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] became independent of the ] in 1901 and officially became a member of the ] in 1931 under the Statute of Westminster.

Australia first competed at the Games, then titled the ], in 1930; and is one of only six countries to have sent athletes to every Commonwealth Games. The others are ], ], ], ], and ].

Four of the 18 games have been hosted by Australia, and the city of ] will be hosting the ].

Australia has placed first at 12 out of the 19 games (compared with England 6 and Canada 1) and has been in the top three for all meets except the first games in 1930.

After the ], Australia was first in the All-time medal tally.

In all but one of the 18 Commonwealth Games held so far (excluding the 1978 Games), the Australian flag bearer has gone on to win a gold medal.<ref>{{wayback|url=http://www.olympics.com.au/news.cfm?ArticleID=6524|title=Saville to carry Commonwealth Games flag|date=20070330032850}}</ref>

==List of Games Host Nation Bids==

===Games Staged===

Australia has hosted on 4 occasions the Commonwealth Games but have only won once via an international vote. that vote was for the host of the 2018 games, won by the Gold Coast

Sydney 1938 was simply awarded

Perth 1962 was a contest between Adelaide and Perth which Adelaide originally won at the 1956 Summer Olympics in Melbourne, Australia. Adelaide first won 13 votes to Perth's 3 two years later that was over turned by the Australian Commonwealth Games Association prior to the 1958 British Empire Games in Cardiff, Wales. A New Vote awarded Perth with a 9 to 7 vote.

Brisbane 1982 was awarded after Lagos, Nigeria; Kuala Lumpur,Malaysia and Birmingham,England all with drew prior to the Bid vote that took place in Montreal, Canada during the 1976 Summer Olympics

Melbourne 2006 was awarded to the city after Wellington, New Zealand withdrew their bid prior to the Bid Lodgement Deadline.

{|class="wikitable"
| '''Year''' || '''Host City, State''' || '''Years Between'''
|-
| ] || ], ] || 12
|-
| ] || ], ] || 24
|-
| ] || ], ] || 20
|-
| ] || ], ] || 24
|-
| ] || ], ] || -
|}

===Failed bid Results===
{|class="wikitable"
| '''Year''' || '''Australian Candidate City''' || '''Winning City''' || '''Vote Tally'''
|-
| ] || ] || ] || 2-36
|-
| ] || ] || ] || 25-40
|}

==Medals==

===Overall Medal Tally===
Positions are calculated by the number of gold medals earned, then the number of silvers is taken into consideration and then the number of bronze.

Figures from Commonwealth Games Foundation website.<ref name="cgf"> Commonwealth Games Federation</ref> Those represented in bold are the highest scoring medal tally for each individual medal.

The 2006 Games saw the highest overall medal wins, including highest silver and bronze counts. The 1994 Games remains the highest gold medal wins for Australia.

{| border="1" cellpadding="2" cellspacing="0"
|- bgcolor="#efefef"
!
! bgcolor="gold" | &nbsp;&nbsp; ] &nbsp;&nbsp;
! bgcolor="silver" | &nbsp;&nbsp; ] &nbsp;&nbsp;
! bgcolor="CC9966" | &nbsp;&nbsp; ] &nbsp;&nbsp;
! '''Total '''
|- align="center"
||] ]
|| 853 || 714 || 650 ||2217
|}

==Medal tally==

{| {{MedalTable|type=Games}}
!style="width:4.5em; font-weight:bold;"|Rank
|-
|align=left|{{flagicon|CAN|1921}} ] || 3 || 4 || 1 || 8 || 5
|-
|align=left|{{flagicon|ENG}} ] || 8 || 4 || 2 || 14 || 3
|-bgcolor=ccccff
|align=left|{{flagicon|AUS}} ] || 25 || 19 || 22 || 66 || 1
|-
|align=left|{{flagicon|NZL}} ] || 34 || 27 || 19 || 80 || 1
|-
|align=left|{{flagicon|CAN|1921}} ] || 20 || 11 || 17 || 48 || 2
|-
|align=left|{{flagicon|WAL}} ] || 27 || 22 || 17 || 66 || 2
|-bgcolor=ccccff
|align=left|{{flagicon|AUS}} ] || 38 || 36 || 31 || 105 || 1
|-
|align=left|{{flagicon|JAM}} ] || 23 || 28 || 22 || 73 || 2
|-
|align=left|{{flagicon|SCO}} ] || 36 || 24 || 22 || 82 || 1
|-
|align=left|{{flagicon|NZL}} ] || 29 || 28 || 25 || 82 || 1
|-
|align=left|{{flagicon|CAN}} ] || 24 || 33 || 27 || 84 || 3
|-bgcolor=ccccff
|align=left|{{flagicon|AUS}} ] || 39 || 39 || 29 || 107 || 1
|-
|align=left|{{flagicon|SCO}} ] || 40 || 46 || 35 || 121 || 2
|-
|align=left|{{flagicon|NZL}} ] || 52 || 54 || 56 || 162 || 1
|-
|align=left|{{flagicon|CAN}} ] || 87 || 52 || 42 || 181 || 1
|-
|align=left|{{flagicon|MAS}} ] || 79 || 61 || 57 || 191 || 1
|-
|align=left|{{flagicon|ENG}} ] || 81 || 61 || 63 || 205 || 1
|-bgcolor=ccccff
|align=left|{{flagicon|AUS}} ] || 84 || 69 || 68 || 221 || 1
|-
|align=left|{{flagicon|IND}} ] || 74 || 55 || 49 || 178 || 1
|-
|align=left|{{flagicon|SCO}} ] || 49 || 42 || 46 || 137 || 2
|-
|- class="sortbottom" align=center
! Total || 852 || 716 || 650 || 2218 || 1
|}

