Australia heads into its 23rd straight Commonwealth Games with 262 athletes across ten sports, a squad reshaped by Victoria’s 2023 withdrawal and Scotland’s late rescue of the Games.
Chef de mission Petria Thomas leads a team built on Olympic depth in the pool and on the track, with Glasgow running from July 23 to August 2.
Australia’s Commonwealth Games 2026 Team by Sport
Swimming and athletics dominate the squad list, together accounting for more than half of Australia’s total representation in Glasgow. The table below shows how the 262-strong team splits across each sport.
| Sport | Men | Women | Total |
|---|---|---|---|
| Swimming | 28 | 30 | 58 |
| Athletics | 42 | 44 | 86 |
| Cycling | 12 | 13 | 25 |
| Weightlifting/Powerlifting | 8 | 10 | 18 |
| Basketball (incl. wheelchair) | 8 | 8 | 16 |
| Lawn Bowls | 6 | 6 | 12 |
| Netball | — | 12 | 12 |
| Judo | 6 | 5 | 11 |
| Gymnastics | 5 | 5 | 10 |
| Boxing | 4 | 4 | 8 |
| Total | 119 | 143 | 262 |
(Source: Commonwealth Games Australia)
Athletics carries the biggest individual squad, but swimming is close behind and arrives with the deepest pool of individual Olympic medallists. Every other sport fields a smaller, specialist group, from an all-women netball roster to an 11-strong judo team split almost evenly by gender.
Athletics: 86 Athletes Chase Gold Across Track and Field
Australia’s 86-strong athletics team, finalised on June 22 after April and May selection rounds, spans sprints, distance running, para classifications and field events. Angie Ballard withdrew due to injury before the final squad was locked in, with 11 able-bodied and 24 para athletes added across two stages.
Men Track & Road Events
Rohan Browning (100m), Lachlan Kennedy (100m), Eddie Osei-Nketia (100m), Nathan Jason (100m T12), Ullrich Muller (100m T38), Thomas McGough (100m T38), Jaydon Page (100m T47), Lachlan Kennedy (200m), Calab Law (200m), Aidan Murphy (200m), Reece Holder (400m), Thomas Reynolds (400m), Peter Bol (800m), Luke Boyes (800m), Peyton Craig (800m), Oliver Hoare (1 mile), Cameron Myers (1 mile), Adam Spencer (1 mile), Daniel Milone (1500m T20), Archer Hewett (1500m T20), Sam Carter (1500m T54), Sam Rizzo (1500m T54), Seth O’Donnell (5000m), Ky Robinson (5000m), Jackson Sharp (5000m), Ky Robinson (10,000m), Matthew Hunt (400m hurdles), Isaac Beacroft (10,000m walk), Timothy Fraser (10,000m walk), Declan Tingay (10,000m walk), Joshua Azzopardi (4x100m relay), Rohan Browning (4x100m relay), Lachlan Kennedy (4x100m relay), Calab Law (4x100m relay), Christopher Ius (4x100m relay)
Men Field Events
Yual Reath (high jump), Liam Adcock (long jump), Chris Mitrevski (long jump), Lindsey Hendy (long jump T20), Matthew Denny (discus throw), Michal Burian (discus throw F42-44/F61-64), Cameron McEntyre (javelin throw), Matthew Sheppard (shot put F57), Kurtis Marschall (pole vault)
Women Track & Road Events
Georgia Harris (100m), Ebony Lane (100m), Torrie Lewis (100m), Rhiannon Clarke (100m T38), Ella Pardy (100m T38), Lexie Brown (100m T47), Mia Gross (200m), Monique Hanlon (200m), Torrie Lewis (200m), Briseis Brittan (200m T38), Rhiannon Clarke (200m T38), Eliza Ault-Connell (400m T54), Mikaela Dingley (400m T54), Sarah Billings (800m), Abbey Caldwell (1 mile), Claudia Hollingsworth (1 mile), Jessica Hull (1 mile), Eliza Ault-Connell (1500m T54), Mikaela Dingley (1500m T54), Rose Davies (5000m), Linden Hall (5000m), Jessica Hull (5000m), Rose Davies (10,000m), Lauren Ryan (10,000m), Michelle Jenneke (100m hurdles), Sarah Carli (400m hurdles), Cara Feain-Ryan (3000m steeplechase), Rebecca Henderson (10,000m walk), Elizabeth McMillen (10,000m walk), Jemima Montag (10,000m walk), Georgia Harris (4x100m relay), Ebony Lane (4x100m relay), Torrie Lewis (4x100m relay), Chloe Mannix-Power (4x100m relay)
Women Field Events
Nicola Olyslagers (high jump), Eleanor Patterson (high jump), Brooke Buschkuehl (long jump), Delta Amidzovski (long jump), Alya Kowalczyk (long jump T38), Sienna Newton (long jump T38), Layla Sharp (long jump T38), Nina Kennedy (pole vault), Desleigh Owusu (triple jump), Stephanie Ratcliffe (hammer throw), Lara Roberts (hammer throw), Lianna Davidson (javelin throw), Mackenzie Little (javelin throw), Marley Raikiwasa (shot put)
Combined Events (Heptathlon)
Mia Scerri (heptathlon), Tori West (heptathlon)
Mixed Events
Mia Gross (4x400m relay), Jemma Pollard (4x400m relay), Cooper Sherman (4x400m relay), Luke Van Ratingen (4x400m relay)
(Source: Commonwealth Games Australia)
Basketball: 16 Players Across Standing and Wheelchair Codes
Australia’s four 3×3 teams, the Gangurrus (standing) and the Wombats (wheelchair), all qualified by ranking and were confirmed on June 18. Every squad carries four players, with the men’s and women’s standing teams both drawing tough round-robin groups before the semifinals.
