Samoa at the 2018 Commonwealth Games

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Samoa at the
2018 Commonwealth Games
Flag of Samoa.svg
Flag of Samoa
CGF code SAM
CGA Samoa Association of Sports and National Olympic Committee
Website oceaniasport.com/samoa
in Gold Coast, Australia
4 April 2018 – 15 April 2018
Competitors38 in 7 sports
Flag bearer Lauititi Lui (opening)
Medals
Ranked 17th
Gold
2
Silver
3
Bronze
0
Total
5
Commonwealth Games appearances (overview)

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

Contents

Weightlifter Lauititi Lui was the island's flag bearer during the opening ceremony. [2] [3] [4]

Competitors

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

SportMenWomenTotal
Athletics 606
Boxing 404
Lawn bowls 202
Rugby sevens 13013
Shooting 404
Swimming 123
Weightlifting 516
Total35338

Medalists

Athletics

Samoa participated with 6 athletes (6 men).

Men
Track & road events
AthleteEventHeatSemifinalFinal
ResultRankResultRankResultRank
Shupeng Ah Vui 100 m 11.337Did not advance
Jeremy Dodson 15.478Did not advance
Kelvin Masoe 10.725Did not advance
Jeremy Dodson 200 m DNFDid not advance
Kelvin Masoe 21.987Did not advance
Kolone Alefosio 110 m hurdles 15.109—Did not advance
Field events
AthleteEventQualificationFinal
DistanceRankDistanceRank
Alex Rose Discus throw 59.118 q59.568
Donny Tuimaseve Javelin throw 67.7817Did not advance

Boxing

Samoa participated with a team of 4 athletes (4 men).

Men
AthleteEventRound of 32Round of 16QuarterfinalsSemifinalsFinalRank
Opposition
Result		Opposition
Result		Opposition
Result		Opposition
Result		Opposition
Result
Valentin Kondakov −64 kg BYEFlag of Namibia.svg  Jonas  (NAM)
LRSC		Did not advance
Henry Tyrell −75 kg Flag of Lesotho.svg  Paneng  (LES)
WRSC		Flag of Anguilla.svg  Hodge  (AIA)
W 5 - 0		Ulster banner.svg  Donnelly  (NIR)
L 0 - 5		Did not advance
Ato Plodzicki-Faoagali −81 kg —Flag of Jamaica.svg  Darby  (JAM)
W 5 - 0		Flag of Pakistan.svg  Khan  (PAK)
W 5 - 0		Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg  Reilly  (CAN)
W 4 - 1		Flag of Wales 2.svg  Lee  (WAL)
L 0 - 5		Silver medal icon.svg
Frank Masoe −91 kg —BYEFlag of India.svg  Tanwar  (IND)
L 0 - 5		Did not advance

Lawn bowls

Samoa will compete in Lawn bowls. [5]

AthleteEventGroup stageQuarterfinalSemifinalFinal / BM
Opposition
Score		Opposition
Score		Opposition
Score		Opposition
Score		Opposition
Score		RankOpposition
Score		Opposition
Score		Opposition
Score		Rank
Edward Bell Men's Singles Flag of Scotland.svg  Burnett  (SCO)
L 2 - 21		Flag of Guernsey.svg  Priaulx  (GUE)
L 3 - 21		Flag of Brunei.svg  Omar  (BRU)
L 12 - 21		Flag of Malaysia.svg  Rusli  (MAS)
L 12 - 21		Flag of Niue.svg  Tagelagi  (NIU)
W 21 - 15		5Did not advance
Edward Bell
Herbert Bell 		Men's Pairs Flag of Norfolk Island.svg  Norfolk Island
L 6 - 23		Flag of Scotland.svg  Scotland
L 6 - 37		Flag of Malaysia.svg  Malaysia
L 6 - 30		Flag of India.svg  India
L 4 - 26		Flag of Niue.svg  Niue
L 17 - 18		6Did not advance

Rugby sevens

Men's tournament

Samoa qualified a men's team of 12 athletes by being among the top nine ranked nations from the Commonwealth in the 2016–17 World Rugby Sevens Series ranking. [6]

