Australia at the 2018 Commonwealth Games
Australia competed at the 2018 Commonwealth Games in Gold Coast, Queensland between 4 and 15 April 2018. It was Australia's 21st appearance at the Commonwealth Games, having competed at every Games since their inception in 1930. Australia previously hosted the Games four times – 1938 Sydney, 1962 Perth, 1982 Brisbane and 2006 Melbourne.
Being the host nation, Australia sent a contingent of 474 athletes, participating in all of the 18 sports staged. Though only 469 competed. This was the highest number of athletes to represent Australia in a Commonwealth Games ever, eclipsing their previous record of 417 athletes at the 2014 Glasgow Commonwealth Games. Hockey athlete Mark Knowles was the country's flag bearer during the opening ceremony.
Administration
Steve Moneghetti was appointed Chef de Mission. He held this position at the 2010 and 2014 Games.Opening ceremony appointments included: hockey player Mark Knowles as Australian flag bearer, lawn bowler Karen Murphy taking the athletes' oath and Australian netball coach Lisa Alexander the coaches' oath. Kurt Fearnley in his last major multi-sport competition was the closing ceremony flag bearer.
Competitors
The following is the list of number of competitors participating at the Games per sport/discipline.| Sport | Men | Women | Total |
| Athletics | 51 | 56 | 107 |
| Badminton | 5 | 5 | 10 |
| Basketball | 12 | 12 | 24 |
| Beach volleyball | 2 | 2 | 4 |
| Boxing | 8 | 5 | 13 |
| Cycling | 19 | 17 | 36 |
| Diving | 6 | 8 | 14 |
| Gymnastics | 5 | 8 | 13 |
| Hockey | 18 | 18 | 36 |
| Lawn bowls | 11 | 6 | 17 |
| Netball | 12 | 12 | |
| Rugby sevens | 13 | 13 | 26 |
| Shooting | 16 | 12 | 28 |
| Squash | 5 | 5 | 10 |
| Swimming | 36 | 33 | 69 |
| Table tennis | 6 | 6 | 12 |
| Triathlon | 6 | 6 | 12 |
| Weightlifting/Powerlifting | 10 | 9 | 19 |
| Wrestling | 5 | 2 | 7 |
| Total | 234 | 235 | 469 |
Medallists
- – Athlete competed in preliminary round but not final round
Athletics (track and field)
Athletics Australia announced an initial team of 51 athletes. On 1 March 2018, Athletics Australia announced the final team of 109 athletes, the second-largest team in history following Melbourne in 2006. On 6 March 2018, Ella Nelson withdrew from the team due to injury and was replaced by Larissa Pasternatsky. Marathon runner Chris Hammer withdrew on 1 April due to injury. On 5 April, Sally Pearson announced an Achilles tendon injury had forced her withdrawal from defending her 100 m hurdles gold medal and from the 4 × 100 m relay. Declan Carruthers was selected but did not compete in men's pole vault due to hamstring injury.;Men
;Track & road events
;Field events
;Combined events – Decathlon
| Athlete | Event | 100 m | 400 m | 1500 m | Final | Rank | |||||||
| Kyle Cranston | Result | 11.16 | 7.18 | 13.59 | 1.92 | 49.94 | 15.12 | 43.19 | 4.40 | 62.36 | 4:31.91 | 7734 | 5 |
| Kyle Cranston | Points | 825 | 857 | 703 | 731 | 817 | 835 | 730 | 731 | 773 | 732 | 7734 | 5 |
| Cedric Dubler | Result | 10.69 | 7.59 | 12.34 | 2.01 | 48.39 | 14.24 | 40.59 | 5.00 | 54.63 | 4:57.03 | 7983 | |
| Cedric Dubler | Points | 931 | 957 | 627 | 813 | 890 | 944 | 677 | 910 | 657 | 571 | 7983 |
;Women
;Track & road events
;Field events
;Combined events – Heptathlon
| Athlete | Event | 200 m | 800 m | Final | Rank | |||||
| Alysha Burnett | Result | 14.32 | 1.87 | 13.62 | 26.76 | 5.82 | 46.56 | 2:43.14 | 5628 | 9 |
| Alysha Burnett | Points | 934 | 1067 | 769 | 732 | 795 | 794 | 537 | 5628 | 9 |
| Celeste Mucci | Result | 13.19 | 1.75 | 12.22 | 24.59 | 6.10 | 43.03 | 2:29.73 | 5915 | 4 |
| Celeste Mucci | Points | 1096 | 916 | 676 | 925 | 880 | 726 | 696 | 5915 | 4 |
Badminton
Team of ten athletes was announced on 23 February 2018.;Singles & doubles
;Mixed team
;Summary
;Roster
- Matthew Chau
- Wendy Chen
- Leanne Choo
- Anthony Joe
- Setyana Mapasa
- Robin Middleton
- Sawan Serasinghe
- Ross Smith
- Gronya Somerville
- Renuga Veeran
;Quarterfinal
Basketball
Australia has qualified a men's and women's basketball teams for a total of 24 athletes.Team of 12 men and 12 women was announced on 7 March 2018.
