Wales at the 1998 Commonwealth Games

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in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia
Medals
Ranked 10th
Gold
3
Silver
4
Bronze
8
Total
15
Commonwealth Games appearances (overview)

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

Wales came 10th overall with 3 gold, 4 silver and 8 bronze medals.[4]

Medals

                  Total
WAL 3 4 8 15

Medallists

Gold

Silver

Bronze

Team and sports

Athletics

  • Main article: Athletics at the 1998 Commonwealth Games

[5]

Athlete Event/s Notes
Phil Banning n/a Coach
Jamie Baulch 400 metres, 4x400m relay
Nigel Bevan Javelin
Steve Brace Marathon
Rhian Clarke Pole vault
Julie Crane High jump
Delyth Davies n/a Manager
Emma Davies 800 metres
Mike Delaney n/a Manager
Matthew Elias 400 metres hurdle, 4x400m relay
Paul Gray 110 metres hurdles, 4x400m relay
Jamie Henthorn 100/200 metres, 4x100 metres relay
Rachel King 100 metres hurdles
Angharad Mair Marathon
Christian Malcolm 100, 200 metres, 4x100 metres relay
Sarah Moore Hammer throw
Hayley Nash 10,000 metres
Rachel Newcombe 800 metres
Lee Newman Discus
Shaun Pickering shot put
Dale Rixon Marathon
Philippa Roles discus
Christan Stephenson 1500 metres
Adrian Thomas n/a Coach
Iwan Thomas 400 metres, 4x400m relay
Doug Turner 200 metres, 4x100 metres relay
Kevin Williams 100 metres, 4x100 metres relay

Badminton

Men

Athlete Event/s Notes
Michael Ford n/a Manager
Andrew Groves-Burke doubles, mixed, team Cardiff
Matthew Hughes doubles, team Llanfairfechan
Geraint Lewis singles, doubles, team Beddau
John Leung singles, doubles, mixed, team Birmingham
Chris Rees n/a Coach
Richard Vaughan singles, team Llanfairfechan

Women

Athlete Event/s Notes
Robyn Ashworth doubles, mixed, team Newport
Natasha Groves-Burke singles, doubles, mixed, team Cardiff
Katy Howell singles, doubles, team Swansea
Kelly Morgan singles, team Tonteg
Gail Osborne singles, doubles, team Beddau

Boxing

Athlete Event/s Notes
Steven Donaldson light-heavyweight 81kg
Kevin Evans heavyweight 91kg
Ceri Hall lightweight 60kg
Darren Hayde flyweight 51kg
Sean Pepperall middleweight 75kg
Karl Thomas welterweight 67kg

Cycling

Athlete Event/s Notes
Matthew Beckett
Matt Cosgrove
Paul Esposti
Clare Greewnood
Louise Jones
Phil Jones
Sion Jones
Anthony Malarczyk
Megan Hughes 24km points
Alvn Owen
Matthew Postle
Ceri Pritchard
Huw Pritchard 40km points
Dave Rand
Paul Sheppard 40km points
Shane Sutton
Simon Taylor
Chris Williams
Julian Winn

Diving

Athlete Event/s Notes
Robert Morgan Platform

Field Hockey

Men[6]

Athlete Event/s Notes
Chris Ashcroft Team Cannock HC
David Bunyan n/a Coach
Alistair Carruthers Team Canterbury HC
Anthony Colclough Team Teddington HC
Paul Edwards Team Cannock HC
Graeme Egan Team Bournville HC
Martin Gilbody n/a Manager
Owen Griffiths-Jones Team Hounslow HC
Andrew Grimes Team Southgate HC
David Hacker Team Canterbury HC
Ian Hughes-Rowlands Team Cannock HC
Zak Jones Team Hounslow HC
Martin Lindley Team
Richard Markham Team Guildford HC
Tyrone Moore Team Whitchurch HC
Clive O'Sullivan Team Isca HC
Simon Organ Team Cannock HC
Kevin Priday Team Guildford HC, goalkeeper
Jamie Westerman Team Stourport HC
Michael Williamson Team Hounslow HC

