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Sporting event delegation
Canada at the
1998 Commonwealth Games
Flag of Canada
CGF codeCAN
CGACommonwealth Sport Canada
Websitecommonwealthsport.ca
in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia
11 September 1998 (1998-09-11) – 21 September 1998 (1998-09-21)
Flag bearer (opening)Marianne Limpert
Flag bearer (closing)Michael Strange
Medals
Ranked 3rd
Gold
30
Silver
31
Bronze
38
Total
99
Commonwealth Games appearances (overview)
Other related appearances
 Newfoundland (1930, 1934)

Canada competed at the 1998 Commonwealth Games in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia from 11 to 21 September 1998. It was Canada's 16th appearance at the Commonwealth Games.

Medalists

The following Canadian competitors won medals at the games. In the discipline sections below, the medalists' names are bolded.

Medal Name Sport Event
 Gold Michael Strange Boxing Light welterweight
 Gold Jeremy Molitor Boxing Welterweight
 Gold Mark Simmons Boxing Heavyweight
 Gold Tanya Dubnicoff Cycling Women's sprint
 Gold Eric Wohlberg Cycling Men's road time trial
 Gold Lyne Bessette Cycling Women's individual road race
 Gold Alexandre Despatie Diving Men's 10 metre platform
 Gold Eryn Bulmer Diving Women's 3 metre springboard
 Gold Alexander Jeltkov Gymnastics Men's horizontal bar
 Gold Erika-Leigh Stirton Gymnastics Women's rhythmic clubs
 Gold Erika-Leigh Stirton Gymnastics Women's rhythmic hoop
 Gold Erika-Leigh Stirton Gymnastics Women's rhythmic ribbon
 Gold Erika-Leigh Stirton Gymnastics Women's rhythmic rope
 Gold Erika-Leigh Stirton Gymnastics Women's rhythmic individual all-around
 Gold Christina Ashcroft
Sharon Bowes
Shooting Women's 10 metre air rifle pairs
 Gold James Paton Shooting Fullbore rifle Queen's Prize open singles
 Gold Metodi Igorov Shooting Men's 25 metre rapid fire pistol
 Gold Michel Dion
Wayne Sorensen
Shooting Men's 50 metre rifle three positions pairs
 Gold Sharon Bowes
Christina Ashcroft
Shooting Women's 50 metre rifle three positions pairs
 Gold Mark Versfeld Swimming Men's 100 metre backstroke
 Gold Mark Versfeld Swimming Men's 200 metre backstroke
 Gold Marianne Limpert Swimming Women's 200 metre individual medley
 Gold Joanne Malar Swimming Women's 400 metre individual medley
 Gold Valérie Hould-Marchand Synchronised swimming Women's solo
 Gold Kasia Kulesza
Jacinthe Taillon
Synchronised swimming Women's duet
 Gold Sébastien Groulx Weightlifting Men's 69 kg snatch
 Gold Sébastien Groulx Weightlifting Men's 69 kg combined
 Gold Akos Sandor Weightlifting Men's 105 kg snatch
 Gold Akos Sandor Weightlifting Men's 105 kg clean and jerk
 Gold Akos Sandor Weightlifting Men's 105 kg combined
 Silver Arturo Huerta Athletics Men's 20 kilometres walk
 Silver Bradley McCuaig
Glenroy Gilbert
O'Brian Gibbons
Trevino Betty
Athletics Men's 4 × 100 metres relay
 Silver Philomena Mensah Athletics Women's 100 metres
 Silver Marty O'Donnell Boxing Featherweight
 Silver Scott MacIntosh Boxing Light middleweight
 Silver Troy Ross Boxing Light heavyweight
 Silver Linda Jackson Cycling Women's road time trial
 Silver Blythe Hartley Diving Women's 1 metre springboard
 Silver Myriam Boileau Diving Women's 10 metre platform
 Silver Veronique Leeleve Gymnastics Women's uneven bars
 Silver Kris Burley Gymnastics Men's horizontal bar
 Silver Richard Ikede Gymnastics Men's parallel bars
 Silver Richard Ikede Gymnastics Men's pommel horse
 Silver Emilie Livingston
Erika-Leigh Stirton
Katie Iafolla
Gymnastics Women's rhythmic team all-around
 Silver Sharon Bowes Shooting Women's 10 metre air rifle
 Silver John Rochon
Metodi Igorov
Shooting Men's 25 metre centre-fire pistol pairs
