Bermuda at the 2018 Commonwealth Games

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Bermuda at the
2018 Commonwealth Games
Flag of Bermuda.svg
CGF code BER
CGA Bermuda Olympic Association
Website olympics.bm
in Gold Coast, Australia
4 April 2018 – 15 April 2018
Competitors8 in 4 sports
Flag bearer Tyler Smith (opening)
Medals
Ranked 26th
Gold
1
Silver
0
Bronze
0
Total
1
Commonwealth Games appearances (overview)

Bermuda competed at the 2018 Commonwealth Games in the Gold Coast, Australia from April 4 to April 15, 2018. [1] Bermuda announced it will send a squad of 8 athletes. [2] It was Bermuda's 18th appearance at the Commonwealth Games.

Contents

Bermuda won its first gold medal for twenty-eight years and only its second ever gold medal overall when Flora Duffy won the women’s triathlon. [3]

Triathlete Tyler Smith was the country's flag bearer during the opening ceremony. [4]

Medalists

MedalNameSportEventDate
Gold medal icon.svg Gold Flora Duffy Triathlon Women's triathlon April 5

Competitors

The following is the list of number of competitors participating at the Games per sport/discipline.

SportMenWomenTotal
Athletics 404
Cycling 011
Squash 101
Triathlon 224
Total6*2*8

Athletics

Bermuda announced a team of 4 athletes (4 men) will compete at the 2018 Commonwealth Games. [2]

Men
Track & road events
AthleteEventHeatSemifinalFinal
ResultRankResultRankResultRank
Harold Houston 200 m 21.674Did not advance
Kyle Webb 21.736Did not advance
Tyler Butterfield Marathon 2:26:2912
Field events
AthleteEventQualificationFinal
DistanceRankDistanceRank
Tyrone Smith Long jump 7.897 q7.7910

Cycling

Bermuda announced a team of 1 athlete (1 woman) will compete at the 2018 Commonwealth Games. [2]

Mountain Bike

AthleteEventTimeRank
Flora Duffy Women's cross-country DNS

Squash

Bermuda announced a team of 1 athlete (1 man) will compete at the 2018 Commonwealth Games. [2]

Individual
AthleteEventRound of 64Round of 32Round of 16QuarterfinalsSemifinalsFinal
Opposition
Score
Opposition
Score
Opposition
Score
Opposition
Score
Opposition
Score
Opposition
Score
Rank
Micah Franklin Men's singles Flag of Sierra Leone.svg  James Fayia  (SLE)
W 3-0
Flag of Wales 2.svg  Joel Makin  (WAL)
L 0-3
Did not advance

Triathlon

Bermuda announced a team of 4 athletes (2 men, 2 women) will compete at the 2018 Commonwealth Games. [2]

Individual
AthleteEventSwim (750 m)Trans 1Bike (20 km)Trans 2Run (5 km)TotalRank
Tyler Butterfield Men's 9:320:3628:550:3516:1355:5118
Tyler Smith 9:070:3529:220:2917:0856:4121
Flora Duffy Women's [5] 9:100:3629:370:3116:5656:50Gold medal icon.svg
Erica Hawley 10:040:3633:030:3119:001:03:1416
Mixed Relay
AthletesEventTotal Times per Athlete
(Swim 250 m, Bike 7 km,
Run 1.5 km)
Total Group TimeRank
Erica Hawley
Tyler Smith
Flora Duffy
Tyler Butterfield
Mixed relay 21:07
19:56
20:12
19.29
1:20:445

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References

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