The 2006 Melbourne Commonwealth Games nearly ended in heartbreak for the Australian Women’s 4x100m Relay team, who had just smashed their own world record set two years prior at the 2004 Athens Olympics. After finishing the final leg, an ecstatic Libby Lenton climbed from the pool to embrace her teammates before other swimmers had completed the race. This contravention of the rules almost earned the team a disqualification, but the judges let the mistake stand and awarded them the gold medal. Th
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The 2006 Melbourne Commonwealth Games nearly ended in heartbreak for the Australian Women’s 4x100m Relay team, who had just smashed their own world record set two years prior at the 2004 Athens Olympics. After finishing the final leg, an ecstatic Libby Lenton climbed from the pool to embrace her teammates before other swimmers had completed the race. This contravention of the rules almost earned the team a disqualification, but the judges let the mistake stand and awarded them the gold medal. Th
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Check out this Gold medal celebration in front of a home crowd. Want to be a part of something special, like this? Head to http://gc208.com/tickets Tickets are affordable and include free public transport on the day. #SHARETHEDREAM Gold Coast 2018 Commonwealth Games | Commonwealth Games Australia
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Check out this Gold medal celebration in front of a home crowd. Want to be a part of something special, like this? Head to http://gc208.com/tickets Tickets are affordable and include free public transport on the day. #SHARETHEDREAM Gold Coast 2018 Commonwealth Games | Commonwealth Games Australia
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👀🔙 Today marks 18 years since the Melbourne 2006 Commonwealth Games! Watch the New Zealand Silver Ferns beat the Australian Diamonds 60 - 55👇 | World Netball
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👀🔙 Today marks 18 years since the Melbourne 2006 Commonwealth Games! Watch the New Zealand Silver Ferns beat the Australian Diamonds 60 - 55👇 | World Netball
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Today marks the 15-year anniversary of the Melbourne 2006 Commonwealth Games! The 417 Australian team members were led out at the Opening Ceremony by flag bearer and Athletics Australia star Jane Saville to a capacity Melbourne Cricket Ground (MCG) crowd! A historic Games in Australian sporting history, the Australian team topped the medal tally with 221 medals, including 84 gold medals! #OnThisDay #CommonwealthGames ##commonwealthgameshistory | Commonwealth Games Australia
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Today marks the 15-year anniversary of the Melbourne 2006 Commonwealth Games! The 417 Australian team members were led out at the Opening Ceremony by flag bearer and Athletics Australia star Jane Saville to a capacity Melbourne Cricket Ground (MCG) crowd! A historic Games in Australian sporting history, the Australian team topped the medal tally with 221 medals, including 84 gold medals! #OnThisDay #CommonwealthGames ##commonwealthgameshistory | Commonwealth Games Australia
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2006 Commonwealth Games highlights - Alchetron, the free social encyclopedia
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At the Melbourne 2006 Commonwealth Games 25-year-old swimmer Moss Burmester triumphed in the 200m butterfly, setting a new Commonwealth Games record (1:56:64). He also took the bronze in the 100m butterfly. Two years later Moss had a sensational duel against Michael Phelps at the Beijing 2008 Olympic Games. #21DaysToGo #EarnTheFern #TheCountdownIsOn #GC2018 🇳🇿🌿 🏊🏼‍♂️ | The NZ Team
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At the Melbourne 2006 Commonwealth Games 25-year-old swimmer Moss Burmester triumphed in the 200m butterfly, setting a new Commonwealth Games record (1:56:64). He also took the bronze in the 100m butterfly. Two years later Moss had a sensational duel against Michael Phelps at the Beijing 2008 Olympic Games. #21DaysToGo #EarnTheFern #TheCountdownIsOn #GC2018 🇳🇿🌿 🏊🏼‍♂️ | The NZ Team
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On this day in 2006, the Australian men's Basketball teams secured an epic win against New Zealand in the final. 🥇 Nothing like a win on home soil. 🔥 #CommonwealthSport | #Melbourne2006 | Commonwealth Games Australia | Basketball Australia | Commonwealth Sport
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The worst secret in Commonwealth Games history has been confirmed: Victoria will host the 2026 event, with every sport set to be played in the regions. #9News | Nightly at 6pm | 9 News Melbourne
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Golden Opals! At the 2006 Commonwealth Games, the Australian Women’s Basketball team dominated the competition en route to their gold medal match against New Zealand. The Aussies didn’t stop there, defeating the Tall Ferns 77-39 to win Commonwealth Games Gold! #M2006Moments Basketball Australia Lauren Jackson | Commonwealth Games Australia
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A memorable moment for Australian athletics! Showman, John Steffensen strides to victory on Day 7 of the Melbourne 2006 Commonwealth Games, with a blistering performance in the men’s 400m. #M2006Moments Australian Institute of Sport Athletics Australia | Commonwealth Games Australia
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Two decades after the 2006 Melbourne Commonwealth Games “lit the fire” for her gold medal triumph, Jessica Stenson says the biggest hit from the axed 2026 Games will be the extinguished dreams of Australia’s aspiring youngest athletes. #melbourne #victoria #commgames #commonwealthgames
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