occupation glen thomson
British Columbia ( BC ) is the westernmost province of ___MASK2___ , with a population of more than four million people located between the Pacific Ocean and the Rocky Mountains . British Columbia is also a component of the Pacific Northwest and the Cascadia bioregion , along with the U . S . states of Idaho , Oregon , Washington and Alaska . The 1998 XVI Commonwealth Games were held in Kuala Lumpur , Malaysia from 11 to 21 September 1998 . The 1998 games were the first held in an Asian country and the last Commonwealth Games of the 20th century . This was also the first time the games took place in a country with a ___MASK35___ other than the Head of the Commonwealth . A record 69 nations ( 34 of which collected medals ) competed , with 3 , 638 athletes participating . For the first time ever , the games included team sports . The Head of the Commonwealth is the figurehead and " symbol of the free association of [ the ] independent ___MASK65___ nations " of the Commonwealth of Nations ( commonly known as " the Commonwealth "), an intergovernmental organisation that currently comprises 52 sovereign states . There is no set term of office or term limit and the role itself involves no part in the day - to - day governance of any of the ___MASK65___ states within the Commonwealth . Glen Thomson ( born 12 July 1973 in Dunedin , New Zealand ) is a New Zealand racing cyclist . He won a gold medal at the 1998 Commonwealth Games in the men ' s points race , previously at the 1994 Commonwealth Games in Victoria , ___MASK2___ he won a bronze medal as part of the men ' s team pursuit riding alongside Brendon Cameron , Julian ___MASK48___ and Lee Vertongen . The 1994 Commonwealth Games were held in Victoria , in the province of British Columbia in ___MASK2___ , from 18 to 28 August 1994 . Julian ___MASK48___ ( born 28 January 1975 ) is a former professional road racing cyclist from New Zealand who competed as a professional between 1999 and 2013 . He last rode for UCI World Tour team , where he now works as an assistant sporting director and mentor . His main achievements include winning the 2007 and 2008 New Zealand National Road Race Championships , finishing 9th in the 2005 World Road Championships in Madrid , and 10th place in the 2002 World Road Championships in Zolder . At the peak of his career he was considered the best lead out rider in the world , and was highly regarded by his team mate and friend Thor Hushovd . The 2002 Commonwealth Games , officially the XVII Commonwealth Games were held in Manchester , England , from 25 July to 4 August 2002 . The 2002 Games were to be hosted in the ___MASK10___ to coincide with the Golden Jubilee of Elizabeth II , head of the Commonwealth , and Manchester was selected for the 2002 Games ahead of London . The XVII Commonwealth Games was , prior to the 2012 Summer Olympics , the largest multi - sport event ever to be held in the UK , eclipsing the London 1948 Summer Olympics in numbers of teams and athletes participating . In terms of sports and events , the 2002 Games were the largest Commonwealth Games in history featuring 281 events across 17 sports . Brendon Cameron ( born 12 February 1973 ) is a former New Zealand ___MASK88___ . He won a bronze medal at the 1994 Commonwealth Games in the men ' s team pursuit , and followed it up four years later with another bronze medal in the same event at the 1998 Commonwealth Games . He then moved into coaching , most famously coaching partner Sarah Ulmer to a world record and gold medal in the individual pursuit event at the 2004 Athens Olympics . He was a finalist for coach of the year at the 2004 Halberg Awards . Thor Hushovd ( born 18 January 1978 ) is a Norwegian former professional road ___MASK29___ . He is known for sprinting and time trialing ; Hushovd is a three - time Norwegian national road race champion ( 2004 , 2010 , 2013 ), and was the winner of the 2010 World Road Race Championships . He was the first Norwegian to lead the Tour de France , and first Scandinavian to win the road race in cycling world road championship . He is also the Scandinavian with the most stage wins in Grand Tours . He is widely considered the greatest Norwegian cyclist of all time . He retired in September 2014 . Lee Vertongen ( born 22 January 1975 in Palmerston North , New Zealand ) is a New Zealand racing cyclist . He has won three bronze medals in the team pursuit event at the Commonwealth Games . He won his third bronze medal riding with Greg Henderson , Hayden Roulston and Matthew Randall at the 2002 Commonwealth Games . He was educated at Russell Street School .