Malta at the 2018 Commonwealth Games

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Malta at the
2018 Commonwealth Games
Flag of Malta.svg
Flag of Malta
CGF code MLT
CGA Malta Olympic Committee
Website www.nocmalta.org
in Gold Coast, Australia
4 April 2018 – 15 April 2018
Competitors24 in 8 sports
Flag bearer Gary Giordimaina
Medals
Ranked 37th
Gold
0
Silver
0
Bronze
2
Total
2
Commonwealth Games appearances (overview)

Malta competed at the 2018 Commonwealth Games in the Gold Coast, Australia from April 4 to April 15, 2018. [1]

Contents

Malta's team consisted of 25 athletes (15 men and 10 women) that competed in eight sports. [2] However, only 24 athletes (14 men and 10 women) competed.

Wrestler Gary Giordimaina was the country's flag bearer during the opening ceremony. [3]

Medalists

MedalNameSportEventDate
Bronze medal icon.svg Bronze Sharon Callus
Connie-Leigh Rixon
Rebecca Rixon
Rosemaree Rixon 		Lawn bowls Women's Fours April 9
Bronze medal icon.svg Bronze Brian Galea Shooting Men's Trap April 14

Competitors

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

SportMenWomenTotal
Athletics (track and field)213
Cycling 202
Gymnastics 011
Lawn bowls 246
Shooting 415
Squash 224
Weightlifting 011
Wrestling 202
Total141024

Athletics (track and field)

Malta entered three athletes (two men and one woman). [2]

Men
Field events
AthleteEventQualificationFinal
DistanceRankDistanceRank
Andrew Cassar Torreggiani Long jump 6.8724Did not advance
Ian Grech 7.4318Did not advance
Women
Track & road events
AthleteEventHeatSemifinalFinal
ResultRankResultRankResultRank
Charlotte Wingfield 100 m 11.996Did not advance
200 m 24.406Did not advance

Cycling

Malta entered two male cyclists. [2]

Road

Men
AthleteEventTimeRank
David Treacy Schembri Road race DNF
Alexander Smyth DNF

Gymnastics

Malta entered one female gymnast. [2]

Artistic

Women
Individual Qualification
AthleteEventApparatusTotalRank
VUBBBF
Sana Grillo Qualification 12.2507.95011.2009.95041.35026

Lawn bowls

Malta entered six lawn bowlers (two men and four women). [2]

Men
AthleteEventGroup stageQuarterfinalSemifinalFinal / BM
Opposition
Score		Opposition
Score		Opposition
Score		Opposition
Score		Opposition
Score		RankOpposition
Score		Opposition
Score		Opposition
Score		Rank
Brendan Aquilina Singles Flag of South Africa.svg  Breitenbach  (RSA)
L 17 - 21		Flag of Australia.svg  Wilson  (AUS)
L 17 - 21		Flag of Wales 2.svg  Salmon  (WAL)
L 18 - 21		Flag of Norfolk Island.svg  Jones  (NFI)
W 21 - 15		Flag of the Cook Islands.svg  Paniani  (COK)
W 21 - 17		4Did not advance
Brendan Aquilina
Shaun Parnis 		Pairs Flag of Australia.svg  Australia
L 11–22		Flag of Brunei.svg  Brunei
W 28–11		Flag of Guernsey.svg  Guernsey
W 16–10		Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg  Canada
W 26–12		—2 QFlag of Australia.svg  Australia
W 15–13		Flag of Scotland.svg  Scotland
L 8-18		Flag of the Cook Islands.svg  Cook Islands
L 11-17		4
Women
AthleteEventGroup stageQuarterfinalSemifinalFinal / BM
Opposition
Score		Opposition
Score		Opposition
Score		Opposition
Score		Opposition
Score		RankOpposition
Score		Opposition
Score		Opposition
Score		Rank
Connie-Leigh Rixon
Rebecca Rixon 		Pairs Flag of Niue.svg  Niue
W 29-9		Flag of England.svg  England
L 10-23		Flag of Australia.svg  Australia
L 14-18		Flag of Zambia.svg  Zambia
W 24-12		Flag of Papua New Guinea.svg  Papua New Guinea
W 20-19		3Did not advance
Sharon Callus
Connie-Leigh Rixon
Rebecca Rixon
Rosemaree Rixon 		Fours Flag of England.svg  England
W 14–10		Flag of India.svg  India
W 20–15		Flag of Fiji.svg  Fiji
L 12–20		Ulster banner.svg  Northern Ireland
W 21–8		—2 QFlag of India.svg  India
W 13–11		Flag of South Africa.svg  South Africa
L 8-14		Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg  Canada
W 17-8		Bronze medal icon.svg

