Australia at the 2022 Commonwealth Games
Australia competed at the 2022, Commonwealth Games held in Birmingham, England. It was Australia's 22nd appearance at the Commonwealth Games, having competed at every Games since their inception in 1930.
Olympic medallist in field hockey Eddie Ockenden and former squash world champion Rachael Grinham were the country's flagbearers during the Opening Ceremony. Five-time Commonwealth Games medalist Melissa Wu was the flagbearer at the Closing Ceremony after her gold medal in the Women’s 10m Platform Synchronised Diving.
Administration
Chef de Mission - Petria ThomasGeneral Managers - Anna Meares, Sharelle McMahon, Katrina Webb
Chief Operating Officer - Tim Mahon
Medallists
Competitors
The following table shows which sports/disciplines the 429 Australian athletes were to compete in.| Sport | Men | Women | Total |
| Athletics | 36 | 47 | 83 |
| Badminton | 5 | 5 | 10 |
| 3x3 Basketball | 8 | 8 | 16 |
| Beach volleyball | 2 | 2 | 4 |
| Boxing | 7 | 4 | 11 |
| Cricket | 15 | 15 | |
| Cycling | 16 | 16 | 32 |
| Diving | 4 | 10 | 14 |
| Field hockey | 18 | 18 | 36 |
| Gymnastics | 5 | 8 | 13 |
| Judo | 7 | 4 | 11 |
| Lawn bowls | 10 | 8 | 18 |
| Netball | 12 | 12 | |
| Para powerlifting | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| Rugby sevens | 13 | 13 | 26 |
| Squash | 4 | 4 | 8 |
| Swimming | 38 | 35 | 73 |
| Table tennis | 6 | 8 | 14 |
| Triathlon | 9 | 5 | 14 |
| Weightlifting | 5 | 6 | 11 |
| Wrestling | 4 | 2 | 6 |
| Total | 198 | 231 | 429 |
Athletics
32 athletes were selected on 16 May 2022. An additional 53 athletes were selected on 28 June 2022. Four athletes – Joseph Deng, Riley Day, Liz Clay and Ashley Moloney withdrew after selection. On 4 August 2022, Kathryn Mitchell and Stewart McSweyn withdrew due to illness. Alec Diamond and Mia Gross replaced Ash Moloney and Riley Day.; Men
; Track & road events
; Field events
; Combined events – Decathlon
| Athlete | Event | 100 m | 400 m | 1500 m | Final | Rank | |||||||
| Cedric Dubler | Result | 10.92 | 7.61 | 12.83 | 2.06 | 48.47 | 14.20 | 44.01 | 5.00 | 51.84 | 4:58.81 | 8030 | |
| Cedric Dubler | Points | 878 | 962 | 657 | 859 | 886 | 949 | 746 | 910 | 616 | 567 | 8030 | |
| Alec Diamond | Result | 11.14 | 7.66 | 14.23 | 1.97 | 50.07 | 14.86 | 44.05 | 4.80 | 42.29 | 4:50.22 | 7689 | 5 |
| Alec Diamond | Points | 830 | 975 | 742 | 776 | 811 | 867 | 747 | 849 | 475 | 617 | 7689 | 5 |
| Daniel Golubovic | Result | 11.17 | 6.98 | 15.60 | 1.94 | 49.08 | 14.32 | 49.85 | 4.90 | 58.26 | 4:30.95 | 8197 | |
| Daniel Golubovic | Points | 823 | 809 | 827 | 749 | 858 | 934 | 867 | 880 | 712 | 738 | 8197 |
; Women
; Track & road events
; Field events
;Combined events – Heptathlon
| Athlete | Event | 200 m | 800 m | Final | Rank | |||||
| Taneille Crase | Result | 13.42 | 1.78 | 11.89 | 24.48 | 6.23 | 37.95 | 2:16.40 | 6026 | 5 |
| Taneille Crase | Points | 1062 | 953 | 654 | 935 | 921 | 628 | 873 | 6026 | 5 |
Australian women's 4 x 100m relay elevated to bronze medal due to the disqualification of Nigeria to an anti-doping violation.
