Scotland at the 1998 Commonwealth Games

Scotland at the
1998 Commonwealth Games
CGF codeSCO
CGACommonwealth Games Scotland
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in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia
Flag bearersOpening: Dougie Walker
Closing: Shirley McIntosh
Medals
Ranked 11th
Gold
3
Silver
2
Bronze
7
Total
12
Commonwealth Games appearances (overview)

Scotland competed at the 1998 Commonwealth Games in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia, from 11 September until 21 September 1998.[1][2][3]

Scotland came 11th overall in the medal table with 3 gold, 2 silver and 7 bronze medals.[4]

Medals

                  Total
Scotland 3 2 7 12

Medallists

Gold

Silver

Bronze

Team and results

Athletics

Main article: Athletics at the 1998 Commonwealth Games

Men

Athlete Events Club Medals
Ross Baillie 110m hurdles
Martin Bell 20 km walk
Elliot Bunney 100m
David Cavers marathon
Ian Gillespie 5000m
Grant Graham 800m
Stephan William Moore Hayward shot put
Jamie Quarry decathlon
Alexis Sharp decathlon
Dougie Walker 200m
Graham Ross White 50 km walk
Stephen Whyte hammer throw

Women

Athlete Events Club Medals
Allison Curbishley 400m
Lorna Jackson javelin
Vikki McPherson 10,000m
Alison Murray-Jessee pole vault
Pauline Richards heptathlon
Malgorzata Waldrop 100m

Badminton

Men[5]

Athlete Events Club Medals
Bruce Flockhart singles Dunfermline
Alastair Gatt doubles, mixed Edinburgh
David Gilmour singles Hamilton
Russell Hogg doubles, mixed Dunfermline
Jim Mailer singles Stirling
Kenny Middlemiss doubles, mixed Edinburgh
Craig Robertson doubles, singles Fauldhouse

Women[5]

Athlete Events Club Medals
Alexis Blanchflower doubles, mixed Glasgow
Anne Gibson singles Dumfries
Gillian Martin singles Brookfield
Kirsteen McEwan singles, doubles, mixed Bridge of Weir
Elinor Middlemiss doubles, mixed Edinburgh
Fiona Sneddon singles Lochgelly
Sandra Watt doubles Innerleithen

Boxing

Athlete Events Club Medals
Alex Arthur 57 kg featherweight
Alan Foster 75 kg middleweight
Colin McNeil 67 kg welterweight
Lee Sharp 63.5 kg light-welterweight
Jackie Townsley 71 kg light-middleweight

Cricket

Squad[6]
Summary
Team Event Group stage Semifinal Final / BM
Opposition
Result 		Opposition
Result 		Opposition
Result 		Rank Opposition
Result 		Opposition
Result 		Rank
Scotland men Men's tournament  Pakistan
No result 		 New Zealand
L by 177 runs 		 Kenya
L by 5 wickets 		4 did not advance 13
Group stage
Group D
Pos Team 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


9 September 1998
10:00
Scorecard
Pakistan 
201/5 (50 overs)
v
 Scotland
31/3 (17.2 overs)
Akhtar Sarfraz 66 (61)
Mike Allingham 2/46 (10 overs)
Stephen Crawley 12 (52)
Shoaib Akhtar 2/7 (5 overs)
No result
Victoria Institution, Kuala Lumpur
Umpires: Nizam Baksh (Can) and Russell Tiffin (Zim)
  • Scotland won the toss and elected to field.
  • No further play was possible due to rain after 17.2 overs into Scotland's innings.
  • Points: Pakistan 1, Scotland 1.[7]
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.[8]
  • Scotland were eliminated as a result of this match.
15 September 1998
10:00
Scorecard
Scotland 
156/8 (50 overs)
v
 Kenya
157/5 (37.3 overs)
Bruce Patterson 31 (82)
Maurice Odumbe 5/38 (10 overs)
Ravindu Shah 48 (63)
Keith Sheridan 2/24 (10 overs)
Kenya won by 5 wickets
Rubber Research Institute Ground, Shah Alam
Umpires: Beattie Arlow (NI) and Steve Bucknor (Jam)
  • Scotland won the toss and elected to bat.
  • Edward Mboya (Ken) played his final List A match.[9]
  • Maurice Odumbe (Ken) took his only List A five-wicket haul.[9][10]
  • Points: Kenya 2, Scotland 0.


