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
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. It was first played in
1990 as a
demonstration sport. It has been an official
Commonwealth Games sport since
1998.
Australia
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have been the tournament's most successful team, winning four gold medals.
New Zealand
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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
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became only the third team to both reach the final and win the gold medal.
History
Tournaments
In
1990,
Australia
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defeated
New Zealand
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in a one-off match when netball was a
demonstration sport.
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.
In
2006 New Zealand won the gold medal for the first time with a 60–55 win over Australia.
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.
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.
In
2018,
England
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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.
Bronze medal matches
Finals
All-time medal table
Participating teams
Notes
* In
1990 no medals were awarded as netball was only a
demonstration sport.
References
{{International netball competitions
Sports at the Commonwealth Games
Commonwealth Games
Commonwealth Games