===Overall Medal Tally by Sport===

Overall total of medals achieved for each individual Commonwealth Games sporting area from 1930-2006.

{|class="wikitable sortable" style="text-align:center"
|width=85 | '''Sport'''
|width=85 align=center bgcolor=gold| ] '''Gold'''
|width=85 align=center bgcolor=silver| ] '''Silver'''
|width=85 align=center bgcolor=cc9966| ] '''Bronze'''
|width=85 align=center | '''Total'''
|-
|Archery || 1 || 0 || 2 || 3
|-
|Athletics || 159 || 136 || 111 || 406
|-
|Badminton || 2 || 1 || 9 || 12
|-
|Basketball || 2 || 0 || 0 || 2
|-
|Boxing || 11 || 14 || 28 || 53
|-
|Cricket || 0 || 1 || 0 || 1
|-
|Cycling || 78 || 50 || 34 || 162
|-
|Diving || 27 || 31 || 26 || 84
|-
|Fencing || 3 || 15 || 11 || 29
|-
|Gymnastics || 38 || 28 || 36 || 102
|-
|Hockey || 5 || 0 || 1 || 6
|-
|Judo || 2 || 3 || 9 || 14
|-
|Lawn Bowls || 6 || 18 || 7 || 31
|-
|Netball || 2 || 0 || 0 || 2
|-
|Rowing || 16 || 10 || 8 || 34
|-
|Rugby 7's || 0 || 1 || 1 || 2
|-
|Shooting || 52 || 44 || 32 || 128
|-
|Squash || 4 || 5 || 9 || 18
|-
|Swimming || 241 || 167 || 150 || 558
|-
|Table Tennis || 0 || 3 || 2 || 5
|-
|Tennis || 3 || 3 || 2 || 8
|-
|Tenpin Bowling || 5 || 1 || 1 || 7
|-
|Triathlon || 0 || 1 || 1 || 2
|-
|Waterpolo || 1 || 0 || 0 || 1
|-
|Weightlifting || 53 || 46 || 40 || 139
|-
|Wrestling || 14 || 22 || 15 || 51
|}

===Progressive Medal Tally===

Figures from Commonwealth Games Foundation website.<ref name="cgf" />

{|class="wikitable" style="text-align:center"
|width=70 align=center | '''Year'''
|width=70 align=center bgcolor=gold | ] '''Gold'''
|width=70 align=center bgcolor=silver | ] '''Silver'''
|width=70 align=center bgcolor=cc9966 | ] '''Bronze'''
|width=70 align=center | '''Total'''
|-
|2014 || 855 || 717 || 651 || 2223
|-
|2010 || 803 || 673 || 604 || 2080
|-
|2006 || 729 || 618 || 555 || 1902
|-
|2002 || 645 || 549 || 487 || 1681
|-
|1998 || 564 || 488 || 424 || 1476
|-
|1994 || 485 || 427 || 367 || 1279
|-
|1990 || 398 || 375 || 325 || 1098






|-
|1986 || 346 || 321 || 269 || 936
|-
|1982 || 306 || 275 || 234 || 815
|-
|1978 || 267 || 236 || 205 || 708
|-
|1974 || 243 || 203 || 178 || 624
|-
|1970 || 214 || 175 || 153 || 542
|-
|1966 || 178 || 151 || 131 || 460
|-
|1962 || 155 || 123 || 109 || 387
|-
|1958 || 117 || 87 || 78 || 282
|-
|1954 || 90 || 65 || 61 || 216
|-
|1950 || 70 || 54 || 44 || 168
|-
|1938 || 36 || 27 || 25 || 88
|-
|1934 || 11 || 8 || 3 || 22
|-
|1930 || 3 || 4 || 1 || 8
|}

==Numbers of athletes and sports==

This list shows the total number of athletes, male and female, and the total sports they were selected to compete in.

