
Type Sport Discipline Athlete/Team Record Margin
GR Athletics Women's 440 yard relay Australia 47.9 (seconds)
GR Athletics Women's 660 Yard Relay Australia 1:13.4 (mins)

1934

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  • 2 Commonwealth Games Records were set in the 1934 Games.
Type Sport Discipline Athlete/Team Record Margin
GR Swimming Men's 1500 Yards Freestyle Noel Ryan 18:25.4 (mins)
GR Swimming Women's 200 Yards Breaststroke Clare Dennis 2:50.2 (mins)

Notes

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  1. ^ a b Australia won 1 silver and 1 bronze medal in Powerlifting started from 2006 to 2014 when medals in Powerlifting were awarded under Weightlifting sport category. From 2018, Medals in Powerlifting were awarded separately under individual category name.

See also

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References

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  2. ^ "Australia". Commonwealth Games Federation. Retrieved 21 July 2020.
  3. ^ "COMMONWEALTH GAMES 36 golds, two records to Australia". The Canberra Times. Vol. 44, no. 12, 684. Australian Capital Territory, Australia. 27 July 1970. p. 12. Retrieved 11 February 2018 – via National Library of Australia.
  4. ^ "Wickham to carry flag at closing ceremony". The Canberra Times. Vol. 52, no. 15, 666. Australian Capital Territory, Australia. 13 August 1978. p. 27. Retrieved 11 February 2018 – via National Library of Australia.
  5. ^ "A closing honour to 'our Gael'". The Canberra Times. Vol. 60, no. 18, 568. Australian Capital Territory, Australia. 3 August 1986. p. 23. Retrieved 11 February 2018 – via National Library of Australia.
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  8. ^ "Jenny Turrall". Commonwealth Games Federation. Retrieved 21 July 2020.
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