Badminton
Ten athletes were selected on 31 May 2022. As of 1 June 2022, Australia also qualified for the mixed team event via the BWF World Rankings.;Singles
;Doubles
;Mixed team
;Summary
;Squad
- Yingxiang Lin
- Tran Hoang Pham
- Jacob Schueler
- Nathan Tang
- Jack Yu
- Wendy Chen
- Kaitlyn Ea
- Tiffany Ho
- Gronya Somerville
- Angela Yu
3x3 basketball
Australia qualified to compete in both the men's and women's tournaments, having done so as the highest-ranked nation not already qualified by regional rankings. As of 19 May 2022, they also accepted Bipartite Invitations for both wheelchair tournaments. Sixteen players were selected on 13 July 2022.;Summary
Men's tournament
;Roster- Jesse Wagstaff
- Greg Hire
- Tom Wright
- Daniel Johnson
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Quarter-final
Semi-final
'''Gold medal match'''
Women's tournament
;RosterGroup A
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Semi-final
'''Bronze medal match'''
Men's wheelchair
;Roster- Luke Pople
- Lachlin Dalton
- Jake Kavanagh
- Kurt Thomson
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Semi-final
'''Gold medal match'''
Women's wheelchair
;RosterGroup B
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Semi-final
'''Gold medal match'''
Beach volleyball
Four players selected on 13 May 2022.Men's tournament
Group B----
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Quarter-final
Semi-final
'''Gold medal match'''
Women's tournament
Group B----
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Quarter-final
Semi-final
'''Gold medal match'''
Boxing
Eleven boxers were selected on 26 April 2022.; Men
;Women
Cricket
By virtue of its position in the ICC Women's T20I rankings, Australia qualified for the tournament.Fixtures were announced in November 2021.
;Roster
Fifteen players were selected on 20 May 2022.
- Darcie Brown
- Nicola Carey
- Ashleigh Gardner
- Grace Harris
- Rachael Haynes
- Alyssa Healy
- Jess Jonassen
- Alana King
- Meg Lanning
- Tahlia McGrath
- Beth Mooney
- Ellyse Perry
- Megan Schutt
- Annabel Sutherland
- Amanda-Jade Wellington
;Group stage
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;Semi-final
;Gold medal match
Cycling
34 cyclists were selected on 16 June 2022. Michael Matthews and Kaden Groves withdrew due to trade team commitments and were replaced by Luke Durbridge and Sam Fox in the road race. Caleb Ewan withdrew due to surgery after the 2022 Tour de France.Road
;Men| Athlete | Event | Time | Rank |
| Luke Durbridge | Road race | 3:37:08 | 46 |
| Sam Fox | Road race | 3:37:08 | 48 |
| Lucas Plapp | Road race | 3:28:32 | 6 |
| Miles Scotson | Road race | 3:36:46 | 16 |
| Rohan Dennis | Time trial | 46:21.24 | |
| Lucas Plapp | Time trial | 48:47.70 | 5 |
;Women
| Athlete | Event | Time | Rank |
| Georgia Baker | Road race | 2:44:46 | |
| Grace Brown | Road race | 2:44:57 | 33 |
| Brodie Chapman | Road race | 2:45:08 | 35 |
| Alexandra Manly | Road race | 2:44:46 | 23 |
| Ruby Roseman-Gannon | Road race | 2:44:57 | 29 |
| Sarah Roy | Road race | 2:44:46 | |
| Georgia Baker | Time trial | 41:44.85 | 4 |
| Grace Brown | Time trial | 40:05.20 | |
| Sarah Roy | Time trial | 42:26.44 | 9 |
Track
;Sprint;Keirin
| Athlete | Event | Round 1 | Repechage | Semifinals | Final |
| Thomas Cornish | Men's keirin | 3 | 1 Q | 6 | 8 |
| Matthew Glaetzer | Men's keirin | 1 Q | 5 | DNS | |
| Matthew Richardson | Men's keirin | 3 | 1 Q | 3 | 4 |
| Kristina Clonan | Women's keirin | 2 Q | 6 | 8 | |
| Breanna Hargrave | Women's keirin | 2 Q | 4 | 12 | |
| Alessia McCaig | Women's keirin | 2 Q | 6 | 11 |
;Pursuit
;Time trial
| Athlete | Event | Time | Rank |
| Thomas Cornish | Men's time trial | 1:00.036 | |
| Matthew Richardson | Men's time trial | 1:00.152 | 4 |
| Matthew Glaetzer | Men's time trial | 59.505 | |
| Beau Wootton Luke Zaccaria | Men's tandem time trial B & VI | 1:02.824 | 4 |
| Kristina Clonan | Women's time trial | 33.234 GR | |
| Breanna Hargrave | Women's time trial | 33.995 | 7 |
| Alessia McCaig | Women's time trial | 34.382 | 8 |
| Jessica Gallagher Caitlin Ward | Women's tandem time trial B & VI | 1:07.138 |
;Points race
;Scratch race
| Athlete | Event | Qualification | Final |
| Joshua Duffy | Men's scratch race | 6 Q | 13 |
| Graeme Frislie | Men's scratch race | 3 Q | 6 |
| James Morarty | Men's scratch race | 9 Q | 13 |
| Sophie Edwards | Women's scratch race | 17 | |
| Chloe Moran | Women's scratch race | 6 | |
| Alyssa Polites | Women's scratch race | 18 |
Diving
Fourteen divers – 10 women and 4 men selected on 7 June 2022.;Men
;Women
;Mixed
Gymnastics
Thirteen gymnasts selected on 20 June 2022.Artistic
;Men;Team Final and Individual Qualification
;Individual Finals
;Women
;Team Final and Individual Qualification
;Individual Finals
Rhythmic
;Team Final and Individual Qualification;Individual Finals
Hockey
Australia qualified for both tournaments. The men qualified as defending champions, whereas the women qualified based on their position in the FIH Women's World Ranking.Detailed fixtures were released on 9 March 2022.
