Papua New Guinea at the Commonwealth Games
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Papua New Guinea made its Commonwealth Games début in the 1962 British Empire and Commonwealth Games in Perth, Western Australia. The country has competed in fourteen editions of the Games to date.
Since 1962, Papua New Guinea have won a total of 14 medals in 5 sports. Weightlifting has been the most successful sport with 6 medals followed by Boxing with 3, Lawn bowls with 2, Swimming with 2, and Shooting with 1 medal.
Medals
After the 2018 Commonwealth Games, Papua New Guinea ranks 26th on the All-time Commonwealth Games medal table.
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5 | 7 | 2 | 14 |
List of gold medallists
| Medal | Name | Games | Sport | Event |
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 | Geua Tau | 1990 Auckland | Lawn Bowls | Singles-Women |
| Ryan Pini | 2006 Melbourne | Swimming | Men's 100 metres butterfly |
| Dika Toua | 2014 Glasgow | Weightlifting | Women's 53 kg |
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Steven Kari | 2014 Glasgow | Weightlifting | Men's 94 kg |
| 2018 Gold Coast | Weightlifting | Men's 94 kg |
Geua Vada Tau won the country's first Commonwealth gold by defeating New Zealand's Millie Khan 25-18 in lawn bowls (women's singles) during the 1990 Commonwealth Games.
Papua New Guinea's second gold medal came in 2006 Commonwealth Games, when Ryan Pini won the men's 100m butterfly event in swimming, with a time of 52.64 seconds.
Games Summary
| Games | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total | Rank | Competitors | Officials | Flag Bearer Opening | Flag Bearer Closing |
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 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 17 | ||||
 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 20 | ||||
 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | - | ||||
 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | - | ||||
 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 18 | ||||
| 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | - | ||||
| 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 19 | ||||
| 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 20 | ||||
 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 32 | ||||
 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | - | ||||
| 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 18 | ||||
 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 29 | Barbara Stubbings | |||
| 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 16 | Steven Kari | |||
| 1 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 22 | Vero Nime | |||
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| Total | 5 | 7 | 2 | 14 | 26 |
Notable Achievements
First medal
- Keneth Hopkins won Papua New Guinea's first ever Commonwealth Games medal in Boxing during the nation's debut commonwealth games in 1962. It was a bronze medal in the men's 71 kg category.
First gold medal
- Geua Tau won the country's first Commonwealth games gold by defeating New Zealand's Millie Khan 25-18 in lawn bowls for the women's singles event at the 1990 Commonwealth Games.
Most gold medals
- Steven Kari has won the most gold medals for Papua New Guinea in Weightlifting. Kari has won 2 gold medals both in successive games in 2014, and 2018.
Most medals
- Dika Toua is the country's most decorated athlete at the Commonwealth games with 3 medals (1 gold and 2 silvers) in Weightlifting. The weightlifter won gold in 2014 and silver medals 1 in 2006 and the other in 2018.
References
External links
- PNG country profile on the website of the Commonwealth Games
- Papua New Guinea Olympic Committee & Commonwealth Games Association