;Summary
Men's tournament
;Roster- Angus Brandt
- Jason Cadee
- Cameron Gliddon
- Chris Goulding
- Nick Kay
- Daniel Kickert
- Damian Martin
- Brad Newley
- Mitch Norton
- Nathan Sobey
- Lucas Walker
- Jesse Wagstaff
;Pool A
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;Semi-final
;Gold medal match
Women's tournament
;Roster;Pool A
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;Semi-final
;Gold medal match
Beach volleyball
Team of four athletes was announced on 24 February 2018.Boxing
Team of thirteen boxers was selected on 14 December 2017. Twelve boxers were making their Commonwealth Games debut.; Men
;Women
Cycling
Team of 36 athletes was announced on 20 February 2018.Road
;Men| Athlete | Event | Time | Rank |
| Mitchell Docker | Road race | 3:59:39 | 43 |
| Alex Edmondson | Road race | 4:06:36 | 46 |
| Mathew Hayman | Road race | 3:58:07 | 25 |
| Cameron Meyer | Road race | 3:57:01 | 9 |
| Callum Scotson | Road race | 4:06:36 | 47 |
| Steele Von Hoff | Road race | 3:57:01 | |
| Callum Scotson | Time trial | 49:35.65 | 4 |
| Cameron Meyer | Time trial | 48:13.04 |
;Women
| Athlete | Event | Time | Rank |
| Tiffany Cromwell | Road race | 3:02:21 | 6 |
| Gracie Elvin | Road race | 3:03:32 | 22 |
| Katrin Garfoot | Road race | 3:02:47 | 13 |
| Chloe Hosking | Road race | 3:02:18 | |
| Shannon Malseed | Road race | 3:05:40 | 24 |
| Sarah Roy | Road race | 3:02:18 | 5 |
| Katrin Garfoot | Time trial | 35:08.09 |
Track
;SprintQualification legend: Q – Qualify to next round/gold medal round, QB – Qualify to bronze medal round.
* – Due to only three nations participating in the event, no silver or bronze medals were awarded in accordance with Commonwealth Games regulations.
;Keirin
| Athlete | Event | Round 1 | Repechage | Semifinals | Final |
| Patrick Constable | Men's keirin | 1 Q | 5 | 8 | |
| Matthew Glaetzer | Men's keirin | 1 Q | 1 Q | ||
| Jacob Schmid | Men's keirin | 2 Q | 6 | 9 | |
| Kaarle McCulloch | Women's keirin | 2 Q | 1 Q | ||
| Stephanie Morton | Women's keirin | 1 Q | 1 Q |
;Pursuit
Qualification Legend: Q – Athlete qualified to next round/gold medal round, QB – Athlete qualified to bronze medal round.
* – Athlete cycled in preliminary round but not in the final.