;Summary
Men's tournament
Eighteen players selected on 21 June 2022.;Roster
- Jacob Anderson
- Daniel Beale
- Joshua Beltz
- Tim Brand
- Andrew Charter
- Matthew Dawson
- Johan Durst
- Nathan Ephraums
- Blake Govers
- Jake Harvie
- Jeremy Hayward
- Tim Howard
- Eddie Ockenden
- Flynn Ogilvie
- Joshua Simmonds
- Jake Whetton
- Tom Wickham
- Aran Zalewski
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;Semi-final
;Gold medal match
Women's tournament
Eighteen players selected on 11 June 2022. Brooke Peris and Courtney Schonel withdrew due to injuries and were replaced by Rebecca Greiner and Grace Stewart.;Roster
- Jocelyn Bartram
- Jane Claxton
- Claire Colwill
- Madison Fitzpatrick
- Rebecca Greiner
- Greta Hayes
- Stephanie Kershaw
- Amy Lawton
- Ambrosia Malone
- Kaitlin Nobbs
- Aleisha Power
- Karri Somerville
- Penny Squibb
- Grace Stewart
- Renee Taylor
- Shanea Tonkin
- Mariah Williams
- Georgia Wilson
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;Semi-final
;Gold medal
Judo
Twelve judokas were selected on 18 May 2022.;Men
;Women
Lawn bowls
Eighteen bowlers were selected on 3 June 2022. Grant Fehlberg withdrew due to unforeseen family circumstances and was replaced by Matthew Northcott.;Men
;Women
;Parasport
Netball
By virtue of its position in the World Netball Rankings, Australia qualified for the tournament.Partial fixtures were announced in November 2021, then updated with the remaining qualifiers in March 2022.
Twelve players were selected on 14 June 2022 with three travelling reserves – Donnell Wallam, Jamie-Lee Price, Ruby Bakewell-Doran.
;Roster
- Sunday Aryang
- Kiera Austin
- Ash Brazill
- Courtney Bruce
- Gretel Bueta
- Paige Hadley
- Sarah Klau
- Cara Koenen
- Kate Moloney
- Liz Watson
- Jo Weston
- Steph Wood
;Group stage
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;Semi-final
;Gold medal match
Para powerlifting
Two athletes selected on 15 June 2022.| Athlete | Event | Result | Rank |
| Ben Wright | Men's heavyweight | 119.1 | |
| Hani Watson | Women's heavyweight | 98.5 |
Rugby sevens
Australia qualified for both the men's and women's tournaments. This was achieved through their positions in the 2018–19 / 2019–20 World Rugby Sevens Series and 2018–19 / 2019–20 World Rugby Women's Sevens Series respectively.;Summary
Men's tournament
Thirteen players were selected on 5 July 2022.;Roster
- Ben Dowling
- Matthew Gonzalez
- Henry Hutchison
- Samu Kerevi
- Nathan Lawson
- Maurice Longbottom
- Nick Malouf
- Benn Marr
- Mark Nawaqanitawase
- Henry Paterson
- Dietrich Roache
- Corey Toole
- Josh Turner
Quarter-final
Semi–finals
'''Bronze medal match'''
Women's tournament
Thirteen players were selected on 5 July 2022.;Roster
- Charlotte Caslick
- Lily Dick
- Dominique Du Toit
- Demi Hayes
- Madison Ashby
- Tia Hinds
- Alysia Lefau-Fakaosilea
- Maddison Levi
- Teagan Levi
- Faith Nathan
- Sariah Paki
- Jesse Southwell
- Sharni Williams
Semi-final
'''Gold medal'''
Squash
Eight players – four men and four women selected on 10 June 2022.;Singles
;Doubles
Swimming
A squad of twenty-seven para swimmers was selected on 4 May 2022, all having qualified via the World Para Swimming World Rankings for performances registered between 31 December 2020 and 18 April 2022. Forty six able bodied swimmers were selected on 22 May 2022. Three additional Para swimmers selected on 7 July 2022. Two swimmers – Isaac Cooper and Timothy Disken were withdrawn from the team on 19 July 2022.Athletes listed in events are subject to change up to the close of entries.