Roster
Pool B
PosTeam
PldWDLPFPAPDPtsQualification
1Flag of England.svg  England 33009722+759 Semi-finals
2Flag of Australia (converted).svg  Australia 32017338+357 Classification semi-finals
3Flag of Samoa.svg  Samoa 31024364−215
4Flag of Jamaica.svg  Jamaica 300317106−893
Source: GC2018
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Head-to-head result; 3) Point difference; 4) Points scored.
14 April 2018
9:31
Australia  Flag of Australia (converted).svg24–7Flag of Samoa.svg  Samoa
Try: Anderson (2) 3' c, 5' m
Longbottom 6' m
Connor 9' c
Con: Lucas (1/2) 3'
Porch (1/2) 9'		 (Gold Coast 2018) Try: Fomai 1' c
Con: Mealoi (1/1) 1'
Robina Stadium, Gold Coast
Referee: Sam Grove-White (Scotland)
14 April 2018
13:33
England  Flag of England.svg33–0Flag of Samoa.svg  Samoa
Try: Bibby (2) 2' m, 5' c
Mitchell 3' c
Glover 7' c
Lindsay-Hague 10' c
Con: Mitchell (4/5) 4', 5', 7', 11'		 (Gold Coast 2018)
Robina Stadium, Gold Coast
Referee: Rasta Rasivhenge (South Africa)
14 April 2018
19:43
Samoa  Flag of Samoa.svg36–7Flag of Jamaica.svg  Jamaica
Try: Tupou 1' c
Alofipo 3' c
Afamasaga (2) 7' m, 8' c
Paulo 11' m
Motuga 12' m
Con: Tupou (2/3) 1', 8'
Alosio Logotuli (1/2) 3'
Paulo (0/1)		 (Gold Coast 2018) Try: Richards 10' c
Con: Adamson (1/1) 11'
Robina Stadium, Gold Coast
Referee: Jordan Way (Australia)

Shooting

Samoa participated with 4 athletes (4 men).

Men
AthleteEventQualificationFinal
PointsRankPointsRank
Sigfried Levi Trap 9532Did not advance
Paul Loibl 9235Did not advance
Francis Caffarelli Double trap 9819Did not advance
Ioane Galuvao 7525Did not advance

Swimming

Samoa participated with 3 athletes (1 man and 2 women).

Men
AthleteEventHeatSemifinalFinal
TimeRankTimeRankTimeRank
Brandon Schuster 50 m freestyle 24.1934Did not advance
100 m freestyle 51.9533Did not advance
400 m freestyle 4:03.5012—Did not advance
200 m individual medley 2:08.4419—Did not advance
400 m individual medley 4:31.9910—Did not advance
Women
AthleteEventHeatSemifinalFinal
TimeRankTimeRankTimeRank
Lushavel Stickland 50 m freestyle 26.8417Did not advance
100 m freestyle 59.0121Did not advance
50 m backstroke 30.1419Did not advance
100 m backstroke 1:06.0221Did not advance
Alania Suttie 800 m freestyle DNS—Did not advance
200 m butterfly DNS—Did not advance
200 m individual medley 2:30.2315—Did not advance
400 m individual medley 5:23.9712—Did not advance

Weightlifting

Samoa participated with 6 athletes (5 men and 1 woman). [7]

Men
AthleteEventSnatchClean & jerkTotalRank
ResultRankResultRank
Vaipava Ioane −69 kg 125616712924
Don Opeloge −85 kg 15111804331Silver medal icon.svg
Siaosi Leuo −94 kg 1563Did not finish
Sanele Mao −105 kg 15412061360Gold medal icon.svg
Lauititi Lui +105 kg 17512252400Silver medal icon.svg
Women
AthleteEventSnatchClean & jerkTotalRank
ResultRankResultRank
Feiagaiga Stowers +90 kg 11311402253Gold medal icon.svg

See also

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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. ↑ Morgan, Liam (4 April 2018). "Gold Coast 2018: Opening Ceremony". Insidethegames.biz. Dunsar Media. Retrieved 4 April 2018.
  3. ↑ 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.
  4. ↑ Fata, Ulimasao (5 April 2018). "Lauititi strides with pride". Samoa Observer . Apia, Samoa. Retrieved 8 April 2018.
  5. ↑ "Lawn Bowls Draw" (PDF). gc2018.com. Retrieved 20 March 2018.
  6. ↑ Pavitt, Michael (8 October 2017). "Uganda and Zambia qualify for Gold Coast 2018 men's rugby sevens tournament". Insidethegames.biz. Dunsar Media. Retrieved 29 October 2017.
  7. ↑ "Qualification List of the Gold Coast 2018 Commonwealth Games" (PDF). www.iwf.net/. International Weightlifting Federation. March 2018. Retrieved 21 March 2018.
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