Netball at the Commonwealth Games explained

Netball at the Commonwealth Games
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Administrator:	World Netball Commonwealth Games Federation
Champion:	(4th Title)
Most Champs:	(4 titles)
Website:	World Netball

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. It was first played in 1990 as a demonstration sport. It has been an official Commonwealth Games sport since 1998. Australia have been the tournament's most successful team, winning four gold medals. New Zealand have won two 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. ^{[1] [2] [3]}

History

Tournaments

In 1990, Australia defeated New Zealand in a one-off match when netball was a demonstration sport. ^{[4] [5]} 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. ^{[6] [7] [8]}

In 2006 New Zealand won the gold medal for the first time with a 60–55 win over Australia. ^{[9] [10]} 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.^{[11] [12] [13] [14]} 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. ^{[6] [13] [15]}

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. ^{[3] [16] [17] [18]}

1990			n/a
1998^[19]
2002^[20]
2006^[21] ^[22]
2010^[23] ^[24] ^[25]
2014^[26]
2018^[27] ^[28]
2022

Bronze medal matches

Tournament		Score	4th	Venue
1998		56–54		Bukit Kiara Sports Complex
2002^[29]		55–53		MEN Arena
2006		53–52		Melbourne Multi Purpose Venue
2010^[30] ^[31]		70–47		Thyagaraj Sports Complex
2014^[32] ^[33]		52–48		SSE Hydro
2018^[34] ^[35]		60–55		Coomera Indoor Sports Centre
2022^[36] ^[37] ^[38]		55–48		National Exhibition Centre

Finals

Tournament		Score		Venue
1990		53–35		Chase Stadium, Auckland
1998		42–39		Stadium Juara, Bukit Kiara
2002^[39] ^[40] ^[41]		57–55		MEN Arena
2006		60–55		Melbourne Multi Purpose Venue
2010		66–64		Thyagaraj Sports Complex
2014		58–40		SSE Hydro
2018		52–51		Coomera Indoor Sports Centre
2022		55–51		National Exhibition Centre

All-time medal table

Rank	Team				Total
1		4	3	0	8
2		2	3	1	6
3		1	0	3	4
4		0	1	3	4

Participating teams

Nation	1998	2002	2006	2010	2014	2018	2022	Total
	bgcolor=gold		bgcolor=gold		bgcolor=silver		bgcolor=silver		bgcolor=gold		bgcolor=silver		bgcolor=gold		7
	8th	7th	10th	7th	11th		10th	12th	7
	9th	8th	-	-	-	-	-	2
	6th	-	-	10th	-		-	-	2
		4th			4th	bgcolor=gold		4th	7
	-	9th	9th	-	-		12th	-	3
	-	-	-	12th	-		-	-	1
	5th		4th	4th			bgcolor=silver		7
	7th	-	6th	5th	5th		7th	7th	6
	11th	-	-	-	-		-	-	1
	bgcolor=silver		bgcolor=silver		bgcolor=gold		bgcolor=gold		bgcolor=silver			4th		7
	-	-	-	-	7th		8th	10th	3
	-	-	-	11th	-		-	-	1
	-	-	-	-	12th		-	-	1
	-	-	12th	-	-		-	-	1
	-	-	5th	9th	-		-	-	2
	-	-	-	-	9th		9th	9th	3
	-	-	11th	-	-		-	-	1
	4th	5th	7th	6th	6th		5th	6th	7
	12th	10th	-	-	-		-	-	2
	-	-	-	8th	10th		-	11th	3
	-	-	-	-	-		6th	5th	2
	10th	6th	8th	-	8th		11th	8th	6
Total teams	12	10	12	12	12	12	12

Notes

• In 1990 no medals were awarded as netball was only a demonstration sport. ^[5]

