Gymnastics at the 1998 Commonwealth Games

Gymnastics at the 1998 Commonwealth Games
VenuePutra Indoor Stadium
LocationKuala Lumpur, Malaysia
Dates11 to 21 September 1998

Gymnastics at the 1998 Commonwealth Games was the fourth appearance of Gymnastics at the Commonwealth Games and the third appearance of Rhythmic gymnastics. The events were held in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia, from 11 to 21 September 1998 and featured 14 artistic disciplines and 6 rhythmic disciplines for a total of 20 events.[1]

The gymnastics events were held at the Putra Indoor Stadium part of the Bukit Jalil National Sports Complex.[2]

Australia topped the gymnastics medal table by virtue of winning nine gold medals.[3]

Medal table

  *   Host nation (Malaysia)

Medals won by nation with totals, ranked by number of golds—sortable
RankNationGoldSilverBronzeTotal
1 Australia991028
2 Canada65415
3 England3339
4 South Africa1214
5 Malaysia*1124
Totals (5 entries)20202060

Medallists

Artistic gymastics

Event Gold Silver Bronze
Men
Floor Andrei Kravtsov
 Australia
Christian Brezeanu
 South Africa
John Smethurst
 England
David Phillips
 New Zealand
Horizontal bar Alexander Jeltkov
 Canada
Kris Burley
 Canada
Lee McDermott
 England
Parallel bars Andrei Kravtsov
 Australia
Richard Ikede
 Canada
Bret Hudson
 Australia
Pommel horse Andrei Kravtsov
 Australia
Richard Ikede
 Canada
Brennon Dowrick
 Australia
Rings Pavel Mamine
 Australia
Andrew Atherton
 England
Athol Myhill
 South Africa
Vault Simon Hutcheon
 South Africa
Christian Brezeanu
 South Africa
Bret Hudson
 Australia
All-around Andrei Kravtsov
 Australia
Andrew Atherton
 England
Brennon Dowrick
 Australia
Team event  England
Andrew Atherton
Craig Heap
John Smethurst
Lee McDermott
Ross Brewer
 Australia
Andrei Kravtsov
Brennon Dowrick
Bret Hudson
Pavel Mamine
Philippe Rizzo
 Canada
Alexander Jeltkov
Grant Golding
Kristan Burley
Peter Schmid
Richard Ikeda
Women
Balance beam Trudy McIntosh
 Australia
Zeena McLaughlin
 Australia
Lise Leveille
 Canada
Floor Annika Reeder
 England
Allana Slater
 Australia
Zeena McLaughlin
 Australia
Uneven bars Lisa Skinner
 Australia
Veronique Leeleve
 Canada
Zeena McLaughlin
 Australia
Vault Lisa Mason
 England
Trudy McIntosh
 Australia
Annika Reeder
 England
All-around Zeena McLaughlin
 Australia
Allana Slater
 Australia
Trudy McIntosh
 Australia
Team event  Australia
Allana Slater
Katarina Frketic
Lisa Skinner
Trudy McIntosh
Zeena McLaughlin
 England
Annika Reeder
Gemma Cuff
Kelly Hackman
Lisa Mason
Melissa Wilcox
 Canada
Crystal Gilmore
Emilie Fournier
Katie Rowland
Lise Leveille
Veronique Leclerc

Rhythmic gymastics

Event Gold Silver Bronze
Women only
Clubs Erika-Leigh Stirton
 Canada
Shaneez Johnston
 Australia
Emilie Livingston
 Canada
Hoop Erika-Leigh Stirton
 Canada
Thye Chee Kiat
 Malaysia
Leigh Marning
 Australia
Ribbon Erika-Leigh Stirton
 Canada
Shaneez Johnston
 Australia
Carolyn Au Yong
 Malaysia
Rope Erika-Leigh Stirton
 Canada
Leigh Marning
 Australia
Thye Chee Kiat
 Malaysia
All-around Erika-Leigh Stirton
 Canada
Leigh Marning
 Australia
Shaneez Johnston
 Australia
team  Malaysia
Carolyn Au-Yong
Chee Kiat Thye
El Regina Tajudin
Sarina Sundara Rajah
 Canada
Emilie Livingston
Erika-Leigh Stirton
Katie Iafolla
 Australia
Danielle Le Ray
Kristy Darrah
Leigh Marning
Shaneez Johnston

References

  1. ^ "Medal Standings Kuala Lumpur 1998". Commonwealth Games Federation. Retrieved 5 March 2026.
  2. ^ "Forget the high of 1998, Commonwealth Games is low priority now". The Star. 16 March 2024. Retrieved 5 March 2026.
  3. ^ "Commonwealth Games Medallists - Gymnastics". GBR Athletics. Retrieved 5 March 2026.

See also