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 at the
2002 Commonwealth Games
CGF codeAUS
CGAAustralian Commonwealth Games Association
Websitecommonwealthgames.org.au
in Manchester, England
Competitors355
Flag bearersOpening: Damian Brown
Closing:Ian Thorpe
Officials151
Medals
Ranked 1st
Gold
82
Silver
62
Bronze
63
Total
207
Commonwealth Games appearances (overview)

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

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
27 July 2002  Australia 75–28  Barbados  
20:30 Sharelle McMahon  24
Catherine Cox  22
Eloise Southby  18
Jacqui Delaney  6
Report
Cheryl Squires  16
Olivia Walcott  11
28 July 2002  Australia 83–32  Fiji  
18:30 Catherine Cox  29/36 (81%)
Sharelle McMahon  26
Eloise Southby  18
Jacqui Delaney  10
Report
Matelita Shaw  14
Taraima Rara  10
Paulini Tora  8
29 July 2002  Australia 74–38  South Africa  
13:00 Catherine Cox  39/50 (78%)
Sharelle McMahon  18
Eloise Southby  17
Report
Sindiswe Gumede  27/29 (93%)
Adele Jonker  4
Martha Machoga  7
30 July 2002  Australia 60–33  Jamaica  
20:30 Sharelle McMahon  23
Eloise Southby  20
Catherine Cox  17
Report
Elaine Davis  22
Simone Forbes  11

Sources:

Table
Pos Team P W D L GF GA GD Pts
1  Australia 4 4 0 0 292 131 +161 8
2  Jamaica 4 3 0 1 248 168 +80 6
3  South Africa 4 2 0 2 201 219 -18 4
4  Barbados 4 1 0 3 131 240 -109 2
5  Fiji 4 0 0 4 151 265 -114 0

  Qualified for Major semi-finals
  Qualified for Minor Semi-finals
  Qualified for 7th/10th classification

Sources:

Major semi-finals
2 August 2002  Australia 49–38  England  
20:30 Eloise Southby  28
Sharelle McMahon  15
Jacqui Delaney  6
Joanne Steed  19
Abby Teare  17
Alex Astle  2

Sources:

Gold Medal Match
4 August 2002  Australia 57–55  New Zealand  
13:00 Sharelle McMahon  33
Catherine Cox  15
Eloise Southby  9
Irene van Dyk  35
Donna Loffhagen  20
Attendance: 10,000

Sources:

Squad
Australia roster
Players Coaches
Name Pos DOB Height Club Nat Caps
Catherine Cox GS, GA (1976-05-24)24 May 1976 (aged 26) 1.88 m (6 ft 2 in) Sydney Swifts
Alison Broadbent
Jacqui Delaney GA, WA Adelaide Thunderbirds
Liz Ellis GK (1973-01-17)17 January 1973 (aged 29) 1.83 m (6 ft 0 in) Sydney Swifts
Kathryn Harby-Williams (c) GD, WD (1969-07-16)16 July 1969 (aged 33) 1.79 m (5 ft 10 in) Adelaide Thunderbirds
Alexandra Hodge WA, C (1977-09-30)30 September 1977 (aged 24) 1.70 m (5 ft 7 in)
Janine Ilitch GD, GK (1972-01-27)27 January 1972 (aged 30) 1.83 m (6 ft 0 in) Melbourne Kestrels
Sharelle McMahon GA, GS (1977-08-12)12 August 1977 (aged 24) 1.77 m (5 ft 10 in) Melbourne Phoenix
Nicole Richardson C, WD (1970-06-26)26 June 1970 (aged 32) Melbourne Kestrels
Rebecca Sanders
Eloise Southby GA, GS (1976-07-06)6 July 1976 (aged 26) 1.87 m (6 ft 2 in) Melbourne Phoenix
Peta Squire WD, C, GD (1976-01-17)17 January 1976 (aged 26) 1.80 m (5 ft 11 in) Adelaide Thunderbirds
Head coach
  • Jill McIntosh



Notes
  • (c) – Captain
  • (cc) – Co-captain
  • (vc) – Vice-captain
  • – Injury / maternity leave
  • (TRP) – Temporary Replacement Player

Sources:



