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Australia at the 2002 Commonwealth Games
2026-11-15 10:46:06 · Cedar Herald Index
Australia was represented at the 2002 Commonwealth Games by a team selected by the Australian Commonwealth Games Association (ACGA) and abbreviated AUS.
Australia officially became a member of the Commonwealth of Nations in 1931 under the Statute of Westminster having become independent of the UK in 1901.

Australia is one of only six countries to have competed in all of the Commonwealth Games held since 1930, although they did attend the 1911 Inter-Empire Championships as part of an Australasian team. This impressive international record extends to its participation in every Olympic Games in the modern era.

At the first Games in 1930 Australia won only 8 medals against England's 61. However, by the first Games of the 21st century held in the city of Manchester, Australia's medal tally had moved to 207, ahead of any other country including England's 165.

Medals
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Results by event
Athletics
Women's 100 Metres
Lauren Hewitt – 5th in Semi Final 2, 11.45 s
Women's 100 Metres Hurdles
Jacquie Munro – 7th in Final, 13.31 s
Fiona Cullen – 6th in Heat 1, 13.45 s
Women's 200 Metres
Lauren Hewitt – Bronze, 22.69 s
Sharon Cripps – 7th in Final 23.04 s
Men's 400 Metres
Clinton Hill – 8th in Final, 46.00 s
Women's 400 Metres Hurdles
Jana Pittman – Gold, 54.40 s
Sonia Brito – 5th in Final, 57.79 s
Men's 800 Metres
Kris McCarthy – Bronze, 1 min 46.79 s
Women's 800 Metres
Tamsyn Lewis – 5th in Final, 1 min 59.73 s
Men's 1500 Metres
Youcef Abdi – Bronze, 3 min 37.77 s
Women's 1500 Metres
Sarah Jamieson – 5th in Final, 4 min 9.38 s
Benita Johnson – 7th in Heat 1, 4 min 24.43 s
Men's 5 000 Metres
Craig Mottram – 6th, 13 min 25.21 s
Michael Power – 8th, 13 min 34.04 s
Women's 5 000 Metres
Benita Johnson – 6th, 15 min 26.55 s
Anna Thompson – 9th, 15 min 43.92 s
Haley McGregor – 11th, 15 min 47.10 s
Men's 10 000 Metres
Sisay Bezabeh – 9th, 28 min 37.12 s
Dean Cavuoto – 16th, 29 min 18.38 s
Brett Cartwright – 18th, 29 min 21.29 s
Women's 10 000 Metres
Susie Power – Bronze, 31 min 32.20 s
Kerryn McCann – Did Not Start
Men's Marathon
Andrew Letherby – Bronze, 2 hours 13 min 23 s
Lee Troop – 7th, 2 hours 16 min 44 s
Shaun Creighton – 9th, 2 hours 18 min 19 s
Women's Marathon
Kerryn McCann – Gold, 2 hours 30 mins5 s
Krishna Stanton – Silver, 2 hours 34 min 52 s
Jackie Gallagher – Bronze, 2 hours 36 min 37 s
Men's 4 x 100 Metres Relay
Australia – Bronze, 38.87 s
David Baxter
Patrick Johnson
Paul Di Bella
Tim Williams
Women's 4 x 100 Metres Relay
Australia – 4th in Final, 43.72 s
Jodi Lambert
Lauren Hewitt
Melanie Kleeberg
Sharon Cripps
Men's 4 x 400 Metres Relay
Australia – 5th in Final, 3 min 2.22 s
Clinton Hill
Kris McCarthy
Patrick "Pat" Dwyer
Paul Pearce
Tim Williams
Women's 4 x 400 Metres Relay
Australia – Gold, 3 min 25.63 s
Cathy Freeman
Jana Pittman
Kylie Wheeler
Lauren Hewitt
Tamsyn Lewis
Men's 20 Kilometre Walk
Nathan Deakes – Gold, 1 hour 25 min 35 s
Luke Adams – Silver, 1 hour 26 min 3 s
Women's 20 Kilometre Walk
Jane Kara Saville – Gold, 1 hour 36 min 34 s
Natalie Saville– 4th, 1 hour 42 min 38 s
Simone Wolowiec – 5th, 1 hour 43 min 10 s
Men's 50 Kilometre Walk
Nathan Deakes – Gold, 3 hours 52 min 40 s
Duane Cousins – 4th, 4 hours 9 min 59 s
Liam Murphy – Disqualified
Men's Shot Put
Justin Anlezark – Gold, 20.91 metres
Clay Cross – 6th, 18.10 metres
Men's Javelin
William Hamlyn-Harris – 4th, 77.31 metres
Andrew Currey – 5th, 76.98 metres
Women's Javelin
Cecillia McIntosh – Silver, 57.42 metres
Men's Hammer Throw
Stuart Rendell – 4th, 67.51 metres
Women's Hammer Throw
Bronwyn Eagles – Silver, 65.24 metres
Karyne di Marco – Bronze, 63.40 metres
Men's Long Jump
Tim Parravicini – 9th, 7.60 metres
Men's High Jump
Nick Moroney – 4th, 2.20 metres
Men's Triple Jump
Andrew Murphy – 7th, 16.37 metres
Men's Pole Vault
Paul Burgess – Silver, 5.70 metres