Sporting event delegation
Australia competed at the 2014 Commonwealth Games in Glasgow , Scotland, between 23 July and 3 August 2014.
It was the nation's 20th appearance at the Commonwealth Games, having competed at every Games since their inception in 1930. 417 athletes competed for Australia, the largest team at the competition, just ahead of England with 416 athletes. It is also the greatest number of athletes to represent Australia at any Commonwealth Games.
Administration
In 2013, Steve Moneghetti was appointed as Chef de Mission , a position he held at the 2010 Commonwealth Games . Dianne Gallagher was appointed as Team General Manager.[ 4] Brian Roe was appointed as Assistant Team General Manager, Dr Grace Bryant OAM as Team Medical Director and Ian Hanson as Team Media Director.[ 5]
Section Managers
Nathan Sims (Athletics), Rhonda Cator (Badminton), Allan Nicolson Snr (Boxing), Paul Brosnan (Cycling), Michael Hetherington (Diving), Adam Sachs (Gymnastics), Andrew Smith (Hockey Men), Ben Tarbox (Hockey Women), Marie (Midge) Hill (Judo), Peter Brown (Lawn Bowls), Julie Richardson (Netball), Luca Liussi (Rugby 7s), Tim Mahon (Shooting), Michael Scott ( (Swimming), Scott Houston (Table Tennis), Bernard Savage (Triathlon), Robert Mitchell (Weightlifting), Alan Landy (Wrestling)[ 5]
Medical
Doctors: Dr Michael Makdissi, Dr Sandra Mejak, Dr Hugh Seward and Dr Greg Lovell
Physiotherapists: Peter Blanch (Head), Keren Faulkner, Jon Davis, Kylie Holt, Andrew McGough and Paula Peralta
Soft Tissue Therapists: Tony Bond (Head), Howard Arbthnot, Stuart Hinds, Delwyn Griffith, Georgette (Georgie) Stephens and Natasha Brock
Clinic Administrator: Linda Philpot[ 5]
Administration
Athlete Liaison Officer: Petria Thomas OAM
Administration Officers: Rohan Short, Andrew Matthews, Dianne O'Neill, Carol Grant, Robyn Shaw
Administration Assistants: Amy Handley, Tim Arnold, Peter Tate, Cathy Perre, Emma Whitelaw[ 5]
Media
Media Officers: Len Johnson, Tracy Parish, Lachlan Searle and David Moase[ 5]
Medallists
Medals by day
Day
Total
24 July
5
3
7
15
25 July
6
6
5
17
26 July
7
5
7
19
27 July
8
7
7
22
28 July
4
4
6
14
29 July
4
6
4
14
30 July
1
1
3
5
31 July
1
4
2
7
1 August
4
4
3
11
2 August
5
2
1
8
3 August
4
0
1
5
Total
49
42
46
137
Medals by gender
Day
Total
Men
22.5
23
21.5
67
Women
26.5
19
24.5
70
Total
49
42
46
137
* – Indicates the athlete competed in preliminaries but not the final
Athletics
Athletics Australia announced 103 athletes on 5 June 2014.[ 6] Tristan Thomas (400m hurdles) was originally selected but withdrew due to injury.[ 7] On 21 June, Brooke Stratton (long jump) revealed that she would not be able to compete due to injury.[ 8] On 26 July 2014, Alex Rowe withdrew from 800m due to a hamstring injury.[ 9]
Men
Track & road events
Field events
Combined events – Decathlon
Athlete
Event
100 m
400 m
1500 m
Final
Rank
Stephen Cain
Result
11.33
6.73
13.87
1.99
51.07
14.85
44.87
4.90
62.68
4:40.29
7787
5
Points
789
750
720
794
766
868
764
880
778
678
Jake Stein
Result
DQ
7.15
14.80
1.96
50.63
15.09
50.37
4.10
68.25
4:53.12
7005
14
Points
0
850
777
767
786
839
878
745
763
600
Women
Track & road events
Field events
Combined events – Heptathlon
Athlete
Event
200 m
800 m
Final
Rank
Sophie Stanwell
Result
14.18
1.69
11.96
24.35
5.99
36.77
2:14.28
4851
4
Points
953
842
658
947
846
605
903
– Katherine Katsanevakis replaced Kelly Hetherington who withdrew due to injury.[ 10]
