Australia at the 2023 Pacific Games

Australia at the
2023 Pacific Games
Australia at the; 2023 Pacific Games
IOC code	AUS
National federation	Australian Olympic Committee
19 November 2023 – 2 December 2023
Competitors	75 (37 men and 38 women) in 8 sports
Officials	Kenneth Wallace (chef de mission)[1]
Pacific Games appearances
	2015; 2019; 2023;

Australia is scheduled to compete at the 2023 Pacific Games in Honiara from 19 November to 2 December 2023. This will be Australia's third appearance at the games since first appearing in 2015.

This games will see Australia field their largest team ever to the Pacific Games with 75 athletes from eight sports selected.

Competitors

The following is the list of number of competitors in the Games.[2]

Sport	Men	Women	Total
Archery	2	2	4
Athletics	9	9	18
Boxing	7	6	13
Judo	4	4	8
Sailing	4	4	8
Taekwondo	4	4	8
Volleyball	2	2	4
Weightlifting	5	7	13
Total	37	38	75

Archery

The Australian Olympic Committee (AOC) has selected a team of four archers in September, 2023. Their selections were based on their performances at the recent 2023 World Archery Championships in Berlin (July 31 – 6 August) and also domestic and international performances in 2023.[3]

Athlete	Event	Ranking round		Round of 64	Round of 32	Round of 16	Quarterfinals	Semifinals	Final / BM
Athlete	Event	Score	Seed	Opposition Score	Opposition Score	Opposition Score	Opposition Score	Opposition Score	Opposition Score	Rank
Peter Boukouvalas	Men's individual			–	–	–	–	–	–
Ryan Tyack	Men's individual			–	–	–	–	–	–
Sarah Haywood	Women's individual			–	–	–	–	–	–
Laura Paeglis	Women's individual			–	–	–	–	–	–
	Mixed team			–	–	–	–	–	–

Athletics

On 14 September 2023, a 20-member track and field team was announced by the Australian Olympic Committee.[4][5] The updated roster in October saw the team reduced to 18 (9 men and 9 women).[2]

Key

Note–Ranks given for track events are within the athlete's heat only
Q = Qualified for the next round
q = Qualified for the next round as a fastest loser or, in field events, by position without achieving the qualifying target
qR = Qualified to the next round by referee judgement
NR = National record
N/A = Round not applicable for the event
Bye = Athlete not required to compete in round

Track and road events
Men

Athlete	Event	Heat		Semifinal		Final
Athlete	Event	Result	Rank	Result	Rank	Result	Rank
Lachlan Kennedy	100 m
Calab Law	100 m
Calab Law	200 m
Aidan Murphy	100 m
Aidan Murphy	200 m
Jack Lunn	800 m
Mitch Lightfoot	110 m hurdles

Women

Athlete	Event	Heat		Semifinal		Final
Athlete	Event	Result	Rank	Result	Rank	Result	Rank
Georgia Harris	100 m
Georgia Harris	200 m
Torrie Lewis	100 m
Torrie Lewis	200 m
Ellie Beer	400 m
Imogen Breslin	100 m hurdles
Isabella Guthrie	400 m hurdles

Field events
Men

Athlete	Event	Final
Athlete	Event	Distance	Position
Oscar Miers	Long jump
Connor Murphy	Triple jump
Nash Lowis	Javelin throw
Howard McDonald	Javelin throw

Women

Athlete	Event	Final
Athlete	Event	Distance	Position
Samantha Dale	Long jump
Katie Gunn	Long jump
Desleigh Owusu	Triple jump

Combined events – Women's heptathlon

Athlete	Event	100H	HJ	SP	200 m	LJ	JT	800 m	Final	Rank
Mia Scerri	Result
Mia Scerri	Points

Boxing

A total of 13 boxers (7 men and 6 women) were selected by the AOC on 4th October, 2023.[6]

Men

Athlete	Event	Round of 32	Round of 16	Quarterfinals	Semifinals	Final
Athlete	Event	Opposition Result	Opposition Result	Opposition Result	Opposition Result	Opposition Result	Rank
Yusuf Chothia	51 kg	–	–	–	–	–
Charlie Senior	57 kg	–	–	–	–	–
Harry Garside	63.5 kg	–	–	–	–	–
Shannan Davey	71 kg	–	–	–	–	–
Callum Peters	80 kg	–	–	–	–	–
Adrian Paoletti	92 kg	–	–	–	–	–
Teremoana Teremoana	+92 kg	–	–	–	–	–

Women

Athlete	Event	Round of 32	Round of 16	Quarterfinals	Semifinals	Final
Athlete	Event	Opposition Result	Opposition Result	Opposition Result	Opposition Result	Opposition Result	Rank
Monique Suraci	50 kg	–	–	–	–	–
Tiana Echegaray	54 kg	–	–	–	–	–
Tina Rahimi	57 kg	–	–	–	–	–
Tyla McDonald	60 kg	–	–	–	–	–
Marissa Williamson Pohlman	66 kg	–	–	–	–	–
Caitlin Parker	75 kg	–	–	–	–	–

Judo

The AOC has selected a team of eight judokas (4 men and 4 women) in September, 2023.[7]

Athlete	Event	Round of 32	Round of 16	Quarterfinals	Semifinals	Repechage	Final / BM
Athlete	Event	Opposition Result	Opposition Result	Opposition Result	Opposition Result	Opposition Result	Opposition Result	Rank
Carstens Beyers
Jordon Greenbank
Ryan Koenig
Danny Vojnikovich
Anneliese Fielder
Alannah Joyce
Saya Middleton
Ryley Rametta

