Solomon Islands at the 2018 Commonwealth Games

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

Solomon Islands at the
2018 Commonwealth Games
CGF codeSOL
CGANational Olympic Committee of Solomon Islands
Websiteoceaniasport.com/solomon
in Gold Coast, Australia
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)

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
Medal Name Sport Event Date
 BronzeJenly Tegu WiniWeightliftingWomen's −58 kgApril 6

Competitors

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

Sport Men Women Total
Athletics 224
Boxing 101
Swimming 112
Table tennis 112
Triathlon 202
Weightlifting 123
Total8614

Athletics
Main article: Athletics at the 2018 Commonwealth Games

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

Track & road events
Athlete Event Heat Semifinal Final
Result Rank Result Rank Result Rank
Kevin Pio Men's 100 m 11.54 6 Did not advance
Patrick Kam Men's 5000 m N/A 16:08.77 16
Samantha Rofo Women's 100 m 14.24 7 Did not advance
Sharon Firisua Women's 5000 m N/A 18:52.57 19

Boxing
Main article: Boxing at the 2018 Commonwealth Games

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

Men
Athlete Event Round of 32 Round of 16 Quarterfinals Semifinals Final Rank
Opposition
Result		 Opposition
Result		 Opposition
Result		 Opposition
Result		 Opposition
Result
Henry Kia −60 kg Bye  Thadius Katua (PNG)
L RSC		 Did not advance

Swimming
Main article: Swimming at the 2018 Commonwealth Games

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

Athlete Event Heat Semifinal Final
Time Rank Time Rank Time Rank
Clayment Lafiara Men's 50 m freestyle 27.07 58 Did not advance
Angella Charles Women's 50 m freestyle 36.18 39 Did not advance

Table tennis
Main article: Table tennis at the 2018 Commonwealth Games

The Solomon Islands participated with 2 athletes (1 man 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
Gary Nuopula Men's singles  Loi (PNG)
L 0 - 4		  Pagarani (BIZ)
L 0 - 4		 3 Did not advance
Lalmah Sifi Women's singles  Baah-Danso (GHA)
L 0 - 4		  Lulu (VAN)
L 0 - 4		 3 N/A 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
Lalmah Sifi
Gary Nuopula		 Mixed doubles  Walker /
Payet (ENG)
L 0 - 3		 Did not advance

Triathlon
Main article: Triathlon at the 2018 Commonwealth Games

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

Individual
Athlete Event Swim (750 m) Trans 1 Bike (20 km) Trans 2 Run (5 km) Total Rank
Patrick Newman Men's 13:57 0:59 36:24 0:39 22:38 1:14:37 34
Rocky Ratu 16:30 0:42 36:29 0:39 20:45 1:14:59 35

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

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

Athlete Event Snatch Clean & Jerk Total Rank
Result Rank Result Rank
David Gorosi Men's −85 kg 115 12 150 12 265 12
Mary Kini Lifu Women's −53 kg 73 9 93 8 166 9
Jenly Tegu Wini Women's −58 kg 84 3 105 3 189

See also

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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