Samoa at the 2018 Commonwealth Games

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

Samoa at the
2018 Commonwealth Games
CGF codeSAM
CGASamoa Association of Sports and National Olympic Committee
Websiteoceaniasport.com/samoa
in Gold Coast, Australia
4 April 2018 – 15 April 2018
Competitors38 in 7 sports
Flag bearer Lauititi Lui (opening)
Medals
Ranked 17th
Gold
2
Silver
3
Bronze
0
Total
5
Commonwealth Games appearances (overview)

Weightlifter Lauititi Lui was the island's flag bearer during the opening ceremony.[2][3][4]

Competitors

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

Sport Men Women Total
Athletics 6 0 6
Boxing 4 0 4
Lawn bowls 2 0 2
Rugby sevens 13 0 13
Shooting 4 0 4
Swimming 1 2 3
Weightlifting 5 1 6
Total 35 3 38

Medalists

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Athletics

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Samoa participated with 6 athletes (6 men).

Men
Track & road events
Athlete Event Heat Semifinal Final
Result Rank Result Rank Result Rank
Shupeng Ah Vui 100 m 11.33 7 Did not advance
Jeremy Dodson 15.47 8 Did not advance
Kelvin Masoe 10.72 5 Did not advance
Jeremy Dodson 200 m DNF Did not advance
Kelvin Masoe 21.98 7 Did not advance
Kolone Alefosio 110 m hurdles 15.10 9 Did not advance
Field events
Athlete Event Qualification Final
Distance Rank Distance Rank
Alex Rose Discus throw 59.11 8 q 59.56 8
Donny Tuimaseve Javelin throw 67.78 17 Did not advance

Boxing

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Samoa participated with a team of 4 athletes (4 men).

Men
Athlete Event Round of 32 Round of 16 Quarterfinals Semifinals Final Rank
Opposition
Result
Opposition
Result
Opposition
Result
Opposition
Result
Opposition
Result
Valentin Kondakov −64 kg BYE   Jonas (NAM)
L RSC
Did not advance
Henry Tyrell −75 kg   Paneng (LES)
W RSC
  Hodge (AIA)
W 5 - 0
  Donnelly (NIR)
L 0 - 5
Did not advance
Ato Plodzicki-Faoagali −81 kg   Darby (JAM)
W 5 - 0
  Khan (PAK)
W 5 - 0
  Reilly (CAN)
W 4 - 1
  Lee (WAL)
L 0 - 5
 
Frank Masoe −91 kg BYE   Tanwar (IND)
L 0 - 5
Did not advance

Lawn bowls

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Samoa will compete in Lawn bowls.[5]

Athlete Event Group stage Quarterfinal Semifinal Final / BM
Opposition
Score
Opposition
Score
Opposition
Score
Opposition
Score
Opposition
Score
Rank Opposition
Score
Opposition
Score
Opposition
Score
Rank
Edward Bell Men's Singles   Burnett (SCO)
L 2 - 21
  Priaulx (GUE)
L 3 - 21
  Omar (BRU)
L 12 - 21
  Rusli (MAS)
L 12 - 21
  Tagelagi (NIU)
W 21 - 15
5 Did not advance
Edward Bell
Herbert Bell
Men's Pairs   Norfolk Island
L 6 - 23
  Scotland
L 6 - 37
  Malaysia
L 6 - 30
  India
L 4 - 26
  Niue
L 17 - 18
6 Did not advance

Rugby sevens

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Men's tournament

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Samoa qualified a men's team of 12 athletes by being among the top nine ranked nations from the Commonwealth in the 2016–17 World Rugby Sevens Series ranking.[6]