Women[7]

Athlete Event/s Notes
Ann Bevan Team Penarth HC
Michelle Daltry Team Colwyn Bay HC
Margaret Edwards n/a Manager
Louise Ellis Team Clifton HC
Emma James Team Swansea HC
Caroline Jones Team Newtown HC
Margaret Medlow n/a Coach
Charlotte Merrett Team Sutton Coldfield HC
Rachel O'Brien Team Clifton HC
Sarah Powell Team Swansea HC
Michelle Robertson Team Clifton HC
Kate Thomas Team Loughborough Students' HC
Michelle Thomas Team Colwyn Bay HC
Rachel Thomas Team Colwyn Bay HC
Lynda Watkin Team Capt, Swansea HC
Annie Williams Team Hampstead & Westminster HC
Justine Williams Team Leicester HC
Lauren Williams Team Hampstead & Westminster HC

Gymnastics

Athlete Event/s Notes
Neil Burton
Joanne Coombs
Jeanette Cotter Rhythmic gymnastics
Garath Davies
David Eaton
Jennifer Maonton Gardiner all-round Rhythmic
Garath Irwin
Sue John
Natalie Lucitt
Emma Macleoad
Papul Morris
Tanline Mortimer
Michelle Parker
Colin Still
Tason Wink

Lawn bowls

Men

Athlete Events Club
Mark Anstey fours Beaufort BC
John Price singles Aberavon BC
Neil Rees fours Parc-y-Dre BC, Llanelli
Ian Slade fours Pontyminster BC
Will Thomas pairs Pontrhydyfen BC
Robert Weale pairs Presteigne BC
Dai Wilkins fours Pontrhydyfen

Women

Athlete Events Club
Rita Jones pairs Gilfach Bargoed BC
Sarah Mansbridge fours Saundersfoot BC
Gill Miles fours Sophia Gardens BC
Betty Morgan fours Llandrindod Wells BC
Kathy Pearce fours Berriew BC
Ann Sutherland pairs Croesyceiliog BC
Judith Wason singles Cardiff BC

Netball

Squad
  • Janet Allen
  • Ceri Battle
  • Dawn Donovan
  • Mair Evans
  • Clare Hawkins
  • Kara Jackson
  • Claire Kendrick
  • Elizabeth Rees
  • Pamela Walker
  • Helen Weston

Source:[8]

Summary

Wales finished 9th in the netball at the 1998 Commonwealth Games. In the group stages, they won one and drew one their five matches.[9][10]

Group B
14 September 1998  Cook Islands 59–59  Wales  
15 September 1998  South Africa 66–27  Wales  
16 September 1998  New Zealand 94–21  Wales  
17 September 1998  Malawi 57–50  Wales  
18 September 1998  Wales 63–45  Sri Lanka  
Pos Team P W D L GF GA GD Pts
1  New Zealand 5 5 0 0 416 141 +275 10
2  South Africa 5 4 0 1 315 207 +108 8
3  Cook Islands 5 2 1 2 283 330 -47 5
4  Malawi 5 2 0 3 283 270 -13 4
5  Wales 5 1 1 3 220 321 -101 3
6  Sri Lanka 5 0 0 5 157 405 -248 0

  Qualified for Semi-final 1
  Qualified for Semi-final 2

Rugby sevens

Athlete Event/s Notes
Gareth Cooper Team
Scott Gibbs Team
Kevin Hopkins Team
Rob Howley Team
Dafydd James Team
Jamie Ringer Team
Matthew Robinson Team
John Ryan Team Coach
Gareth Thomas Team
Craig Warlow Team
Chris Wyatt Team
Gareth Wyatt Team

