Australia at the 1990 Commonwealth Games

Australia at the 1990 Commonwealth Games was abbreviated AUS. This was their fourteenth of 14 Commonwealth Games having participated in all Games meets up to these Games.

Australia at the
1990 Commonwealth Games
CGF codeAUS
CGAAustralian Commonwealth Games Association
Websitecommonwealthgames.org.au
in Auckland, New Zealand
Competitors247 in 11 sports
Flag bearerOpening: Lisa Curry-Kenny [1]
Closing:Phillip Adams [2]
Medals
Ranked 1st
Gold
52
Silver
54
Bronze
56
Total
162
Officials68
Commonwealth Games appearances (overview)

Medals

Gold

Athletics

Bowls

Cycling

Diving

  • Russell Butler — Men's 1m Springboard
  • Jennifer Donnet — Women's 3m Springboard
  • Craig Rogerson — Men's 3m Springboard
  • Peta Taylor - Women's 1m Springboard: 3rd 418.71 pts

Gymnastics

Shooting

Swimming

Individual events
Team relays

Weightlifting

  • Ronald Laycock — Men's Middleweight (up to 75 kg) Clean & Jerk
  • Ronald Laycock — Men's Middleweight (up to 75 kg) Overall

Silver

Bronze

  • Hayley Lewis-200m IM

Australian team

The Australian Team also included triathletes for the very first time as the sport made its Commonwealth Games debut as a demonstration sport. The triathlon team included just one athlete who would go on represent Australia at the Olympic Games, a decade later in Sydney when triathlon officially debuted on the world stage. That athlete was Michellie Jones.

Officials

    See also

    References

    1. "Flag bearers". Australian Commonwealth Games Association website on Pandora Archive. Archived from the original on 23 November 1998. Retrieved 11 February 2018.
    2. "Annual Report 2017" (PDF). Commonwealth Games Australia. Retrieved 11 February 2018.
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