Shooting

Malta entered five sport shooters (four men and one woman). [2]

Men
AthleteEventQualificationFinal
PointsRankPointsRank
Brian Galea Trap 1176 Q36Bronze medal icon.svg
William Chetcuti Double trap 1309Did not advance
Nathan-Lee Xuereb 12512Did not advance
Marlon Attard Skeet 11612Did not advance
Women
AthleteEventQualificationFinal
PointsRankPointsRank
Eleanor Bezzina 25 metre pistol 5717 Q224
10 metre air pistol 3783 Q193.24

Squash

Malta entered four squash athletes (two per gender). [2]

Individual
AthleteEventRound of 64Round of 32Round of 16QuarterfinalsSemifinalsFinal
Opposition
Score		Opposition
Score		Opposition
Score		Opposition
Score		Opposition
Score		Opposition
Score		Rank
Daniel Zammit-Lewis Men's singles Flag of Trinidad and Tobago.svg  Kale Wilson  (TRI)
W 3–0		Flag of Jamaica.svg  Lewis Walters  (JAM)
L 0–3		Did not advance
Dianne Kellas Women's singles —Flag of Australia.svg  Christine Nunn  (AUS)
L 0–3		Did not advance
Colette Sultana Flag of the Cayman Islands (pre-1999).svg  Samantha Hennings  (CAY)
W 3–0		Flag of Malaysia.svg  Nicol David  (MAS)
L 0–3		Did not advance
Doubles
AthleteEventGroup stageRound of 16QuarterfinalsSemifinalsFinal
Opposition
Score		Opposition
Score		Opposition
Score		RankOpposition
Score		Opposition
Score		Opposition
Score		Opposition
Score		Rank
Bradley Hindle
Daniel Zammit-Lewis 		Men's doubles Flag of New Zealand.svg  Coll /
Grayson  (NZL)
L 0 - 2		Flag of Saint Vincent and the Grenadines.svg  Doyle /
Snagg  (SVG)
W 2 - 0		—2 QFlag of England.svg  James /
Willstrop  (ENG)
L 0 - 2		Did not advance
Dianne Kellas
Colette Sultana 		Women's doubles Flag of Wales 2.svg  Evans /
Deon  (WAL)
L 0 - 2		Flag of Pakistan.svg  F Zafar /
M Zafar  (PAK)
W 2 - 0		Flag of India.svg  Chinappa /
Pallikal Karthik  (IND)
L 0 - 2		3—Did not advance
Dianne Kellas
Bradley Hindle		 Mixed doubles Flag of Papua New Guinea.svg  Vai /
Suari  (PNG)
W 2 - 0		Flag of New Zealand.svg  King /
Coll  (NZL)
L 0 - 2		—2 QFlag of England.svg  Waters /
Selby  (ENG)
L 0 - 2		Did not advance
Colette Sultana
Daniel Zammit-Lewis 		Flag of New Zealand.svg  Landers-Murphy /
Millar (NZL)
L 0 - 2		Flag of England.svg  Duncalf /
Waller  (ENG)
L 0 - 2		—3Did not advance

Weightlifting

Malta qualified one weightlifter. [2]

AthleteEventSnatchClean & jerkTotalRank
ResultRankResultRank
Yasmin Zammit-Stevens Women's −63 kg 7979571747

Wrestling

Malta entered three male wrestlers. [2] However, David Galea did not compete.

Men
AthleteEventRound of 16QuarterfinalSemifinalRepechageFinal / BM
Opposition
Result		Opposition
Result		Opposition
Result		Opposition
Result		Opposition
Result		Rank
Gary Giordmaina -57 kg Flag of Pakistan.svg  Bilal  (PAK)
L 1 - 4		Did not advance11
Adam Vella -65 kg Flag of Pakistan.svg  Wahab  (PAK)
L 1 - 4		Did not advance8

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References

  1. ↑ "71 Nations and Territories. 6 Continents. 2 Billion citizens. 1 commonwealth family". www.gc2018.com/. Gold Coast 2018 Commonwealth Games Corporation. Retrieved 8 October 2016.
  2. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 "2018 Gold Coast Commonwealth Games: 25 athletes to represent Malta, Gary Giordimaina as flag bearer". www.independent.com.mt/. 6 March 2018. Retrieved 20 March 2018.
  3. ↑ Butler, Nick (13 March 2018). "Wrestler to carry Malta flag at Gold Coast 2018". Insidethegames.biz. Dunsar Media. Retrieved 20 March 2018.
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