Australia at the 2006 Commonwealth Games


Australia at the 2006 Commonwealth Games was represented by Australian Commonwealth Games Association the, and abbreviated AUS. Athletes from Australia were given automatic qualification in all sports due to the host status.
Australia first competed at the then-titled British Empire Games in 1930, and is one of only six countries to have sent athletes to every Commonwealth Games.
Australia entered the Melbourne Games as a strong favourite to win the medal tally after having won 207 medals at the 2002 Commonwealth Games in Manchester compared to England's 165 and Canada's 116. Its strongest sports are swimming and cycling.
At the 2006 Commonwealth Games, Australia was at the top of the medal tally with 221 medals: 84 Gold, 69 Silver and 68 Bronze. Australia's overall tally of medals is 1,707 medals: 643 Gold, 556 Silver and 508 Bronze.
Jane Saville bore Australia's flag at the opening ceremony, while Leisel Jones bore the flag during the closing ceremony.

Medallists

NameMedalSportEventDate
CyclingWomen's 500 metres time trial
SwimmingWomen's 200 metres individual medley
CyclingMen's 1 kilometre time trial

Daniel Repacholi		ShootingMen's 50 metres pistol pairs

Adam Vella		ShootingMen's trap pairs

Deserie Baynes		ShootingWomen's trap pairs
SwimmingWomen's 50 metres butterfly
SwimmingWomen's 50 metres breaststroke
CyclingWomen's points race
CyclingMen's points race
CyclingMen's keirin

Hollie Dykes
Naomi Russell
Monette Russo
Chloe Sims		GymnasticsWomen's artistic team all-around
TriathlonWomen's triathlon
TriathlonMen's triathlon
GymnasticsMen's artistic individual all-around
WeightliftingMen's 69 kg
SwimmingWomen's 100 metres freestyle
SwimmingMen's 50 metres EAD freestyle
SwimmingWomen's 200 metres breaststroke
SwimmingWomen's 100 metres backstroke
CyclingMen's sprint
GymnasticsWomen's artistic individual all-around

Libby Lenton
Linda Mackenzie
Kelly Stubbins		SwimmingWomen's 4x200 metres freestyle relay

Lalita Yauhleuskaya		ShootingWomen's 10 metres air pistol pairs

Craig Trembath		ShootingMen's double trap pairs
AthleticsWomen's marathon
SwimmingWomen's 100 metres butterfly
CyclingWomen's individual pursuit

Natalia Rahman		ShootingWomen's skeet pairs
AthleticsWomen's 20 kilometres walk
AthleticsMen's 20 kilometres walk
AthleticsWomen's 100 metres EAD
AthleticsHammer throw
SwimmingWomen's 50 metres freestyle
SwimmingWomen's 200 metres backstroke

Bill Cornehls
Wayne Turley		Lawn bowlsMen's triples
SquashWomen's singles
SwimmingWomen's 100 metres breaststroke
SwimmingMen's 100 metres EAD freestyle
SwimmingWomen's 50 metres backstroke
GymnasticsMen's rings

Libby Lenton
Alice Mills
Shayne Reese		SwimmingWomen's 4x100 metres freestyle relay
ShootingWomen's 25 metres pistol
CyclingMen's individual time trial
WeightliftingMen's 94 kg
CyclingWomen's individual time trial
WeightliftingWomen's 75 kg
SwimmingWomen's 200 metres butterfly
SwimmingWomen's 400 metres individual medley

Libby Lenton
Leisel Jones
Jessicah Schipper		SwimmingWomen's 4x100 metres medley relay

Andrew Lauterstein
Kenrick Monk
Adam Pine
Brenton Rickard
Nicholas Sprenger
Eamon Sullivan
Matt Welsh		SwimmingMen's 4x100 metres medley relay
GymnasticsWomen's floor
GymnasticsMen's horizontal bar

Sharleen Stratton		DivingWomen's 3 metres synchronised springboard

Karen Murphy		Lawn bowlsWomen's pairs

Loudy Tourky		DivingWomen's 10 metres synchronised platform
AthleticsMen's 400 metres
Australia women's national basketball team

