Shooting at the 1998 Commonwealth Games
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VenueLangkawi International Shooting Range (Lisram)
LocationKedah, Malaysia
Dates11 to 21 September 1998
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| Venue | Langkawi International Shooting Range (Lisram) |
| Location | Kedah, Malaysia |
| Dates | 11 to 21 September 1998 |
Shooting at the 1998 Commonwealth Games was the eighth appearance of Shooting at the Commonwealth Games. Although the Commonwealth Games events were held in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia, from 11 to 21 September 1998, the shooting events took place in Kedah and featured 30 disciplines (a decrease of 2 from 1994).[1]
The shooting events were held at the Langkawi International Shooting Range in Kedah,[2] off the newly constructed LISRAM Highway, approximately 500km from Kuala Lumpur.
Australia topped the shooting medal table by virtue of winning nine gold medals.[3]
* Host nation (Malaysia)
| Rank | Nation | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total |
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| 1 |  Australia | 9 | 7 | 5 | 21 |
| 2 |  England | 6 | 3 | 6 | 15 |
| 3 |  Canada | 5 | 7 | 5 | 17 |
| 4 |  India | 4 | 2 | 1 | 7 |
| 5 |  Malaysia* | 1 | 4 | 3 | 8 |
| 6 |  South Africa | 1 | 4 | 2 | 7 |
| 7 |  New Zealand | 1 | 3 | 4 | 8 |
| 8 |  Wales | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| 9 |  Cyprus | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
 Northern Ireland | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
| 11 |  Scotland | 0 | 0 | 3 | 3 |
| Totals (11 entries) | 30 | 30 | 30 | 90 | |