Roster
Pool B
Pos Team Pld W D L PF PA PD Pts Qualification
1   England 3 3 0 0 97 22 +75 9 Semi-finals
2   Australia 3 2 0 1 73 38 +35 7 Classification semi-finals
3   Samoa 3 1 0 2 43 64 −21 5
4   Jamaica 3 0 0 3 17 106 −89 3
Source: GC2018
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Head-to-head result; 3) Point difference; 4) Points scored.
14 April 2018
9:31
Australia  24–7  Samoa
Try: Anderson (2) 3' c, 5' m
Longbottom 6' m
Connor 9' c
Con: Lucas (1/2) 3'
Porch (1/2) 9'
(Gold Coast 2018)Try: Fomai 1' c
Con: Mealoi (1/1) 1'
Robina Stadium, Gold Coast
Referee: Sam Grove-White (Scotland)
14 April 2018
13:33
England  33–0  Samoa
Try: Bibby (2) 2' m, 5' c
Mitchell 3' c
Glover 7' c
Lindsay-Hague 10' c
Con: Mitchell (4/5) 4', 5', 7', 11'
(Gold Coast 2018)
Robina Stadium, Gold Coast
Referee: Rasta Rasivhenge (South Africa)
14 April 2018
19:43
Samoa  36–7  Jamaica
Try: Tupou 1' c
Alofipo 3' c
Afamasaga (2) 7' m, 8' c
Paulo 11' m
Motuga 12' m
Con: Tupou (2/3) 1', 8'
Alosio Logotuli (1/2) 3'
Paulo (0/1)
(Gold Coast 2018)Try: Richards 10' c
Con: Adamson (1/1) 11'
Robina Stadium, Gold Coast
Referee: Jordan Way (Australia)

Shooting

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Samoa participated with 4 athletes (4 men).

Men
Athlete Event Qualification Final
Points Rank Points Rank
Sigfried Levi Trap 95 32 Did not advance
Paul Loibl 92 35 Did not advance
Francis Caffarelli Double trap 98 19 Did not advance
Ioane Galuvao 75 25 Did not advance

Swimming

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Samoa participated with 3 athletes (1 man and 2 women).

Men
Athlete Event Heat Semifinal Final
Time Rank Time Rank Time Rank
Brandon Schuster 50 m freestyle 24.19 34 Did not advance
100 m freestyle 51.95 33 Did not advance
400 m freestyle 4:03.50 12 Did not advance
200 m individual medley 2:08.44 19 Did not advance
400 m individual medley 4:31.99 10 Did not advance
Women
Athlete Event Heat Semifinal Final
Time Rank Time Rank Time Rank
Lushavel Stickland 50 m freestyle 26.84 17 Did not advance
100 m freestyle 59.01 21 Did not advance
50 m backstroke 30.14 19 Did not advance
100 m backstroke 1:06.02 21 Did not advance
Alania Suttie 800 m freestyle DNS Did not advance
200 m butterfly DNS Did not advance
200 m individual medley 2:30.23 15 Did not advance
400 m individual medley 5:23.97 12 Did not advance

Weightlifting

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Samoa participated with 6 athletes (5 men and 1 woman).[7]

Men
Athlete Event Snatch Clean & jerk Total Rank
Result Rank Result Rank
Vaipava Ioane −69 kg 125 6 167 1 292 4
Don Opeloge −85 kg 151 1 180 4 331  
Siaosi Leuo −94 kg 156 3 Did not finish
Sanele Mao −105 kg 154 1 206 1 360  
Lauititi Lui +105 kg 175 1 225 2 400  
Women
Athlete Event Snatch Clean & jerk Total Rank
Result Rank Result Rank
Feiagaiga Stowers +90 kg 113 1 140 2 253  

See also

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References

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  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. ^ Haffenden, Damien (4 April 2018). "Meet the Opening Ceremony flagbearers". www.gc2018.com/. Gold Coast Organizing Committee for the 2018 Commonwealth Games (GOLDOC). Retrieved 6 April 2018.
  4. ^ Fata, Ulimasao (5 April 2018). "Lauititi strides with pride". Samoa Observer. Apia, Samoa. Retrieved 8 April 2018.
  5. ^ "Lawn Bowls Draw" (PDF). gc2018.com. Retrieved 20 March 2018.
  6. ^ Pavitt, Michael (8 October 2017). "Uganda and Zambia qualify for Gold Coast 2018 men's rugby sevens tournament". Insidethegames.biz. Dunsar Media. Retrieved 29 October 2017.
  7. ^ "Qualification List of the Gold Coast 2018 Commonwealth Games" (PDF). www.iwf.net/. International Weightlifting Federation. March 2018. Retrieved 21 March 2018.