Norfolk Island at the 2023 Pacific Games

Norfolk Island at the 2023 Pacific Games
Flag of Norfolk Island
National federation	Norfolk Island Amateur Sports and Commonwealth Games Association
in Honiara, Solomon Islands 19 November 2023 (2023-11-19) – 2 December 2023 (2023-12-02)
Competitors	30  (16 men and 14 women) in 5 sports
Flag bearer	Mal Tarrant
Officials	Mal Tarrant (chef de mission) [1]
Medals Ranked 23rd	Gold 0 Silver 0 Bronze 1 Total 1
Pacific Games appearances
1979 1983 1987 1991 1995 1999 2003 2007 2011 2015 2019 2023
← 2019 2027 →

Norfolk Island competed at the 2023 Pacific Games in Honiara, Solomon Islands from 19 November to 2 December 2023. This was Norfolk Island's twelfth appearance at the Pacific Games since first competing in 1979.

Competitors

The following is the list of number of competitors in the Games. ^[1]

Sport	Men	Women	Total
Athletics	1	1	2
Boxing	1	0	1
Netball	—	12	12
Touch rugby	14	0	14
Va'a	0	1	1
Total	16	14	30

Athletics

Main article: Athletics at the 2023 Pacific Games

Athletics Norfolk Island have selected two athletes (one male and one female). ^{[1] [2]}

Key

• Note–Ranks given for track events are within the athlete's heat only
• Q = Qualified for the next round
• q = Qualified for the next round as a fastest loser or, in field events, by position without achieving the qualifying target
• qR = Qualified to the next round by referee judgement
• NR = National record
• N/A = Round not applicable for the event
• Bye = Athlete not required to compete in round

Men – field events

Athlete	Event	Heat		Final
		Result	Rank	Result	Rank
Brentt Jones	Hammer throw

Women – field events

Athlete	Event	Heat		Final
		Result	Rank	Result	Rank
Taleyah Jones	Shot put
	Discus throw
	Hammer throw

Boxing

Main article: Boxing at the 2023 Pacific Games

Norfolk Island will enter one boxer for the games. ^[1]

Athlete	Event	Round of 32	Round of 16	Quarterfinals	Semifinals	Final
		Opposition Result	Opposition Result	Opposition Result	Opposition Result	Opposition Result	Rank
Rhys Schmitz		–	–	–	–	–

Netball

Main article: Netball at the 2023 Pacific Games

The Norfolk Island national netball team was announced on 29 October 2023 along with the rest of the Norfolk Island Pacific Games contingent. ^[1]

Summary

Team	Event	Group stage					Semifinal	Final / BM / Cl.
		Opposition Result	Opposition Result	Opposition Result	Opposition Result	Rank	Opposition Result	Opposition Result	Rank
Norfolk Island	Women's tournament	Samoa	Solomon Islands	Fiji	—

Team roster

• Amelia Murry
• Amy Steven
• Bekki Meers
• Candice Nobbs
• Emily Ryves
• Jordan Murray
• Kylie Sterling
• Lara Bigg
• Mere Sadrata
• Rianna Christian
• Tahlia Evans
• Tyla Bigg

Touch rugby

Main article: Touch rugby at the 2023 Pacific Games

Norfolk Island will enter one touch rugby team in the men's tournament. This will be their debut touch rugby appearance at the Pacific Games. ^[3]

Summary

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
Norfolk Island men's	Men's	Niue –	Fiji –	Samoa –	Cook Islands –	Kiribati –	Solomon Islands –	Papua New Guinea –

Men's tournament

Main article: Touch rugby at the 2023 Pacific Games – Men's tournament

Men's roster

• Reuben Bigg
• Shane Evans
• Kya Snell
• James Bigg
• Mark Kalsrap
• Nathaniel Kalsrap
• Ben Wieczorek
• Cameron Christian
• Jordan Bigg
• Carl Quintal
• Jesse Schmitz
• Winton Steven
• William Partridge
• Taj Quintal

Va'a

Main article: Outrigger canoeing at the 2023 Pacific Games

Norfolk Island will be represented by one female paddler. ^[1]

Women

• Ada Nebauer

References

1. "NIASA announce 2023 Pacific Games team". www.facebook.com. 29 October 2023. Retrieved 3 November 2023.
2. "Pacific Games 2023 Entry List" (PDF). Oceania Athletics. 6 November 2023. Retrieved 6 November 2023.
3. "Pacific Games 2023 - Men's Open -Norfolk Island". Federation of International Touch. Retrieved 3 November 2023.