{{Expand list|date=August 2008}}
{|class="wikitable"
| '''Year'''
|| '''Athletes'''
|| '''Male'''
|| '''Female'''
|| '''Sports'''
|-
|2006 || 426 || 220 || 206 || 18
|-
|2002 || 371 || || ||
|-
|1998 || 320 || || ||
|-
|1994 || 250 || || ||
|-
|1990 || 248 || || ||
|-
|1986 || 235 || || ||
|-
|1982 || 210 || || ||
|-
|1978 || 148 || || ||
|-
|1974 || || || ||
|-
|1970 || || || ||
|-
|1966 || || || ||
|-
|1962 || || || ||
|-
|1958 || || || ||
|-
|1954 || || || ||
|-
|1950 || || || ||
|-
|1938 || || || ||
|-
|1934 || || || ||
|-
|1930 || || || ||
|}

==Team & Individual Competitor Achievements==

===Notable Achievements===

====Represented at most Games====
*] has represented Australia as an official at 8 Commonwealth Games (1962, 66, 70, 74, 78, 86, 90, 94).
*] has represented Australia as an official at 8 Commonwealth Games (1974, 78, 82, 86, 90, 94, 98, 2002).
*Shooter Phillip Adams has competed in 6 Commonwealth Games (1982, 86, 90, 94, 98, 2002).

===Best Individual Medal Achievements===

====Most gold medals won====
*Swimmer ] won 10 gold medals at three successive Games (1990, 94, 98).
*Swimmer ] won 10 gold medals at two successive Games (1998, 2002).
*Swimmer ] won 10 gold medals at three successive Games (2002, 06, 10).

====Most gold medals won at a single Games====
*Swimmer ] won 6 gold medals at the 1998 Games.
*Swimmer ] won 6 gold medals at the 2002 Games.

====Most medals won by a competitor====
* Shooter Phillip Adams has won 18 medals (7 gold, 9 silver, 2 bronze) at five Games (1982, 86, 90, 94, 2002).
*Swimmer ] has won 15 medals (10 gold, 5 silver) at three Games (1990, 94, 98).

====Oldest gold medal winner====
*], was 61 years and 10 months old when she won a gold medal in the women's fours in Bowls at the 1990 Games.

====Youngest gold medal winner====
*], was 13 years, 8 months old when she won a gold medal in the 400m freestyle at Christchurch, New Zealand in 1974.<ref>http://www.telegraph.co.uk/sports/othersports/commonwealthgames/10995110</ref> Jenny Turrall also won Silver medals in the 200m Freestyle, 800m Freestyle and the 4x100 Freestyle Relay -women at the 1974 Christchurch Games.<ref><http://www.thecgf.com.sports/medals_event.asp swimming 400m Freestyle Women-Gold Medals</ref>

===Winning Streaks===
Australia has won gold in the following events for each consecutive Games since the beginning of each individual streak.

*Swimming, Men's 4 x 200 m (13 Games - 1954, 58, 62, 66, 70, 74, 78, 82, 86, 90, 94, 98, 2002)
*Swimming, Men's 4 x 100 m (6 Games - 1982, 86, 90, 94, 98, 2002)
*Swimming, Women's 4 x 100 m Medley (6 Games - 1990, 94, 98, 2002, 06, 10)
*Men's Hockey (4 Games - 1998, 2002, 06, 10)

==Australian Records Achieved at Commonwealth Games==
Record Types listed follow this Key:
*WR: ]
*CR: ]
*AR: ]
*GR: ]