 Silver James Paton
Alain Marion
Shooting Fullbore rifle Queen's Prize open pairs
 Silver Joe Trinci Shooting Men's skeet
 Silver Wayne Sorensen Shooting Men's 50 metre rifle three positions
 Silver Christina Ashcroft
Maureen Spinney
Shooting Women's 50 metre rifle prone pairs
 Silver Sharon Bowes Shooting Women's 50 metre rifle three positions
 Silver Jonathon Power Squash Men's singles
 Silver Craig Hutchison
Garret Pulle
Robbie Taylor
Stephen Clarke
Swimming Men's 4 × 100 metre freestyle relay
 Silver Joanne Malar Swimming Women's 800 metre freestyle
 Silver Kelly Stefanyshyn Swimming Women's 100 metre backstroke
 Silver Courtenay Chuy Swimming Women's 200 metre breaststroke
 Silver Joanne Malar Swimming Women's 200 metre individual medley
 Silver Elizabeth Warden Swimming Women's 400 metre individual medley
 Silver Kelly Stefanyshyn
Lauren van Oosten
Marianne Limpert
Sara Alroubaie
Swimming Women's 4 × 100 metre medley relay
 Silver Bill Rowe Ten-pin bowling Men's singles
 Silver Sébastien Groulx Weightlifting Men's 69 kg clean and jerk
 Bronze Jason Tunks Athletics Men's discus throw
 Bronze Mike Smith Athletics Men's decathlon
 Bronze Keturah Anderson Athletics Women's 100 metres hurdles
 Bronze Karlene Haughton Athletics Women's 400 metres hurdles
 Bronze Karlene Haughton
Diane Cummins
LaDonna Antoine
Foy Williams
Athletics Women's 4 × 400 metres relay
 Bronze Trista Bernier Athletics Women's pole vault
 Bronze Caroline Wittrin Athletics Women's hammer throw
 Bronze Andrew Kooner Boxing Bantamweight
 Bronze Trevor Stewardson Boxing Middleweight
 Bronze Lori-Ann Muenzer Cycling Women's sprint
 Bronze Annie Gariepy Cycling Women's points race
 Bronze Eric Wohlberg Cycling Men's individual road race
 Bronze Eryn Bulmer Diving Women's 1 metre springboard
 Bronze Myriam Boileau Diving Women's 3 metre springboard
 Bronze Anne Montminy Diving Women's 10 metre platform
 Bronze Lise Leveille Gymnastics Women's balance beam
 Bronze Crystal Gilmore
Emilie Fournier
Katie Rowland
Lise Leveille
Veronique Leclerc
Gymnastics Women's artistic team all-around
 Bronze Alexander Jeltkov
Grant Golding
Kris Burley
Peter Schmid
Richard Ikeda
Gymnastics Men's artistic team all-around
 Bronze Emilie Livingston Gymnastics Women's rhythmic clubs
 Bronze John Rochon
Jean-Pierre Huot
Shooting Men's 10 metre air pistol pairs
 Bronze John Rochon Shooting Men's 25 metre centre-fire pistol
 Bronze John Rochon
Jean-Pierre Huot
Shooting Men's 50 metre free pistol pairs
 Bronze Douglas McCutcheon
Joe Trinci
Shooting Men's skeet pairs
 Bronze Kim Eagles Shooting Women's 25 metre sport pistol
 Bronze Chris Renaud Swimming Men's 100 metre backstroke
 Bronze Greg Hamm Swimming Men's 200 metre backstroke
 Bronze Andrew Chan
Chris Sawbridge
Craig Hutchison
Garret Pulle
Jason Flint
Mark Versfeld
Shamek Pietucha
Stephen Clarke
Swimming Men's 4 × 100 metre medley relay
 Bronze Jessica Deglau Swimming Women's 200 metre freestyle
 Bronze Joanne Malar Swimming Women's 400 metre freestyle
 Bronze Lauren van Oosten Swimming Women's 100 metre breaststroke
 Bronze Lauren van Oosten Swimming Women's 200 metre breaststroke
 Bronze Jessica Deglau Swimming Women's 200 metre butterfly
 Bronze Jessica Deglau
Laura Nicholls
Marianne Limpert
Nicole Davey
Swimming Women's 4 × 100 metre freestyle relay
 Bronze Andrea Schwartz
Jessica Deglau
Joanne Malar
Laura Nicholls
Swimming Women's 4 × 200 metre freestyle relay
 Bronze Warren Rennox Ten-pin bowling Men's singles
 Bronze Bill Rowe
Jane Amlinger
Ten-pin bowling Mixed doubles
 Bronze Alain Bilodeau Weightlifting Men's 77 kg clean and jerk
 Bronze Alain Bilodeau Weightlifting Men's 77 kg combined