Cycling

Men

Athlete Events Club Medals
James Gladwell road race, time trial
Chris Hoy 1 km time trial, sprint
Craig Maclean 1 km time trial, points, sprint
James Millar points
Richard Moore road race, time trial
Brian Smith road race
Neil Walker road race, points
Drew Wilson road race

Women

Athlete Events Club Medals
Zoe Anderson road race

Gymnastics

Men

Athlete Events Club Medals
Barry Collie all-around, team
Steve Frew all-around team
Jon Mutch all-around team

Women

Athlete Events Club Medals
Laura Mackie rhythmic all-around, team

Lawn bowls

Men[11]

Athlete Events Club Medals
George Adrain fours Dreghorn BC
John Aitken fours Kirkliston BC
David Gourlay pairs Annbank BC
Kenny Logan fours Kirkliston BC
Alex Marshall pairs Gorgie Mills BC, Edinburgh
Jim McIntyre fours Houldsworth BC
Willie Wood singles Gifford BC

Women[12]

Athlete Events Club Medals
Liz Dickson fours Eyemouth BC
Julie Forrest singles Hawick BC
Betty Forsyth fours Blantyre BC
Sarah Gourlay fours Annbank BC
Margaret Letham pairs Burnbank Hamilton BC
Joyce Lindores pairs Ettrick Forest BC
Joyce Miller fours Greenfaulds BC

Shooting

Men

Athlete Events Club Medals
Richard Grisenthwaite fullbore rifle, pair
Robin Law air rifle, pair, 3Pos, pair
David Lewis air pistol
Ewen MacColl trap, pair
David Marello trap, pair
Ian Marsden skeet, pair
Martin Pennington air pistol
David Rattray air rifle, pair
Ronald Sellar 3Pos, pair, prone, pair
Ian Shaw fullbore rifle, pair
Martin Sinclair prone, pair
Michael Thomson skeet, pair

Women

Athlete Events Club Medals
Susan Bell prone, pair
Patricia Littlechild air rifle, pair
Shirley McIntosh rifle 3Pos, pair, prone, pair ,
Janis Thomson air rifle, pair, 3Pos, pair

Squash

Men

Athlete Events Club Medals
Stuart Cowie singles, doubles, mixed
David Heath singles, doubles, mixed
Martin Heath singles, doubles, mixed
Peter Nicol singles, doubles, mixed ,

Women

Athlete Events Club Medals
Senga Macfie singles, doubles, mixed
Claire Waddell singles, doubles, mixed

Swimming

Athlete Events Club Medals
Michael Cole 200 medley
Ian Edmond 100, 200m breaststroke
Paul Latimer 100, 200m butterfly, 200 medley
David Leith 400 free
Bryan Morgan 50, 100m free
Graeme Smith 400, 1500m free
Gregor Tait 100, 200m backstroke

Women

Athlete Events Club Medals
Diana Borland 200 free, 4x100 free
Kerry Martin 50m free, 100m butterfly, 4x100 free
Lymm Mclaren 50m free
Pauline McLean 4x100 free
Beverley Robertson 100, 200m breaststroke
Alison Sheppard 50, 100m free, 4x100 free
Kirsty Thomson 100, 200m backstroke

Tenpin bowling

Main article: Tenpin bowling at the 1998 Commonwealth Games

Men

Athlete Events Club Medals
Robert Baird singles, doubles, mixed
Robert Birnie singles, doubles, mixed

Women

Athlete Events Club Medals
Carol Pirie singles, doubles, mixed
Laura Rhoney singles, doubles, mixed

Weightlifting

Athlete Events Medals
Martin Boland 69 kg
Paul Coyle 77 kg
David Murray 94 kg
Thomas Neil 105 kg
Dennis O'Brien 62 kg
Alan Ogilive 56 kg
Stuart Yule 94 kg

See also

References

  1. ^ "Scotland Kuala Lumpur 1998". Commonwealth Games Federation. Retrieved 10 January 2026.
  2. ^ "Drug shame lifter in team picked to restore the nation's sporting pride Honour and discredit in squad for the Games". The Herald. 3 July 1998. Retrieved 21 January 2026.
  3. ^ "Drug shame lifter in team picked to restore the nation's sporting pride Honour and discredit in squad for the Games". Herald Scotland. 3 July 1998. Retrieved 3 March 2026.
  4. ^ "Medal Standings Kuala Lumpur 1998". Commonwealth Games Federation. Archived from the original on 30 March 2019. Retrieved 27 December 2025.
  5. ^ a b "Badminton". Edinburgh Evening News. 9 May 1998. p. 56. Retrieved 21 January 2026 – via British Newspaper Archive.
  6. ^ "Scotland Squad". ESPNcricinfo. 16 June 1998. Archived from the original on 5 June 2023. Retrieved 9 January 2025.
  7. ^ "Pakistan v Scotland - Commonwealth Games 1998/99 (Group D)". CricketArchive. Archived from the original on 26 March 2016. Retrieved 9 January 2025.
  8. ^ "New Zealand v Scotland - Commonwealth Games 1998/99 (Group D)". CricketArchive. Archived from the original on 1 November 2015. Retrieved 9 January 2025.
  9. ^ a b "Kenya v Scotland - Commonwealth Games 1998/99 (Group D)". CricketArchive. Archived from the original on 27 March 2016. Retrieved 9 January 2025.
  10. ^ "Player profile of Maurice Odumbe". ESPNcricinfo. Archived from the original on 27 December 2024. Retrieved 9 January 2025.
  11. ^ "Wood back to claim singles spot at Games". The Scotsman. 4 June 1998. p. 31. Retrieved 10 January 2026 – via British Newspaper Archive.
  12. ^ "Scotland Women are just bowling along". Scotland on Sunday. 13 September 1998. p. 57. Retrieved 10 January 2026 – via British Newspaper Archive.
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