Netball at the Commonwealth Games

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Netball at the Commonwealth Games, together with the Netball World Cup, is one of the two major tournaments in international netball. All the major netball playing nations are members of the Commonwealth of Nations.

Founded1998
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champion
New Zealand (3rd Title)
Most titles Australia (4 titles)
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Netball at the Commonwealth Games
Founded1998
AdministratorWorld Netball
Commonwealth Games Federation
Most recent
champion
New Zealand (3rd Title)
Most titles Australia (4 titles)
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It was first played in 1990 as a demonstration sport. It has been an official Commonwealth Games sport since 1998.[1] Australia have been the tournament's most successful team, winning four gold medals. New Zealand have won three gold medals. Between 1998 and 2014, Australia and New Zealand contested every final and won every gold and silver medal between them. In 2018, England became only the third team to both reach the final and win the gold medal.[2][3][4]

History

Tournaments

In 1990, Australia defeated New Zealand in a one-off match when netball was a demonstration sport. No medals were awarded.[5][6] In 1998, Jill McIntosh guided Australia to the inaugural Commonwealth title after they defeated New Zealand 42–39 in the final. In 2002, Australia defended their title, again after defeating New Zealand in the final, this time courtesy of a Sharelle McMahon goal in double extra time.[7][8][9]

In 2006 New Zealand won the gold medal for the first time with a 60–55 win over Australia. [10][11] In 2010, New Zealand, led by Maria Tutaia and Irene van Dyk, won their second gold medal after they defeated Australia 66–64 in an epic encounter. Tutaia scored the winning goal in double extra time after 84 minutes of play.[12][13][14][15] In 2014, Australia won their third Commonwealth title after defeating New Zealand 58–40 in the final. Caitlin Bassett scored 49 from 53 at 92% accuracy to clinch the title. [7][14][16]

In 2018, England caused a major surprise when they defeated Australia in the final. Helen Housby scored in the final second to give England a 52–51 victory. As a result England became only the third team to both reach the final and win the gold medal. [4][17][18][19]

Sources:[2][3]

Bronze medal matches

Finals

All-time medal table

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Rank Team 1st place, gold medalist(s) 2nd place, silver medalist(s) 3rd place, bronze medalist(s) Total
1 Australia4318
2 New Zealand3317
3 England1034
4 Jamaica0235
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Sources:[2][3]

Participating teams

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Nation 1998
2002
2006
2010
2014
2018
2022
2026
Total
 Australia112212138
 Barbados8th7th10th7th11th10th12th-7
 Canada9th8th------2
 Cook Islands6th--10th----2
 England34th334th14th4th8
 Fiji-9th9th--12th--3
 India---12th----1
 Jamaica5th34th4th33228
 Malawi7th-6th5th5th7th7th7th7
 Malaysia11th-------1
 New Zealand221124th318
 Northern Ireland----7th8th10th11th4
 Papua New Guinea---11th----1
 Saint Lucia----12th---1
 Saint Vincent and the Grenadines--12th-----1
 Samoa--5th9th----2
 Scotland----9th9th9th8th4
 Singapore--11th-----1
 South Africa4th5th7th6th6th5th6th5th8
 Sri Lanka12th10th------2
 Tonga-------9th1
 Trinidad and Tobago---8th10th-11th12th4
 Uganda-----6th5th6th3
 Wales10th6th8th-8th11th8th10th6
Total teams1210121212121212
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Notes

  • ^1 In 1990 no medals were awarded as netball was only a demonstration sport. [6]

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