Solomon Islands at the 2018 Commonwealth Games

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Solomon Islands at the
2018 Commonwealth Games
Flag of the Solomon Islands.svg
Flag of Solomon Islands
CGF code SOL
CGA National Olympic Committee of Solomon Islands
Website oceaniasport.com/solomon
in Gold Coast, Australia
4 April 2018 – 15 April 2018
Competitors14 in 6 sports
Flag bearer Jenly Tegu Wini (opening)
Medals
Ranked 39th
Gold
0
Silver
0
Bronze
1
Total
1
Commonwealth Games appearances (overview)

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

Contents

Weightlifter Jenly Tegu Wini was the country's flag bearer during the opening ceremony. [2]

Tegu Wini won the country's first ever Commonwealth Games medal, when she won bronze in the women's 58 kg weightlifting event. [3]

Medalists

MedalNameSportEventDate
Bronze medal icon.svg Bronze Jenly Tegu Wini Weightlifting Women's −58 kg April 6

Competitors

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

SportMenWomenTotal
Athletics 224
Boxing 101
Swimming 112
Table tennis 112
Triathlon 202
Weightlifting 123
Total8614

Athletics

The Solomon Islands participated with 4 athletes (2 men and 2 women).

Track & road events
AthleteEventHeatSemifinalFinal
ResultRankResultRankResultRank
Kevin Pio Men's 100 m 11.546did not advance
Patrick Kam Men's 5000 m —16:08.7716
Samantha Rofo Women's 100 m 14.247did not advance
Sharon Firisua Women's 5000 m —18:52.5719

Boxing

The Solomon Islands participated with a team of 1 athlete (1 man).

Men
AthleteEventRound of 32Round of 16QuarterfinalsSemifinalsFinalRank
Opposition
Result		Opposition
Result		Opposition
Result		Opposition
Result		Opposition
Result
Henry Kia −60 kg ByeFlag of Papua New Guinea.svg  Thadius Katua  (PNG)
LRSC		did not advance

Swimming

The Solomon Islands participated with 2 athletes (1 man and 1 woman).

AthleteEventHeatSemifinalFinal
TimeRankTimeRankTimeRank
Clayment Lafiara Men's 50 m freestyle 27.0758did not advance
Angella Charles Women's 50 m freestyle 36.1839did not advance

Table tennis

The Solomon Islands participated with 2 athletes (1 man and 1 woman).

Singles
AthletesEventGroup StageRound of 64Round of 32Round of 16QuarterfinalSemifinalFinalRank
Opposition
Score		Opposition
Score		RankOpposition
Score		Opposition
Score		Opposition
Score		Opposition
Score		Opposition
Score		Opposition
Score
Gary Nuopula Men's singles Flag of Papua New Guinea.svg  Loi  (PNG)
L 0 - 4		Flag of Belize (1981-2019).svg  Pagarani  (BIZ)
L 0 - 4		3did not advance
Lalmah Sifi Women's singles Flag of Ghana.svg  Baah-Danso  (GHA)
L 0 - 4		Flag of Vanuatu.svg  Lulu  (VAN)
L 0 - 4		3—did not advance
Doubles
AthletesEventRound of 64Round of 32Round of 16QuarterfinalSemifinalFinalRank
Opposition
Score		Opposition
Score		Opposition
Score		Opposition
Score		Opposition
Score		Opposition
Score
Lalmah Sifi
Gary Nuopula 		Mixed doubles Flag of England.svg  Walker /
Payet  (ENG)
L 0 - 3		did not advance

Triathlon

The Solomon Islands participated with 2 athletes (2 men).

Individual
AthleteEventSwim (750 m)Trans 1Bike (20 km)Trans 2Run (5 km)TotalRank
Patrick Newman Men's 13:570:5936:240:3922:381:14:3734
Rocky Ratu 16:300:4236:290:3920:451:14:5935

Weightlifting

The Solomon Islands participated with 3 athletes (1 man and 2 women). [4]

AthleteEventSnatchClean & JerkTotalRank
ResultRankResultRank
David Gorosi Men's −85 kg 115121501226512
Mary Kini Lifu Women's −53 kg 7399381669
Jenly Tegu Wini Women's −58 kg 8431053189Bronze 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. ↑ Huta, Romulus (20 March 2018). "Wini appointed flag bearer for Gold Coast". Island Sun. Honiara, Solomon Islands. Retrieved 20 March 2018.
  3. ↑ "Sport: Solomon Islands win first Comm Games medal". Radio New Zealand . Wellington, New Zealand. 7 April 2018. Retrieved 7 April 2018.
  4. ↑ "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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