Australia at the 2002 Commonwealth Games

Australia at the 2002 Commonwealth Games
CGF code	AUS
CGA	Australian Commonwealth Games Association
Website	commonwealthgames.org.au
in Manchester, England
Competitors	355
Flag bearers	Opening: Damian Brown Closing:Ian Thorpe[1]
Officials	151
Medals Ranked 1st	Gold 82 Silver 62 Bronze 63 Total 207
Commonwealth Games appearances (overview)
1930 1934 1938 1950 1954 1958 1962 1966 1970 1974 1978 1982 1986 1990 1994 1998 2002 2006 2010 2014 2018 2022 2026 2030

Australia was represented at the 2002 Commonwealth Games by a team selected by the Australian Commonwealth Games Association (ACGA) and abbreviated AUS.

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.

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

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

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

With a team captained by Kathryn Harby-Williams,^[2] 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.^[3][4][5][6]

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:^[7][8]

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:^[8][9]

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:^{[7][8][10][11]}

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:^[3][4][6]

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:^[5][7]

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

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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