===Record Summary===

This list shows a summary of known Australian records and totals for each year and overall. A world record also covers all other records (Commonwealth, Australian and Games) but is not included in each individual tally. This also goes for each other section overlapping. The hierarchy is defined by the record key.
{{Expand list|date=August 2008}}
{|class="wikitable"
| '''Year'''
|| '''WR'''
|| '''CR'''
|| '''AR'''
|| '''GR'''
|| '''Total'''
|-
|2006 || || || || ||
|-
|2002 || 6 || || || 44 || '''50'''
|-
|1998 || || || || 20 || '''20'''
|-
|1994 || || || || 29 || '''29'''
|-
|1990 || || || || 7 || '''7'''
|-
|1986 || || || || 6 || '''6'''
|-
|1982 || || || || 2 || '''2'''
|-
|1978 || || || || 1 || '''1'''
|-
|1974 || || || || 1 || '''1'''
|-
|1970 || || || || 3 || '''3'''
|-
|1966 || || || || 14 || '''14'''
|-
|1962 || || || || 5 || '''5'''
|-
|1958 || || || || 0 || '''0'''
|-
|1954 || || || || 3 || '''3'''
|-
|1950 || || || || 2 || '''2'''
|-
|1938 || || || || 0 || '''0'''
|-
|1934 || || || || 2 || '''2'''
|-
|1930 || || || || 0 || '''0'''
|-
|'''Total''' || '''6''' || || || '''139''' || '''145'''
|}

===2002===
*6 World Records were set during these Games.
*44 Commonwealth Games Records were set in the 2002 Games.
{{Expand list|date=August 2008}}
{|class="wikitable"
| '''Type''' || '''Sport''' || '''Discipline''' || '''Athlete/Team''' || '''Record''' || '''Margin'''
|-
| WR || Cycling || ] (Qualifying) || Team: ], ], ], ] || 4:04.034 ||
|-
| WR || Cycling || ] || Team: ], ], ], ] || 3:59.583 ||
|-
| WR || Swimming || ] (Heat) || ] || 27.48 ||
|-
| WR || Swimming || ] (Heat) || ] || 1:00.21 ||
|-
| WR || Swimming || ] (Final) || ] || 1:00.27 ||
|-
| WR || Swimming || ] || ] || 3:40.08 ||
|-
| GR || Athletics || Men's 20&nbsp;km Walk || ] || 1:25.35 (hours) ||
|-
| GR || Athletics || Women's 20&nbsp;km Walk || ] || 1:36.34 (hours) ||
|-
| GR || Athletics || Women's 4x400 m Relay || Australia || 3:25.63 (mins) ||
|-
| GR || Athletics || Men's 50&nbsp;km Walk || ] || 3:52.40 (hours) ||
|-
| GR || Athletics || Women's Marathon || ] || 2:30.05 (hours) ||
|-
| GR || Athletics || Women's Pole Vault || ] || 4.35 (meters) ||
|-
| GR || Athletics || Men's Shot Put || ] || 20.91 (meters) ||
|-
| GR || Cycling || Men's 20&nbsp;km Scratch Race || ] || 24:14.660 (mins) ||
|-
| GR || Cycling || Women's 25&nbsp;km Points Race || ] || 37 (points) ||
|-
| GR || Cycling || Men's 4000 m Individual Pursuit || Bradley "Brad" McGee || 4:16.358 (mins) ||
|-
| GR || Cycling || Women's 500 m Time Trial || ] || 35.084 (seconds) ||
|-
| GR || Cycling || Men's Road Race (187.2&nbsp;km) || ] || 4:43:17 (hours) ||
|-
| GR || Cycling || Men's Road Time Trial (46.8&nbsp;km) || ] || 1:00:53.50 (hours) ||
|-
| GR || Cycling || Men's Team Sprint || Australia || 44.506 (seconds) ||
|-
| GR || Shooting || Women's 25 m Standard Pistol (Ind) || ] || 686.8 (points) ||
|-
| GR || Shooting || Women's 25 m Standard Pistol (Team) || Australia || 1150 (points) ||
|-
| GR || Shooting || Men's 50 m Free Rifle-3 Position (Team) || Australia || 2297 (points) ||
|-
| GR || Shooting || Women's 50 m Rifle Prone (Ind) || ] || 588 (points) ||
|-
| GR || Shooting || Women's Skeet (Ind) || ] || 93 (points) ||
|-
| GR || Shooting || Women's Skeet (Team) || Australia || 95 (points) ||
|-
| GR || Shooting || Men's Trap (Team) || Australia || 187 (points) ||
|-
| GR || Shooting || Women's Trap (Team) || Australia || 90 (points) ||
|-
| GR || Swimming || Men's 100 m Backstroke || ] || 0:54.72 (mins) ||
|-
| GR || Swimming || Men's 100 m Butterfly || ] || 0:52.36 (mins) ||
|-
| GR || Swimming || Women's 100 m Butterfly || ] || 0:58.57 (mins) ||
|-
| GR || Swimming || Men's 100 m Freestyle || ] || 48.73 (seconds) ||
|-
| GR || Swimming || Men's 100 m Multi Disability Freestyle || ] || (mins) ||
|-
| GR || Swimming || Men's 200 m Butterfly || ] || 1:56.95 (mins) ||
|-
| GR || Swimming || Men's 200 m Freestyle || ] || 1:44.71 (mins) ||
|-
| GR || Swimming || Men's 400 m Freestyle || ] || 3:40.08 (mins) ||
|-
| GR || Swimming || Men's 400 m Individual Medley || ] || 4:16.95 (mins) ||
|-
| GR || Swimming || Men's 4x100 m Freestyle Relay || Australia || 3:16.42 (mins) ||
|-
| GR || Swimming || Women's 4x100 m Freestyle Relay || Australia || 3:40.41 (mins) ||
|-
| GR || Swimming || Men's 4x100 m Medley Relay || Australia || 3:36.05 (mins) ||
|-
| GR || Swimming || Women's 4x100 m Medley Relay || Australia || 4:03.70 (mins) ||
|-
| GR || Swimming || Men's 4x200 m Freestyle Relay || Australia || 7:11.69 (mins) ||
|-
| GR || Swimming || Men's 50 m Backstroke || ] || 25.65 (seconds) ||
|-
| GR || Swimming || Women's 50 m Backstroke || ] || 28.98 (seconds) ||
|-
| GR || Swimming || Men's 50 m Butterfly || ] || 23.57 (seconds) ||
|-
| GR || Swimming || Women's 50 m Butterfly || ] || 26.66 (seconds) ||
|-
| GR || Swimming || Men's 50 m Multi Disability Freestyle || ] || (seconds) ||
|-
| GR || Weightlifting || Women's 75&nbsp;kg+ Snatch || ] || 100.0 (kg) ||
|-
| GR || Weightlifting || Men's 77&nbsp;kg Snatch || ] || 147.5 (kg) ||
|-
| GR || Weightlifting || Men's 94&nbsp;kg Snatch || ] || 167.5 (kg) ||
|-
|}

