Samoa at the 2022 Commonwealth Games

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Samoa at the
2022 Commonwealth Games
Flag of Samoa.svg
CGF code SAM
CGA Samoa Association of Sports and National Olympic Committee
Website sasnoc.com
in Birmingham, England
Competitors38 (34 men and 4 women) in 7 sports
Medals
Ranked 19th
Gold
1
Silver
4
Bronze
0
Total
5
Commonwealth Games appearances (overview)

Samoa competed at the 2022 Commonwealth Games in Birmingham, England between 28 July and 8 August 2022. [1] It was Samoa's thirteenth appearance at the Games. On 13 July 2022 SASNOC announced a team of 38 athletes competing in seven sports would represent Samoa. [2] [3]

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Medalists

MedalNameSportEventDate
Gold medal icon.svg Gold Don Opeloge Weightlifting Men's 96 kg 2 August
Silver medal icon.svg Silver Vaipava Ioane Weightlifting Men's 67 kg 31 July
Silver medal icon.svg Silver Jack Opeloge Weightlifting Men's 109 kg 3 August
Silver medal icon.svg Silver Feagaiga Stowers Weightlifting Women's +87 kg 3 August
Silver medal icon.svg Silver Ato Plodzicki-Faoagali Boxing Heavyweight 7 August

Competitors

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

SportMenWomenTotal
Athletics 819
Boxing 303
Judo 101
Rugby sevens 13013
Swimming 224
Weightlifting 516
Wrestling 202
Total34438

Athletics

A squad of eight athletes was announced on 13 July 2022. [4] [2]

Men
Track and road events
AthleteEventHeatSemifinalFinal
ResultRankResultRankResultRank
William Hunt 100 m 10.705Did not advance
Pesamino Iakopo 11.297Did not advance
Johnny Key 10.985Did not advance
Jeremy Dodson 200 m 21.464Did not advance
William Hunt DSQDid not advance
Johnny Key 22.386Did not advance
Kolone Alefosio 110 m hurdles 14.787Did not advance
William Hunt
Kelvin Masoe
Johnny Key
Jeremy Dodson
4 × 100 m relay 40.605Did not advance
Field events
AthleteEventQualificationFinal
DistanceRankDistanceRank
Kelvin Masoe Long jump 6.7517Did not advance
Alex Rose Discus throw 63.204 q64.564
Donny Tuimaseve Javelin throw 63.1413
Women
Field events
AthleteEventQualificationFinal
DistanceRankDistanceRank
Nu'u Tuilefano Shot put 16.1011 q15.8111

Boxing

A squad of three boxers was announced on 13 July 2022. [4] [2]

Men
AthleteEventRound of 32Round of 16QuarterfinalsSemifinalsFinal
Opposition
Result
Opposition
Result
Opposition
Result
Opposition
Result
Opposition
Result
Rank
Marion Faustino Ah Tong Light middleweight ByeFlag of Sri Lanka.svg  Vittalis  (SRI)
W 5 - 0
Flag of Tanzania.svg  Mbundwike  (TAN)
L RSC
Did not advance
Jancen Poutoa Light heavyweight ByeFlag of Wales 2.svg  Bevan  (WAL)
L RSC
Did not advance
Ato Plodzicki-Faoagali Heavyweight Flag of India.svg  Sanjeet  (IND)
W 3 - 2
Flag of Grenada.svg  Andall  (GRN)
W RSC
Flag of Niue.svg  T-Williams  (NIU)
W 5 - 0
Flag of England.svg  Williams  (ENG)
L 0 - 5
Silver medal icon.svg

Judo

One judoka was officially selected as of 13 July 2022. [5] [2]

Men
AthleteEventRound of 16QuarterfinalsSemifinalsRepechageFinal/BM
Opposition
Result
Opposition
Result
Opposition
Result
Opposition
Result
Opposition
Result
Rank
William Tai Tin -73 kg Flag of Malaysia.svg  Majeed  (MAS)
L00 - 10
Did not advance9

Rugby sevens

As of 9 March 2022, Samoa qualified for the men's tournament. This was achieved through their positions in the 2018–19 / 2019–20 World Rugby Sevens Series. [6] [7]

The thirteen-man roster was announced on 13 July 2022. [4] [2]

Summary
TeamEventPreliminary RoundQuarterfinal / CQSemifinal / CSFinal / BM / CF
Opposition
Result
Opposition
Result
Opposition
Result
RankOpposition
Result
Opposition
Result
Opposition
Result
Rank
Samoa men's Men's tournament Flag of England.svg  England
W38 - 0
Flag of New Zealand.svg  New Zealand
L17 - 19
Flag of Sri Lanka.svg  Sri Lanka
W44 - 0
2 QFlag of Australia (converted).svg  Australia
L0 - 7
Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg  Canada
W19 - 17
Flag of Scotland.svg  Scotland
W24 - 19
5