Swimming

Men
Athlete Event Heat Semifinal Final
Time Rank Time Rank Time Rank
Ashley Callus 50 m freestyle 22.93 3 Q 22.67 5 Q 22.67 5
Brett Hawke 22.67 1 Q 22.29 GR 1 Q 22.34
Todd Pearson 23.59 11 Q DNS Did not advance
Ben Austin EAD 50 m freestyle 27.48 WR 1 Q N/a 27.59
Alex Harris 29.50 GR =7 Q 29.00 6
Ashley Callus 100 m freestyle 50.16 4 Q 50.05 4 Q 49.45
Todd Pearson 50.07 3 Q 50.13 5 Q 50.12 5
Ian Thorpe 49.76 1 Q 49.31 GR 1 Q 48.73 GR
Ben Austin EAD 100 m freestyle 1:00.27 WR 1 Q N/a 1:00.21 WR
Alex Harris 1:06.71 9 Did not advance
Jason Cram 200 m freestyle 1:50.56 7 Q N/a 1:50.30 6
Grant Hackett 1:49.22 2 Q 1:46.13
Ian Thorpe 1:48.50 1 Q 1:44.71 GR
Grant Hackett 400 m freestyle 3:49.13 2 Q N/a 3:43.48
Craig Stevens 3:52.78 5 Q 3:49.84 4
Ian Thorpe 3:47.24 1 Q 3:40.08 WR
Grant Hackett 1500 m freestyle 15:20.63 1 Q N/a 14:54.29
Craig Stevens 15:26.92 3 Q 15:09.24
Ethan Rolff 50 m backstroke 26.52 5 Q 26.23 5 Q 26.47 6
Robert van der Zant 26.91 14 Q 26.45 7 Q 26.67 8
Matt Welsh 26.04 1 Q 25.86 GR 1 Q 25.65 GR
Ethan Rolff 100 m backstroke 57.04 4 Q 56.83 6 Q 56.98 7
Ian Thorpe 56.45 2 Q 56.49 4 Q 55.38
Matt Welsh 56.35 1 Q 55.91 1 Q 54.72 GR
Leigh McBean 200 m backstroke 2:02.54 4 Q N/a 2:01.22 4
Ethan Rolff 2:02.63 6 Q 2:01.65 5
Matt Welsh DQ Did not advance
Jim Piper 50 m breaststroke 29.96 7 Q 30.03 8 Q 30.45 8
Robert van der Zant 29.55 6 Q 28.93 6 Q WD
Regan Harrison 100 m breastsroke 1:03.31 10 Q 1:02.81 9 Did not advance
Justin Norris 1:03.43 12 Q 1:03.34 11 Did not advance
Jim Piper 1:02.88 6 Q 1:02.68 7 Q 1:02.68 7
Regan Harrison 200 m breaststroke 2:15.60 4 Q N/a 2:15.86 7
Justin Norris 2:17.92 10 Did not advance
Jim Piper 2:15.21 =1 Q 2:13.10
Brett Hawke 50 m butterfly 24.58 4 Q 24.45 6 Q 24.21 5
Geoff Huegill 24.10 1 Q 23.62 GR 1 Q 23.57 GR
Adam Pine 24.48 2 Q 24.11 3 Q 24.22 6
Geoff Huegill 100 m butterfly 54.18 3 Q 52.36 GR 1 Q 52.36
Heath Ramsay 55.32 11 Q 55.42 12 Did not advance
Adam Pine 54.44 6 Q 53.47 3 Q 53.02
Grant McGregor 200 m butterfly 2:01.55 8 Q N/a 2:03.23 8
Justin Norris 1:58.19 1 Q 1:56.95 GR
Heath Ramsay 2:00.71 5 Q 2:00.42 6
Justin Norris 200 m individual medley 2:03.08 1 Q N/a 2:01.32
Robert van der Zant 2:04.00 9 Did not advance
Grant McGregor 400 m individual medley 4:24.40 7 Q N/a WD
Justin Norris 4:21.72 3 Q 4:16.95 GR
Ashley Callus
Leon Dunne*
Grant Hackett
Todd Pearson
Adam Pine*
Ian Thorpe
4 × 100 m freestyle relay 3:20.70 1 Q N/a 3:16.42 GR
Jason Cram
Leon Dunne
Grant Hackett
Ian Thorpe
4 × 200 m freestyle relay N/a 7:11.69 GR
Geoff Huegill
Jim Piper
Ian Thorpe
Matt Welsh
4 × 100 m medley relay N/a 3:36.05 GR
Women
Athlete Event Heat Semifinal Final
Time Rank Time Rank Time Rank
Jodie Henry 50 m freestyle 25.86 4 Q 25.47 2 Q 25.37
Alice Mills 25.65 GR 3 Q 25.64 4 Q 25.81 4
Sarah Ryan 26.28 =9 Q 26.15 11 Did not advance
Kate Bailey EAD 50 m freestyle 33.13 7 Q N/a 32.82 7