===1998===
*20 Commonwealth Games Records were set in the 1998 Games.
{{Expand list|date=August 2008}}
{|class="wikitable"
| '''Type'''
|| '''Sport'''
|| '''Discipline'''
|| '''Athlete/Team'''
|| '''Record'''
|| '''Margin'''
|-
| GR || Athletics || Women's 10&nbsp;km Road Walk || ] || 43:57 (mins) ||
|-
| GR || Cycling || Men's 184&nbsp;km Road Race || ] || 4:31:56 (hours) ||
|-
| GR || Cycling || Women's 24&nbsp;km Points Race || ] || 34 (points) ||
|-
| GR || Cycling || Women's Road Race (28&nbsp;km) || ] || 37:34 (mins) ||
|-
| GR || Cycling || Men's Sprint || ] || 10.533 (seconds) ||
|-
| GR || Shooting || Women's Air Pistol (Ind) || ] || 480.6 (points) ||
|-
| GR || Shooting || Women's Air Pistol (Team) || Australia || 748 (points) ||
|-
| GR || Shooting || Men's Smallbore Rifle 3 Position (Ind) || ] || 1235.3 (points) ||
|-
| GR || Shooting || Women's Smallbore Sport Rifle 3 Position (Ind) || ] || 667.3 (points) ||
|-
| GR || Shooting || Women's Smallbore Sport Rifle Prone (Team) || Australia || 1174 (points) ||
|-
| GR || Shooting || Women's Sport Pistol (Team) || Australia || 1140 (points) ||
|-
| GR || Swimming || Women's 200 m Butterfly || ] || 2:06.60 (mins) ||
|-
| GR || Swimming || Men's 200 m Individual Medley || ] || 2:00.26 (mins) ||
|-
| GR || Tenpin Bowling || Women's Doubles || Australia || 3678 (points) ||
|-
| GR || Tenpin Bowling || Mixed Doubles || Australia || 3605 (points) ||
|-
| GR || Tenpin Bowling || Women's Singles || ] || 6406 (points) ||
|-
| GR || Weightlifting || Men's 77&nbsp;kg Clean and Jerk || ] || 187.5 (kg) ||
|-
| GR || Weightlifting || Men's 77&nbsp;kg Combined || ] || 327.5 (kg) ||
|-
| GR || Weightlifting || Men's 94&nbsp;kg Clean and Jerk || ] || 205.0 (kg) ||
|-
| GR || Weightlifting || Men's 94&nbsp;kg Combined || ] || 370.0 (kg) ||
|-
|}

