Norfolk Island at the 2018 Commonwealth Games

Norfolk Island at the
2018 Commonwealth Games
CGF code NFI
CGA Norfolk Island Amateur Sports and Commonwealth Games Association
in Gold Coast, Australia
Competitors 18 in 2 sports
Flag bearer Hadyn Evans (opening)
Medals
Ranked 39th
Gold
0
Silver
0
Bronze
1
Total
1
Commonwealth Games appearances (overview)
Commonwealth Games

Norfolk Island competed at the 2018 Commonwealth Games in the Gold Coast, Australia from April 4 to April 15, 2018.[1][2]

On March 18, 2018, lawn bowler Hadyn Evans was named as the nation's flag bearer at the opening ceremony.[3][4]

Ryan Dixon, Hadyn Evans and Phillip Jones won the country's first Commonwealth Games medal since 1994, when they won bronze in the men's triples lawn bowls event.[5][6]

Medalists

Medal Name Sport Event Date
 BronzeRyan Dixon
Hadyn Evans
Phillip Jones		Lawn bowlsMen's TriplesApril 8

Competitors

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

Sport Men Women Total
Lawn bowls 5510
Shooting 718
Total12618

Lawn bowls

Norfolk Island is scheduled to compete in the lawn bowls competition.[7]

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
Phillip Jones Singles  Salmon (WAL)
L 13-21		  Paniani (COK)
W 21-5		  Wilson (AUS)
L 18-21		  Aquilina (MLT)
L 15-21		  Breitenbach (RSA)
L 13-21		 5 Did not advance
John Christian
Timothy Sheridan		 Pairs  Samoa
W 23–6		  Malaysia
L 7–21		  Niue
W 25–9		  Scotland
L 12–14		  India
W 17–7		 3 Did not advance
Ryan Dixon
Hadyn Evans
Phillip Jones		 Triples  Northern Ireland
W 21–11		  Cook Islands
W 23–10		  Scotland
L 11–20		  Malaysia
L 4–26		 N/A 2 Q  England
W 19–18		  Scotland
L 8–20		  Canada
W 19–16		 3rd, bronze medalist(s)
John Christian
Ryan Dixon
Hadyn Evans
Timothy Sheridan		 Fours  South Africa
L 7-25		  Botswana
W 11-8		  Australia
L 10-24		  India
L 7-25		 N/A 4 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
Carmen Anderson Singles  Mataio (COK)
W 21–9		  Mbugua (KEN)
W 21–7		  Wimp (PNG)
W 21–11		  Senna (BOT)
W 21–17		  McKerihen (CAN)
W 21–19		 1 Q  Daniels (WAL)
L 13–21		 Did not advance
Carmen Anderson
Shae Wilson		 Pairs  Tonga
W 21 - 10		  Canada
W 14 - 12		  Fiji
L 11 - 12		  New Zealand
W 20 - 11		 N/A 2 Q  Canada
L 6 - 21		 Did not advance
Tessie Evans
Christine Jones
Christine Pauling		 Triples  Scotland
L 9-16		  Malaysia
L 13-24		  Cook Islands
L 11-25		 N/A 4 Did not advance
Tessie Evans
Christine Jones
Christine Pauling
Shae Wilson		 Fours  South Africa
D 10–10		  Jersey
W 21–13		  New Zealand
L 5–28		  Zambia
L 9–17		 N/A 4 Did not advance

Shooting

Norfolk Island participated with 8 athletes (7 men and 1 woman).

Men
Athlete Event Qualification Final
Points Rank Points Rank
Douglas Creek 50 metre pistol 508 17 Did not advance
Stephen Ryan 393 21 Did not advance
Graham Cock 25 metre rapid fire pistol 460 13 Did not advance
Kevin Coulter 10 metre air pistol 480 23 Did not advance
Douglas Creek 523 20 Did not advance
Clinton Judd Trap 100 31 Did not advance
Mitchell Meers 81 36 Did not advance
Clinton Judd Double trap 91 21 Did not advance
Brancker South 107 18 Did not advance
Mitchell Meers Skeet 91 14 Did not advance
Brancker South 86 15 Did not advance
Women
Athlete Event Qualification Final
Points Rank Points Rank
Jacqueline Grundy 25 metre pistol 472 14 Did not advance
10 metre air pistol 344 20 Did not advance

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. ↑ "Five remote islands that will rub shoulders with the Commonwealth Games giants". Evening Express. Aberdeen, Scotland. 3 April 2018. Retrieved 4 April 2018.
  3. ↑ Palmer, Dan (19 March 2018). "Norfolk Island name lawn bowler as Gold Coast 2018 flagbearer". Insidethegames.biz. Dunsar Media. Retrieved 20 March 2018.
  4. ↑ 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.
  5. ↑ Bloom, Ben (8 April 2018). "Norfolk Island - a tiny island of 1,700 people - celebrates first medal in 24 years with lawn bowls bronze". The Daily Telegraph. London, England. Retrieved 8 April 2018.
  6. ↑ "Commonwealth Games: Norfolk Island win bronze in lawn bowls". The Australian. Surry Hills, New South Wales, Australia. 9 April 2018. Retrieved 8 April 2018.
  7. ↑ "GC2018 Lawn Bowls Draw" (PDF). www.gc2018.com/. Gold Coast 2018 Commonwealth Games Corporation (GOLDOC). Retrieved 18 March 2018.
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