Shooting

Athlete Event/s Notes
Malcolm Allen Skeet pairs
James Birkett-Evans Trap pairs
Martyn Blake
Johanne Brekke smallbore rifle (3 positions) pair, prone pair
Fred Brown
Steve Craft Centre & Rapid fire pistol indiv/pair
Richard Craven
David Davies Fullbore rifle open indiv/pair
Desmond Davies skeet individual/pair
Gwyn Davies
Robert Davies Trap pairs
Stuart Daltry
Richard Edwards
David George
Paul Grey n/a Coach
Ian Harris
Christopher Hockley Fullbore rifle open indiv/pair
Julie Malcolm rifle 3-position indiv/pair, Air rifle pair, prone pair
Patricia Mumford
John Osborne
Steve Pengelly Centre & Rapid fire pistol indiv/pair
Terry Wakefield
Rhian Wyke Air Rifle Pair

Squash

Athlete Event/s Notes
Matthew Benjamin singles
Gareth Davies
Andrew Evans
David Evans singles
Alex Gough singles
Katrina Hogan
Sian Johnson
Chris Robertson n/a Coach
Greg Tippings singles

Swimming

Men

Athlete Event/s Notes
Andre Ayers
Leighton Coleman
Martyn Davies
David Haller n/a Coach
Adam Johnson
Chris Jones
Mark Jones
Jonathon Lewis
Mike Roberts n/a Manager
Gary Rosser
Mike Watkins

Women

Athlete Event/s Notes
Bethan Francis Coole 200m backstroke
Catrin Davies 50, 100m freestyle
Suzanne Flook 200m butterfly
Victoria Hale 50, 200m freestyle
Sara Hopkins 50, 100m freestyle
Charlotte Niblett 200m butterfly, 200, 400 medley
Caroline Warren 100m breaststroke

Tenpin bowling

Men[11]

Athlete Event/s Notes
Ronald Chamberlain singles
Geoff Gladwyn-Ball singles

Women[11]

Athlete Event/s Notes
Cynthia Fortt singles
Tricia Outrim singles

Weightlifting

Athlete Event/s Notes
Robert Earwicker 94 kg
Marius Hardiman 77kg
Gareth Hives 105 kg
Alan Lee n/a Coach
Dave Morgan 77 kg
Tony Morgan 69 kg
Arfon Roberts 69kg
Jonathan Roberts 94 kg
Neil Taylor 85kg

References

  1. ^ "Wales Kuala Lumpur 1998". Commonwealth Games Federation. Archived from the original on 27 October 2021. Retrieved 1 January 2026.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: bot: original URL status unknown (link)
  2. ^ "Commonwealth Games 1998 Final Medal Tally". BBC Sport. 28 October 2014. Retrieved 10 August 2025.
  3. ^ "1998 Commonwealth Games Athletes". 1998 Commonwealth Games. Archived from the original on 9 June 2019. Retrieved 10 August 2025.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: bot: original URL status unknown (link)
  4. ^ "Medal Standings Kuala Lumpur 1998". Commonwealth Games Federation. Archived from the original on 27 October 2021. Retrieved 1 January 2026.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: bot: original URL status unknown (link)
  5. ^ "Now for some medals please". South Wales Daily Post. 30 July 1998. Retrieved 9 August 2025 – via British Newspaper Archive.
  6. ^ "Welsh squad named". South Wales Echo. 1 August 1998. Retrieved 10 August 2025 – via British Newspaper Archive.
  7. ^ "Welsh must topple giants in bid for gold". South Wales Echo. 31 July 1998. Retrieved 13 August 2025 – via British Newspaper Archive.
  8. ^ "Athletes' Profile: Netball". kl98.thecgf.com. 10 September 1998. Archived from the original on 5 March 2016. Retrieved 1 December 2019.
  9. ^ "Women Netball Commonwealth Games Kuala Lumpur (MAS) 1998". www.todor66.com. Archived from the original on 4 April 2016. Retrieved 8 July 2021.
  10. ^ "XVI Commonwealth Games". www.sadec.com. Archived from the original on 8 March 2016. Retrieved 10 March 2016.
  11. ^ a b c "Morgan going for gold No.5". South Wales Daily Post. 17 June 1998. p. 39. Retrieved 10 January 2026 – via British Newspaper Archive.
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