Athletics at the 16th Commonwealth Games
Dates	16– 21 September 1998
Host city	Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia
Venue	National Stadium, Bukit Jalil
Level	Senior
Events	46
Participation	690 athletes from 59 nations
Records set	9 Games records
← 1994 Victoria 2002 Manchester → 1998 Commonwealth Games

At the 1998 Commonwealth Games, the athletics events were held at the National Stadium, Bukit Jalil, in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia from the 16–21 September 1998.

Medal summary

Men

Event	Gold		Silver		Bronze
100 metres details	Ato Boldon  Trinidad and Tobago	9.88 s GR	Frankie Fredericks  Namibia	9.96 s	Obadele Thompson  Barbados	10.00 s
200 metres details	Julian Golding  England	20.18 s	Christian Malcolm  Wales	20.29 s	John Regis  England	20.40 s
400 metres details	Iwan Thomas  Wales	44.52 s GR	Mark Richardson  England	44.60 s	Sugath Thilakaratne  Sri Lanka	44.64 s
800 metres details	Japheth Kimutai  Kenya	1:43.82	Hezekiél Sepeng  South Africa	1:44.44	Johan Botha  South Africa	1:44.57
1500 metres details	Laban Rotich  Kenya	3:39.49	John Mayock  England	3:40.46	Anthony Whiteman  England	3:40.70
5000 metres details	Daniel Komen  Kenya	13:22.57	Tom Nyariki  Kenya	13:28.09	Richard Limo  Kenya	13:37.42
10,000 metres details	Simon Maina  Kenya	28:10.00	William Kalya  Kenya	29:01.68	Steve Moneghetti  Australia	29:02.76
110 metres hurdles details	Tony Jarrett  England	13.47 s	Steve Brown  Trinidad and Tobago	13.48 s	Shaun Bownes  South Africa	13.53 s
400 metres hurdles details	Dinsdale Morgan  Jamaica	48.28 s	Rohan Robinson  Australia	48.99 s	Kenneth Harnden  Zimbabwe	49.06 s
3000 metres steeplechase details	John Kosgei  Kenya	8:15.34	Bernard Barmasai  Kenya	8:15.37	Kipkurui Misoi  Kenya	8:18.24
Marathon details	Thabiso Moqhali  Lesotho	2:19.15	Simon Mrashani  Tanzania	2:19.42	Andea Geway Suja  Tanzania	2:19.50
20 kilometres walk details	Nick A'Hern  Australia	1:24.59	Arturo Huerta  Canada	1:25.49	Nathan Deakes  Australia	1:26.06
50 kilometres walk details	Govindasamy Saravanan  Malaysia	4:10.05 NR	Duane Cousins  Australia	4:10.30	Dominic McGrath  Australia	4:12.52
4 × 100 metres relay details	England Dwain Chambers Marlon Devonish Julian Golding Darren Campbell Jason Gardener (heats)	38.20 s GR	Canada Brad McCuaig Glenroy Gilbert O'Brian Gibbons Trevino Betty	38.46 s	Australia Gavin Hunter Darryl Wohlsen Steve Brimacombe Matt Shirvington Rod Zuyderwick (heats)	38.69 s
4 × 400 metres relay details	Jamaica Davian Clarke Greg Haughton Michael McDonald Roxbert Martin	2:59.03 GR	England Mark Richardson Mark Hylton Jared Deacon Paul Slythe Sean Baldock Solomon Wariso	3:00.82	Wales Iwan Thomas Jamie Baulch Matt Elias Paul Gray	3:01.86
High jump details	Dalton Grant  England	2.31 m	Benjamin Challenger  England	2.28 m	Timothy Forsyth  Australia	2.28 m
Pole vault details	Riaan Botha  South Africa	5.60 m	Paul Burgess  Australia	5.50 m	Kersley Gardenne  Mauritius	5.35 m
Long jump details	Peter Burge  Australia	8.22 m	Jai Taurima  Australia	8.22 m	Wendell Williams  Trinidad and Tobago	7.95 m
Triple jump details	Onochie Achike  England	17.10 m	Andrew Owusu  Ghana	17.03 m	Remmy Kimutai Limo  Kenya	16.89 m
Shot put details	Burger Lambrechts  South Africa	20.01 m	Michalis Louca  Cyprus	19.52 m	Shaun Pickering  Wales	19.33 m
Discus throw details	Robert Weir  England	64.42 m	Frantz Kruger  South Africa	63.93 m	Jason Tunks  Canada	62.22 m
Hammer throw details	Stuart Rendell  Australia	74.71 m	Michael Jones  England	74.02 m	Chris Harmse  South Africa	72.83 m
Javelin throw details	Marius Corbett  South Africa	88.75 m GR	Steve Backley  England	87.38 m	Mick Hill  England	83.80 m
Decathlon details	Jagan Hames  Australia	8490 points	Scott Ferrier  Australia	8307 points	Mike Smith  Canada	8143 points

