Australia at Commonwealth Games: The dominating team in CWG

Australia is one of the top teams when it comes to multi-sporting events like the Olympics or Commonwealth Games. In this article, we will be focusing on how Australia has fared in the Commonwealth Games over the years.

Australia attained independence in 1901. They officially became a member of the Commonwealth Games in 1931. Australia is only one of the six nations to have participated in all Commonwealth Games editions since 1930. Australia is one of the most dominating nations when it comes to Commonwealth Games. Its performance in the Olympics and Commonwealth Youth Games is also impressive. Their impressive record of participating in all modern Olympics and Commonwealth Youth Games reflect in their medal tally.

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How many Medals Australia has won at Commonwealth Games (1930-2018)

Australia at Commonwealth Games – Australia is the dominating force in the Commonwealth Games. With their 100% attendance at every edition of the Commonwealth Games, the nation has won a whopping 2426 medals which include 936 gold medals, 777 silver and 713 bronze medals. 

Since 1990 (barring the 2014 Glasgow games), the Australian team has finished the Commonwealth Games first. At the Glasgow games, Australia finished 2nd which is the worst result for them in the past two decades.   

Games Entered	Gold	Silver	Bronze	Total
Gold Coast 2018	80	59	59	198
Glasgow 2014	49	42	46	137
Delhi 2010	74	56	50	180
Melbourne 2006	84	69	68	221
Manchester 2002	81	61	63	205
Kuala Lumpur 1998	79	61	56	196
Victoria 1994	87	52	42	181
Auckland 1990	52	54	56	162
Edinburgh 1986	40	46	35	121
Brisbane 1982	39	39	29	107
Edmonton 1978	24	33	27	84
Christchurch 1974	29	28	25	82
Edinburgh 1970	36	24	22	82
Kingston 1966	23	28	22	73
Perth 1962	38	36	31	105
Cardiff 1958	27	22	17	66
Vancouver 1954	20	11	17	48
Auckland 1950	34	27	19	80
Sydney 1938	25	19	22	66
Hamilton 1930	3	4	1	8
London 1934	8	4	2	14
Total Medals	936	777	713	2418

Australia at Commonwealth Games: Medal by Each Sport

No team can top the event by just being the best in selected sports events. The nation has to be an allrounder with the best in a few sports and better in the remaining sports. With over 2400 medals, Australia has over 700 medals in Swimming and 500 medals in Athletics. Have a look at how Australia has achieved its medals in each sport. 

Nation	Gold	Silver	Bronze	Total
Swimming	307	225	202	734
Athletics	196	164	140	500
Cycling	110	70	53	233
Shooting	70	59	42	171
Weightlifting	58	50	46	154
Gymnastics	47	43	49	139
Diving	37	42	39	118
Boxing	19	17	35	71
Rowing	16	10	8	34
Wrestling	14	22	16	52
Lawn bowls	14	22	11	47
Squash	11	8	14	33
Hockey	10	1	1	12
Basketball	4	0	0	4
Fencing	3	15	10	28
Triathlon	3	4	5	12
Tennis	3	3	2	8
Netball	3	3	0	6
Ten-pin bowling	3	1	1	5
Judo	2	3	13	18
Badminton	2	1	9	12
Table tennis	1	6	5	12
Beach volleyball	1	1	0	2
Archery	1	0	2	3
Water polo	1	0	0	1
Synchronized swimming	0	3	7	10
Rugby sevens	0	2	2	4
Powerlifting	0	1	1	2
Cricket	0	1	0	1
Totals (29 nations)	936	777	713	2426

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