Men’s Team
Jonah Antonio, Jarred Bairstow, Samuel McDaniel, Jesse Wagstaff (group stage vs New Zealand, Nigeria, Scotland; quarterfinal vs Guyana, Cayman Islands)
Women’s Team
Amy Atwell, Emma Clarke, Lara McSpadden, Marena Whittle (group stage vs Kenya, Jamaica, Fiji; quarterfinal vs Cayman Islands, Uganda)
Men’s Wheelchair Team
Tomas Klein, Eithen Leard, Tom O’Neill-Thorne, Luke Pople (group stage vs England, Kenya, Canada)
Women’s Wheelchair Team
Hannah Dodd, Georgia Munro-Cook, Taishar Ovens, Ebony Stevenson (group stage vs England, South Africa, Canada)
(Source: Commonwealth Games Australia)
Boxing
Australia named an eight-strong boxing squad on April 29, with every fighter making their Commonwealth Games debut. The team splits evenly across four weight divisions for men and four for women.
Men’s Divisions
Jye Dixon (55kg), Jacob Cassar (65kg), Paul Trainor (80kg), Lachlan Lawson (90kg)
Women’s Divisions
Monique Suraci (54kg), Eve Bryson (65kg), Lekeisha Pergoliti (70kg), Emma-Sue Greentree (75kg+)
(Source: Commonwealth Games Australia)
Cycling: 25 Riders Span Track, Road and Para Categories
Twenty-five cyclists were selected on June 10, spanning endurance, sprint, tandem and para categories across both road and track disciplines. The squad splits 12 men and 13 women.
Men’s Endurance
Blake Agnoletto (endurance), Conor Leahy (endurance), James Moriarty (endurance), Oliver Bleddyn (endurance), Thomas Cornish (endurance)
Men’s Sprint
Daniel Barber (sprint), Ryan Elliott (sprint), Leigh Hoffman (sprint), Tayte Ryan (sprint)
Men’s Tandem B
Kane Perris (tandem B), Luke Zaccaria (tandem B, pilot)
Men’s C1-3
Gordon Allan (C1-3)
Women’s Endurance
Georgia Baker (endurance), Sophie Edwards (endurance), Claudia Marcks (endurance), Alyssa Polites (endurance), Felicity Wilson-Haffenden (endurance)
Women’s Sprint
Kristina Clonan (sprint), Alessia McCaig (sprint), Molly McGill (sprint), Liliya Tatarinoff (sprint)
Women’s Tandem B
Jessica Gallagher (tandem B), Jacqui Mengler-Mohr (tandem B, pilot)
Women’s C4-5
Tara Neyland (C4-5), Erin Normoyle (C4-5)
(Source: Commonwealth Games Australia)
Gymnastics
Ten gymnasts were selected on June 11, five per team, contesting both the team final and individual apparatus qualification across men’s and women’s programs.
Men’s Team
Benjamin Foster (team, all-around), Tru Hagens (team, all-around), James Hardy (team, all-around), Ritam Malik (team, all-around), Jesse Moore (team, all-around)
Women’s Team
Georgia Godwin (team, all-around), Kate McDonald (team, all-around), Ruby Pass (team, all-around), Breanna Scott (team, all-around), Emily Whitehead (team, all-around)
(Source: Commonwealth Games Australia)
Judo
Eleven judoka were named on June 3, spread across weight divisions from 60kg to over 100kg for men and 52kg to 78kg for women.
