Athletics at the 2018 Commonwealth Games
Athletics at the 2018 Commonwealth Games | |
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Dates | 8–15 April 2018 |
Host city | Gold Coast, Queensland |
Venue | Carrara Stadium |
Events | 50 |
Participation | 952 athletes from 68 nations |
Records set | games records |
Athletics at the 2018 Commonwealth Games | ||
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Track events | ||
100 m | men | women |
200 m | men | women |
400 m | men | women |
800 m | men | women |
1500 m | men | women |
5000 m | men | women |
10,000 m | men | women |
100 m hurdles | women | |
110 m hurdles | men | |
400 m hurdles | men | women |
3000 m steeplechase | men | women |
4×100 m relay | men | women |
4×400 m relay | men | women |
Road events | ||
Marathon | men | women |
20 km walk | men | women |
Field events | ||
High jump | men | women |
Pole vault | men | women |
Long jump | men | women |
Triple jump | men | women |
Shot put | men | women |
Discus throw | men | women |
Hammer throw | men | women |
Javelin throw | men | women |
Combined events | ||
Heptathlon | women | |
Decathlon | men | |
Para events | ||
100 m (T12) | men | |
100 m (T35) | women | |
100 m (T38) | men | women |
100 m (T47) | men | |
1500 m (T54) | men | women |
Marathon (T54) | men | women |
Long jump (T38) | women | |
Shot put (F38) | men | |
Javelin throw (F46) | women | |
The programme featured an expanded event set for
Two Indian athletes, racewalker
Preparation
In preparation for hosting the Commonwealth Games Athletics events, the modified Carrara Stadium was used for the Australian Athletics Championships in February 2018.
The Australian Sports Anti-Doping Authority conducted a series of anti-doping tests in the months before the games.[6] Australian sprinter Jessica Peris (daughter of former Commonwealth Games sprint champion Nova Peris) was among those to a fail doping test and she withdrew from the Australian trials event.[7]
Schedule
Over the 10 days of competition there were 58 medal events including additional
Q | Qualification | H | Heats | S | Semi-final | F | Final |
Sex | Event | April | ||||||||||||
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Sun 8 | Mon 9 | Tue10 | Wed 11 | Thu 12 | Fri 13 | Sat 14 | Sun 15 | |||||||
M | A | M | A | M | A | A | M | A | M | A | A | M | ||
Men | 100 m | H/S | F | |||||||||||
100 m (T12) | H | F | ||||||||||||
100 m (T38) | F | |||||||||||||
100 m (T47) | F | |||||||||||||
200 m | H | S | F | |||||||||||
400 m | H | S | F | |||||||||||
800 m | H | S | F | |||||||||||
1500 m | H | F | ||||||||||||
1500 m (T54) | H | F | ||||||||||||
5000 m | F | |||||||||||||
10,000 m | F | |||||||||||||
Marathon | F | |||||||||||||
Marathon (T54) | F | |||||||||||||
3000 m steeplechase | F | |||||||||||||
110 m hurdles | H | F | ||||||||||||
400 m hurdles | H | F | ||||||||||||
Decathlon | F | |||||||||||||
High jump | Q | F | ||||||||||||
Pole vault | F | |||||||||||||
Long jump | Q | F | ||||||||||||
Triple jump | Q | F | ||||||||||||
Shot put | Q | F | ||||||||||||
Shot put (F38) | F | |||||||||||||
Discus throw | Q | F | ||||||||||||
Hammer throw | F | |||||||||||||
Javelin throw | Q | F | ||||||||||||
20 km walk | F | |||||||||||||
4 × 100 m relay | H | F | ||||||||||||
4 × 400 m relay | H | F | ||||||||||||
Women | 100 m | H/S | F | |||||||||||
100 m (T35) | F | |||||||||||||
100 m (T38) | F | |||||||||||||
200 m | H | S | F | |||||||||||
400 m | H | S | F | |||||||||||
800 m | H | F | ||||||||||||
1500 m | H | F | ||||||||||||
1500 m (T54) | H | F | ||||||||||||
5000 m | F | |||||||||||||
10,000 m | F | |||||||||||||
Marathon | F | |||||||||||||
Marathon (T54) | F | |||||||||||||
3000 m steeplechase | F | |||||||||||||
100 m hurdles | H | F | ||||||||||||
400 m hurdles | H | F | ||||||||||||
Heptathlon | F | |||||||||||||
High jump | F | |||||||||||||
Pole vault | F | |||||||||||||
Long jump | Q | F | ||||||||||||
Long jump (T38) | F | |||||||||||||
Triple jump | F | |||||||||||||
Shot put | Q | F | ||||||||||||
Discus throw | F | |||||||||||||
Hammer throw | F | |||||||||||||
Javelin throw | F | |||||||||||||
Javelin throw (F46) | F | |||||||||||||
20 km walk | F | |||||||||||||
4 × 100 m relay | H | F | ||||||||||||
4 × 400 m relay | H | F |
Medal summary
Medal table
* Host nation (Australia)
Rank | Nation | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total |
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1 | Australia (AUS)* | 13 | 13 | 10 | 36 |
2 | Jamaica (JAM) | 7 | 8 | 10 | 25 |
3 | England (ENG) | 5 | 5 | 7 | 17 |
4 | South Africa (RSA) | 5 | 4 | 5 | 14 |
5 | Kenya (KEN) | 4 | 7 | 5 | 16 |
6 | Canada (CAN) | 3 | 6 | 4 | 13 |
7 | Botswana (BOT) | 3 | 1 | 1 | 5 |
Uganda (UGA) | 3 | 1 | 1 | 5 | |
9 | New Zealand (NZL) | 2 | 4 | 0 | 6 |
10 | Nigeria (NGR) | 2 | 2 | 1 | 5 |
11 | Wales (WAL) | 2 | 0 | 3 | 5 |
12 | Trinidad and Tobago (TTO) | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
13 | Bahamas (BAH) | 1 | 3 | 0 | 4 |
14 | India (IND) | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 |
15 | Grenada (GRN) | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
16 | British Virgin Islands (IVB) | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
Guyana (GUY) | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
Namibia (NAM) | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
Saint Lucia (LCA) | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
20 | Scotland (SCO) | 0 | 2 | 3 | 5 |
21 | Dominica (DMA) | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
22 | Cameroon (CMR) | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
Cyprus (CYP) | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
Malaysia (MAS) | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
Northern Ireland (NIR) | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
Vanuatu (VAN) | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
Totals (26 entries) | 58 | 58 | 58 | 174 |
Men
* Indicates the athlete only competed in the preliminary heats and received medals.