;Men
;Women
;Mixed
Table tennis
Team of six athletes was announced on 29 April 2022. Eight athletes select ed on 30 May 2022.;Singles
;Doubles
;Team
Triathlon
Four vision impaired Para-Triathletes and their guides were announced on 11 May 2022. Six triathletes were selected on 13 June 2022.;Men
| Athlete | Event | Swim | Trans 1 | Bike | Trans 2 | Run | Total | Rank |
| Jake Birtwhistle | Men's | 8:51 | 0:49 | 26:08 | 0:18 | 14:59 | 51:06 | 4 |
| Brandon Copeland | Men's | 8:54 | 0:53 | 27:40 | 0:17 | 16:36 | 54:20 | 22 |
| Matthew Hauser | Men's | 8:41 | 0:56 | 26:10 | 0:17 | 14:46 | 50:50 | |
| Jonathan Goerlach David Mainwaring | Men's PTVI | 13:00 | 1:24 | 28:46 | 0:31 | 18:54 | 1:05:21 | |
| Gerrard Gosens Hayden Armstrong | Men's PTVI | 13:40 | 1:49 | 30:35 | 0:36 | 22:01 | 1:08:41 | 6 |
| Sam Harding Luke Harvey | Men's PTVI | 10:52 | 1:02 | 28:46 | 0:35 | 18:08 | 1:02:09 |
;Women
| Athlete | Event | Swim | Trans 1 | Bike | Trans 2 | Run | Total | Rank |
| Sophie Linn | Women's | 9:37 | 0:57 | 29:20 | 0:24 | 16:50 | 57:08 | 5 |
| Charlotte McShane | Women's | 9:36 | 0:57 | 29:23 | 0:19 | 17:27 | 57:42 | 11 |
| Natalie Van Coevorden | Women's | 9:28 | 0:59 | 29:29 | 0:20 | 17:45 | 58:01 | 14 |
| Erica Burleigh Felicity Cradick | Women's PTVI | 14:28 | 1:40 | 37:12 | 0:36 | 29:34 | 1:26:49 | 6 |
;Mixed Relay
| Athletes | Event | Total Times per Athlete | Total Group Time | Rank |
| Jacob Birtwhistle Natalie Van Coevorden Matthew Hauser Sophie Linn | Mixed relay | 17:52 20:47 18:07 20:43 | 1:17:29 |
Weightlifting
A squad of eleven weightlifters was officially selected on 19 April 2022.Sarah Cochrane qualified by winning gold at the 2021 Commonwealth Weightlifting Championships in Tashkent, Uzbekistan, whereas the rest of the squad qualified via the IWF Commonwealth Ranking List.
;Men
;Women
Wrestling
Six wrestlers selected on 1 July 2022.Facts
- Second largest Australian Commonwealth Games team ever, behind the 473 athletes at the Gold Coast 2018 Games
- Jian Fang Lay and Rachael Grinham became the first female athletes to attend six Commonwealth Games.
- Blake Cochrane and Angie Ballard became the first Para-sport athletes to represent Australia at four Commonwealth Games.
- Ten indigenous athletes: Taliqua Clancy, Indiana Cooper, Ashleigh Gardner, Maurice Longbottom, Callum Peters, Ruby Storm Brandon Wakeling, Mariah Williams, Alex Wilson, Alex Winwood
- The netball team's win in the final was Australia's 1,000th gold medal in Commonwealth Games history.