BasketballWomen's tournament
AthleticsMen's 200 metres EAD
AthleticsMen's discus throw
AthleticsWomen's 400 metres hurdles
WeightliftingMen's +105 kg
Australia men's national basketball team

BasketballMen's tournament
AthleticsMen's 50 kilometres walk
AthleticsMen's pole vault
Lawn bowlsMen's singles
AthleticsMen's hammer throw
AthleticsWomen's long jump
BoxingMiddleweight 75 kg

Tamsyn Lewis
Jana Pittman
Caitlin Willis		AthleticsWomen's 4 x 400 metres relay

Mark Ormrod
John Steffensen
Chris Troode
Sean Wroe*		AthleticsMen's 4 x 400 metres relay
AthleticsWomen's pole vault
BoxingHeavyweight 91 kg
CyclingWomen's road race

Rachael Grinham		SquashWomen's doubles

Joe Kneipp		SquashMixed doubles
CyclingMen's road race
SwimmingWomen's 200 metres freestyle
SwimmingWomen's 200 metres individual medley
SwimmingMen's 200 metres butterfly

Brett Hawke
Michael Klim
Eamon Sullivan		SwimmingMen's 4x100 metres freestyle relay

Joshua Jefferis
Samuel Offord
Philippe Rizzo
Prashanth Sellathurai		GymnasticsMen's artistic team all-around

Lalita Yauhleuskaya		ShootingWomen's 25 metres pistol pairs
SwimmingWomen's 50 metres butterfly
CyclingWomen's points race
SwimmingWomen's 50 metres breaststroke

Bruce Quick		ShootingMen's 25 metres standard pistol pairs
SwimmingWomen's 100 metres freestyle

Ashley Hutchinson
Mark Jamieson
Stephen Wooldridge		CyclingMen's team pursuit
SwimmingMen's 50 metres butterfly
SwimmingWomen's 100 metres backstroke
CyclingWomen's sprint

Bruce Favell		ShootingMen's 25 metres rapid fire pistol pairs

Bruce Scott		ShootingOpen full bore rifle pairs

Irena Olevsky		Synchronised swimmingWomen's duet
Swimming100 metres butterfly
CyclingWomen's individual pursuit
SwimmingWomen's 800 metres freestyle
CyclingMen's scratch race

Ben Burge		ShootingMen's 50 metres rifle 3 positions pairs
AthleticsWomen's 20 kilometres walk
AthleticsMen's 20 kilometres walk

Roma Dunn
Noi Tucker		Lawn bowlsWomen's triples

May Cho
Jian Fang Lay
Miao Miao
Stephanie Sang		Table tennisWomen's team
AthleticsWomen's 100 metres EAD
SquashWomen's singles
SwimmingMen's 100 metres butterfly
SwimmingWomen's 50 metres freestyle
SquashWomen's singles
SwimmingWomen's 100 metres breaststroke
SwimmingMen's 100 metres backstroke
GymnasticsMen's pommel horse
SwimmingWomen's 50 metres backstroke
GymnasticsMen's rings
SquashMen's singles
AthleticsMen's 5000 metres
CyclingMen's individual time trial
WeightliftingMen's 94 kg
CyclingWomen's individual time trial
SwimmingWomen's 200 metres butterfly
SwimmingMen's 200 metres breaststroke
AthleticsWomen's 1500 metres
GymnasticsWomen's beam
GymnasticsMen's parallel bars
GymnasticsWomen's floor
WeightliftingMen's 105 kg
AthleticsWomen's 3000 metres steeplechase

Melissa Wu		DivingWomen's 10 metres synchronised platform
WeightliftingMen's +105 kg
Australia national netball team

NetballTournament

Anthony Ricketts		SquashMen's doubles
Table tennisMen's singles
GymnasticsWomen's rhythmic ball
CyclingWomen's road race
WeightliftingWomen's 48 kg
CyclingWomen's 500 metres time trial
SwimmingWomen's 200 metres individual medley
SwimmingMen's 200 metres butterfly
WeightliftingWomen's 53 kg
SwimmingWomen's 50 metres butterfly
SwimmingWomen's 50 metres breaststroke
SwimmingWomen's 50 metres EAD freestyle