===1994===
*29 Commonwealth Games Records were set in the 1994 Games.
{{Expand list|date=August 2008}}
{|class="wikitable"
| '''Type'''
|| '''Sport'''
|| '''Discipline'''
|| '''Athlete/Team'''
|| '''Record'''
|| '''Margin'''
|-
| GR || Athletics || Men's Marathon Wheelchair || ] || 1:37.33 (hours) ||
|-
| GR || Cycling || Men's 10 Mile || ] || 18:50.520 (mins) ||
|-
| GR || Cycling || Men's 100&nbsp;km Team Time Trial || Australia || 1:53:19.13 (hours) ||
|-
| GR || Cycling || Women's 25&nbsp;km Team Time Trial || Australia || 1:04:03.20 (mins) ||
|-
| GR || Cycling || Men's 4000 m Team Pursuit || Australia || 4:10.485 (mins) ||
|-
| GR || Cycling || Men's 40&nbsp;km Points Race || ] || 38 (points) ||
|-
| GR || Cycling || Women's Road Race || ] || 2:48:04.73 (seconds) ||
|-
| GR || Shooting || Fullbore Rifle Queens Prize - Open (Pair) || Australia || 593 (points) ||
|-
| GR || Shooting || Men's Running Target (Ind) || ] || 657.9 (points) ||
|-
| GR || Shooting || Women's Smallbore Rifle Prone (Team) || Australia || 1160 (points) ||
|-
| GR || Shooting || Women's Sport Pistol (Ind) || ] || 679.4 (points) ||
|-
| GR || Swimming || Women's 100 m Breaststroke || ] || 1:08.02 (mins) ||
|-
| GR || Swimming || Women's 100 m Freestyle S9 || ] || 1:09.61 (mins) ||
|-
| GR || Swimming || Men's 1500 m Freestyle || ] || 14:41.66 (mins) ||
|-
| GR || Swimming || Women's 200 m Breaststroke || ] || 2:25.53 (mins) ||
|-
| GR || Weightlifting || Men's 108&nbsp;kg + Clean and Jerk || ] || 200.0 (kg) ||
|-
| GR || Weightlifting || Men's 108&nbsp;kg + Combined || ] || 360.0 (kg) ||
|-
| GR || Weightlifting || Men's 108&nbsp;kg + Snatch || ] || 165.0 (kg) ||
|-
| GR || Weightlifting || Men's 108&nbsp;kg Clean and Jerk || ] || 220.0 (kg) ||
|-
| GR || Weightlifting || Men's 108&nbsp;kg Combined || ] || 405.0 (kg) ||
|-
| GR || Weightlifting || Men's 108&nbsp;kg Snatch || ] || 185.0 (kg) ||
|-
| GR || Weightlifting || Men's 64&nbsp;kg Combined || ] || 277.5 (kg) ||
|-
| GR || Weightlifting || Men's 76&nbsp;kg Clean and Jerk || ] || 182.5 (kg) ||
|-
| GR || Weightlifting || Men's 83&nbsp;kg Clean and Jerk || ] || 200.0 (kg) ||
|-
| GR || Weightlifting || Men's 83&nbsp;kg Combined || ] || 352.5 (kg) ||
|-
| GR || Weightlifting || Men's 83&nbsp;kg Snatch || ] || 152.5 (kg) ||
|-
| GR || Weightlifting || Men's 91&nbsp;kg Clean and Jerk || ] || 200.0 (kg) ||
|-
| GR || Weightlifting || Men's 91&nbsp;kg Combined || ] || 362.5 (kg) ||
|-
| GR || Weightlifting || Men's 91&nbsp;kg Snatch || ] || 162.5 (kg) ||
|-
|}

===1990===
*7 Commonwealth Games Records were set in the 1990 Games.
{{Expand list|date=August 2008}}
{|class="wikitable"
| '''Type'''
|| '''Sport'''
|| '''Discipline'''
|| '''Athlete/Team'''
|| '''Record'''
|| '''Margin'''
|-
| GR || Athletics || Men's Hammer Throw || Sean Carlin || 75.66 (meters) ||
|-
| GR || Athletics || Women's Heptathlon || Jane Flemming || 6695 (points) ||
|-
| GR || Cycling || Men's 50&nbsp;km Points Race || Robert Burns || 81 (points) ||
|-
| GR || Cycling || Women's Road Race (72&nbsp;km) || Kathryn "Kathy" Watt || 1:55:11.60 (hours) ||
|-
| GR || Shooting || Men's 50 m/Free Pistol (Team) || Australia || 1106 (points) ||
|-
| GR || Swimming || Women's 400 m Individual Medley || Hayley Lewis || 4:42.65 (mins) ||
|-
| GR || Weightlifting || Men's 75&nbsp;kg Clean and Jerk || Ronald Laycock || 177.5 (kg) ||
|-
|}

