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Tuvalu at the 2018 Commonwealth Games

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

Tuvalu at the
2018 Commonwealth Games
Flag of Tuvalu
CGF codeTUV
CGATuvalu Association of Sports and National Olympic Committee
Websiteoceaniasport.com/tuvalu
in Gold Coast, Australia
4 April 2018 – 15 April 2018
Competitors7 in 4 sports
Flag bearer Manuila Raobu (opening)
Medals
Gold
0
Silver
0
Bronze
0
Total
0
Commonwealth Games appearances (overview)

Weightlifter Manuila Raobu was the island's flag bearer during the opening ceremony.[2]

Competitors edit

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

Sport Men Women Total
Athletics 1 1 2
Swimming 1 0 1
Table tennis 2 1 3
Weightlifting 1 0 1
Total 5 2 7

Athletics edit

Main article: Athletics at the 2018 Commonwealth Games

Tuvalu participated with 2 athletes (2 men).

Men
Track & road events
Athlete Event Heat Semifinal Final
Result Rank Result Rank Result Rank
Karalo Maibuca 100 m 11.98 8 did not advance
Field events
Athlete Event Qualification Final
Distance Rank Distance Rank
Imo Fiamalua Javelin throw 52.84 22 did not advance

Swimming edit

Main article: Swimming at the 2018 Commonwealth Games

Tuvalu participated with 1 athlete (1 man).

Men
Athlete Event Heat Semifinal Final
Time Rank Time Rank Time Rank
Faletiute Tinapa 50 m freestyle DSQ did not advance
50 m backstroke 34.94 20 did not advance
50 m breaststroke 38.44 33 did not advance

Table tennis edit

Main article: Table tennis at the 2018 Commonwealth Games

Tuvalu participated with 3 athletes (2 men and 1 woman).

Singles
Athletes Event Group Stage Round of 64 Round of 32 Round of 16 Quarterfinal Semifinal Final Rank
Opposition
Score 		Opposition
Score 		Rank Opposition
Score 		Opposition
Score 		Opposition
Score 		Opposition
Score 		Opposition
Score 		Opposition
Score
Kalton Melton Men's singles   Shing (VAN)
L 0 - 4 		  Wilson (TTO)
L 0 - 4 		3 did not advance
Tulimanu Vaea   Wu (FIJ)
L 0 - 4 		  Tumaini (TAN)
L 0 - 4 		3 did not advance
Brenda Katepu Women's singles   Tommy (VAN)
L 0 - 4 		  Pazi (TAN)
L 0 - 4 		3 — did not advance
Doubles
Athletes Event Round of 64 Round of 32 Round of 16 Quarterfinal Semifinal Final Rank
Opposition
Score 		Opposition
Score 		Opposition
Score 		Opposition
Score 		Opposition
Score 		Opposition
Score
Kalton Melton
Tulimanu Vaea 		Men's doubles Bye   McCreery
Robinson (NIR)
L 0 - 3 		did not advance
Brenda Katepu
Tulimanu Vaea 		Mixed doubles   Beh KT
Zhang WL (SGP)
L 0 - 3 		did not advance

Weightlifting edit

Main articles: Weightlifting at the 2018 Commonwealth Games and Weightlifting at the 2018 Commonwealth Games – Qualification

Tuvalu participated with 1 athlete (1 man).[3]

Athlete Event Snatch Clean & Jerk Total Rank
Result Rank Result Rank
Manuila Raobu Men's −62 kg 95 14 121 13 216 13

See also edit

References edit

  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. ^ "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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