Daniel Repacholi		ShootingMen's 10 metres air pistol pairs
WeightliftingWomen's 58 kg
TriathlonMen's triathlon
GymnasticsMen's artistic individual all-around
SwimmingWomen's 100 metres freestyle
SwimmingMen's 50 metres butterfly
CyclingWomen's sprint
SwimmingMen's 100 metres breaststroke
GymnasticsWomen's artistic individual all-around



SwimmingMen's 4x200 metres freestyle relay

Susan Trindall		ShootingWomen's trap pairs
Synchronised SwimmingWomen's solo
SwimmingMen's 400 metres individual medley

Shane Kelly
Shane Perkins		CyclingMen's team sprint

George Barton		ShootingMen's skeet pairs
AthleticsWomen's seated shot put EAD
AthleticsWomen's 20 kilometres walk
AthleticsMen's 20 kilometres walk
SwimmingWomen's 50 metres freestyle
SwimmingMen's 50 metres breaststroke
GymnasticsWomen's vault
AthleticsMen's shot put
SwimmingWomen's 400 metres freestyle
SwimmingWomen's 50 metres backstroke
GymnasticsWomen's uneven bars
ShootingWomen's 25 metres pistol
CyclingWomen's individual time trial
SwimmingMen's 50 metres freestyle
SwimmingMen's 200 metres breaststroke
GymnasticsMen's vault
SwimmingWomen's 400 metres individual medley
AthleticsMen's decathlon
AthleticsWomen's discus throw
GymnasticsMen's parallel bars

Nathan Rice		Lawn bowlsMen's pairs
DivingMen's 1 metre springboard
AthleticsMen's long jump
AthleticsWomen's 3000 metres steeplechase
BoxingFeatherweight 57 kg
BoxingLight heavyweight 81 kg
BoxingSuper heavyweight +91 kg
BoxingLightweight 60 kg
WeightliftingOpen EAD powerlifting

Amanda Lee See
Kimberly Mason		GymnasticsWomen's rhythmic team ranking

Miao Miao		Table tennisWomen's doubles
CyclingMen's road race

David Palmer		SquashMen's doubles

David Palmer		SquashMixed doubles
GymnasticsWomen's rhythmic clubs

* – Indicates the athlete competed in preliminaries but not the final relay.

Athletics

;Men
;Track
;Field
;;Decathlon
;Women
;Track
;Field
;Heptathlon

Badminton

Men's

Women's

Mixed

Basketball

Men's tournament

Basketballbox
Basketballbox
Basketballbox
Basketballbox

Women's tournament

Basketballbox
Basketballbox
Basketballbox
Basketballbox

Boxing

Cycling

Road

;Men
;Women
AthleteEventTimeRank
Kate BatesRoad race2:59:3918
Natalie BatesRoad race2:56:08
Sara CarriganRoad race2:59:277
Rochelle GilmoreRoad race2:59:3210
Olivia GollanRoad race2:59:299
Oenone WoodRoad race2:59:13
Sara CarriganTime trial38:00.32
Kathy WattTime trial37:56.07
Oenone WoodTime trial37:40.87

Track

;Team sprint
;Sprint
;Pursuit
;Keirin
AthleteEvent1st Round2nd RoundFinal
AthleteEventRankRankRank
Ryan BayleyMen's1 Q1 Q
Shane KellyMen's1 Q1 Q4
Ben KerstenMen's1 Q3 QREL

;Time trial
AthleteEventTimeRank
Ben KerstenMen's 1 km1:01.815
Anna MearesWomen's 500 m34.326
Kerrie MearesWomen's 500 m35.210

;Points race
;Scratch race
AthleteEventQualificationFinal
Sean FinningMen's6 QDNS
Ashley HutchinsonMen's3 Q
Ben KerstenMen's8 Q13