Women

Event	Gold		Silver		Bronze
100 metres details	Chandra Sturrup  Bahamas	11.06 s	Philomena Mensah  Canada	11.19 s	Tania Van-Heer  Australia	11.29 s
200 metres details	Nova Peris-Kneebone  Australia	22.77 s	Juliet Campbell  Jamaica	22.79 s	Lauren Hewitt  Australia	22.83 s
400 metres details	Sandie Richards  Jamaica	50.17 s GR	Allison Curbishley  Scotland	50.71 s	Donna Fraser  England	51.01 s
800 metres details	Maria de Lurdes Mutola  Mozambique	1:57.60	Tina Paulino  Mozambique	1:58.39	Diane Modahl  England	1:58.81
1500 metres details	Jackline Maranga  Kenya	4:05.27 GR	Kelly Holmes  England	4:06.10	Julia Sakara  Zimbabwe	4:07.82 NR
5000 metres details	Kate Anderson  Australia	15:52.74	Andrea Whitcombe  England	15:56.85	Samukeliso Moyo  Zimbabwe	15:57.57
10,000 metres details	Esther Wanjiru  Kenya	33:40.13	Kylie Risk  Australia	33:42.11	Clair Fearnley  Australia	33:52.13
100 metres hurdles details	Gillian Russell  Jamaica	12.70 s GR	Sriyani Kulawansha  Sri Lanka	12.95 s	Katie Anderson  Canada	13.04 s
400 metres hurdles details	Andrea Blackett  Barbados	53.91 s	Gowry Retchakan-Hodge  England	55.25 s	Karlene Haughton  Canada	55.53 s
Marathon details	Heather Turland  Australia	2:41.24	Lisa Dick  Australia	2:41.48	Elizabeth Mongudhi  Namibia	2:43.28
10 kilometres walk details	Jane Saville  Australia	43:57 GR	Kerry Saxby-Junna  Australia	44:27	Lisa Kehler  England	45:03
4 × 100 metres relay details	Australia Tania van Heer Lauren Hewitt Nova Peris-Kneebone Sharon Cripps	43.39 s	Jamaica Donnette Brown Juliet Campbell Gillian Russell Brigitte Foster	43.49 s	England Marcia Richardson Donna Fraser Simmone Jacobs Joice Maduaka	43.69 s
4 × 400 metres relay details	Australia Susan Andrews Tamsyn Lewis Lee Naylor Tania van Heer	3:27.28	England Michelle Thomas Michelle Pierre Victoria Day Donna Fraser	3:29.28	Canada Karlene Haughton Diane Cummins LaDonna Antoine Foy Williams	3:29.97
High jump details	Hestrie Storbeck  South Africa	1.91 m	Joanne Jennings  England	1.91 m	Alison Inverarity  Australia	1.88 m
Pole vault details	Emma George  Australia	4.20 m	Elmarie Gerryts  South Africa	4.15 m	Trista Bernier  Canada	4.15 m
Long jump details	Joanne Wise  England	6.63 m	Jacqueline Edwards  Bahamas	6.59 m	Nicole Boegman  Australia	6.58 m
Triple jump details	Ashia Hansen  England	14.32 m	Françoise Mbango  Cameroon	13.95 m	Connie Henry  England	13.94 m
Shot put details	Judy Oakes  England	18.83 m	Myrtle Augee  England	17.16 m	Johanna Abrahamse  South Africa	16.52 m
Discus throw details	Beatrice Faumuina  New Zealand	65.92 m GR	Lisa Marie Vizaniari  Australia	62.14 m	Alison Lever  Australia	59.80 m
Hammer throw details	Deborah Sosimenko  Australia	66.56 m	Lorraine Shaw  England	62.66 m	Caroline Wittrin  Canada	61.67
Javelin throw details	Louise McPaul  Australia	66.96 m	Karen Martin  England	57.82 m	Kirsty Morrison  England	56.34 m
Heptathlon details	Denise Lewis  England	6513 pts	Jane Jamieson  Australia	6354 pts	Joanne Henry  New Zealand	6096 pts

Medal table

  *   Host nation (Malaysia)

Rank	Nation	Gold	Silver	Bronze	Total
1	Australia	13	10	11	34
2	England	10	14	9	33
3	Kenya	7	3	3	13
4	South Africa	4	3	4	11
5	Jamaica	4	2	0	6
6	Wales	1	1	3	5
7	Trinidad and Tobago	1	1	1	3
8	Bahamas	1	1	0	2
	Mozambique	1	1	0	2
10	Barbados	1	0	1	2
	New Zealand	1	0	1	2
12	Lesotho	1	0	0	1
	Malaysia*	1	0	0	1
14	Canada	0	3	7	10
15	Namibia	0	1	1	2
	Sri Lanka	0	1	1	2
	Tanzania	0	1	1	2
18	Cameroon	0	1	0	1
	Cyprus	0	1	0	1
	Ghana	0	1	0	1
	Scotland	0	1	0	1
22	Zimbabwe	0	0	3	3
23	Mauritius	0	0	1	1
Totals (23 entries)		46	46	47	139

Participation