Officials:
Simon Nathan (head of delegation)
Eric Hollingsworth (head coach)
Nathan Sims (section manager)
Sharon Hannan (assistant section managers)
Andrew Faichney (assistant section managers)
Badminton
Badminton Australia announced a team of 10 athletes on 5 June 2014.[ 11]
Singles & doubles
Officials: Head Coach – Lasse Bundgaard, Coach – Ricky Yu, Section Manager -Rhonda Cator
Mixed team
Pool D
Quarterfinals
Boxing
Boxing Australia announced a team of 11 boxers on 28 May 2014.[ 12]
Men
Women
Officials: Head Coach – Kevin Smith, Assistant coach – Don Abnett, Section Manager – Allan Nicholson
Cycling
Cycling Australia announced a team of 41 athletes on 10gicke 2014.[ 13]
Road
Men
Women
Track
Sprint
Athlete
Event
Qualification
Round 1
Repechage
Quarterfinals
Semifinals
Final
Time
Rank
Opposition Time
Opposition Time
Opposition Time
Opposition Time
Opposition Time
Rank
Matthew Glaetzer
Men's sprint
9.779 GR
1 Q
Crampton (ENG ) 10.252 W
Bye
Kenny (ENG ) L , L
Did not advance
5th – 8th classification 10.507 W
5
Peter Lewis
9.975
4 Q
Phillip (TRI ) 10.363 W
Bye
Archibald (NZL ) 10.664 W , 10.314 W
Kenny (ENG ) 10.544 W , L , L
Bronze medal final Dawkins (NZL ) L , L
4
Matthew Glaetzer Nathan Hart Shane Perkins
Men's team sprint
44.027
3 Q
—
Canada (CAN) 43.709 W
Thomas Clarke Paul Kennedy
Men's tandem sprint B
10.593
4 Q
—
Modra /Niblett (AUS ) L , L
Bronze medal final Ellis /Williams (WAL ) 10.891 W , 11.185 W
Kieran Modra Jason Niblett
10.050 GR
1 Q
—
Clarke /Kennedy (AUS ) 11.381 W , 11.816 W
Fachie /Maclean (SCO ) 11.167 W , L , L
Anna Meares
Women's sprint
11.171
2 Q
—
Davis (SCO ) 12.719 W , 12.032 W
Varnish (ENG ) 12.004 W , 11.675 W
Morton (AUS ) 11.734 L , 11.422 L
Stephanie Morton
10.984 GR
1 Q
—
Khan (ENG ) 11.639 W , 11.596 W
Mustapa (MAS ) 11.920 W , 11.898 W
Meares (AUS ) 11.734 W , 11.422 W
Breanna Hargrave Brandie O'Connor
Women's tandem sprint B
11.623
3 Q
—
Scott Thornhill (ENG ) L , L
Johnson Takos (AUS ) 12.596 W , 12.409 W
Felicity Johnson Holly Takos
11.695
4 Q
—
Haston Mcglynn (SCO ) L , L
Hargrave O'Connor (AUS ) L , L
4
Pursuit
Time trial
Points race
Scratch race
Keirin
Mountain Bike
Diving
Diving Australia announced a team of 12 athletes on 12 April 2014.[ 14]
Men
Women
Gymnastics
Gymnastics Australia announced a team of 10 artistic gymnasts on 25 May 2014 and 3 rhythmic gymnasts on 1 June.[ 15] [ 16]
Artistic
Men
Team
Athlete
Event
Apparatus
Total
Rank
Floor
Pommel horse
Rings
Vault
Parallel bars
Horizontal bar
Sean O'Hara
Team
13.866
12.066
13.366
13.633
12.600
13.766 Q
79.297
10 Q
Kent Pieterse
13.933
—
—
13.966 Q
—
13.766
—
Jack Rickards
—
11.300
13.633
—
13.033
—
—
Naoya Tsukahara
13.866
13.266
14.308 Q
12.866
14.691 Q
13.900 Q
82.897
6 Q
Luke Wadsworth
13.366
12.633
13.933
14.316
14.366 Q
13.433
82.047
7 Q
Total
41.665
37.965
41.874
41.915
42.090
41.432
246.941
4
Individual
Women
Team
Individual
Rhythmic
Team
Athlete
Event
Apparatus
Total
Rank
Hoop
Ball
Clubs
Ribbon
Jaelle Cohen
Team
12.075
12.250
12.150
12.200
48.675
15 Q
Danielle Prince
13.600
13.425
13.700
13.000
53.725
10 Q
Amy Quinn
11.050
12.725
10.600
11.600
—
Total
36.725
38.400
36.450
36.800
126.725
5
Individual
Hockey
Hockey Australia announced a team of 32 players on 24 June 2014.[ 17]
Men
Pool A
Source:
FIH Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) goals scored; 4) head-to-head result.