===1986===
*6 Commonwealth Games Records were set in the 1986 Games.
{{Expand list|date=August 2008}}
{|class="wikitable"
| '''Type'''
|| '''Sport'''
|| '''Discipline'''
|| '''Athlete/Team'''
|| '''Record'''
|| '''Margin'''
|-
| GR || Athletics || Men's 30&nbsp;km Road Walk || Simon Francis Baker || 2:07.47 (hours) ||
|-
| GR || Athletics || Women's Shot Put || Gael Martin (née Mulhall) || 19.00 (meters) ||
|-
| GR || Rowing || Men's Eight Oared Shell || Australia || 5:44.42 (mins) ||
|-
| GR || Rowing || Women's Eight Oared Shell || Australia || 6:43.69 (mins) ||
|-
| GR || Rowing || Men's Lightweight Single Sculls || Peter Antonie || 7:16.43 (mins) ||
|-
| GR || Rowing || Women's Lightweight Single Sculls || Adair Ferguson || 7:45.49 (mins) ||
|-
|}

===1978===
*2 Commonwealth Games Records were set in the 1978 Games.
{{Expand list|date=August 2008}}
{|class="wikitable"
| '''Type'''
|| '''Sport'''
|| '''Discipline'''
|| '''Athlete/Team'''
|| '''Record'''
|| '''Margin'''
|-
| GR || Cycling || Men's Road Race (117 miles) || Phillip Anderson || 4:22:34.41 (hours) ||
|-
| GR || Swimming || Women's 800 m Freestyle || Tracey Wickham || 8:24.62 (mins) ||
|-
|}

===1974===
*1 Commonwealth Games Records were set in the 1974 Games.
{{Expand list|date=August 2008}}
{|class="wikitable"
| '''Type'''
|| '''Sport'''
|| '''Discipline'''
|| '''Athlete/Team'''
|| '''Record'''
|| '''Margin'''
|-
| GR || Cycling || Men's Road Race (114 miles) || Clyde Sefton || 5:07:16.87 (hours) ||
|-
|}

===1970===
*3 Commonwealth Games Records were set in the 1970 Games.
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{|class="wikitable"
| '''Type'''
|| '''Sport'''
|| '''Discipline'''
|| '''Athlete/Team'''
|| '''Record'''
|| '''Margin'''
|-
| GR || Athletics || Men's 20 Mile Walk || Noel Freeman || 2:33:33 (hours) ||
|-
| GR || Weightlifting || Men's 110&nbsp;kg + Combined || Raymond Rigby || 500 (kg) ||
|-
| GR || Weightlifting || Men's 52&nbsp;kg Combined || George Vasiliades || 290 (kg) ||
|-
|}

===1966===
*14 Commonwealth Games Records were set in the 1966 Games.
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{|class="wikitable"
| '''Type'''
|| '''Sport'''
|| '''Discipline'''
|| '''Athlete/Team'''
|| '''Record'''
|| '''Margin'''
|-
| GR || Athletics || Women's 100 Yard Dash || Dianne Burge || 10.6 (seconds) ||

GR Athletics Men's 100 Yard Dash Michael Van Der Velde 10.1 (seconds)

| GR || Athletics || Women's 440 Yard Run/Quarter Mile || Judith Pollock || 53.0 (seconds) ||
|-
| GR || Athletics || Women's 4x110 Yard Relay || Australia || 45.3 (seconds) ||
|-
| GR || Athletics || Men's 880 Yard Run/Half-Mile || Noel Clough || 1:46.9 (mins) ||
|-
| GR || Swimming || Men's 110 Yards Breaststroke || Ian O'Brien || 1:08.2 (mins) ||
|-
| GR || Swimming || Men's 110 Yards Freestyle || Michael Wenden || 54.0 (seconds) ||
|-
| GR || Swimming || Men's 220 Yard Backstroke || Peter Reynolds || 2:12.0 (mins) ||
|-
| GR || Swimming || Men's 220 Yards Breaststroke || Ian O'Brien || 2:29.3 (mins) ||
|-
| GR || Swimming || Men's 440 Yards Freestyle || Robert Windle || 4:15.0 (mins) ||
|-
| GR || Swimming || Women's 440 Yards Freestyle || Kathryn Wainwright || 4:38.8 (mins) ||
|-
| GR || Swimming || Men's 440 Yards Freestyle Relay || Australia || 3:35.6 (mins) ||
|-
| GR || Swimming || Men's 440 Yards Individual Medley || Peter Reynolds || 4:50.8 (mins) ||
|-
| GR || Swimming || Men's 880 Yards Freestyle Relay || Australia || 7:59.5 (mins) ||
|-
| GR || Weightlifting || Men's 82.5&nbsp;kg Combined || George Vakakis || 925.5 (pounds) ||
|-
|}

