SWIMMING

Shayna Jack (Multiple events)

Having announced her retirement on the eve of the Games, Jack got a golden farewell as part of the Dolphins’ dominant 4x100m women’s and mixed relay teams.

She was also part of a clean sweep in both of the 50m and 100m finals, winning bronze in both and was given a guard of honour poolside after stepping off the final podium of her career.

Having gone through a turbulent career, Jack thankfully got to sign off on a high note, and it was clear from her tears how much this final meet meant to her.

Iona Anderson (Multiple events)

The Glasgow Games were very much a coming-of-age meet for the young West Aussie.

Stepping out from the shadow of the ill Kaylee McKeown, Anderson took her moment to shine with both hands.

She claimed two relay gold medals, extending Australia’s decades-long domination of those events, as well as a silver medal in the 50m backstroke.

However, her crowning moment came in the 100m backstroke, where she became a gold medallist in her own right, shocking the Commonwealth with a sensational swim.

Flynn Southam (Multiple events)

The Perth-born swimmer sent a big statement breaking the Games records in the heat of the 100m freestyle and somehow went even better in a stacked final.

His blistering time of 47.09 blew the competition away.

Flynn also won gold in the men’s 4x100m freestyle relay team and added a second Commonwealth Games record to his accolades.

Inez Miller (4x200m freestyle)

The 19-year-old had a sensational debut, including a gold medal.

She was tasked with swimming the third leg of the 4x200m freestyle and more than held her own alongside Mollie O’Callaghan, Hannah Casey and Lani Pallister.

Alex Saffy (100m Butterfly S10)

After grabbing silver in Birmingham, nothing was going to stop Saffy going better in Glasgow.

On the opening night of the games, he joined Australia’s bonanza of gold in an electrifying swim.

ATHLETICS

Peter Bol (Men’s 800m)

The WA favourite was strong through the heats and semifinal of his pet event but produced perhaps the worst race of his past 12 months as he faded to stumble over the line in seventh place in the final.

After a very slow first lap, Bol was forced to come to the front to set the pace, which took out his energy, meaning he had nothing left in the tank once the kick came round the final bend.

The result is far from what the 32-year-old can do.

Kurtis Marschall (Men’s Pole Vault)

Marschall entered Glasgow the defending champion and left in the two-time reigning star.

The West Aussie was in complete control, coming through as the top qualifier having beaten world record holder Mondo Duplantis in the lead-up to the Games.

After waiting an age to get jump, he put in four perfect attempts to ease to the gold medal.

Rhiannon Clark (Women’s 200 metres T38)

Clark already had a bronze and silver medal from the Comm Games and she was desperate to complete the set.

Her start to the final wasn’t great, but that matters little when you have afterburners like Clark.

She came from behind to win by more than half a second.

Nina Kennedy (Women’s Pole Vault)

It was a Commonwealth Games to forget for the West Aussie superstar.

The conditions were abhorrent for pole vaulting with blustering winds, and despite clearing the same height as gold medal winner Eliza McCartney, she was beaten on a countback.

Declan Tingay (Men’s 10km walk)

A trip to the penalty box cost the veteran a spot on the podium.

He did recover to finish fourth in a time of 41:06.05 but it won’t satisfy him.

Ella Pardy (100m T38)

In her final Games appearance Pardy produced a solid run to get through to the final.

And she was not far off the medals either, claiming fifth in her last run in green and gold.

CYCLING

Oliver Bleddyn (Gold Men’s 4km Individual pursuit, Silver Men’s team pursuit)

Part of Australia’s gold medal-winning team pursuit team in Paris, they cruised through to the Commonwealth final as the fastest qualifier.

But they were stunned by England in the decider, who stole their thunder by more than a second, having broken away after being level at the halfway mark.

However, there was redemption in the individual final, which was an All-Australian affair, setting a new national record on his way to gold.

He also got the bragging rights over close friend Connor Leahy, who previously held the record, and settled for silver behind him.

Connor Leahy (Silver Men’s 4km Individual pursuit, Silver Men’s team pursuit)

Leahy was also part of the Paris team and was disappointed to settle for silver as Australia never quite found their groove in the team pursuit final.

His individual silver would have stung less as part of an Australian podium clean sweep, though he will be desperate to get his national record back off Bleddyn.

Kane Perris & Luke Zaccaria (Bronze Men’s Tandem B Sprint, Bronze Men’s Tandem B 1km Time Trial)

On his Commonwealth debut, legally blind rider Kane Perris secured two bronze medals in the sprint and time trial.

He was hardly challenged for the final podium place in both events and adds to his world championship gold and silver from last year in what has been a strong 12 months.

Liliya Tatarinoff

The 20-year-old was the youngest member of Australia’s track cycling team in Glasgow and was promising on Commonwealth debut with an eye towards the 2028 Olympics.

