1990 Commonwealth Games

Multi-sport event in Auckland, New Zealand June 2026 December 2020 XIV Commonwealth Games Auckland 1990 Logo.png Auckland, New Zealand 55 2,074 213 events in 10 sports 24 January 1990 3 February 1990 Prince Edward Mark Todd and Peter Snell Mount Smart Stadium This is the Moment (mi Ko te moma tenei) Elizabeth II XIII XV The 1990 Commonwealth Games (mi 1990 Taumāhekeheke Commonwealth) were held in Auckland, New Zealand from 24 January to 3 February 1990. It was the 14th Commonwealth Games, and part of New Zealand's 1990 sesquicentennial celebrations. Participants competed in ten sports: athletics, aquatics, badminton, boxing, cycling, gymnastics, judo, lawn bowls, shooting and weightlifting. Judo and gymnastics are added as optional sports https://www.britishnewspaperarchive.co.uk/viewer/bl/0004985/19891220/070/0070 Farewell to Coe Manchester Evening News 20 December 1989 70 British Newspaper Archive subscription 12 February 2026 effectively replacing wrestling, which was dropped from the Games for the first time and rowing which had been held for the last time.http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport3/commonwealthgames2002/hi/judo/newsid_1946000/1946304.stm Tailor-made for Manchester BBC News 20 June 2002 12 February 2026 Netballhttp://www.todor66.com/others/Netball/Commonwealth/Women_1990.html Women Netball Commonwealth Games Auckland (NZL) 1990 www.todor66.com https://web.archive.org/web/20160404145615/http://www.todor66.com/others/Netball/Commonwealth/Women_1990.html 4 April 2016 8 July 2021https://netballscoop.com/forums/topic/1990-commonwealth-games-auckland-demonstration-event/ Netball History: 1990 Commonwealth Games Demonstration event (Auckland) netballscoop.com https://web.archive.org/web/20200921060508/https://netballscoop.com/forums/topic/1990-commonwealth-games-auckland-demonstration-event/ 21 September 2020 20 July 2021 and the triathlon were demonstration events. Host selection The event was awarded to Auckland on 27 July 1984 at the 1984 Summer Olympics in Los Angeles, USA. Perth, Australia, had withdrawn from the bid contest leaving New Delhi, India, as the sole opponent to Auckland's bid. New Delhi lost the hosting rights to Auckland by a margin of 1 vote, which made it the closest host selection vote in the history of Commonwealth Games. + 1990 Commonwealth Games bidding results City Round 1New Zealand Auckland20India New Delhi19 Venues The primary venue was the Mount Smart Stadium, used for the opening and closing ceremonies and athletics events.https://digitalnz.org/stories/62bbc498d225f9001ac0e740 1990 Commonwealth Games (Auckland) Digital New Zealand New Zealand 17 February 2026 The athletes' village was located in Glen Innes at the corner of Merton Road and Morrin Road, going south towards the base of Mount Wellington. It consisted of 17 acres of land owned by the University of Auckland and had a central dome for the catering facilities and around 300 houses were constructed and then relocated to various suburbs for state housing after the Games.https://kura.aucklandlibraries.govt.nz/digital/collection/photos/id/108809/rec/1 XIV Commonwealth Games Village, Mount Wellington, 1990 Auckland Libraries Heritage Collections 19 February 2026 Badminton - Gillies Avenue Auckland Badminton HallGraham Cooke https://trove.nla.gov.au/newspaper/article/120874843 Badminton hopes wilt in the heat trove.nla.gov.au 27 January 1990 27 May 2020 Boxing - Logan Campbell Centre, Auckland Showgroundshttps://1earthmedia.com/the-boxing-at-the-auckland-commonwealth-games-1990/ The Boxing at the Auckland Commonwealth Games 1990 Earth Media 17 August 2024 31 January 2026 Cycling (track) - Manukau Velodrome, Clover Parkhttps://www.britishnewspaperarchive.co.uk/viewer/bl/0005119/19900112/219/0027 Cycling squad in Games warm-up Belfast News-Letter 12 January 1990 27 British Newspaper Archive subscription 17 February 2026 Cycling (team time trial) - Auckland Southern Motorway Cycling (road race) - Blockhouse Bay, Green Bay, Lower Titirangi, Avondale Gymnastics - Chase Stadiumhttps://www.britishnewspaperarchive.co.uk/viewer/bl/0000760/19900124/039/0039 Gold medal boost Leicester Daily Mercury 24 January 1990 39 British Newspaper Archive subscription 17 February 2026 Judo - East Pavilion, Expo Centre, Auckland Showgroundshttps://www.britishnewspaperarchive.co.uk/viewer/bl/0000540/19900201/319/0022 Bold Sweatman finds silver in judo star trek The Scotsman 1 February 1990 22 British Newspaper Archive subscription 17 February 2026 Lawn bowls - Pakuranga Bowls Centre Shooting - Waitemata Gun Club, Mangatawhiri Range, Ardmore Range Swimming - West Auckland Swimming Centre Weightlifting - Carter Holt Pavilion (hall 2), Auckland Showgrounds Opening ceremony February 2026 The opening of the games comprised a variety of events, including the arrival of The Queen's representative Prince Edward (her youngest son), the arrival of the Queen's Baton, and many Māori ceremonial stories. The Queens Baton was carried across the Auckland Harbour by the vessel "Ceduna". thumb|261x261px|Queen's Baton's from the 1990 Commonwealth Games. The opening ceremony itself started off with the Auckland Commonwealth Games Choir singing the Song of Welcome. Upon the arrival of Prince Edward, the Māori in attendance, gave him a Challenge of a welcome. This is conducted by a Māori placing a wooden baton on the ground. To see if the visitor comes in peace or not, the visitor must pick it up. The New Zealand national anthem "God Defend New Zealand" was sung during a ceremonial fourteen gun salute from nearby One Tree Hill. This was followed by the New Zealand Army Guard Commander allowing Prince Edward to inspect the guard of honour. After which was the introduction