Cook Islands at the 2018 Commonwealth Games

The Cook Islands competed at the 2018 Commonwealth Games in the Gold Coast, Australia from April 4 to April 15, 2018.[1] The Cook Islands delegation consisted of 18 athletes (7 male and eleven female) that competed across four sports: athletics (track and field), lawn bowls, swimming and weightlifting.[2] It was The Cook Islands's 11th appearance at the Commonwealth Games.

Cook Islands at the 2018 Commonwealth Games
Flag of the Cook Islands
CGF code	COK
CGA	Cook Islands Sports and National Olympic Committee
Website	www.oceaniasport.com/cookis
in Gold Coast, Australia
Competitors	18 in 4 sports
Flag bearer	Patricia Taea
Medals Ranked 39th	Gold 0 Silver 0 Bronze 1 Total 1
Commonwealth Games appearances (overview)
1974 1978 1982 1986 1990 1994 1998 2002 2006 2010 2014 2018

On February 27, 2018, track and field athlete Patricia Taea was named as the nation's flag bearer at the opening ceremony.[3]

Taiki Paniani and Aidan Zittersteijn won the country's first ever Commonwealth Games medal, when they won bronze in the men's pairs lawn bowls event.[4]

Medalists

Medal	Name	Sport	Event	Date
Bronze	Taiki Paniani Aidan Zittersteijn	Lawn bowls	Men's Pairs	April 9

Competitors

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

Sport	Men	Women	Total
Athletics (track and field)	1	2	3
Lawn bowls	5	5	10
Swimming	2	1	3
Weightlifting	0	2	2
Total	8	10	18

Athletics (track and field)

Main article: Athletics at the 2018 Commonwealth Games

The Cook Islands entered three athletes (one male and two female).[2]

Track & road events

Athlete	Event	Heat		Semifinal		Final
		Result	Rank	Result	Rank	Result	Rank
Alex Beddoes	Men's 800 m	1:51.64	7	N/A	Did not advance
Patricia Taea	Women's 100 m	12.22	7	Did not advance
	Women's 200 m	24.91	7	Did not advance

Field events

Athlete	Event	Qualification		Final
		Distance	Position	Distance	Position
Tereapii Tapoki	Women's Shot put	12.60	13	Did not advance
	Women's Discus throw	N/A		46.01	10

Lawn bowls

Main article: Lawn bowls at the 2018 Commonwealth Games

The Cook Islands entered ten lawn bowlers (five male and five female).[2]

Men

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
Taiki Paniani	Singles	Wilson (AUS) L 6 - 21	Jones (NFI) L 5 - 21	Breitenbach (RSA) L 19 - 21	Salmon (WAL) L 17 - 21	Aquilina (MLT) L 17 - 21	6	Did not advance
Taiki Paniani Aidan Zittersteijn	Pairs	England W 15 - 13	Botswana W 15 - 14	New Zealand L 12 - 26	Papua New Guinea W 18 - 14	Fiji W 22 - 17	2 Q	South Africa W 15 - 14	Wales L 14 - 21	Malta W 17 - 11
Lawrence Paniani Munokokura Pita Adoni W-Rairoa	Triples	Scotland L 11 - 27	Malaysia W 16 - 10	Norfolk Island L 10 - 23	Northern Ireland W 18 - 17	N/A	3	Did not advance
Lawrence Paniani Munokokura Pita Adoni W-Rairoa Aidan Zittersteijn	Fours	New Zealand L 4 - 21	Papua New Guinea D 14 - 14	Canada L 12 - 21	Wales L 4 - 14	N/A	5	Did not advance

Women

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
Nooroa Mataio	Singles	Anserson (NFI) L 9 - 21	Senna (BOT) W 21 - 18	Mckerihen (CAN) L 7 - 21	Wimp (PNG) L 7 - 21	Mbugua (KEN) W 19 - 18	5	Did not advance
Emily Jim Nooroa Mataio	Pairs	Malaysia L 6 - 33	Botswana L 16 - 29	Scotland L 10 - 36	Brunei L 8 - 26	N/A	5	Did not advance
Teokotai Jim Tiare Jim Jacquelin Purea	Triples	Malaysia L 14 - 20	Scotland L 10 - 28	Norfolk Island W 25 - 11	N/A		3	Did not advance
Emily Jim Teokotai Jim Tiare Jim Jacqueline Purea	Fours	Malaysia L 8 - 22	Papua New Guinea L 11 - 15	Australia L 9 - 15	Namibia W 20 - 7	N/A	4	Did not advance

Swimming

Main article: Swimming at the 2018 Commonwealth Games

The Cook Islands entered three swimmers (two male and one female).[2]

Men

Athlete	Event	Heat		Semifinal		Final
		Time	Rank	Time	Rank	Time	Rank
Temaruata Strickland	50 m freestyle	25.96	53	Did not advance
	100 m freestyle	57.33	51	Did not advance
Wesley Roberts	200 m freestyle	1:49.35	15	N/A		Did not advance
	400 m freestyle	3:56.09	9	N/A		Did not advance
	1500 m freestyle	N/A				15:40.36	6

Women

Athlete	Event	Heat		Semifinal		Final
		Time	Rank	Time	Rank	Time	Rank
Kirsten Fisher-Marsters	50 m breaststroke	33.84	22	Did not advance
	100 m breaststroke	1:15.41	24	Did not advance

Weightlifting

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

The Cook Islands entered two female weightlifters.[2]

Athlete	Event	Snatch		Clean & Jerk		Total	Rank
		Result	Rank	Result	Rank
Philippa Woonton	Women's −75 kg	75	9	93	10	168	10
Luisa Peters	Women's +90 kg	100	6	125	4	225	5

See also

• Cook Islands at the 2018 Summer Youth Olympics

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. Pavitt, Michael (11 March 2018). "Cook Islands announce team for Gold Coast 2018". Insidethegames.biz. Dunsar Media. Retrieved 20 March 2018.
3. "Patricia named Flag Bearer for Gold Coast 2018". websites.sportstg.com. Sports TG. 27 February 2018. Retrieved 20 March 2018.
4. Persico, Christina; Mitchell, Stephanie (9 April 2018). "Taranaki teen wins Cook Islands' first Commonwealth Games medal". Stuff.co.nz. Retrieved 9 April 2018.