Sailing

Eight sailors (4 men and 4 women) were selected by the Australian Olympic Committee on 2 September, 2023.[8]

Men

Thomas Farley
Jarrod Jones
Isaac Schotte
Lachlan Vize

Women

Ellen Sampson
Evie Saunders
Amelia Wilson
Charlotte Wormald

Taekwondo

Australia have selected eight athletes into the taekwondo competition at the Games.[9]

Athlete	Event	Round of 16	Quarterfinals	Semifinals	Repechage	Final / BM
Athlete	Event	Opposition Result	Opposition Result	Opposition Result	Opposition Result	Opposition Result	Rank
Ben Camua	Men's −58 kg
Matthew Summerfield	Men's −68 kg
Liam Sweeney	Men's −80 kg
Tyrone Staben	Men's +80 kg
Juliet Lahood	Women's −49 kg
Stacey Hymer	Women's −57 kg
Rebecca Murray	Women's −67 kg
Reba Stewart	Women's +67 kg

Volleyball

Beach

In September 2023, the AOC announced the selection of two Beach Volleyball pairs to represent Australia.[10]

Athlete	Event	Preliminary round				Quarterfinal	Semifinal	Final / BM
Athlete	Event	Opposition Result	Opposition Result	Opposition Result	Rank	Opposition Result	Opposition Result	Opposition Result	Rank
Benjamin Hood D'Artagnan Potts	Men's
Stefanie Fejes Jana Milutinovic	Women's

Weightlifting

The Australian Olympic Committee on 1 September, 2023, announced a team of 13 weightlifters for the games (6 men and 7 women).[11] In October, a finalized roster of 12 weightlifters was confirmed.[2]

Men

Athlete	Event	Snatch	Rank	Clean & jerk	Rank	Total	Rank
Rory Scott	81 kg
Kyle Bruce	89 kg
Oliver Saxton	89 kg
Leon Vogeler-Schmid	102 kg
Matthew Lydement	109 kg

Women

Athlete	Event	Snatch	Rank	Clean & jerk	Rank	Total	Rank
Kiana Elliott	59 kg
Darcy Kay	64 kg
Brenna Kean	64 kg
Sarah Cochrane	71 kg
Jacqueline Nichele	71 kg
Olivia Shelton	76 kg
Eileen Cikamatana	81 kg

References

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"Meet the team". Australian Olympic Committee. 20 October 2023. Retrieved 20 October 2023.
"Australian archers selected for Pacific Games in November". AOC website. September 2023. Retrieved 2 October 2023.
"28 judo and track & field athletes selected for 2023 Pacific Games". AOC website. September 2023. Retrieved 2 October 2023.
"20 TRACK AND FIELD ATHLETES SELECTED FOR 2023 PACIFIC GAMES". Athletics Australia website. 14 September 2023. Retrieved 2 October 2023.
"Thirteen boxers to fight for Paris Olympic qualification at 2023 Pacific Games". AOC website. 4 October 2023. Retrieved 5 October 2023.
"Australia name athletics and judo teams for Solomon Islands 2023". Inside the Games website. 15 September 2023. Retrieved 2 October 2023.
"Eight sailors selected for 2023 Pacific Games in Solomon Islands". Sail-World website. 2 September 2023. Retrieved 2 October 2023.
"Australian Team for 2023 Pacific Games finalised with eight Taekwondo athletes selected". AOC website. 20 October 2023. Retrieved 20 October 2023.
"Beach volleyballers set for 2023 Pacific Games in Solomon Islands". AOC website. September 2023. Retrieved 2 October 2023.
"AOC selects 13 weightlifters as first athletes named in Australian Team for 2023 Pacific Games in Solomon Islands". AOC website. 1 September 2023. Retrieved 2 October 2023.

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[1] "OLYMPIC CHAMPION KEN WALLACE ANNOUNCED TO LEAD AUSTRALIAN 2023 PACIFIC GAMES". www.olympics.com.au. 1 December 2022. Retrieved 30 September 2023.

[AussieSOL23Team-2] "Meet the team". Australian Olympic Committee. 20 October 2023. Retrieved 20 October 2023.

[3] "Australian archers selected for Pacific Games in November". AOC website. September 2023. Retrieved 2 October 2023.

[4] "28 judo and track & field athletes selected for 2023 Pacific Games". AOC website. September 2023. Retrieved 2 October 2023.

[5] "20 TRACK AND FIELD ATHLETES SELECTED FOR 2023 PACIFIC GAMES". Athletics Australia website. 14 September 2023. Retrieved 2 October 2023.

[6] "Thirteen boxers to fight for Paris Olympic qualification at 2023 Pacific Games". AOC website. 4 October 2023. Retrieved 5 October 2023.

[7] "Australia name athletics and judo teams for Solomon Islands 2023". Inside the Games website. 15 September 2023. Retrieved 2 October 2023.

[8] "Eight sailors selected for 2023 Pacific Games in Solomon Islands". Sail-World website. 2 September 2023. Retrieved 2 October 2023.

[9] "Australian Team for 2023 Pacific Games finalised with eight Taekwondo athletes selected". AOC website. 20 October 2023. Retrieved 20 October 2023.

[10] "Beach volleyballers set for 2023 Pacific Games in Solomon Islands". AOC website. September 2023. Retrieved 2 October 2023.

[11] "AOC selects 13 weightlifters as first athletes named in Australian Team for 2023 Pacific Games in Solomon Islands". AOC website. 1 September 2023. Retrieved 2 October 2023.