Dianna Ley 31.80 4 Q 31.79 4
Jodie Henry 100 m freestyle 55.79 1 Q 55.43 1 Q 55.45
Sarah Ryan 56.36 4 Q 56.07 4 Q 56.20 8
Petria Thomas 56.64 6 Q 56.45 8 Q 55.99 5
Kate Bailey EAD 100 m freestyle 1:10.79 9 N/a Did not advance
Dianna Ley 1:07.75 6 Q 1:07.54 4
Elka Graham 200 m freestyle 2:01.23 5 Q N/a 2:00.07 =
Giaan Rooney 2:01.73 8 Q 2:01.03 7
Petria Thomas 2:01.08 2 Q 2:00.07 =
Elka Graham 400 m freestyle 4:15.14 3 Q N/a 4:11.47
Amanda Pascoe 4:15.30 4 Q 4:14.74 5
Amanda Pascoe 800 m freestyle 8:40.88 2 Q N/a 8:34.19
Jennifer Reilly 8:43.77 4 Q 8:41.79 4
Dyana Calub 50 m backstroke 29.33 2 Q 29.07 GR 1 Q 28.98 GR
Rebecca Creedy 30.48 12 Q 30.26 11 Did not advance
Giaan Rooney 29.44 4 Q 29.15 3 Q 29.11 4
Dyana Calub 100 m backstroke 1:02.06 GR 2 Q 1:02.06 2 Q 1:01.86
Giaan Rooney 1:03.00 9 Q 1:02.20 3 Q 1:02.22
Clementine Stoney 1:02.78 6 Q 1:02.93 8 Q 1:03:30 7
Clementine Stoney 200 m backstroke 2:13.35 4 Q N/a 2:12.64 6
Kelly Tucker 2:13.60 6 Q 2:13.94 7
Nicole Irving 50 m butterfly 22.72 2 Q 27.19 2 Q 27.13
Sarah Ryan 28.23 =12 Q 28.33 16 Did not advance
Petria Thomas 27.09 1 Q 27.09 1 Q 26.66 GR
Rachel Coffee 100 m butterfly 1:00.61 2 Q 1:00.89 6 Q 1:01.24 7
Alice Mills 1:01.93 9 Q 1:01.69 9 Did not advance
Petria Thomas 58.45 GR 1 Q 1:00.15 1 Q 58.57
Rachel Coffee 200 m butterfly 2:16.89 8 Q N/a 2:16.95 8
Petria Thomas 2:09.05 1 Q 2:08.40
Sarah Katsoulis 50 m breaststroke 32.32 =4 Q 32.54 7 Q 32.86 8
Leisel Jones 32.32 =4 Q 31.99 2 Q 32.01 4
Tarnee White 31.74 2 Q 32.04 3 Q 31.74
Brooke Hanson 100 m breaststroke 1:09.93 3 Q 1:09.00 2 Q 1:09.10
Leisel Jones 1:09.94 4 Q 1:08.31 1 Q 1:08.74
Tarnee White 1:09.82 2 Q 1:09.19 3 Q 1:09.63 4
Brooke Hanson 200 m breaststroke 2:30.60 4 Q N/a 2:29.55 4
Leisel Jones 2:27.30 1 Q 2:25.93
Kelli Waite 2:29.23 2 Q 2:28.58
Jessica Abbott 200 m individual medley 2:17.50 7 Q N/a 2:17.00 6
Alice Mills 2:17.34 5 Q 2:16.35 5
Jennifer Reilly 2:15.54 1 Q 2:14.99
Jessica Abbott 400 m individual medley 4:51.25 6 Q N/a 4:47.11
Jennifer Reilly 4:44.57 1 Q 4:43.59
Yvette Rodier 4:49.34 3 Q 4:52.29 6
Jodie Henry
Alice Mills
Sarah Ryan
Petria Thomas
4 × 100 m freestyle relay N/a 3:40.41 GR
Rebecca Creedy
Elka Graham
Giaan Rooney
Petria Thomas
4 × 200 m freestyle relay N/a 8:01.91
Dyana Calub
Jodie Henry
Leisel Jones
Petria Thomas
4 × 100 m medley relay N/a 4:03.70 GR

Triathlon

Athlete Event Swim (1.5 km) Trans 1 Bike (40 km) Trans 2 Run (10 km) Total Time Rank
Chris McCormack Men's 18:27.9 18.4 1:00:39.1 21.6 32:51.7 1:52:46.80 5
Peter Robertson 18:16.0 18.4 1:02:05.2 18.2 32:39.9 1:53:37.79 9
Miles Stewart 18:11.4 23.9 1:02:03.1 21.4 31:00.3 1:52:00.27
Nicole Hackett Women's 19:01.1 25.2 1:08:01.6 18.8 35:54.0 2:03:42.81
Loretta Harrop 19:02.3 29.9 1:12:31.4 23.9 DNF
Michellie Jones 19:21.9 34.7 1:10:03.7 22.4 35:28.1 2:05:51.01 6

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