Vanuatu at the 2018 Commonwealth Games

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Vanuatu at the
2018 Commonwealth Games
Flag of Vanuatu.svg
Flag of Vanuatu
CGF code VAN
CGA Vanuatu Association of Sports and National Olympic Committee
Website oceaniasport.com/vanuatu
in Gold Coast, Australia
4 April 2018 – 15 April 2018
Competitors18 in 4 sports
Flag bearer Miller Pata (opening)
Medals
Ranked 37th
Gold
0
Silver
0
Bronze
2
Total
2
Commonwealth Games appearances (overview)

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

Contents

Beach volleyball athlete Miller Pata was the island's flag bearer during the opening ceremony. [2] [3] [4]

The country won its first ever Commonwealth Games medal, a bronze won by para athlete Friana Kwevira in the women's javelin throw (F46) event. [5]

Competitors

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

SportMenWomenTotal
Athletics 358
Beach volleyball 022
Boxing 303
Table tennis 235
Total81018

Medalists

Athletics

Vanuatu participated with 8 athletes (3 men and 5 women).

Men
Track & road events
AthleteEventHeatSemifinalFinal
ResultRankResultRankResultRank
Bradly Toa 200 m 22.435did not advance
400 m 49.106did not advance
Simon Charley 10000 m —DNS
3000 m steeplechase —10:03.0811
Field events
AthleteEventQualificationFinal
DistanceRankDistanceRank
Jack Nasawa Javelin throw 56.1221did not advance
Women
Track & road events
AthleteEventHeatSemifinalFinal
ResultRankResultRankResultRank
Roslyn Nalin 100 m 13.017did not advance
Dephnny Naliupis 100 m (T35) —26.497
Valentine Hello 400 m 58.627did not advance
Roslyn Nalin 1:00.728did not advance
Valentine Hello 800 m 2:18.269—did not advance
Field events
AthleteEventFinal
DistancePosition
Friana Kwevira Javelin throw (F46) 24.54Bronze medal icon.svg
Marcelline Moli 16.175

Beach volleyball

Vanuatu qualified a women's beach volleyball team for a total of two athletes. [6]

AthleteEventPreliminary roundStandingQuarterfinalsSemifinalsFinal / BM
Opposition
Score		Opposition
Score		Opposition
Score		Opposition
Score		Rank
Linline Matauatu
Miller Pata 		Women's Pool C
Flag of Singapore.svg  Lau –
Ong  (SGP)
W 2 – 0 (21 - 9, 21 - 12)
Flag of Rwanda.svg  Nzayisenga –
Mutatsimpundu  (RWA)
W 2 – 0 (21 - 15, 21 - 10)
Flag of New Zealand.svg  Wills –
Polley  (NZL)
L 0 – 2 (17 - 21, 16 - 21)		2 QFlag of England.svg  Grimson –
Palmer  (ENG)
W 2 – 1 (23 - 25, 21 - 19, 15 - 12)		Flag of Australia.svg  Artacho del Solar –
Clancy  (AUS)
L 1 - 2 (19-21, 21-16, 9-15)		Flag of Cyprus.svg  Konstantinou –
Angelopoulou  (CYP)
W 2 - 0 (21-14, 21-10)		Bronze medal icon.svg

Boxing

Vanuatu participated with a team of 3 athletes (3 men).

Men
AthleteEventRound of 16QuarterfinalsSemifinalsFinalRank
Opposition
Result		Opposition
Result		Opposition
Result		Opposition
Result
Berry Namri −49 kg BYEFlag of Sri Lanka.svg  Thiwanka Ranasinghe  (SRI)
L 0–5		did not advance
Gill Kalai −52 kg Flag of Lesotho.svg  Thabo Molefe  (LES)
L 0–5		did not advance
Boe Warawara −56 kg Flag of India.svg  Hussamuddin Mohammed  (IND)
L 0–5		did not advance

Table tennis

Vanuatu participated with 5 athletes (2 men and 3 women).

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
Ham Lulu Men's singles Flag of the Bahamas.svg  Rollins  (BAH)
W 4 - 0		Flag of Sri Lanka.svg  Sirisena  (SRI)
L 0 - 4		2did not advance
Yoshua Shing Flag of Tuvalu.svg  Melton  (TUV)
W 4 - 0		Flag of Trinidad and Tobago.svg  Wilson  (TTO)
L 1 - 4		2did not advance
Anolyn Lulu Women's singles Flag of the Solomon Islands.svg  Sifi  (SOL)
W 4 - 0		Flag of Ghana.svg  Baah-Danso  (GHA)
L 1 - 4		2—did not advance
Stephanie Qwea Flag of Mauritius.svg  Ho Wan Kau  (MRI)
L 1 - 4		Flag of Kenya.svg  Thakkar  (KEN)
L 1 - 4		3—did not advance
Priscilla Tommy Flag of Tuvalu.svg  Katepu  (TUV)
W 4 - 0		Flag of Tanzania.svg  Pazi  (TAN)
W 4 - 0		1 Q—Flag of Australia.svg  Lay  (AUS)
L 0 - 4		did not advance
Doubles
AthletesEventRound of 64Round of 32Round of 16QuarterfinalSemifinalFinalRank
Opposition
Score		Opposition
Score		Opposition
Score		Opposition
Score		Opposition
Score		Opposition
Score
Ham Lulu
Yoshua Shing 		Men's doubles ByeFlag of Ghana.svg  Asante /
Sam  (GHA)
L 1 - 3		did not advance
Anolyn Lulu
Priscilla Tommy 		Women's doubles —Flag of Tanzania.svg  Mwaisyula /
Pazi  (TAN)
W 3 - 0		Flag of England.svg  Ho /
Tsaptsinos  (ENG)
L 0 - 3		did not advance
Anolyn Lulu
Yoshua Shing 		Mixed doubles Flag of Tanzania.svg  Tumaini /
Mwaisyula  (TAN)
W 3 - 1		Flag of Australia.svg  Hu /
Tapper  (AUS)
L 0 - 3		did not advance
Priscilla Tommy
Ham Lulu 		Flag of Guyana.svg  Britton /
Greaves  (GUY)
L 0 - 3		did not advance
Team
AthletesEventGroup StageQuarterfinalSemifinalFinalRank
Opposition
Score		Opposition
Score		RankOpposition
Score		Opposition
Score		Opposition
Score
Anolyn Lulu
Stephanie Qwea
Priscilla Tommy 		Women's team Flag of England.svg  England  (ENG)
L 0 - 3		Flag of Guyana.svg  Guyana  (GUY)
L 2 - 3		3did not advance

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References

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