Infographic | NSWIS contribute to 25% of Aussie medals

The NSW Institute of Sport has had an outstanding 2018 Commonwealth Games, contributing to 25% of  medals won by the Australian team on the Gold Coast.

Athletes from NSWIS contributed to 22 gold, 16 silver, and nine bronze towards Australia’s ultimate medal tally of 80 gold, 59 silver and 59 bronze. 44 of the 87 athletes selected from the NSW Institute of Sport were debutants, experiencing their first Commonwealth Games on home soil. NSWIS athletes were a part of six Commonwealth Games records, including Dani Stevens mammoth throw of 68.26m in the women’s discus.

Highlights of the Commonwealth Games for NSWIS include:

• Kaarle McCulloch – Cycling – 2G, 1S, 1B
• Bradley Woodward – Swimming – 2S (+ relay G)
• Madi de Rozario – Athletics – 2G
• Kurt Fearnley – Athletics – 1G, 1S (+ Closing Ceremony Flag Bearer)
• Esther Qin – Diving – 1G, 1B
• Dani Stevens – Athletics – 1G (Commonwealth Games Record)
• Daniel Repacholi – Shooting – 1G (Commonwealth Games Record)
• Donna Urquart – Squash – 1G, 1B
• Natasha Scott – Lawn Bowls – 2G

There were 22 staff from the NSW Institute of Sport working at the Commonwealth Games in:

• Coaching
• Nutrition
• Psychology
• Medical
• Personal Excellence
• Sport Management
• Biomechanics
• Physiology

Medals by Sport