Shooting at the 1998 Commonwealth Games

Shooting at the 1998 Commonwealth Games
VenueLangkawi International Shooting Range (Lisram)
LocationKedah, Malaysia
Dates11 to 21 September 1998

Shooting at the 1998 Commonwealth Games was the eighth appearance of Shooting at the Commonwealth Games. Although the Commonwealth Games events were held in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia, from 11 to 21 September 1998, the shooting events took place in Kedah and featured 30 disciplines (a decrease of 2 from 1994).[1]

The shooting events were held at the Langkawi International Shooting Range in Kedah,[2] off the newly constructed LISRAM Highway, approximately 500km from Kuala Lumpur.

Australia topped the shooting 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 Australia97521
2 England63615
3 Canada57517
4 India4217
5 Malaysia*1438
6 South Africa1427
7 New Zealand1348
8 Wales1012
9 Cyprus1001
 Northern Ireland1001
11 Scotland0033
Totals (11 entries)30303090

Medallists

Pistol

Event Gold Silver Bronze
Men/Open
10m air pistol Mick Gault
 England
Jaspal Rana
 India
Greg Yelavich
 New Zealand
10m air pistol pairs Nick Baxter and Mick Gault
 England
Jaspal Rana and Satendra Kumar
 India
John Rochon and Jean-Pierre Huot
 Canada
10m air rifle Chris Hector
 England
Mohd Emran Zakaria
 Malaysia
Zlatko Beneta
 Australia
10m air rifle pairs Chris Hector and Nigel Wallace
 England
Abdul Mutalib Abdul Razak and Mohd Emran Zakaria
 Malaysia
David Rattray and Robin Law
 Scotland
25m centre-fire pistol Jaspal Rana
 India
Allan McDonald
 South Africa
John Rochon
 Canada
25 m centre-fire pistol pairs Jaspal Rana and Ashok Pandit
 India
John Rochon and Metodi Igorov
 Canada
Mike Giustiniano and Bruce Quick
 Australia
50m free pistol Mick Gault
 England
Francois Van Tonder
 South Africa
Bruce Quick
 Australia
50m free pistol pairs Nick Baxter and Mick Gault
 England
David Moore and Bruce Quick
 Australia
John Rochon and Jean-Pierre Huot
 Canada
Fullbore rifle Queens prize open James Paton
 Canada
Mohd Zainal Abidin Mohd Zain
 Malaysia
Andrew Luckman
 England
Fullbore rifle Queens prize open pairs David Calvert and Martin Millar
 Northern Ireland
James Paton and Alain Marion
 Canada
David Davies and Christopher Hockley
 Wales
Olympic trap Michael Diamond
 Australia
Ian Peel
 England
Des Coe
 New Zealand
Olympic trap pairs Mansher Singh and Manavjit Singh
 India
Michael Diamond and Ben Kelley
 Australia
Bob Borsley and Ian Peel
 England
25m rapid fire pistol Metodi Igorov
 Canada
Allan McDonald
 South Africa
Bhanwar Dhaka
 India
25m rapid fire pistol pairs Mike Giustiniano and Pat Murray
 Australia
Jason Wakeling and Alan Earle
 New Zealand
Allan McDonald and André van Emmenis
 South Africa
Skeet Desmond Davies
 Wales
Joe Trinci
 Canada
David Cunningham
 Australia
Skeet pairs Costas Stratis and Antonis Nicolaides
 Cyprus
Andy Austin and Drew Harvey
 England
Douglas McCutcheon and Joe Trinci
 Canada
50m rifle three-positions Timothy Lowndes
 Australia
Wayne Sorensen
 Canada
Kenneth Parr
 England
50m rifle three-positions pairs Michael Dion and Wayne Sorensen
 Canada
Les Imgrund and Tim Lowndes
 Australia
Chris Hector and Kenneth Parr
 England
50m rifle prone Stephen Petterson
 New Zealand
David Moore
 Australia
Gavin van Rhyn
 South Africa
50m rifle prone pairs Gavin van Rhyn and Michael Thiele
 South Africa
Philip Scanlan and Neil Day
 England
Tim Lowndes and Warren Potent
 Australia
Women
10m air pistol Annemarie Forder
 Australia
Christine Trefry
 Australia
Tania Corrigan
 New Zealand
10m air pistol pairs Annemarie Forder and Christine Trefry
 Australia
Tania Corrigan and Jocelyn Lees
 New Zealand
Kamisah Abdul Jalal and Suriani Othman
 Malaysia
10m air rifle Nurul Huda Baharin
 Malaysia
Sharon Bowes
 Canada
Louise Minett
 England
10m air rifle pairs Christina Ashcroft and Sharon Bowes
 Canada
Belinda Muehlberg and Noemi Rostas
 Australia
Louise Minett and Becky Spicer
 England
50m rifle prone Roopa Unnikrishnan
 India
Carrie Quigley
 Australia
Sally Johnston
 New Zealand
50m rifle prone pairs Carrie Quigley and Kim Frazer
 Australia
Christina Ashcroft and Maureen Spinney
 Canada
Susan Bell and Shirley McIntosh
 Scotland
50m rifle three-positions Susan McCready
 Australia
Sharon Bowes
 Canada
Roslina Bakar
 Malaysia
50m rifle three-positions pairs Sharon Bowes and Christina Ashcroft
 Canada
Val Martin and Donna Potgieter
 South Africa
Shirley McIntosh and Janis Thomson
 Scotland
25m sport pistol Christine Trefry
 Australia
Bibiana Ng Pei Chin
 Malaysia
Kim Eagles
 Canada
25m sport pistol pairs Christine Trefry and Annette Woodward
 Australia
Tania Corrigan and Jocelyn Lees
 New Zealand
Bibiana Ng Pei Chin and Norsita Mahmud
 Malaysia

References

  1. ^ "Medal Standings Kuala Lumpur 1998". Commonwealth Games Federation. Retrieved 5 March 2026.
  2. ^ "Fahy signs off in style". The Royal Gazette. 18 September 1998. Retrieved 5 March 2026.
  3. ^ "Commonwealth Games Medallists - Shooting". GBR Athletics. Retrieved 5 March 2026.

See also