Notes and References

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2. Web site: Women Netball Commonwealth Games Archive 1990-2018. www.todor66.com. 8 July 2021.
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4. Web site: Women Netball Commonwealth Games Auckland (NZL) 1990. www.todor66.com. 8 July 2021.
5. Web site: Netball History: 1990 Commonwealth Games Demonstration event (Auckland). netballscoop.com. https://web.archive.org/web/20200921060508/https://netballscoop.com/forums/topic/1990-commonwealth-games-auckland-demonstration-event/. 21 September 2020. 20 July 2021.
6. Web site: Commonwealth Games. https://web.archive.org/web/20210428023854/https://diamonds.netball.com.au/history/commonwealth-games. 28 April 2021. 7 July 2021. diamonds.netball.com.au.
7. Web site: Women Netball Commonwealth Games Kuala Lumpur (MAS) 1998. www.todor66.com. 8 July 2021.
8. Web site: Aussies triumph in final drama. news.bbc.co.uk. 4 August 2002. 8 July 2021.
9. Web site: Golden Ferns down Aussies in netball final. www.nzherald.co.nz. 26 March 2006. 8 July 2021.
10. Web site: Our Game – History (2000-2009). www.netballnz.co.nz. https://web.archive.org/web/20161207080818/https://www.netballnz.co.nz/our-game/history/2000-2009. 7 December 2016. 20 July 2021.
11. Web site: Diamonds go down in Delhi epic. www.abc.net.au. 14 October 2010. 8 July 2021.
12. Web site: Silver Ferns win Gold at Commonwealth Games. www.netballnz.co.nz. https://web.archive.org/web/20210709184342/https://www.netballnz.co.nz/news/detail/silver-ferns-win-gold-at-commonwealth-games. 9 July 2021. 14 October 2010. 8 July 2021.
13. Web site: Looking back at the greatest Australia v New Zealand netball matches. www.skysports.com. 6 August 2015. 8 July 2021.
14. Web site: The history of netball's greatest rivalry. www.upstart.net.au. https://web.archive.org/web/20200924042154/https://www.upstart.net.au/the-history-of-netballs-greatest-rivalry/. 24 September 2020. 20 November 2018. 13 July 2021.
15. Web site: Commonwealth Games: Australian Diamonds hammer Silver Ferns 58-40 to win gold in Glasgow. www.abc.net.au. 3 August 2014. 8 July 2021.
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19. Web site: Women Netball Commonwealth Games Kuala Lumpur (MAS) 1998. www.todor66.com. 8 July 2021.
20. Web site: Women Netball Commonwealth Games Machester (ENG) 2002. www.todor66.com. 8 July 2021.
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22. Web site: (2006) Commonwealth Games – Results – Netball. news.bbc.co.uk. 26 March 2006. 20 July 2021.
23. Web site: Women Netball Commonwealth Games New Delhi (IND) 2010. www.todor66.com. 8 July 2021.
24. Web site: Commonwealth Games 2010: Netball results. news.bbc.co.uk. 30 September 2010. 20 July 2021.
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26. Web site: Women Netball Commonwealth Games Glasgow (SCO) 2014. www.todor66.com. 5 January 2020.
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29. Web site: Jamaica clinch play-off thriller. news.bbc.co.uk. 4 August 2002. 19 July 2021.
30. Web site: Commonwealth Games: England win bronze in netball. news.bbc.co.uk. 14 October 2010. 20 July 2021.
31. Web site: England takes netball bronze. www.smh.com.au. 14 October 2010. 20 July 2021.
32. News: England miss out on Commonwealth netball bronze after Jamaica defeat. www.theguardian.com. 3 August 2014. 20 July 2021.
33. News: Commonwealth Games 2014: Jamaica prove too strong for drained England in the netball. www.independent.co.uk. 3 August 2014. 20 July 2021.
34. News: Silver Ferns miss netball medal at Commonwealth Games. stuff.co.nz. 15 April 2018. 20 July 2021.
35. News: Netball: Silver Ferns miss Commonwealth Games medals for first time. www.nzherald.co.nz. 15 April 2018. 20 July 2021.
36. News: Commonwealth Games: England suffer agonising loss to New Zealand in bronze medal match. www.skysports.com. 7 August 2022. 16 January 2023.
37. News: Defeat by New Zealand costs England Commonwealth netball bronze. www.theguardian.com. 7 August 2022. 16 January 2023.
38. News: NZ turn the tables on England to win bronze. www.silverferns.co.nz. 8 August 2022. 16 January 2023.
39. Web site: Aussies triumph in final drama. news.bbc.co.uk. 4 August 2002. 8 July 2021.
40. Web site: Netball gold goes right to the wire. m2002.thecgf.com. https://web.archive.org/web/20201113014358/http://m2002.thecgf.com/SPORTS/Netball/News/default.asp?id=1129&folder=Netball. 13 November 2020. 4 August 2002. 10 November 2021.
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