Gibraltar at the Commonwealth Games | |
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CGF code | GIB |
CGA | Commonwealth Games Association of Gibraltar |
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Commonwealth Games appearances (overview) | |
Gibraltar competed in the 2010 Commonwealth Games held in Delhi, India, from 3 to 14 October 2010.
Fifteen athletes were named to the team. [1]
Chef de mission – Harry Murphy
Team manager – Joe Schembri
Event | Swimmer(s) | Heats | Semi Finals | Final | |||
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Result | Rank | Result | Rank | Result | Rank | ||
100m Freestyle | Suheil Harjani | 55.88 | 36 | Did Not Advance | |||
200m Freestyle | Colin Bensadon | 2:00.32 | 28 | n/a | Did Not Advance | ||
James Sanderson | 2:02.18 | 29 | Did Not Advance | ||||
400m Freestyle | Joe Noguera | 4:17.63 | 22 | n/a | Did Not Advance | ||
James Sanderson | 4:22.41 | 23 | Did Not Advance | ||||
200m medley | Colin Bensadon | 2:18.49 | 21 | n/a | Did Not Advance | ||
400m medley | Colin Bensadon | DSQ | n/a | Did Not Advance |
Event | Swimmer(s) | Heats | Semi Finals | Final | |||
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Result | Rank | Result | Rank | Result | Rank | ||
100m Freestyle | Elaine Reyes | 1:03.18 | 33 | Did Not Advance | |||
100m Backstroke | Rachel Fortunato | 1:15.10 | 24 | Did Not Advance | |||
50m Butterfly | Elaine Reyes | 31.31 | 21 | Did Not Advance |
Event | Cyclist(s) | Time | Rank |
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40 km Time Trial | Jonathan Bellido | 58:01.24 | 26 |
Lee Calderon | 1:01:17.71 | 41 | |
167 km Road Race | Chris Walker | DNF |
Event | Gymnast(s) | Final | |
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Points | Rank | ||
Individual All-Round | Georgina Cassar | 71.725 | 15 |
Event | Shooter(s) | Final | |
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Points | Rank | ||
Trap Pairs | Kevin Cowles Gary Cooper | 176 | 14 |
Event | Shooter(s) | Final | |
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Points | Rank | ||
25m centre fire pistol singles | Jonathan Patron | 551 | 23 |
Event | Shooter(s) | Final | |
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Points | Rank | ||
50m rifle prone pairs | Albert Buhagair Wayne Piri | 1160 | 11 |
Event | Competitor | Round of 32 | Round of 16 | Quarter Final | Semi Final | Final | Rank |
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Opposition Results | Opposition Result | Opposition Result | Opposition Result | Opposition Result | |||
Women | Amanda Carreras | Keeba (KIR) W 6–2 6–1 | Rogowska (AUS) L 2–6 4–6 | Did Dot Advance | Second Round |
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