;Time trial
| Athlete | Event | Time | Rank |
| Patrick Constable | Men's time trial | 1:01.438 | 6 |
| Matthew Glaetzer | Men's time trial | 59.340 GR | |
| Nick Yallouris | Men's time trial | 1:01.945 | 10 |
| Bradley Henderson Thomas Clarke | Men's tandem time trial B & VI | 1:01.512 | |
| Kaarle McCulloch | Women's time trial | 33.583 | |
| Stephanie Morton | Women's time trial | 33.619 | |
| Jessica Gallagher Madison Janssen | Women's tandem time trial B & VI | 1:07.165 | 2* |
Qualification legend: * – Due to only three nations participating in the event, no silver or bronze medals were awarded in accordance with Commonwealth Games regulations.
;Points race
;Scratch race
Diving
Team of 14 divers was announced on 5 February 2018. Taneka Kovchenko was forced to withdraw from the Team just prior to the Games due to the risk of serious injury. She was replaced by Teju Williamson.;Men
;Women
Gymnastics
Team of thirteen athletes announced on 28 February 2018. Team consists of five artistic men, five artistic women and three rhythmic women.Artistic
;Men;Team
;Individual
;Women
;Team
;Individual
Rhythmic
;Team;Individual
Field hockey
;SummaryMen's tournament
On 6 April, Blake Govers was ruled out with a broken finger and replaced with Tom Wickham.;Roster
- Daniel Beale
- Andrew Charter
- Tom Craig
- Matt Dawson
- Jeremy Edwards
- Jake Harvie
- Jeremy Hayward
- Aaron Kleinschmidt
- Mark Knowles
- Tyler Lovell
- Trent Mitton
- Eddie Ockenden
- Flynn Ogilvie
- Lachlan Sharp
- Jacob Whetton
- Tom Wickham
- Dylan Wotherspoon
- Aran Zalewski
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;Semi-final
;Gold medal match
Women's tournament
;Roster- Jocelyn Bartram
- Edwina Bone
- Jane Claxton
- Ashlea Fey
- Savannah Fitzpatrick
- Jordyn Holzberger
- Emily Hurtz
- Jodie Kenny
- Stephanie Kershaw
- Rachael Lynch
- Karri McMahon
- Gabrielle Nance
- Kaitlin Nobbs
- Brooke Peris
- Madi Ratcliffe
- Emily Smith
- Grace Stewart
- Renee Taylor
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;Semi-final
;Gold medal match
Lawn bowls
17 person team was announced on 5 December 2017.;Men
;Women
;Mixed para-sport
Officials: Team Leader – Peter Brown; Head Coach – Steve Glasson; Coaches – Kelvin Kerkow, Gary Willis; Team Manager – Faye Luke; Sport Psychologist – Mark McMahon – Sport Psychologist
Netball
Australia qualified a netball team by virtue of being the host country of the event.;Summary
;Roster
- Caitlin Bassett
- April Brandley
- Courtney Bruce
- Laura Geitz
- Susan Pettitt
- Kim Ravaillion
- Madi Robinson
- Gabi Simpson
- Caitlin Thwaites
- Liz Watson
- Jo Weston
- Stephanie Wood
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;Semi-final match
;;Gold medal match
Rugby sevens
;SummaryMen's tournament
;RosterBrandon Quinn replaced captain Lewis Holland who withdrew due to injury. James Stannard was forced to withdraw after being injured during a late night assault and was replaced by Nicholas Price.
