Kiribati have competed in five Commonwealth Games, making their debut in 1998 and attending every subsequent Games to date.[1] At the 2014 Commonwealth Games, David Katoatau won Kiribati's first medal, a gold, in men's weightlifting 105 kg.[2]
| Kiribati at the Commonwealth Games | |
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| CGF code | KIR |
| CGA | Kiribati National Olympic Committee |
| Website | oceaniasport |
| Medals Ranked =48th |
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| Commonwealth Games appearances (overview) | |
History edit
Kiribati first participated at the 1998 Commonwealth Games in Kuala Lumpur. Sixteen years later at the 2014 Commonwealth Games in Glasgow, the country achieved its first-ever gold medal when David Katoatau won the men's 105 kg in the final.
Medal tally edit
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Total | |
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| Kiribati
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1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Games | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total |
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| 1998 Kuala Lumpur | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2002 Manchester | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2006 Melbourne | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2010 Delhi | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2014 Glasgow | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 2018 Gold Coast | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2022 Birmingham | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Totals (7 entries) | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
See also edit
References edit
- ^ "Kiribati". Commonwealth Games Federation. Retrieved 22 July 2020.
- ^ "Katoatau the toast of Kiribati". Sydney Morning Herald. 31 July 2014. Retrieved 22 July 2020.
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