of the participating countries of the Commonwealth, Scotland, entering first as the hosts of the previous games, and New Zealand entering last as hosts. During the introduction of the countries, the choir would display the flag of the announced country with boards. When all the athletes finally sat down, the cultural segment ceremonies began. The first act was the Māori women performing a "Song of Welcome" for the athletes with the use of Poi. The Māori women then gave some of the athletes a Hongi. Next was the Māori story of how New Zealand was formed according to legend; it a narration of how the Polynesians found their way to what was to become New Zealand, and how New Zealand was formed between Rangi and Papa, the sky father and earth mother. The story then moved on to the coming of religion and European migration. This was demonstrated with a formation of the Union Jack, to show the colonisation by the British. Dame Whina Cooper then made a speech about the Treaty of Waitangi signed in 1840 that brought about peace and stability of modern New Zealand. Introduction of the European communities was next with music and native dancing from European countries such as Italy, Poland, Greece, Netherlands, Scotland, Ireland, Austria, Wales and England, and music and native dancing also from Asian countries such as China, Sri Lanka and India. From here, many of the neighbouring Pacific Islanders made their entrance with the rhythmic tempo of the Pacific Island drum beat.This was to show the then complete migration of people to New Zealand. Sir Howard Morrison then lead New Zealand in singing the folk song Tukua-a-hau. After Morrison, the Queen's Baton arrived at the stadium where Prince Edward announced the opening of the games which was followed by the Athletes Pledge. Fireworks followed and was capped off with a night time flyover by nine A-4 Skyhawk jets of the Royal New Zealand Air Forces 75 Squadron. The ceremony was concluded by the singing of the game's motto "This is the moment" as performers and athletes exited the stadium. Closing ceremony February 2026 A more relaxed affair was held for the 14th Commonwealth Games closing ceremony. Attended by HM The Queen of New Zealand, formality and respect played their due part in the beginning with protocolar segment with the handover to the Commonwealth Games flag to the next host city, Victoria, Canada. This was followed by a First Nations and modern Canadian dancing display. Next, thousands of children entered the stadium with a mass skipping rope demonstration, followed by the athletes. The Queen then made the traditional closing speech and called for all the Commonwealth's athletes to assemble in four years time in Victoria. As the evening wore on Dame Kiri Te Kanawa sang "Now is the Hour", a favourite New Zealand hymn, as the Royal New Zealand Air Force's A4 Skyhawks made one final swooping flyover of Mount Smart Stadium followed by fireworks. The Queen, Duke of Edinburgh, and Prince Edward then exited the stadium standing in open top vehicles. Mascot thumb|right|150px|Goldie the Kiwi bird – the Games' mascot The mascot of the games was Goldie, representing New Zealand's national symbol the kiwi bird. Participating teams thumb|right|Participating countries 55 teams were represented at the 1990 Games.(Teams competing for the first time are shown in bold). Participating Commonwealth countries and territories30em Australia Bahamas Bangladesh Barbados Bermuda Botswana British Virgin Islands Brunei Canada Cayman Islands old Cook Islands Cyprus England Falkland Islands 1948 Ghana Gibraltar Guernsey Guyana 23px Hong Kong India Isle of Man Jamaica Jersey Kenya Lesotho 1987 Malawi Malaysia Maldives Malta 23px Mauritius Nauru New Zealand at the 1990 Commonwealth Games (host) Nigeria Norfolk Island Northern Ireland Pakistan Papua New Guinea Saint Kitts and Nevis Scotland Seychelles 1977 Sierra Leone Singapore Solomon Islands Sri Lanka Swaziland Tanzania The Gambia Tonga Trinidad and Tobago Uganda Vanuatu Wales Western Samoa Zambia ZimbabweDebuting Commonwealth countries and territories 30em British Virgin Islands Brunei Nauru Seychelles 1977 Medal table This is the full table of the medal count of the 1990 Commonwealth Games. These rankings sort by the number of gold medals earned by a country. The number of silvers is taken into consideration next and then the number of bronze. If, after the above, countries are still tied, equal ranking is given and they are listed alphabetically. This follows the system used by the IOC, IAAF and BBC. Figures from Commonwealth Games Foundation website.Past Commonwealth Games https://web.archive.org/web/20130215184607/http://www.thecgf.com/games/games_index.asp 15 February 2013 Commonwealth Games Federation NZL flagCGF 1990 52 54 58 47 40 42 36 42 38 17 14 27 yes 13 8 11 10 3 12 6 9 3 5 13 7 5 7 10 2 2 0 2 0 2 2 0 2 1 3 5 1 2 0 1 1 3 HKG 1959 1 1 0 1 0 1 1 0 1 1 0 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 2 1 0 2 0 0 1 2 0 0 3 0 0 2 0 0 2 0 0 1 0 0 1 Sports At these games, the Triathlon was a demonstration event; won by Erin Baker (women) and Rick Wells (men), both from New Zealand. Aquatics Diving Swimming Synchronised swimming Athletics Badminton Boxing Cycling Gymnastics Judo Lawn bowls Shooting Weightlifting References The Bateman New Zealand Encyclopedia External links Commonwealth Games Official Site Edinburgh Commonwealth GamesAucklandXIV Commonwealth Games Victoria Sports 1990s New Zealand C Category:Sports competitions in Auckland Category:International sports competitions hosted by New Zealand Category:Commonwealth Games in New Zealand Commonwealth Games Category:January 1990 sports events in Oceania Category:February 1990 sports events in Oceania Category:1990s in Auckland