Cricket

Main article: Cricket at the 1998 Commonwealth Games

Canada named the below squad for the tournament.

Roster
Summary
Team Event Group stage Semifinal Final / BM
Opposition
Result
Opposition
Result
Opposition
Result
Rank Opposition
Result
Opposition
Result
Rank
Canada men Men's tournament  Australia
L by 9 wickets
 India
L by 112 runs
 Antigua and Barbuda
L by 121 runs
4 did not advance 15
Group stage
Group B
Pos Team Pld W L T NR Pts NRR
1  Australia 3 3 0 0 0 6 3.299
2  Antigua and Barbuda 3 1 1 0 1 3 0.079
3  India 3 1 1 0 1 3 −0.340
4  Canada 3 0 3 0 0 0 −2.558
Source: ESPNcricinfo


9 September 1998
10:00
Scorecard
Canada 
60 (20 overs)
v  Australia
61/1 (14 overs)
Muneeb Diwan 14
Damien Fleming 4/21 (6 overs)
Mark Waugh 24*
Sanjayan Thuraisingam 1/14 (5 overs)
Australia won by 9 wickets
Perbadanan Kemajuan Negeri Selangor Sports Complex, Petaling Jaya
Umpires: David Orchard (SA) and William Smith (Sco)
  • Australia won the toss and elected to field.
  • Danny Ramnarais (Can) made his List A debut.
  • Points: Australia 2, Canada 0.

12 September 1998
10:00
Scorecard
India 
157/9 (50 overs)
v  Canada
45 (23.5 overs)
Amay Khurasiya 83 (136)
Davis Joseph 2/18 (8 overs)
Joseph Harris 13 (20)
Anil Kumble 4/11 (6.5 overs)
India won by 112 runs
Victoria Institution, Kuala Lumpur
Umpires: Ismail Khan (Mas) and Steve Bucknor (Jam)
  • Canada won the toss and elected to field.
  • Points: India 2, Canada 0.
  • Canada were eliminated as a result of this match.

14 September 1998
10:00
Scorecard
Antigua and Barbuda 
256/7 (50 overs)
v  Canada
135 (31.3 overs)
Anthony Lake 54
Ingleton Liburd 1/41 (7 overs)
Joseph Harris 48
Anthony Lake 4/17 (4.3 overs)
Antigua and Barbuda won by 121 runs
Royal Selangor Club, Kuala Lumpur
Umpires: K. T. Francis (SL) and Syed Mahabubullah (Ban)


References

  1. ^ "Previous Commonwealth Games". Commonwealth Sport Canada. Retrieved 11 January 2025.
  2. "Canada Squad". ESPNcricinfo. 16 June 1998. Archived from the original on 7 June 2023. Retrieved 9 January 2025.
  3. "Australia v Canada - Commonwealth Games 1998/99 (Group B)". CricketArchive. Archived from the original on 26 March 2016. Retrieved 9 January 2025.
  4. "Canada v India - Commonwealth Games 1998/99 (Group B)". CricketArchive. Archived from the original on 26 March 2016. Retrieved 9 January 2025.
  5. ^ "Antigua and Barbuda v Canada - Commonwealth Games 1998/99 (Group B)". CricketArchive. Archived from the original on 9 March 2016. Retrieved 9 January 2025.

External links

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Canada at the Commonwealth Games
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