Guernsey at the 2018 Commonwealth Games
Guernsey competed at the 2018 Commonwealth Games in the Gold Coast, Australia from 4 April to 15 April 2018.[1] Guernsey's team consisted of 31 athletes across eight sports.[2] It was Guernsey's 13th appearance at the Commonwealth Games.
| Guernsey at the 2018 Commonwealth Games | |
|---|---|
 | |
| CGF code | GGY |
| CGA | Guernsey Commonwealth Games Association |
| Website | guernseycga |
| in Gold Coast, Australia 4 April 2018 – 15 April 2018 | |
| Competitors | 31 in 8 sports |
| Flag bearer | Matthew Guille |
| Medals |
|
| Commonwealth Games appearances (overview) | |
The first seven competitors were announced in September 2017.[3] The final team members were announced on 24 November 2017.[4][5] The overall team consisted of 24 men and seven women.
Sport shooter Matthew Guille was the island's flag bearer during the opening ceremony.[6]
Competitors
The following is the list of number of competitors participating at the Games per sport/discipline.
| Spa hrvatska cgort | Men | Women | Total |
|---|---|---|---|
| Athletics (track and field) | 3 | 1 | 4 |
| Badminton | 2 | 2 | 4 |
| Boxing | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| Cycling | 7 | 1 | 8 |
| Lawn bowls | 3 | 1 | 4 |
| Shooting | 5 | 1 | 6 |
| Swimming | 2 | 1 | 3 |
| Triathlon | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| Total | 24 | 7 | 31 |
Athletics (track and field)
Guernsey's athletics team consisted of four athletes (three men and one woman).[4]
- Track & road events
| Athlete | Event | Heat | Semifinal | Final | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Result | Rank | Result | Rank | Result | Rank | ||
| Cameron Chalmers | Men's 400 m | 46.16 | 4 q | 46.34 | 5 | did not advance | |
| Alastair Chalmers | Men's 400 m hurdles | 51.10 | 7 | — | did not advance | ||
| Lee Merrien | Men's Marathon | — | 2:24:10 | 8 | |||
| Sarah Mercier | Women's 5000 m | — | 17:00.52 | 16 | |||
Badminton
Guernsey's badminton team consisted of four athletes (two men and two women).[4]
| Athlete | Event | Round of 64 | Round of 32 | Round of 16 | Quarterfinal | Semifinal | Final / BM | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Opposition Score |
Opposition Score |
Opposition Score |
Opposition Score |
Opposition Score |
Opposition Score |
Rank | ||
| Chloe Le Tissier | Women's singles |  Katherine Wynter (JAM)L 0 – 2 |
did not advance | |||||
| Elena Johnson Chloe Le Tissier |
Women's doubles | — |  Eyram Migbodzi (GHA) Stella Koteikai Amasah (GHA)W 2 – 0 |
 Chloe Birch (ENG) Jessica Pugh (ENG)L 0 – 2 |
did not advance | |||
| Elena Johnson Jordan Trebert |
Mixed doubles | .svg.png.webp){kind=small} Brian Yang (CAN) Michelle Li (CAN)L 0 – 2 |
did not advance | |||||
| Chloe Le Tissier Stuart Hardy |
 Satwiksairaj Rankireddy (IND) Ashwini Ponnappa (IND)L 0 – 2 |
did not advance | ||||||
Boxing
Guernsey's entered one boxer.[4]
- Men
| Athlete | Event | Round of 32 | Round of 16 | Quarterfinals | Semifinals | Final | Rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Opposition Result |
Opposition Result |
Opposition Result |
Opposition Result |
Opposition Result | |||
| William Le Poullain | −69 kg |  Gul Zaib (PAK)L 2–3 |
did not advance | ||||
Cycling
Guernsey's cycling team consisted of eight athletes (seven men and one woman).[4]
Road
- Men
| Athlete | Event | Time | Rank |
|---|---|---|---|
| Jack English | Road race | 3:59:25 | 33 |
