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
CGF codeTUV
CGATuvalu Association of Sports and National Olympic Committee
Websiteoceaniasport.com/tuvalu
in Gold Coast, Australia
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

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

Sport Men Women Total
Athletics 112
Swimming 101
Table tennis 213
Weightlifting 101
Total527

Athletics
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
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
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 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
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
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
Manulla Raobu Men's −62 kg 95 14 121 13 216 13
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See also
  • Tuvalu 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. 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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