Men’s Divisions
Joshua Katz (60kg), Pedro Antun Neto (60kg), Vas Middleton (66kg), Keishin Ochi (81kg), Danny Vojnikovich (90kg), Kayhan Ozcicek-Takagi (100kg+)
Women’s Divisions
Tinka Easton (52kg), Maeve Coughlan (63kg), Saya Middleton (63kg), Aoife Coughlan (70kg), Maria Swan (78kg)
(Source: Commonwealth Games Australia)
Australia’s lawn bowls team was announced on May 19, spanning singles, pairs and three Para pairs events across men’s, women’s and mixed categories.
Men’s Events
Aaron Wilson (singles), Aaron Teys (pairs), Corey Wedlock (pairs)
Women’s Events
Ellen Fife (singles), Kelsey Cottrell (pairs), Dawn Hayman (pairs)
Para-Sport Events
Damien Delgado (men’s pairs B6-8), James Reynolds (men’s pairs B6-8), Louise Hoskins (women’s pairs B6-8), Serena Bonnell (women’s pairs B6-8), Jake Fehlberg (mixed pairs B2-3), Jacqueline Hudson (mixed pairs B2-3)
(Source: Commonwealth Games Australia)
Netball: 12-Woman Diamonds Squad Defends Its Title
Australia qualified as one of the top 11 ranked nations and named its 12-player Diamonds squad on June 17, captained by Liz Watson, for a group stage running July 25 to 30 at the OVO Hydro.
Squad
Kiera Austin, Courtney Bruce, Sophie Dwyer, Sophie Garbin, Matilda Garrett, Georgie Horjus, Sarah Klau, Cara Koenen, Kate Moloney, Jamie-Lee Price, Liz Watson (captain), Jo Weston
Group Stage Fixtures
Australia vs Tonga, July 25, 9:00am local (6:00pm AEST); Australia vs England, July 26, 9:00am local (6:00pm AEST); Australia vs Malawi, July 28, 7:00pm local (4:00am AEST July 29); Australia vs South Africa, July 29, 7:00pm local (4:00am AEST July 30); Australia vs Northern Ireland, July 30, 2:00pm local (11:00pm AEST)
(Source: Glasgow 2026)
Para Powerlifting
Six Para-powerlifters were selected on April 24, split three men and three women across lightweight and heavyweight classes.
Women’s Divisions
Natasha Price (lightweight), Jade Pritchard (lightweight), Hani Watson (heavyweight)
Men’s Divisions
Daniel Bos (lightweight), Cameron Whittington (heavyweight), Ben Wright (heavyweight)
(Source: Commonwealth Games Australia)
Swimming: 58-Strong Team Absorbs Two Late Withdrawals
Australia’s swim team reached its final size of 58 after 18 Para swimmers were named in May and the full squad of 60 followed in June, before Kaylee McKeown withdrew through illness and Thomas Neill through injury.
Men’s Freestyle
Jamie Jack (50m freestyle), Cameron McEvoy (50m freestyle), Flynn Southam (50m freestyle, 100m freestyle), Kyle Chalmers (100m freestyle, 50m butterfly, 100m butterfly), Kai Taylor (100m freestyle, 200m freestyle), Samuel Short (200m freestyle, 400m freestyle, 800m freestyle, 1500m freestyle), Harrison Turner (200m freestyle, 100m butterfly, 200m butterfly), Jack Ireland (200m freestyle S14), Ben Goedemans (400m freestyle, 800m freestyle, 1500m freestyle), Elijah Winnington (400m freestyle), Matthew Galea (800m freestyle, 1500m freestyle), Edward Sommerville (4x200m freestyle relay)
Men’s Backstroke
Henry Allen (50m backstroke, 100m backstroke), Isaac Cooper (50m backstroke), Timothy Hodge (100m backstroke S10, 100m breaststroke SB9), Liam Toghrer (100m backstroke S10), Harrison Vig (100m backstroke S10, 100m breaststroke SB9), Se-Bom Lee (200m backstroke, 200m butterfly, 200m individual medley, 400m individual medley), Hana Fredericks (100m backstroke)
Men’s Breaststroke
Sam Williamson (50m breaststroke, 200m breaststroke), Bailey Lello (100m breaststroke, 200m breaststroke), Zac Stubblety-Cook (100m breaststroke, 200m breaststroke), Beau Matthews (100m breaststroke SB9)
Men’s Butterfly
Ben Armbruster (50m butterfly, 100m butterfly), Matthew Temple (100m butterfly), Col Pearse (100m butterfly S10), Alex Saffy (100m butterfly S10)
Men’s Individual Medley