She finished in a respectable eighth place in the 1000m time trial as the second fastest of three Australians and followed up with an eighth place finish in the keirin, failing to make the medal race after a box-out left her trailing in the qualifier.

She’ll take plenty of learnings as she targets higher honours in the future.

JUDO

Maria Swan (Silver Women’s 78kg)

In her Commonwealth Games debut Swan fought to a silver medal after dropping the decider to defending champion Emma Reid.

The West Aussie judo talent impressed en route to the final match but was outclassed by the experienced Englishwoman in a tight final.

Swan had her on the back foot with an early point from a yuki, but once crunch time hit, Reid forced the 24-year-old to tap out with a swift submission.

It was the first major international medal of her career.

Saya Middleton (Silver Women’s 63kg)

Having seen her brother Vas fall just short in his bronze medal bout, Saya ensured the Middleton family would not leave Glasgow empty-handed with silver in her debut Games, falling just short of gold.

In the gold medal match, Middleton fought hard with Canada’s Lauren Biron across the four-minute bout, forcing the contest into golden score.

However, an unfortunate penalty at the five-minute mark saw the contest end in her rival’s favour.

Keishin Ochi (Bronze Men’s 81kg)

Ochi also took home a medal on debut with a clinical win in his bronze medal bout against the 29th world-ranked opponent, India’s Harsh Tokas.

The 20-year-old outwitted his opponent, taking a defensive stance before finding his moment to strike with an ippon win after just three minutes.

Vas Middleton (Men’s 66kg)

On his Commonwealth debut, Middleton convincingly won his open bout before losing to Michael Agbo in the quarterfinal.

He would bounce back in the repechage to earn a shot at a bronze medal against Petros Christodoulides of Cyprus.

However, his opponent won by a Yuko as Middleton finished as the 5th-ranked fighter but will cheer his sister on from the stands just a day later.

BOXING

Lekeisha Pergoliti (Bronze women’s light-middleweight 70kg)

Pergoliti battled through a tough quarterfinal bout against Nigeria’s Blessing Orakwe, overcoming a fast start from her smaller opponent.

After dropping the opening round 4-1, the Australian champion showed her class to turn the contest around, winning the final two rounds and securing a narrow 3-2 points victory.

Her semifinal challenge proved another test against England’s Chantelle Reid, with Pergoliti unable to overcome her opponent’s speed and counter-attacking ability.

She adds Commonwealth bronze to her World Championship silver from last year.

NETBALL

Courtney Bruce

The defender held up her end of the bargain as Australia provided a stingy defence throughout the tournament.

She got the ire of the referees for a few antics but made meaningful changes to her game to adjust.

However, she couldn’t stop the Diamonds’ offensive struggles as they were stunned by Jamaica in the semifinal.

Sophie Garbin

Garbin was strong in the offensive D throughout the competition but will rue only taking four shots shots in the semifinal.

She responded while in the bronze medal match to ensure Australia didn’t come away medalless.

3X3 BASKETBALL

Jesse Wagstaff & Jonah Antonio

The pair entered the final as part of an unbeaten Australian team hunting vengeance against England for their Birmingham heartbreak.

But it wasn’t to be as England claimed gold in a back-and-forth finale.

Amy Atwell & Emma Clarke

The women went one step better than the men, completing an undefeated campaign with a gold medal.

The Gangurrus were simply untouchable as they completed a perfect tournament with a 21-11 rout of surprise packets Uganda in the gold medal match.

Unfortunately, Clarke took no part on day six after her tournament came to a premature end with injury but Amy Atwell scored 10 points in their semifinal win over Jamaica but was happy to play distributor in the final.

WHEELCHAIR 3X3 BASKETBALL

Ebony Stevenson and Taishar Ovens

A tough semifinal defeat left the Aussies a tough task to beat Canada to claim bronze.

However, Stevenson’s five points and three rebounds while Ovens played an off the ball roll to help shut down Canada’s attacking threats proved vital as the Aussies thrived as underdogs.

The Wombats held on for a gritty 19-17 win despite 16 points from Canada’s Kady Dandeneau.

WEIGHTLIFTING

Oliver Saxton (Men’s 94kg)

Performing in a parent’s shadow is never easy but it didn’t phase Saxton who, 40 years on from his father’s bronze medal win, claimed his own Commonwealth Games medal.

He claimed bronze lifting a total of 336kg but couldn’t quite steal the Games record in the snatch, lifting 156kg before hoisting a mighty 180kg in the clean and jerk.

He was sitting in the silver medal place for much of the day before Malaysia’s Mohamad Syhaimi Bin Nor-Ghazali lifted a Commonwealth Record 197kg to take gold and bump Saxton to bronze.

Ben Wright (Men’s heavyweight)

One of Australia’s most-capped Para Powerlifters wasn’t able to grab a medal in Glasgow but did himself proud.

He finished eighth with a combined weight total of 110.9kg.