===1962===
*5 Commonwealth Games Records were set in the 1962 Games.
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{|class="wikitable"
| '''Type'''
|| '''Sport'''
|| '''Discipline'''
|| '''Athlete/Team'''
|| '''Record'''
|| '''Margin'''
|-
| GR || Athletics || Women's 880 Yard Run/Half-Mile || Dixie Willis || 2:03.7 (mins) ||
|-
| GR || Swimming || Men's 110 Yards Butterfly || Kevin Berry || 0:59.5 (mins) ||
|-
| GR || Swimming || Women's 110 Yards Freestyle || Dawn Fraser || 0:59.5 (seconds) ||
|-
| GR || Swimming || Men's 1650 Yards Freestyle || Murray Rose || 17:18.1 (mins) ||
|-
| GR || Swimming || Men's 220 Yards Butterfly || Kevin Berry || 2:10.8 (mins) ||
|-
|}

===1958===
*3 Commonwealth Games Records were set in the 1958 Games.
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{|class="wikitable"
| '''Type'''
|| '''Sport'''
|| '''Discipline'''
|| '''Athlete/Team'''
|| '''Record'''
|| '''Margin'''
|-
| GR || Athletics || Women's 220 Yard Dash || Marlene Mathews-Willard || 23.6 (seconds) ||
|-
| GR || Athletics || Women's 80 m H || Norma Thrower || 10.7 (seconds) ||
|-
| GR || Rowing || Men's Singles Sculls || ] || 7:20.1 (mins) ||
|-
|}

===1950===
*2 Commonwealth Games Records were set in the 1950 Games.
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{|class="wikitable"
| '''Type'''
|| '''Sport'''
|| '''Discipline'''
|| '''Athlete/Team'''
|| '''Record'''
|| '''Margin'''
|-
| GR || Athletics || Women's 440 yard relay || Australia || 47.9 (seconds) ||
|-
| GR || Athletics || Women's 660 Yard Relay || Australia || 1:13.4 (mins) ||
|-
|}

===1934===
*2 Commonwealth Games Records were set in the 1934 Games.
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{|class="wikitable"
| '''Type'''
|| '''Sport'''
|| '''Discipline'''
|| '''Athlete/Team'''
|| '''Record'''
|| '''Margin'''
|-
| GR || Swimming || Men's 1500 Yards Freestyle || Noel Ryan || 18:25.4 (mins) ||
|-
| GR || Swimming || Women's 200 Yards Breaststroke || Clare Dennis || 2:50.2 (mins) ||
|-
|}

==List of Ceremony Flag Bearers==

Bearing the countries flag at a Games meet is often considered one of the greatest honours an athlete can be given. Listed are opening and closing ceremony flag bearers associated with each athlete's sport.

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{|class="wikitable"
| '''Year''' || '''Opening Ceremony''' || '''Closing Ceremony'''
|-
| 2014 || ], Track Cycling
|-
| 2010 || ], Netball || ], Swimming
|-
| 2006 || ], Athletics || ], Swimming
|-
| 2002 || ], Weightlifting ||
|-
| 1998 || ], Swimming ||
|-
| 1994 || ], Shooting ||
|-
| 1990 || ], Swimming || ], Shooting
|-
| 1986 || ], Cycling ||
|-
| 1982 || ], Athletics || ], Swimming
|-
| 1978 || Remo and Salvatore Sansonetti, Cycling ||
|-
| 1974 || ], Swimming ||
|-
| 1970 || ], Athletics ||
|-
| 1966 || ], Swimming ||
|-
| 1962 || Antony 'Tony' Madigan, Boxing ||
|-
| 1958 || ], Fencing ||
|-
| 1954 || ], Wrestling ||
|-
| 1950 || ], Rowing ||
|-
| 1938 || ], Cycling ||
|-
| 1934 || ], Swimming ||
|-
| 1930 || Henry 'Bobby' Pearce, Rowing ||
|}

==References==
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== External links ==
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==Sources==
{{cite web|url=http://www.thecgf.com/countries/intro.asp?loc=AUS |title=Australia at the Commonwealth Games |publisher=Commonwealth Games Federation|accessdate=2008-12-11}}

{{Australia at the Commonwealth Games}}
{{Associations at the Commonwealth Games}}
{{Australia national teams}}

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