Umpires: Martin Madden (SCO) Gavin Caldecott (CAN)
Umpires: Dan Barstow (ENG) Gareth Greenfield (NZL)
Umpires: Martin Madden (SCO) Dan Barstow (ENG)
Umpires: Lim Hong Zhen (SIN) Will Drury (WAL)
Semifinal
Umpires: Martin Madden (SCO) Peter Wright (RSA)
Gold medal match
Umpires: Dan Barstow (ENG) Martin Madden (SCO)
Women
Pool B
Umpires: Sarah Wilson (SCO) Wendy Stewart (CAN)
Umpires: Annelize Rostron (RSA) Nur Hafizah Azman (MAS)
Umpires: Dino Willox (WAL) Ayana McClean (TRI)
Umpires: Aleesha Unka (NZL) Sarah Wilson (SCO)
Semifinal
Umpires: Aleesha Unka (NZL) Sarah Wilson (SCO)
Gold medal match
Umpires: Dino Willox (WAL) Wendy Stewart (CAN)
Judo
Judo Federation of Australia announced a team of 13 athletes on 30 May 2014.[ 18]
Men
Women
Lawn Bowls
Bowls Australia announced a team of 17 athletes.[ 19]
Men
Women
Mixed para-sport
Officials:Section Manager – Peter Brown, National Coach – Steve Glasson , Assistant Coach – Robert Dobbins, Para-sport Coach – Gary Willis, Team Manager – Faye Luke
Netball
Netball Australia announced a team of 12 athletes.
Team – Laura Geitz (captain), Bianca Chatfield (vice-captain), Caitlin Bassett , Tegan Caldwell , Julie Corletto , Kimberlee Green , Renae Hallinan , Sharni Layton , Natalie Medhurst , Kimberley Ravaillion , Madison Robinson , Caitlin Thwaites [ 20]
Officials: Section Manager – Julie Richardson, Head Coach – Lisa Alexander , Assistant Coach – Michelle den Dekker , Coach – Margaret Caldow , Physiotherapist – Steven Hawkins.
Pool B
Semifinal
Gold medal game
Rugby Sevens
Australian Rugby Union announced a team of 12 athletes on 7 July 2014.[ 21]
Team – Cameron Clark , Tom Cusack , Pama Fou , Con Foley , Liam Gill , Greg Jeloudev , Tom Lucas , Sean McMahon , Sam Mayers , James Stannard
Pool D
Quarterfinal
Semifinal
Bronze medal match
Shooting
Shooting Australia announced a team of 29 athletes.[ 22]
Men
Pistol/Small bore
Shotgun
Full bore
Women
Pistol/Small bore
Shotgun
Squash
Squash Australia announced a team of 10 athletes.[ 23]
Individual
Doubles
Officials: Section Manager – ; Coaches – Sarah Fitz-Gerald , Rodney Eyles
Swimming
After the 2014 Australian Championships and Commonwealth Games Trials, Swimming Australia announced a team of 59 athletes.[ 24]
Men
Women
Qualifiers for the latter rounds (Q ) of all events were decided on a time only basis, therefore positions shown are overall results versus competitors in all heats.
* – Indicates athlete swam in the preliminaries but not in the final race.
Eamon Sullivan withdrew due to injury on 6 June and was replaced by Matthew Abood .[ 25] Meagen Nay and Jacqueline Freney withdrew due to injury and illness on 7 July and were replaced by Madison Wilson and Lakeisha Patterson respectively.
Officials: Head of Delegation – Michael Scott , National Head Coach – Jacco Verhaeren , Coaches – Brant Best, Peter Bishop, Matthew Brown, Simon Cusack, John Fowlie, Rob Hindmarsh, Craig Jackson, Chris Mooney, Vince Raleigh, Richard Scarce, Rohan Taylor
Table tennis
Table Tennis Australia selected a team of 10 athletes.[ 26]
Men
Women
Mixed
Officials: Section Manager – Scott Houston, Head Coach – Jens Lang, Assistant Coach – Nam Ho Oh
Triathlon
Triathlon Australia selected a team of 6 athletes.[ 27]
Mixed Relay
Weightlifting
Weightlifting Australia announced a team of 19 athletes on 18 March 2014.[ 28]
Men
Women
Powerlifting
Officials:
Dr Robin Mitchell (section manager)
Michael Keelan (head coach)
Jourik Sarkisian (coach)
Miles Wydall (coach)
Anthony Dove (coach)
Scott Upston (EAD Powerlifting)
William Nancarrow ( EAD Powerlifting coach)
Wrestling
Wrestling Australia announced a team of nine athletes on 30 May 2014.[ 29]
Only freestyle wrestling events are being held in Glasgow.
Men
Women
See also
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