| Cook Islands at the 2023 Pacific Games | |
|---|---|
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| National federation | Cook Islands Sports and National Olympic Committee |
| 19 November 2023 – 2 December 2023 | |
| Competitors | 105 (48 men and 57 women) in 5 sports |
| Flag bearers | Stephen Willis Julieanne Westrupp [1] |
| Medals Ranked 11th |
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| Pacific Games appearances | |
Cook Islands competed at the 2023 Pacific Games in Honiara from 19 November to 2 December 2023.
The following is the list of number of competitors in the Games.
| Sport | Men | Women | Total |
|---|---|---|---|
| Athletics | 6 | 3 | 9 |
| Basketball | 4 | 16 | 20 |
| Football | 23 | 23 | 46 |
| Touch rugby | 14 | 14 | 28 |
| Weightlifting | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| Total | 48 | 57 | 105 |
Athletics Cook islands announced a team of 9 athletes in track and field on 21 September 2023. [2] [3] The team will feature Alex Beddoes who is the defending champion from Apia 2019 in the 800m and 1500m.
| Athlete | Event | Heat | Semifinal | Final | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Result | Rank | Result | Rank | Result | Rank | ||
| Daniel Tolosa | 100 m | ||||||
| 200 m | |||||||
| Alex Beddoes | 800 m | ||||||
| 1500 m | |||||||
| Rupeni Mataitoga | 800 m | ||||||
| 1500 m | |||||||
| 4×100 m relay | — | ||||||
| 4×400 m relay | — | ||||||
| Piri Nga | Long jump | ||||||
| Willynn Karika | Javelin throw | ||||||
| Athlete | Event | Heat | Final | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Result | Rank | Result | Rank | ||
| Estelle Short | Long jump | ||||
| Ana Ellison-Lupena | Discus throw | ||||
| Hammer throw | |||||
| Tatiana Sherwin | Javelin throw | ||||
| Athlete | Event | 100 m | LJ | SP | HJ | 400 m | 110H | DT | PV | JT | 1500 m | Final | Rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Max Teuruaa | Result | ||||||||||||
| Points |
Cook Islands qualified three teams for the pacific Games basketball tournament.
| Team | Event | Preliminary round | Qualifying finals | Semifinals | Final / GM | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Opposition Score | Opposition Score | Opposition Score | Rank | Opposition Score | Opposition Score | Opposition Score | Rank | ||
| Cook Islands Women's | Women's |  New Caledonia – |  Papua New Guinea – |  Tahiti – | |||||
Cook Islands women's national basketball team qualified for the Pacific Games by securing one of two berths after winning gold at the 2022 FIBA Women's Polynesia Basketball Cup in Kaitaia, New Zealand. [4] [5]
| Team | Event | Pool play | Semifinals | Final / GM | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Opposition Score | Opposition Score | Opposition Score | Opposition Score | Opposition Score | Rank | Opposition Score | Opposition Score | Rank | ||
| Cook Islands men's | Men's tournament |  Guam – | French Polynesia – |  Palau – |  Tonga – |  Fiji – | ||||
| Cook Islands women's | Women's tournament |  Samoa – | Fiji – |  Solomon Islands – |  Marshall Islands – | — | ||||
| Team | Event | Preliminary round | Final | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Opposition Score | Opposition Score | Opposition Score | Opposition Score | Rank | Opposition Score | Rank | ||
| Cook Islands men's | Men's tournament | |||||||
| Cook Islands women's | Women's tournament | |||||||
Cook Islands touch rugby teams are scheduled to compete. [6]
| Team | Event | Round-robin | Semifinal | Final | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Opposition Score | Opposition Score | Opposition Score | Opposition Score | Opposition Score | Opposition Score | Opposition Score | Rank | Opposition Score | Opposition Score | Rank | ||
| Cook Islands men's | Men's | Solomon Islands – | Samoa – | Papua New Guinea – |  Norfolk Island – |  Niue – |  Kiribati – | Fiji – | ||||
| Cook Islands women's | Women's | Solomon Islands – | Samoa – | Papua New Guinea – | Niue – | Kiribati – | Fiji – | — | ||||
| Cook Islands mixed | Mixed | Solomon Islands – | Samoa – | Papua New Guinea – | Niue – | Kiribati – | Fiji – | — | ||||
CISNOC selected two weightlifters for the 2023 Games. [7]
| Athlete | Event | Snatch | Rank | Clean & jerk | Rank | Total | Rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jerome Tura | Men's –89 kg | ||||||
| Tehei Napa | Women's –55 kg |
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