England at the 1998 Commonwealth Games was represented by the Commonwealth Games Council for England (CGCE).
England joined the Commonwealth of Nations as part of the United Kingdom in 1931.
In this competition England finished second in the medals table behind Australia.
Famous quotes containing the words england, commonwealth and/or games:
“It seemed a long way from 143rd Street. Shaking hands with the Queen of England was a long way from being forced to sit in the colored section of the bus going into downtown Wilmington, North Carolina. Dancing with the Duke of Devonshire was a long way from not being allowed to bowl in Jefferson City, Missouri, because the white customers complained about it.”
—Althea Gibson (b. 1927)
“This little world, this little state, this little commonwealth of our own....”
—Woodrow Wilson (1856–1924)
“Whatever games are played with us, we must play no games with ourselves, but deal in our privacy with the last honesty and truth.”
—Ralph Waldo Emerson (1803–1882)