William Petric (200m individual medley, 400m individual medley), Brendon Smith (200m individual medley, 400m individual medley)
Women’s Freestyle
Meg Harris (50m freestyle, 100m freestyle), Shayna Jack (50m freestyle, 100m freestyle), Alexandria Perkins (50m freestyle, 50m butterfly), Kirralee Hayes (50m freestyle S13, 100m freestyle S13), Mia Hogan (50m freestyle S13, 100m freestyle S13), Mollie O’Callaghan (100m freestyle, 200m freestyle, 50m backstroke, 100m backstroke), Emily Beecroft (100m freestyle S9), Victoria Belando Nicholson (100m freestyle S9, 100m backstroke S9), Lakeisha Patterson (100m freestyle S9), Inez Miller (200m freestyle), Lani Pallister (200m freestyle, 400m freestyle, 800m freestyle, 1500m freestyle), Jenna Jones (200m freestyle S14), Maddie McTernan (200m freestyle S14), Jenna Forrester (400m freestyle, 200m individual medley, 400m individual medley), Amelia Weber (400m freestyle), Tia Kritzinger (800m freestyle, 1500m freestyle), Molly Walker (800m freestyle, 1500m freestyle), Hannah Casey (4x100m freestyle relay, 4x200m freestyle relay)
Women’s Backstroke
Ioan Anderson (50m backstroke, 100m backstroke, 200m backstroke), Victoria Belando Nicholson (100m backstroke S9), Jasmin Fullgrabe (100m backstroke S9), Gemma Sellick (100m backstroke S9, 100m breaststroke SB10)
Women’s Breaststroke
Sienna Toohey (50m breaststroke, 100m breaststroke, 200m breaststroke), Ella Ramsay (100m breaststroke, 200m breaststroke, 200m individual medley, 400m individual medley), Alyssa Gillespie (100m breaststroke SB10), Tara Kinder (200m breaststroke, 200m individual medley, 400m individual medley)
Women’s Butterfly
Brittany Castelluzzo (100m butterfly, 200m butterfly), Elizabeth Dekkers (100m butterfly, 200m butterfly), Jessica Cole (200m butterfly)
Women’s Individual Medley
Jasmine Greenwood (200m individual medley SM10)
(Source: Commonwealth Games Australia)
Weightlifting
Australia qualified 12 weightlifters through May’s IWF Commonwealth Games rankings, five men and seven women, each locking in one quota place per weight class.
Men’s Divisions
Rory Scott (79kg), Ryven Ewing (88kg), Oliver Saxton (94kg), Ridge Barredo (110kg), Suamili Nanai (+110kg)
Women’s Divisions
Chloe Perkins (48kg), Brenna Kean (53kg), Ashley Kolomoisky (58kg), Kiana Elliott (63kg), Nya Hayman (69kg), Isabella Andueza (77kg), Eileen Cikamatana (86kg)
(Source: Commonwealth Games Australia)
Key Australian Players to Watch at Glasgow 2026
A handful of athletes carry storylines bigger than their individual results, whether that’s a shot at history, a title defence, or a comeback from injury. Here’s who Australian fans should follow most closely once competition begins.
| Player | Sport | Why to Watch |
|---|---|---|
| Kurtis Marschall | Pole vault | Chasing a third straight Commonwealth title, unmatched by any Australian male field athlete |
| Nina Kennedy | Pole vault | Reigning world and Commonwealth champion, in career-best 2026 form |
| Jemima Montag | 10,000m race walk | Pursuing a third consecutive Commonwealth gold across different walk formats |
| Liz Watson | Netball | Captains the Diamonds’ bid for a third straight unbeaten Commonwealth campaign |
| Kyle Chalmers | Swimming | Defends his 100m freestyle title with seven Commonwealth golds already banked |
| Mollie O’Callaghan | Swimming | Racing through a spinal stress fracture and shoulder issue heading into Glasgow |
| Torrie Lewis | Athletics | Broke her own Australian 100m record in the lead-up to the Games |
| Jessica Gallagher | Para-cycling | Five-time Paralympian adding to an already decorated Commonwealth Games record |
(Source: Australian Athletics) (Source: Netball Australia)
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