Men's tournament

Roster

Pool A

PosTeamPldWDLPFPAPDPtsQualification
1Flag of New Zealand.svg  New Zealand 330010222+809Advance to Quarter-finals
2Flag of Samoa.svg  Samoa 32019919+807
3Flag of England.svg  England 31024777305Advance to classification Quarter-finals
4Flag of Sri Lanka.svg  Sri Lanka 3003241541303
Source: Birmingham2022
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Head-to-head result; 3) Point difference; 4) Points scored.
29 July 2022
11:34
England  Flag of England.svg0–38Flag of Samoa.svg  Samoa
Report Try: Onosai (3) 2' c, 6' m, 7' m
Maliko 5' c
Falaniko 12' m
Con: Matavao (2/5) 3', 5'
Purcell (0/1)
Cards: Leitufia Yellow card.svg 11'
29 July 2022
20:04
New Zealand  Flag of New Zealand.svg19–17Flag of Samoa.svg  Samoa
Try: Dickson 7' c
Webber 9' m
Tangitau 12' c
Con: McGarvey-Black (2/3) 7', 13'
Report Try: Scanlan 1' c
Niue 3' m
Maliko 5' m
Con: Matavao (1/3) 1'
Coventry Stadium, Coventry
Referee: Adam Leal (England)
30 July 2022
11:12
Samoa  Flag of Samoa.svg44–0Flag of Sri Lanka.svg  Sri Lanka
Try: Scanlan (4) 1' m, 4' m, 5' m, 6' m
Opetai 7' c
Sione 8' c
Niue 10' m
Onosai 14' m
Con: Purcell (1/5) 9'
Leitufia (1/3) 7'
Report
Coventry Stadium, Coventry
Referee: Talal-Azmat Chaudhry (Canada)
Quarterfinals
30 July 2022
21:32
Australia  Flag of Australia (converted).svg7–0Flag of Samoa.svg  Samoa
Try: Gonzalez 8' c
Con: Roache (1/1) 8'
Cards: Malouf Yellow card.svg 10'
Report
Coventry Stadium, Coventry
Referee: Nick Hogan (New Zealand)
5th-8th Semifinals
31 July 2022
12:20
Samoa  Flag of Samoa.svg19–17Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg  Canada
Try: Onosai (2) 6' c, 11' c
Sione 9' m
Con: Matavao (2/3) 6', 11'
Cards: Afa Yellow card.svg 8'
Report Try: Thiel (2) 1' c, 3' m
Coats 14' m
Con: Coats (1/3) 1'
5th Place Match
31 July 2022
19:28
Scotland  Flag of Scotland.svg19–24Flag of Samoa.svg  Samoa
Try: Fergusson 6' m
Sofolarin 8' c, 9' c
Con: Barreto (2/3) 8', 9'
Report Try: Niue 1' c
Onosai 7' m
Leitufia 11' c, 12' m
Con: Matavao (1/1) 1'
Purcell (1/3) 11'

Swimming

A squad of four swimmers was announced on 13 July 2022. [4] [2]

Men
AthleteEventHeatSemifinalFinal
TimeRankTimeRankTimeRank
Brandon Schuster 100 m freestyle 53.1742Did not advance
200 m breaststroke 2:22.3712Did not advance
200 m individual medley 2:09.8517Did not advance
Kokoro Frost 50 m backstroke 28.3735Did not advance
100 m backstroke 1:05.0535Did not advance
50 m butterfly 26.0036Did not advance
100 m butterfly 1:00.5343Did not advance
Women
AthleteEventHeatSemifinalFinal
TimeRankTimeRankTimeRank
Olivia Borg 50 m freestyle Did not startDid not advance
100 m freestyle 57.5322Did not advance
50 m butterfly 27.4216 Q27.3715Did not advance
100 m butterfly 1:02.6225Did not advance
Lushavel Stickland 50 m freestyle 28.0842Did not advance
50 m backstroke 30.4619Did not advance
100 m backstroke 1:07.5121Did not advance
Mixed
AthleteEventHeatFinal
TimeRankTimeRank
Brandon Schuster
Kokoro Frost
Olivia Borg
Lushavel Stickland
4 × 100 m freestyle relay 3:52.6715Did not advance
Lushavel Stickland
Brandon Schuster
Olivia Borg
Kokoro Frost
4 × 100 m medley relay 4:13.6613Did not advance

Weightlifting

Six weightlifters qualified for the competition by virtue of their positions in the IWF Commonwealth Ranking List. [8]

AthleteEventWeight liftedTotalRank
SnatchClean & jerk
Vaipava Ioane Men's 67 kg 127 kg166 kg GR 293 kgSilver medal icon.svg
John Tafi Men's 73 kg 131 kg165 kg296 kg4
Don Opeloge Men's 96 kg 171 kg GR 210 kg GR 381 kg GR Gold medal icon.svg
Jack Opeloge Men's 109 kg 164194358Silver medal icon.svg
Petelo Lautusi Men's +109 kg 1652063714
Feagaiga Stowers Women's +87 kg 121147268Silver medal icon.svg

Wrestling

A squad of two wrestlers was selected as of 27 June 2022. [9]

Key:

AthleteEventRound of 16QuarterfinalSemifinalRepechageFinal / BM
Opposition
Result
Opposition
Result
Opposition
Result
Opposition
Result
Opposition
Result
Rank
Taitaifono Tamati Men's -86 kg Flag of South Africa.svg  Lessing  (RSA)
L0 - 10 (VSU)
Did not advance14
Maulalo Alofipo Men's -97 kg ByeFlag of Tonga.svg  Sika  (TGA)
W 11 - 0
Flag of South Africa.svg  de Lange  (RSA)
L 0 - 10
Flag of Australia.svg  Barns  (AUS)
L 0 - 12
5

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