Mountain bike

Diving

;Men
;Women

Field hockey

Men's tournament

  2. Jamie Dwyer
  4. Liam de Young
  6. Michael McCann
  8. Robert Hammond
  10. Nathan Eglington
  12. Mark Knowles
  14. Luke Doerner
  16. Grant Schubert
  18. Bevan George
  20. Stephen Lambert
  22. Aaron Hopkins
  24. Matthew Wells
  26. Travis Brooks
  28. Brent Livermore
  30. Dean Butler
  32. Stephen Mowlam
;Group play
TeamPWLDFAPts
'440020512
'431013109
422014106
41304153
40403160

;Semifinal
;Gold medal match

Women's tournament

  2. Toni Cronk
  4. Suzie Faulkner
  6. Karen Smith
  8. Kim Walker
  10. Rebecca Sanders
  12. Kate Hollywood
  14. Emily Halliday
  16. Madonna Blyth
  18. Wendy Beattie
  20. Nicole Arrold
  22. Kobie McGurk
  24. Rachel Imison
  26. Angie Skirving
  28. Melanie Twitt
  30. Sarah Taylor
  32. Nikki Hudson
;Group play
TeamPWLDFAPts
'440027212
'42111877
42207156
4121784
40401280

;Semifinal
;Gold medal match

Gymnastics

Artistic

;Men
;Team
;Individual finals
;Women
;Team
;Individual finals

Rhythmic

;Team
;Individual finals

Lawn bowls

;Men
;Women

Netball

NamePositionsClub
Sharelle McMahon GA, GSMelbourne Phoenix
Natalie AvellinoWA, GA, GSAdelaide Thunderbirds
Alison BroadbentGD, GK, WDSydney Swifts
Bianca ChatfieldGK, GDMelbourne Phoenix
Catherine CoxGS, GASydney Swifts
Megan DehnGA, GS, WASydney Swifts
Susan FuhrmannGKAIS Canberra Darters
Selina GilsenanC, WDSydney Swifts
Janine IlitchGD, GKMelbourne Kestrels
Susan PratleyGA, GSSydney Swifts
Jessica ShynnWD, CPerth Orioles
Natalie von BertouchC, WAAdelaide Thunderbirds

;Preliminary round
TeamPWDLGFGAGDPts
'5410387169+2189
'5410324174+1509
5302264254+106
5203185271-864
5104183280-972
5005150346-1960

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;Semifinal
;Gold medal match

Rugby sevens

NamePos.HeightWeightDate of birthClub
Prop19 1 1976Western Force
Halfback, hooker13 6 1980Gordon RFC
Fly-half, halfback29 9 1982ACT Brumbies
Centre27 12 1977Sydney University Football Club
Fullback, hooker8 09 1975Queensland Reds
Prop31 5 1982Randwick DRUFC
PropRandwick DRUFC
Fullback15 12 1983Brothers Old Boys
Fullback18 9 1980West Harbour RFC
Fullback30 3 1984Western Force
Fullback23 9 1979NSW Waratahs
Fullback21 5 1978Randwick DRUFC

;Preliminary rounds
TeamPWDLPFPAPts
3300110179
3201113317
310271635
300301813

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;Quarterfinal
----
;Semifinal
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;Bronze medal match

Shooting

;Men
;Women
;Open

Squash

;Men
;Singles
;Doubles
;Women
;Singles
;Doubles
;Mixed
;Doubles

Swimming

;Men
;Women

Synchronised swimming

;Men
;Women
;Mixed

Triathlon

AthleteEventSwim RankBike RankRun RankTotalRank
Brad KahlefeldtMen's17:48.4671:01:01.36630:26.5111:49:16.33
Peter RobertsonMen's17:51.08121:01:02.82930:38.4631:49:32:36
Simon ThompsonMen's17:46.3741:01:04.411132:25.16111:51:15.9411
Felicity AbramWomen's19:36.24191:07:23.991436:23.91102:03:24.1414
Annabel LuxfordWomen's18:23.8441:05:46.911035:08.8251:59:19.575
Emma SnowsillWomen's18:25.7171:05:46.13833:50.7611:58:02.60

Weightlifting

;Men
AthleteEventTotalRank
Darren GardinerOpen EAD powerlifting178.9
Steven GreenOpen EAD powerlifting152.112
Paul HydeOpen EAD powerlifting149.215

;Women

Officials