Men's para-sport
Event | Gold | Silver | Bronze | |||
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100 metres (T12) |
Jonathan Ntutu (T12) South Africa |
11.02 | Hilton Langenhoven (T12) South Africa |
11.27 =SB | Afiq Ali Hanafiah (T12) Malaysia |
11.28 |
100 metres (T38) |
Evan O'Hanlon (T38) Australia |
11.09 | Dyan Buis (T38) South Africa |
11.33 SB | Charl du Toit (T37) South Africa |
11.35 WR |
100 metres (T47) |
Suwaibidu Galadima (T47) Nigeria |
11.04 | James Arnott (T46) England |
11.30 | Tevaughn Thomas (T46) Jamaica |
11.63 |
1500 metres (T54) |
Alex Dupont (T54) Canada |
3:11.75 | Kurt Fearnley (T54) Australia |
3:11.92 | Jake Lappin (T54) Australia |
3:12.60 |
Marathon (T54) |
Kurt Fearnley (T54) Australia |
1:30:26 GR | Johnboy Smith (T54) England |
1:31:44 SB | Simon Lawson (T53) England |
1:31:44 |
Shot put (F38) |
Cameron Crombie (F38) Australia |
15.74 m | Martin Jackson (F38) Australia |
13.74 m SB | Reinhardt Hamman (F38) South Africa |
13.15 m SB |
Women
Women's para-sport
Event | Gold | Silver | Bronze | |||
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100 metres (T35) |
Isis Holt (T35) Australia |
13.58 | Maria Lyle (T35) Scotland |
15.14 | Brianna Coop (T35) Australia |
15.63 |
100 metres (T38) |
Sophie Hahn (T38) England |
12.46 GR | Rhiannon Clarke (T38) Australia |
13.17 AR | Olivia Breen (T38) Wales |
13.35 |
1500 metres (T54) |
Madison de Rozario (T53) Australia |
3:34.06 | Angie Ballard (T53) Australia |
3:36.85 | Diane Roy (T54) Canada |
3:36.97 GR |
Marathon (T54) |
Madison de Rozario (T53) Australia |
1:44:00 | Eliza Ault-Connell (T54) Australia |
1:44:13 | Jade Jones (T54) England |
1:44:20 |
Long jump (T38) |
Olivia Breen (T38) Wales |
4.86 m GR PB | Erin Cleaver (T38) Australia |
4.36 m | Taylor Doyle (T38) Australia |
4.22 m |
Javelin throw (F46) |
Hollie Arnold (F46) Wales |
44.43 m WR GR | Holly Robinson (F46) New Zealand |
43.32 m AR | Friana Kwevira (F46) Vanuatu |
24.54 m |
Records
References
- ^ "Athletics". Gold Coast 2018. Retrieved 21 February 2018.[permanent dead link]
- ^ 'Share the dream' – the Games that celebrated disability sports. The Guardian (2018-04-15). Retrieved 2018-04-15.
- ^ Commonwealth Games: Two Indians sent home for violating 'no-needles' policy. BBC Sport (2018-04-13). Retrieved 2018-04-15.
- ^ Commonwealth Games: Singapore para athlete Khairi Ishak banned after failing dope test. Straits Times (2018-04-13). Retrieved 2018-04-15.
- ^ Belam, Martin (2018-04-15). Commonwealth Games: the Gold Coast performances that didn't go to plan. The Guardian. Retrieved 2018-04-15.
- ^ Commonwealth Games 2018: Australia athletes banned for doping. The Australian (2018-04-12). Retrieved 2018-04-15.
- ^ Games hopeful Jessica Peris tests positive for banned substance Commonwealth Games hopeful Jessica Peris tests positive for banned substance. The Guardian (2018-02-20). Retrieved 2018-04-15.
External links
- Athletics Archived 11 April 2018 at the Wayback Machine
- Results Book – Athletics Archived 24 May 2018 at the Wayback Machine