South Africa competed at the 1998 Commonwealth Games in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia from 11 to 21 September 1998. It was South Africa's 8th appearance at the Commonwealth Games.
Medalists The following South African competitors won medals at the games. In the discipline sections below, the medalists' names are bolded.
| style="text-align:left; width:78%; vertical-align:top" | Medal Name Sport Event Athletics Men's pole vault Athletics Men's shot put Athletics Men's javelin throw Athletics Women's high jump Cricket Men's tournament Gymnastics Men's vault Lawn bowls Women's singles Loraine VictorLorna TrigwellTrish Steyn Lawn bowls Women's fours Michael Thiele Shooting Men's 50 metre rifle prone pairs Athletics Men's 800 metres Athletics Men's discus throw Athletics Women's pole vault Gymnastics Men's floor Gymnastics Men's vault Shooting Men's 25 metre centre-fire pistol individual Shooting Men's 50 metre pistol individual Shooting Men's 25 metre rapid fire pistol individual Donna Potgieter Shooting Women's 50 metre rifle three positions pairs Swimming Men's 50 metre freestyle Swimming Men's 1500 metre freestyle Athletics Men's 800 metres Athletics Men's 110 metres hurdles Athletics Men's hammer throw Athletics Women's shot put Boxing Flyweight Cycling Men's road time trial Gymnastics Men's rings Lawn bowls Men's singles Rudi Jacobs Lawn bowls Men's pairs Mike RedshawNeil BurkettRobert Rayfield Lawn bowls Men's fours André van Emmenis Shooting Men's 25 metre rapid fire pistol pairs André van Emmenis Shooting Men's 50 metre rifle prone individual Claire Nitch Squash Women's doubles Natalie Grainger Squash Mixed doubles
Cricket
South Africa named the below squad for the tournament. Roster
Shaun Pollock (c) Paul Adams Adam Bacher Dale Benkenstein Nicky Boje Mark Boucher (wk) Derek Crookes Alan Dawson Steve Elworthy Herschelle Gibbs Andrew Hudson Jacques Kallis Lance Klusener Makhaya Ntini Michael Rindel Henry Williams
Lance Klusener withdrew from the South African squad after sustaining an ankle injury during the third Test of South Africa's tour of England in July. Adam Bacher was also unavailable for the Games, suffering an injury to his shoulder. They were replaced by Alan Dawson and Andrew Hudson, respectively.
Summary TeamEventGroup stage SemifinalFinal / OppositionResult OppositionResult OppositionResult Rank OppositionResult OppositionResult RankSouth Africa menMen's tournament W by 4 wickets (D/L) W by 5 wickets W by 4 wickets 1 Q W by 1 wicket W by 4 wickets
Group stage
Semi-final
Gold medal match
Netball Squad
Marilyn Agliotti Patricia Basson Kerry Bee Bronwyn Bock Florinda Brand Pietie Coetzee Dominique Harverson Annie Kloppers Desmarie Kotze Manzo Machago Rosina Mogale Desree Neville Lana van der Westhuizen Irene van Dyk Letitia Vorster
Summary South Africa finished 4th in the netball at the 1998 Commonwealth Games. In the group stages, they won four of their five matches. However, in the semi-finals they lost 68–38 to Australia. In the bronze medal playoff they lost 56–54 England.
Group B
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Playoffs Semi-final 1
Bronze medal match
References
External links Team South Africa Official site