The following is a list of medal winners at the Commonwealth Games netball tournament.
Gold | Silver | Bronze |
Australia Coach: Jill McIntosh | New Zealand Coach: | England Coach: |
Carissa Tombs Liz Ellis Jenny Borlase Janine Ilitch Kathryn Harby-Williams Nicole Cusack Rebecca Sanders Simone McKinnis Shelley O'Donnell Sarah Sutter Sharelle McMahon Vicki Wilson | Anna Rowberry Belinda Blair Belinda Colling Bernice Mene Donna Loffhagen Joanne Steed Julie Dawson Lesley Nicol Linda Vagana Lorna Suafoa Noeline Taurua Sonya Hardcastle | Amanda Newton Fiona Murtagh Hellen Manufor Joanne Zinzan Karen Aspinall Lisa Stanley Lorraine Law Lucia Sdao Lyn Carpenter Naomi Siddall Olivia Murphy Tracey Neville |
Gold | Silver | Bronze |
Australia Coach: Jill McIntosh | New Zealand Coach: | Jamaica Coach: |
Alexandra Hodge Alison Broadbent Catherine Cox Liz Ellis Eloise Southby Jacqui Delaney Janine Ilitch Kathryn Harby-Williams Nicole Richardson Peta Squire Rebecca Sanders Sharelle McMahon | Anna Rowberry Anna Veronese Belinda Colling Daneka Wipiiti Donna Loffhagen Irene van Dyk Jenny-May Coffin Julie Seymour Lesley Nicol Linda Vagana Sheryl Clarke Vilimaina Davu | Elaine Davis Georgia Gordon Kaydia Kentish Nadine Ffrench Nadine Bryan Nichala Gibson Oberon Pitterson Sharmalee Watkins Sharon Wiles Simone Forbes Tasha Morgan Tiffannie Wolfe |
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