Australia in the common wealth games

13 out of the 21 games (compared with England 7 and Canada 1) and has been in the top three for all meets except the first games in 1930.

In all but one of the 18 Commonwealth Games held so far (excluding the 1978 Games), the Australian flag bearer has gone on to win a gold medal.

Games Staged

Australia has hosted the Commonwealth Games on four occasions but have only won once via an international vote. That vote was for the host of the 2018 games, won by the Gold Coast.

Sydney 1938 was simply awarded.

Perth 1962 was a contest between Adelaide and Perth which Adelaide originally won at the 1956 Summer Olympics in Melbourne, Australia. Adelaide first won 13 votes to Perth’s 3. Two years later that was overturned by the Australian Commonwealth Games Association prior to the 1958 British Empire Games in Cardiff, Wales. A New Vote awarded Perth with a 9 to 7 vote.

Brisbane 1982 was awarded after Lagos, Nigeria; Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia and Birmingham, England all withdrew prior to the Bid vote that took place in Montreal, Quebec, Canada during the 1976 Summer Olympics.

Melbourne 2006 was awarded to the city after Wellington, New Zealand withdrew their bid prior to the Bid Lodgement Deadline.

Overall Medal Tally

Positions are calculated by the number of gold medals earned, then the number of silvers is taken into consideration and then the number of bronze.

Figures from Commonwealth Games Foundation website. Those represented in bold are the highest scoring medal tally for each individual medal.

The 2006 Games saw the highest overall medal tally, including the highest number of silver and bronze medals. The 1994 Games remains the Games with the highest number of gold medals won for Australia.

Notable Achievements

Represented at most Games

• Arthur Tunstall has represented Australia as an official at 8 Commonwealth Games (1962, 66, 70, 74, 78, 86, 90, 94).
• Runner Steve Moneghetti has represented Australia as an athlete in four Games (1986, 1990, 1994, 1998) and an official at four Games (2002, 2010, 2014, 2018)
• Donald Stockins has represented Australia as an official at 8 Commonwealth Games (1974, 78, 82, 86, 90, 94, 98, 2002).
• Badminton player Rhonda Cator has represented Australia as an athlete in fiveGames (1986, 1990, 1994, 1998, 2002) and an official at three Games (2004, 2010, 2014)
• Shooter Bruce Quick has represented in 7 Commonwealth Games (1990, 1998, 2002,2006,2010,2014 and 2018)
• Shooter Phillip Adams has represented in 6 Commonwealth Games (1982, 86, 90, 94, 98, and 2002).
• Shooter Russell Mark has represented in 6 Commonwealth Games (1990, 1994, 1998, 2002, 2006, 2010, 2014)
• Shooter James Corbett has represented in 6 Commonwealth Games (1986, 1990, 1998, 2006, 2010, 2014)
• Squash player David Palmer has represented in 6 Commonwealth Games (1998, 2002, 2006, 2010, 2014, 2018)

Best Individual Medal Achievements

Most gold medals won

• Swimmer Susie O’Neill won 10 gold medals at three successive Games (1990, 94, 98).
• Swimmer Ian Thorpe won 10 gold medals at two successive Games (1998, 2002).
• Swimmer Leisel Jones won 10 gold medals at three successive Games (2002, 06, 10).

Most gold medals won at a single Games

• Swimmer Susie O’Neill won 6 gold medals at the 1998 Games.
• Swimmer Ian Thorpe won 6 gold medals at the 2002 Games.

Most medals won by a competitor

• Shooter Phillip Adams has won 18 medals (7 gold, 9 silver, 2 bronze) at five Games (1982, 86, 90, 94, and 2002).
• Swimmer Susie O’Neill has won 15 medals (10 gold, 5 silver) at three Games (1990, 94, 98).
• Swimmer Emily Seebohm has won 15 medals (7 gold, 4 silver, 4 bronze) at three Games (2010, 14, 18)
• Shooter Bruce Quick has won 14 medals (1 Gold, 9 Silver and 4 Bronze) at 6 games (1990, 1998,2002,2006,2010 and 2014).

Oldest gold medal winner

• Dorothy Roche, was 61 years and 10 months old when she won a gold medal in the women’s fours in Bowls at the 1990 Games.

Youngest gold medal winner

• Jenny Turrall, was 13 years, 8 months old when she won a gold medal in the 400m freestyle at Christchurch, New Zealand in 1974. Jenny Turrall also won Silver medals in the 200m Freestyle, 800m Freestyle and the women’s 4×100 Freestyle Relay at the 1974 Christchurch Games.

Winning Streaks

Australia has won gold in the following events for each consecutive Games since the beginning of each individual streak.

• Swimming, Men’s 4 × 200 m (13 Games – 1954, 58, 62, 66, 70, 74, 78, 82, 86, 90, 94, 98, 2002)
• Swimming, Women’s 4 × 100 m Medley (8 Games – 1990, 94, 98, 2002, 06, 10, 14, 18)
• Swimming, Men’s 4 × 100 m (6 Games – 1982, 86, 90, 94, 98, 2002)
• Men’s Hockey (6 Games – 1998, 2002, 06, 10, 14, 18)