Samoa at the 2002 Commonwealth Games

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Samoa at the
2002 Commonwealth Games
Flag of Samoa.svg
CGF code SAM
CGA Samoa Association of Sports and National Olympic Committee
Website oceaniasport.com/samoa
in Manchester, England
Competitors37
Flag bearersOpening:
Closing:
Medals
Ranked 31st
Gold
0
Silver
1
Bronze
2
Total
3
Commonwealth Games appearances (overview)

Samoa competed at the Commonwealth Games in Manchester. It sent 34 male and three female competitors. [1] athletics, boxing, lawn bowls, rugby sevens, shooting, weightlifting and wrestling. [2] It won two silvers and a bronze, all in weightlifting, the nations best performance at the games. [3]

Contents

Medals

GoldSilverBronzeTotal
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Medalists

Silver

Weightlifting:

Silver medal icon.svg Ofisa Ofisa, Men's 85kg Clean and Jerk.

Bronze

Weightlifting:

Bronze medal icon.svg Ofisa Ofisa, Men's 85kg Combined.
Bronze medal icon.svg Niusila Opeloge Men's 85kg Snatch

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References

  1. "Archived copy" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 25 May 2011. Retrieved 17 August 2009.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
  2. "Commonwealth Games Federation - Commonwealth Countries - Introduction". Archived from the original on 29 July 2014. Retrieved 17 August 2009.
  3. "Commonwealth Games Federation - Commonwealth Countries - Introduction". Archived from the original on 29 July 2014. Retrieved 17 August 2009.