India competed at the 1998 Commonwealth Games held in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia, from 11 to 21 September 1998. It was the country's twelfth appearance at the Commonwealth Games since making its debut at the 1934 British Empire Games.
The Indian contingent consisted of 54 athletes who competed in five sports. India won a total of 25 medals, comprising seven gold, ten silver, and eight bronze medals, to finish eighth in the overall medal table.
Medalists India won 25 medals, including seven gold, ten silver, and eight bronze medals, to finish sixth in the overall medal table.
MedalNameSportEvent GoldJaspal RanaShootingMen's 25 m centre-fire pistol GoldJaspal Rana Ashok PanditShootingMen's 25 m centre-fire pistol – pairs GoldMansher Singh Manavjit Singh SandhuShootingMen's Olympic trap – pairs GoldRoopa UnnikrishnanShootingWomen's 50 m rifle prone GoldDharmaraj WilsonWeightlifting56 kg – clean and jerk GoldArumugam K. PandianWeightlifting56 kg – combined GoldSatheesha RaiWeightlifting77 kg – snatch SilverAbhinn Shyam Gupta George Thomas Pullela Gopichand Jaseel Ismail Marcos Bristow Nikhil Kanetkar Vincent LoboBadmintonMen's team SilverAparna PopatBadmintonWomen's singles SilverJitender KumarBoxingMiddleweight 75 kg SilverJaspal RanaShootingMen's 10 m air pistol SilverJaspal Rana Satendra KumarShootingMen's 10 m air pistol – pairs SilverDharmaraj WilsonWeightlifting56 kg – combined SilverArumugam K. PandianWeightlifting56 kg – snatch SilverArumugam K. PandianWeightlifting56 kg – clean and jerk SilverSatheesha RaiWeightlifting77 kg – clean and jerk SilverSatheesha RaiWeightlifting77 kg – combined BronzePullela GopichandBadmintonMen's singles BronzeAparna Popat Archana Deodhar Deepthi Chapala Madhumita Bisht Manjusha Kanwar K. Neelima Chowdary P. V. V. LakshmiBadmintonWomen's team BronzeBhanwar DhakaShootingMen's 25 m rapid-fire pistol BronzeGanapathy GnanasekarWeightlifting62 kg – snatch BronzeArun MurugesanWeightlifting62 kg – clean and jerk BronzeArun MurugesanWeightlifting62 kg – combined BronzeGovindaswamy VadiveluWeightlifting69 kg – clean and jerk BronzeSandeep KumarWeightlifting69 kg – combined
Competitors The Indian contingent included 54 athletes competing across five sports.
SportMenWomenTotalBadminton7714Boxing33Cricket1414Shooting10616Weightlifting77Total411354
Badminton
India won two silver and two bronze medals in badminton at the 1998 Commonwealth Games.
AthleteEventRound of 128Round of 64Round of 32Round of 16QuarterfinalSemifinalFinalRankOpposition ResultOpposition ResultOpposition ResultOpposition ResultOpposition ResultOpposition ResultOpposition ResultPullela GopichandMen's singlesrowspan="3" WWNikhil KanetkarWWcolspan="4" Abhinn Shyam GuptaWLcolspan="5" Aparna PopatWomen's singlesrowspan="8" WWK. Neelima ChowdaryWWrowspan="2" colspan="4" Manjusha KanwarWWP. V. V. LakshmiWLcolspan="5" Marcos BristowGeorge ThomasMen's doublesWWWrowspan="2" colspan="3" Jaseel IsmailVincent LoboWWWArchana DeodharManjusha KanwarWomen's doublesrowspan="2" WLcolspan="4" Madhumita BishtP. V. V. LakshmiLcolspan="5" Nikhil KanetkarArchana DeodharMixed doublesrowspan="2" colspan="2" WLcolspan="4" Vincent LoboMadhumita BishtLcolspan="5"
AthleteEventRound-robinRankOpposition ResultOpposition ResultOpposition ResultAbhinn Shyam Gupta George Thomas Pullela Gopichand Jaseel Ismail Marcos Bristow Nikhil Kanetkar Vincent LoboMen's teamAparna Popat Archana Deodhar Deepthi Chapala Madhumita Bisht Manjusha Kanwar K. Neelima Chowdary P. V. V. LakshmiWomen's team
Boxing
India competed in three boxing events at the 1998 Commonwealth Games. Jitender Kumar won the silver medal in the middleweight division.
