Norfolk Island at the 2018 Commonwealth Games

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Norfolk Island at the
2018 Commonwealth Games
Flag of Norfolk Island.svg
Flag of Norfolk Island
CGF code NFK
CGA Norfolk Island Amateur Sports and Commonwealth Games Association
in Gold Coast, Australia
4 April 2018 – 15 April 2018
Competitors18 in 2 sports
Flag bearer Hadyn Evans (opening)
Medals
Ranked 39th
Gold
0
Silver
0
Bronze
1
Total
1
Commonwealth Games appearances (overview)

Norfolk Island competed at the 2018 Commonwealth Games in the Gold Coast, Australia from April 4 to April 15, 2018. [1] [2]

Contents

On March 18, 2018, lawn bowler Hadyn Evans was named as the nation's flag bearer at the opening ceremony. [3] [4]

Ryan Dixon, Hadyn Evans and Phillip Jones won the country's first Commonwealth Games medal since 1994, when they won bronze in the men's triples lawn bowls event. [5] [6]

Medalists

MedalNameSportEventDate
Bronze medal icon.svg Bronze Ryan Dixon
Hadyn Evans
Phillip Jones 		Lawn bowls Men's Triples April 8

Competitors

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

SportMenWomenTotal
Lawn bowls 5510
Shooting 718
Total12618

Lawn bowls

Norfolk Island is scheduled to compete in the lawn bowls competition. [7]

Men
AthleteEventGroup StageQuarterfinalSemifinalFinal / BM
Opposition
Score		Opposition
Score		Opposition
Score		Opposition
Score		Opposition
Score		RankOpposition
Score		Opposition
Score		Opposition
Score		Rank
Phillip Jones Singles Flag of Wales 2.svg  Salmon  (WAL)
L 13-21		Flag of the Cook Islands.svg  Paniani  (COK)
W 21-5		Flag of Australia.svg  Wilson  (AUS)
L 18-21		Flag of Malta.svg  Aquilina  (MLT)
L 15-21		Flag of South Africa.svg  Breitenbach  (RSA)
L 13-21		5did not advance
John Christian
Timothy Sheridan 		Pairs Flag of Samoa.svg  Samoa
W 23–6		Flag of Malaysia.svg  Malaysia
L 7–21		Flag of Niue.svg  Niue
W 25–9		Flag of Scotland.svg  Scotland
L 12–14		Flag of India.svg  India
W 17–7		3did not advance
Ryan Dixon
Hadyn Evans
Phillip Jones 		Triples Ulster banner.svg  Northern Ireland
W 21–11		Flag of the Cook Islands.svg  Cook Islands
W 23–10		Flag of Scotland.svg  Scotland
L 11–20		Flag of Malaysia.svg  Malaysia
L 4–26		—2 QFlag of England.svg  England
W 19–18		Flag of Scotland.svg  Scotland
L 8–20		Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg  Canada
W 19–16		Bronze medal icon.svg
John Christian
Ryan Dixon
Hadyn Evans
Timothy Sheridan 		Fours Flag of South Africa.svg  South Africa
L 7-25		Flag of Botswana.svg  Botswana
W 11-8		Flag of Australia.svg  Australia
L 10-24		Flag of India.svg  India
L 7-25		—4did not advance
Women
AthleteEventGroup StageQuarterfinalSemifinalFinal / BM
Opposition
Score		Opposition
Score		Opposition
Score		Opposition
Score		Opposition
Score		RankOpposition
Score		Opposition
Score		Opposition
Score		Rank
Carmen Anderson Singles Flag of the Cook Islands.svg  Mataio  (COK)
W 21–9		Flag of Kenya.svg  Mbugua  (KEN)
W 21–7		Flag of Papua New Guinea.svg  Wimp  (PNG)
W 21–11		Flag of Botswana.svg  Senna  (BOT)
W 21–17		Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg  McKerihen  (CAN)
W 21–19		1 QFlag of Wales 2.svg  Daniels  (WAL)
L 13–21		did not advance
Carmen Anderson
Shae Wilson 		Pairs Flag of Tonga.svg  Tonga
W 21 - 10		Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg  Canada
W 14 - 12		Flag of Fiji.svg  Fiji
L 11 - 12		Flag of New Zealand.svg  New Zealand
W 20 - 11		—2 QFlag of Canada (Pantone).svg  Canada
L 6 - 21		did not advance
Tessie Evans
Christine Jones
Christine Pauling 		Triples Flag of Scotland.svg  Scotland
L 9-16		Flag of Malaysia.svg  Malaysia
L 13-24		Flag of the Cook Islands.svg  Cook Islands
L 11-25		—4did not advance
Tessie Evans
Christine Jones
Christine Pauling
Shae Wilson 		Fours Flag of South Africa.svg  South Africa
D 10–10		Flag of Jersey.svg  Jersey
W 21–13		Flag of New Zealand.svg  New Zealand
L 5–28		Flag of Zambia.svg  Zambia
L 9–17		—4did not advance

Shooting

Norfolk Island participated with 8 athletes (7 men and 1 woman).

Men
AthleteEventQualificationFinal
PointsRankPointsRank
Douglas Creek 50 metre pistol 50817did not advance
Stephen Ryan 39321did not advance
Graham Cock 25 metre rapid fire pistol 46013did not advance
Kevin Coulter 10 metre air pistol 48023did not advance
Douglas Creek 52320did not advance
Clinton Judd Trap 10031did not advance
Mitchell Meers 8136did not advance
Clinton Judd Double trap 9121did not advance
Brancker South 10718did not advance
Mitchell Meers Skeet 9114did not advance
Brancker South 8615did not advance
Women
AthleteEventQualificationFinal
PointsRankPointsRank
Jacqueline Grundy 25 metre pistol 47214did not advance
10 metre air pistol 34420did not advance

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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. Archived from the original on 10 October 2016. Retrieved 8 October 2016.
  2. ↑ "Five remote islands that will rub shoulders with the Commonwealth Games giants". Evening Express . Aberdeen, Scotland. 3 April 2018. Archived from the original on 4 April 2018. Retrieved 4 April 2018.
  3. ↑ Palmer, Dan (19 March 2018). "Norfolk Island name lawn bowler as Gold Coast 2018 flagbearer". Insidethegames.biz. Dunsar Media. Retrieved 20 March 2018.
  4. ↑ Haffenden, Damien (4 April 2018). "Meet the Opening Ceremony flagbearers". www.gc2018.com/. Gold Coast Organizing Committee for the 2018 Commonwealth Games (GOLDOC). Retrieved 6 April 2018.
  5. ↑ Bloom, Ben (8 April 2018). "Norfolk Island - a tiny island of 1,700 people - celebrates first medal in 24 years with lawn bowls bronze". The Daily Telegraph . London, England. Retrieved 8 April 2018.
  6. ↑ "Commonwealth Games: Norfolk Island win bronze in lawn bowls". The Australian . Surry Hills, New South Wales, Australia. 9 April 2018. Retrieved 8 April 2018.
  7. ↑ "GC2018 Lawn Bowls Draw" (PDF). www.gc2018.com/. Gold Coast 2018 Commonwealth Games Corporation (GOLDOC). Retrieved 18 March 2018.
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