Australia Wins Road Race Double
Sunday March 26, 2006
On the final day of competition at the Melbourne 2006 Commonwealth Games, Australia won gold in both the women's and men's cycling road race.
Australian cyclist Natalie Bates won gold in the women's road race with fellow Australian Oenone Wood coming second and defending champion Nicole Cooke of Wales, third.
In the men's road race, Australia's Mathew Hayman won gold, ahead of South Africa's David George, second, and Australia's Allan Davis, third.
The women's cycling road race covered nine laps of the 11.2km circuit through the Melbourne Royal Botanic Gardens. The men's road race covered 15 laps.
Hockey
Australia's men's hockey team won its third consecutive Commonwealth Games gold medal beating Pakistan 3-0 in the men's hockey final.
Malaysia won bronze.
Netball
New Zealand won the netball final, defeating Australia, 60-55.
Engand defeated Jamaica, 53-52, to win the bronze medal. Squash
Australian sisters Natalie and Rachael Grinham won gold in the women's doubles squash match, and have each won a medal in the mixed doubles, after they earlier won gold and silver respectively in the women's singles.
In the doubles final, the Grinham sisters defeated New Zealand's Shelley Kitchen and Tamsyn Leevey.
In the squash mixed doubles, Natalie Grinham and Joseph Kneipp took the gold medal after they England’s Vicky Botwright and James Willstrop. Rachael Grinham and her team mate David Palmer won over New Zealand’s Shelley Kitchen and Glen Wilson in the bronze match, 3-0.
Medals tally
At the conclusion of this year's Commonwealth Games, Australia led in the medals tally with 84 gold, 69 silver and 68 bronze medals for a total of 221. In second pposition was England with 36 gold, 40 silver and 34 bronze for a total of 110. Canada was third with 26 gold, 29 silver and 31 bronze for a total of 86.
New Zealand was in ninth position with 6 gold, 12 silver and 13 bronze medals for a total of 31.
How Australia and New Zealand Fared
Australian cyclist Natalie Bates won gold in the women's road race with fellow Australian Oenone Wood coming second and defending champion Nicole Cooke of Wales, third.
In the men's road race, Australia's Mathew Hayman won gold, ahead of South Africa's David George, second, and Australia's Allan Davis, third.
The women's cycling road race covered nine laps of the 11.2km circuit through the Melbourne Royal Botanic Gardens. The men's road race covered 15 laps.
Hockey
Australia's men's hockey team won its third consecutive Commonwealth Games gold medal beating Pakistan 3-0 in the men's hockey final.
Malaysia won bronze.
Netball
New Zealand won the netball final, defeating Australia, 60-55.
Engand defeated Jamaica, 53-52, to win the bronze medal. Squash
Australian sisters Natalie and Rachael Grinham won gold in the women's doubles squash match, and have each won a medal in the mixed doubles, after they earlier won gold and silver respectively in the women's singles.
In the doubles final, the Grinham sisters defeated New Zealand's Shelley Kitchen and Tamsyn Leevey.
In the squash mixed doubles, Natalie Grinham and Joseph Kneipp took the gold medal after they England’s Vicky Botwright and James Willstrop. Rachael Grinham and her team mate David Palmer won over New Zealand’s Shelley Kitchen and Glen Wilson in the bronze match, 3-0.
Medals tally
At the conclusion of this year's Commonwealth Games, Australia led in the medals tally with 84 gold, 69 silver and 68 bronze medals for a total of 221. In second pposition was England with 36 gold, 40 silver and 34 bronze for a total of 110. Canada was third with 26 gold, 29 silver and 31 bronze for a total of 86.
New Zealand was in ninth position with 6 gold, 12 silver and 13 bronze medals for a total of 31.
How Australia and New Zealand Fared
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