AthleteEventPreliminaryQuarterfinalSemifinalFinalRankOpposition ResultOpposition ResultOpposition ResultOpposition ResultGurmeet SinghFeatherweight 57 kgcolspan="4" Jitender KumarMiddleweight 75 kgGurucharan SinghLight-heavyweight 81 kgcolspan="3"
Cricket
India named the below squad for the tournament. Roster
Ajay Jadeja (c) Anil Kumble (vc) Nikhil Chopra Rohan Gavaskar Harbhajan Singh Gagan Khoda Amay Khurasiya VVS Laxman Paras Mhambrey Debashish Mohanty M. S. K. Prasad (wk) Rahul Sanghvi Robin Singh Sachin Tendulkar
Summary TeamEventGroup stage SemifinalFinal / OppositionResult OppositionResult OppositionResult Rank OppositionResult OppositionResult RankIndia menMen's tournament No result W by 112 runs L by 146 runs 3 colspan=2 9
Group stage
Shooting
India competed in 23 shooting events at the 1998 Commonwealth Games. Indian shooters won four gold medals, two silver medals and one bronze medal.
AthleteEventPreliminaryFinalPointsRankPointsRankJaspal RanaMen's centre-fire pistolQ581Ashok PanditQ5746Jaspal RanaAshok PanditMen's centre-fire pistol – pairscolspan="2" 1154Bhanwar Lal DhakaMen's rapid-fire pistolQ668.9Ajab Rao55115colspan="2" Bhanwar Lal DhakaAjab RaoMen's 25 m rapid-fire pistol – pairscolspan="2" 11214Jaspal RanaMen's 10 m air pistolQ677.4Satendra KumarQ668.75Jaspal RanaSatendra KumarMen's 10 m air pistol – pairscolspan="2" 1143Sushma RanaWomen's 10 m air pistolQ470.95Shilpi SinghQ468.76Sushma RanaShilpi SinghWomen's 10 m air pistol – pairscolspan="2" 7336Samaresh JungMen's 50 m free pistol53511colspan="2" Satendra KumarQ639.94Samaresh JungSatendra KumarMen's 50 m free pistol – pairscolspan="2" 10625Abhinav BindraMen's 10 m air rifle57116colspan="2" Anuja TereWomen's 10 m air rifleQ485.27Anjali Bhagwat38312colspan="2" Anuja TereAnjali BhagwatWomen's 10 m air rifle – pairscolspan="2" 7655T. C. PalangappaMen's 50 m rifle prone57334rowspan="2" colspan="2" A. P. Subbiah58815T. C. PalangappaA. P. SubbiahMen's 50 m rifle prone – pairscolspan="2" 116012Kuheli GanguleeWomen's 50 m rifle prone57619colspan="2" Roopa UnnikrishnanQ590 Kuheli GanguleeRoopa UnnikrishnanWomen's 50 m rifle prone – pairscolspan="2" 11704T. C. PalangappaMen's 50 m rifle three positions109820rowspan="2" colspan="2" A. P. Subbiah111314T. C. PalangappaA. P. SubbiahMen's 50 m rifle three positions – pairscolspan="2" 22218Roopa UnnikrishnanWomen's 50 m rifle three positions55411rowspan="2" colspan="2" Anjali Bhagwat54917Roopa UnnikrishnanAnjali BhagwatWomen's 50 m rifle three positions – pairscolspan="2" 11067Mansher SinghMen's Olympic trap1179colspan="2" Manavjit Singh SandhuQ1405Mansher SinghManavjit Singh SandhuMen's Olympic trap – pairscolspan="2" 192
Weightlifting
Seven Indians competed in four weightlifting events at the 1998 Commonwealth Games. Indian weightlifters won 13 medals, including three gold medals.
AthleteEventSnatchClean & jerkOverallResultRankResultRankResultRankArumugam K. Pandian56 kg107.5 kg137.5 kg245.0 kgDharmaraj Wilson102.5 kg4140.0 kg242.5 kgArun Murugesan62 kg117.5 kg4155.0 kg272.5 kgGanapathy Gnanasekar117.5 kg145.0 kg4262.5 kg4Sandeep Kumar69 kg125.0 kg4160.0 kg4285.0 kgGovindaswamy Vadivelu115.5 kg8162.0 kg277.5 kg6Satheesha Rai77 kg147.5 kg 175.0 kg322.5 kg
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