Mauritius at the Commonwealth Games | |
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CGF code | MRI |
CGA | Mauritius Olympic Committee |
Website | mauritiusolympic |
Medals Ranked 42nd |
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Commonwealth Games appearances (overview) | |
Mauritius has attended sixteen Commonwealth Games, beginning in 1958 and missing only the 1986 Games. They had not won a medal until 1998, when they won four, including a gold in boxing. [1]
Games | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total |
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1958 Cardiff | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
1962 Perth | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
1966 Kingston | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
1970 Edinburgh | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
1974 Christchurch | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
1978 Edmonton | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
1982 Brisbane | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
1986 Edinburgh | did not attend | |||
1990 Auckland | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
1994 Victoria | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
1998 Kuala Lumpur | 1 | 1 | 2 | 4 |
2002 Manchester | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
2006 Melbourne | 0 | 3 | 0 | 3 |
2010 Delhi | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
2014 Glasgow | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
2018 Gold Coast | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
2022 Birmingham | 0 | 3 | 2 | 5 |
Total | 1 | 9 | 8 | 18 |
At the 2006 Commonwealth Games, the athletics events were held in Melbourne, Australia from 19 March to 25 March 2006. A total of 47 events were contested, of which 24 by male and 23 by female athletes. Furthermore, three men's and three women's disability events were held within the programme. All athletics events took place within the Melbourne Cricket Ground, while the marathon and racewalking events took place on the streets of Melbourne and finished at the main stadium.
Jean Éric Milazar is a Mauritian athlete competing in the 200 metres and 400 metres. He was born in Rodrigues and currently resides in Coromandel, Mauritius. He is married to Natacha Ramen-Milazar since 2006 an ex volleyball player and together they have two kids Ericson and Erica.
At the 2002 Commonwealth Games, the athletics events were held at the City of Manchester Stadium on 26–30 July 2002. The route for the marathon event crossed Manchester city centre and finished in the stadium. The race walk events began alongside the Lowry Centre at Salford Quays. There were twenty-five men's events and 23 women's events; the schedules were identical except that there were men's 3000 metres steeplechase and 50 kilometres walk events. Pole vaulter Dominic Johnson won a bronze medal, Saint Lucia's only medal of the Games.
At the 1994 Commonwealth Games, the athletics event were held in Victoria, BC, Canada, at the Centennial Stadium on the grounds of the University of Victoria. A total of 44 events were contested, of which 22 by male 19 by female athletes. Furthermore, 2 men's disability events were held within the programme.
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