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At the 2014 Commonwealth Games in Glasgow, Scotland |
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Competitors | 417 | |||||||||||
Flag bearer | Opening: Anna Meares Closing: Mark Knowles |
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Medals Rank: 2 |
Gold 49 |
Silver 42 |
Bronze 46 |
Total 137 |
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Australia competed at the 2014 Commonwealth Games in Glasgow, Scotland, between 23 July and 3 August 2014. It is the nation's 20th appearance at the Commonwealth Games, having competed at every Games since their inception in 1930.
417 athletes are competing for Australia, the most of the 2014 games.
In 2013, Steve Moneghetti was appointed as Chef de Mission, a position he held at the 2010 Commonwealth Games. Dianne Gallagher was appointed as Team General Manager. Brian Roe was appointed as Assistant Team General Manager, Dr Grace Bryant OAM as Team Medical Director and Ian Hanson as Team Media Director.
* – Indicates the athlete competed in preliminaries but not the final
Athletics Australia announced 103 athletes on 5 June 2014.Tristan Thomas (400m hurdles) was originally selected but withdrew due to injury. On 21 June, Brooke Stratton (long jump) revealed that she would not be able to compete due to injury. On 26 July 2014, Alex Rowe withdrew from 800m due to a hamstring injury.
– Katherine Katsanevakis replaced Kelly Hetherington who withdrew due to injury.
Officials:
Badminton Australia announced a team of 10 athletes on 5 June 2014.
Officials: Head Coach – Lasse Bundgaard, Coach – Ricky Yu, Section Manager -Rhonda Cator
Boxing Australia announced a team of 11 boxers on 28 May 2014.
Officials: Head Coach – Kevin Smith, Assistant coach – Don Abnett, Section Manager – Allan Nicholson
Cycling Australia announced a team of 41 athletes on 10 June 2014.
Diving Australia announced a team of 12 athletes on 12 April 2014.
Gymnastics Australia announced a team of 10 artistic gymnasts on 25 May 2014 and 3 rhythmic gymnasts on 1 June.