;Pool B
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;5th-8th Playoff
;5th place match
Women's tournament
;Roster;Pool B
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;Semi-final match
;Gold medal match
Shooting
Team of 28 athletes was announced on 31 January 2018.;Men
;Pistol/Small bore
;Full bore
;Shotgun
;Women
;Pistol/Small bore
;Shotgun
Squash
Team of 12 athletes was announced on 15 December 2017.;Singles
;Doubles
Swimming
After the 2018 Australian Championships and Commonwealth Games Trials, Swimming Australia announced a team of 70 athletes.;Men
;Women
Table tennis
Team of 12 athletes was announced on 29 January 2018.;Singles
;Doubles
;Team
Triathlon
Team of six athletes announced on 17 November 2017. A further six paratriathletes announced on 25 February 2018.;Men
| Athlete | Event | Swim | Trans 1 | Bike | Trans 2 | Run | Total | Rank |
| Jake Birtwhistle | Men's | 9:10 | 0:32 | 27:53 | 0:27 | 14:36 | 52:38 | |
| Matt Hauser | Men's | 8:52 | 0:33 | 27:41 | 0:25 | 15:15 | 52:46 | 4 |
| Luke Willian | Men's | 9:05 | 0:34 | 27:56 | 0:28 | 15:30 | 53:33 | 8 |
| Bill Chaffey | Men's PTWC | 10:55 | 1:36 | 35:20 | 0:45 | 12:37 | 1:04:13 | |
| Nic Beveridge | Men's PTWC | 11:10 | 1:44 | 35:40 | 1:05 | 13:49 | 1:03:28 | |
| Scott Crowley | Men's PTWC | 11:49 | 1:37 | 36:24 | 0:56 | 14:48 | 1:08:34 | 5 |
;Women
| Athlete | Event | Swim | Trans 1 | Bike | Trans 2 | Run | Total | Rank |
| Gillian Backhouse | Women's | 9:34 | 0:36 | 30:25 | 0:27 | 17:52 | 58:54 | 9 |
| Ashleigh Gentle | Women's | 9:48 | 0:35 | 30:13 | 0:28 | 17:04 | 58:08 | 5 |
| Charlotte McShane | Women's | 9:47 | 0:36 | 30:13 | 0:26 | 18:18 | 59:20 | 11 |
| Emily Tapp | Women's PTWC | 14:10 | 2:08 | 41:14 | 0:49 | 14:35 | 1:12:56 | |
| Lauren Parker | Women's PTWC | 13:31 | 1:50 | 38:51 | 0:58 | 18:38 | 1:13:48 | |
| Sara Tait | Women's PTWC | 17:51 | 1:37 | 45:22 | 1:15 | 17:27 | 1:23:32 | 6 |
;Mixed
| Athletes | Event | Total Times per Athlete | Total Group Time | Rank |
| Gillian Backhouse Matt Hauser Ashleigh Gentle Jake Birtwhistle | Mixed relay | 19:56 18:15 20:28 18:57 | 1:17:36 |
Weightlifting
Team of 16 athletes was announced on 23 January 2018. Five Paralympic powerlifters were added to the team on 7 March 2018. Simplice Ribouem withdrew prior to the competition due to injury.;Men
| Athlete | Event | Snatch | Clean & Jerk | Total | Rank |
| Phillip Liao | 56 kg | 91 | 114 | 205 | 7 |
| Vannara Be | 62 kg | 110 | 132 | 142 | 10 |
| Brandon Wakeling | 69 kg | 120 | 155 | 275 | 7 |
| François Etoundi | 77 kg | 136 | 169 | 305 | |
| Boris Elesin | 85 kg | 140 | 161 | 301 | 9 |
| Ridge Barredo | 105 kg | 138 | 175 | 313 | 8 |
| Damon Kelly | +105 kg | 158 | 204 | 363 | 5 |
;Women
Powerlifting
Australia participated with 4 athletes. Cristine Ashscroft was selected but withdrew prior to competition due to illness.| Athlete | Event | Result | Rank |
| Nang Nguyen | Men's lightweight | 142.3 | 8 |
| Leigh Skinner | Men's heavyweight | 143.7 | 8 |
| Ben Wright | Men's heavyweight | 152.4 | 6 |
| Kelly Cartwright | Women's lightweight | 69.9 | 7 |
Wrestling
Team of eight athletes was announced on 2 March 2018. Robert Whittaker withdrew from the Team on 16 March 2018.;Repechage Format
;Nordic Format