Bahamas at the 2018 Commonwealth Games

The Bahamas competed at the 2018 Commonwealth Games in the Gold Coast, Australia from April 4 to April 15, 2018.[1] The Bahamas announced it will send a squad of 31 athletes.[2] It was The Bahamas's 15th appearance at the Commonwealth Games.

Bahamas at the 2018 Commonwealth Games
Flag of the Bahamas
CGF code	BAH
CGA	Bahamas Olympic Committee
Website	bahamasolympiccommittee.org
in Gold Coast, Australia
Competitors	31 in 7 sports
Flag bearer	Joanna Evans (opening)
Medals Ranked 21st	Gold 1 Silver 3 Bronze 0 Total 4
Commonwealth Games appearances (overview)
1954 1958 1962 1966 1970 1974 1978 1982 1986 1990 1994 1998 2002 2006 2010 2014 2018

Swimmer Joanna Evans was the island's flag bearer during the opening ceremony.[3]

Medalists

Medal	Name	Sport	Event	Date
Gold	Shaunae Miller-Uibo	Athletics	Women's 200 m	April 12
Silver	Jamal Wilson	Athletics	Men's High Jump	April 11
Silver	Jeffrey Gibson	Athletics	Men's 400 m Hurdles	April 12
Silver	O'Jay Ferguson Stephen Newbold Alonzo Russell Teray Smith Michael Mathieu Ramon Miller	Athletics	Men's 4 × 400 m Relay	April 14

Competitors

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

Sport	Men	Women	Total
Athletics	12	7	19
Boxing	2	0	2
Cycling	2	0	2
Swimming	2	2	4
Table tennis	1	0	1
Triathlon	1	0	1
Wrestling	2	0	2
Total	22	9	31

Athletics

Main article: Athletics at the 2018 Commonwealth Games

The Bahamas announced a team of 19 athletes (12 men, 7 women) will compete at the 2018 Commonwealth Games.[2]

Men

Track & road events

Athlete	Event	Heat		Semifinal		Final
		Result	Rank	Result	Rank	Result	Rank
Warren Fraser	100 m	10.37	2 Q	10.44	8	Did not advance
Shavez Hart		10.53	3	Did not advance
Shavez Hart	200 m	DNS		Did not advance
Teray Smith		20.82	2 Q	20.71	4	Did not advance
Michael Mathieu	400 m	46.97	5 q	47.44	8	Did not advance
Jeffrey Gibson	400 m hurdles	49.75	2 Q	N/A		49.10
O'Jay Ferguson Stephen Newbold Alonzo Russell Teray Smith Michael Mathieu* Ramon Miller*	4 × 400 m relay	3:04.62	3 Q	N/A		3:01.92

* Competed in heats only.

Field events

Athlete	Event	Qualification		Final
		Distance	Rank	Distance	Rank
Latario Collie	Triple jump	15.98	11 q	15.90	12
Donald Thomas	High jump	2.21	11 q	2.27	4
Jamal Wilson		2.21	1 q	2.30

Women

Track & road events

Athlete	Event	Heat		Semifinal		Final
		Result	Rank	Result	Rank	Result	Rank
V'Alonee Robinson	100 m	11.73 SB	5 q	12.09	8	Did not advance
Shaunae Miller-Uibo	200 m	22.95	1 Q	22.48	1 Q	22.09
Anthonique Strachan		23.52	4 Q	23.62	4	Did not advance
Katrina Seymour	400 m hurdles	55.69 NR	5	Did not advance
Tynia Gaither Shaunae Miller-Uibo Tamara Myers V'Alonee Robinson Anthonique Strachan	4 × 100 m relay	N/A	DNS

Field events

Athlete	Event	Qualification		Final
		Distance	Rank	Distance	Rank
Bianca Stuart	Long jump	6.27	11 q	6.30	8
Tamara Myers	Triple jump	N/A		13.15	9

Boxing

Main article: Boxing at the 2018 Commonwealth Games

The Bahamas announced a team of 2 athletes (2 men) will compete at the 2018 Commonwealth Games.[2]

Men

Athlete	Event	Round of 32	Round of 16	Quarterfinals	Semifinals	Final	Rank
		Opposition Result	Opposition Result	Opposition Result	Opposition Result	Opposition Result
Rashield Williams	−64 kg	Jonas Jonas (NAM) L 0–5	Did not advance
Carl Hield	−69 kg	Terry Nickolas (AUS) L 0–5	Did not advance

Cycling

Main article: Cycling at the 2018 Commonwealth Games

The Bahamas announced a team of 2 athletes (2 men) will compete at the 2018 Commonwealth Games.[2]

Road

Men

Athlete	Event	Time	Rank
Anthony Colebrook	Road race	DNF
	Time trial	1:10:59.85	52
Jay Major	Road race	DNF

Swimming

Main article: Swimming at the 2018 Commonwealth Games

The Bahamas announced a team of 4 athletes (2 men, 2 women) will compete at the 2018 Commonwealth Games.[2]

Men

Athlete	Event	Heat		Semifinal		Final
		Time	Rank	Time	Rank	Time	Rank
Izaak Bastian	50 m freestyle	24.07	31	Did not advance
	50 m breaststroke	29.39	15 Q	29.28	15	Did not advance
	200 m individual medley	2:12.87	21	N/A		Did not advance
N'Nyhn Fernander	100 m freestyle	DNS		Did not advance
	50 m butterfly	25.39	28	Did not advance
	100 m butterfly	DNS		Did not advance

Women

Athlete	Event	Heat		Semifinal		Final
		Time	Rank	Time	Rank	Time	Rank
Joanna Evans	200 m freestyle	2:01.75	12	N/A		Did not advance
	400 m freestyle	4:12.38	6 Q	N/A		4:08.82	4
Lillian Higgs	100 m breaststroke	1:12.78	22	Did not advance
	200 m breaststroke	2:42.65	16	N/A		Did not advance

Table tennis

Main article: Table tennis at the 2018 Commonwealth Games

The Bahamas announced a team of 1 athlete (1 man) will compete at the 2018 Commonwealth Games.[2]

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
Adrian Rollins	Men's singles	Sirisena (SRI) L 0 - 4	Lulu (VAN) L 0 - 4	3	Did not advance

Triathlon

Main article: Triathlon at the 2018 Commonwealth Games

The Bahamas announced a team of 1 athlete (1 man) will compete at the 2018 Commonwealth Games.[2]

Athlete	Event	Swim (750 m)	Trans 1	Bike (20 km)	Trans 2	Run (5 km)	Total	Rank
Cameron Roach	Men's	11:19	0:48	35:35	0:36	23:13	1:11:31	33

Wrestling

Main article: Wrestling at the 2018 Commonwealth Games

Bahamas participated with 2 athletes (2 men).

Men

Athlete	Event	Round of 16	Quarterfinal	Semifinal	Repechage	Final / BM
		Opposition Result	Opposition Result	Opposition Result	Opposition Result	Opposition Result	Rank
Sean Wrinkle	-74 kg	Evans (AUS) L 0 - 5	Did not advance				12
Rashji Mackey	-86 kg	Wallen (JAM) L 1 - 3	Did not advance				8

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. "31-Member Team For The Commonwealth Games". www.tribune242.com/. Tribune 242. Retrieved 23 March 2018.
3. Morgan, Liam (4 April 2018). "Gold Coast 2018: Opening Ceremony". Insidethegames.biz. Dunsar Media. Retrieved 4 April 2018.