| Tobyn Horton | 3:57:01 | 7 | |
| James McLaughlin | 3:59:11 | 29 | |
| James Roe | DNF | ||
| Michael Serafin | DNF | ||
| Sebastian Tremlett | DNF | ||
| Jack English | Time trial | 53:07.65 | 17 |
| James McLaughlin | 49:54.12 | 6 | |
| Sebastian Tremlett | 52:10.73 | 12 | |
- Women
| Athlete | Event | Time | Rank |
|---|---|---|---|
| Karina Jackson | Road race | DNF | |
| Time trial | 42:36.36 | 17 | |
Mountain bike
| Athlete | Event | Time | Rank |
|---|---|---|---|
| Andrew Colver | Men's cross-country | -3LAP | 21 |
| James Roe | 1:27:06 | 13 | |
| Michael Serafin | -1LAP | 16 |
Lawn bowls
Guernsey's lawn bowls team consisted of four athletes (three men and one woman).[4]
| 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 | ||
| Todd Priaulx | Men's Singles |  Rusli (MAS)L 11 – 21 |
 Bell (SAM)W 21 – 3 |
 Burnett (SCO)L 13 – 21 |
 Tagelagi (NIU)W 21 – 7 |
 Omar (BRU)W 21 – 20 |
3 | did not advance | |||
| Matthew Le Ber Matthew Solway |
Men's Pairs | Canada L 14 – 16 |
 MaltaL 10 – 16 |
 AustraliaL 15 – 18 |
Brunei W 20 – 12 |
— | 4 | did not advance | |||
| Lucy Beere | Women's Singles |  Daniels (WAL)L 15 – 21 |
 MacDonald (JER)W 21 – 12 |
Brown (SCO) L 6 – 21 |
Matali (BRU) L 17 – 21 |
— | 4 | did not advance | |||
Shooting
Guernsey's entered six shooters (five men and one woman).[4]
- Men
| Athlete | Event | Qualification | Final | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Points | Rank | Points | Rank | ||
| Matthew Guille | 50 metre rifle prone | 601.7 | 24 | did not advance | |
| Darren Burtenshaw | Trap | 102 | 30 | did not advance | |
| Stefan Roberts | 108 | 21 | did not advance | ||
- Women
| Athlete | Event | Qualification | Final | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Points | Rank | Points | Rank | ||
| Nikki Trebert | 25 metre pistol | 545 | 12 | did not advance | |
| 10 metre air pistol | 360 | 16 | did not advance | ||
- Open
| Athlete | Event | Day 1 | Day 2 | Day 3 | Total | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Points | Rank | Points | Rank | Points | Rank | Overall | Rank | ||
| Adam Jory | Queen's prize individual | 104-6v | 14 | 148-12v | 15 | 143-8v | 23 | 395-26v | 19 |
| Peter Jory | 103-9v | 19 | 149-18v | 8 | 147-10v | 14 | 399–37 | 14 | |
| Adam Jory Peter Jory |
Queen's prize pairs | 294.30v | 10 | 281-15v | 9 | — | 575-45v | 9 | |
Swimming
Guernsey's entered three swimmers (two men and one woman).[4]
- Men
| Athlete | Event | Heat | Semifinal | Final | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Time | Rank | Time | Rank | Time | Rank | ||
| Thomas Hollingsworth | 50 m backstroke | 26.78 | 10 Q | 27.08 | 11 | did not advance | |
| 100 m backstroke | 57.61 | 16 Q | 58.14 | 16 | did not advance | ||
| Miles Munro | 50 m freestyle | 22.94 | 17 | did not advance | |||
| 100 m freestyle | 50.80 | 26 | did not advance | ||||
| 50 m butterfly | 24.76 | 17 | did not advance | ||||
- Women
| Athlete | Event | Heat | Semifinal | Final | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Time | Rank | Time | Rank | Time | Rank | ||
| Tatiana Tostevin | 50 m freestyle | 27.52 | 23 | did not advance | |||
| 100 m freestyle | 1:00.31 | 25 | did not advance | ||||
| 50 m backstroke | 30.19 | 20 | did not advance | ||||
| 100 m backstroke | 1:04.90 | 19 | did not advance | ||||
Triathlon
Guernsey's entered one triathlete.[4]
- Individual
| Athlete | Event | Swim (750 m) | Trans 1 | Bike (20 km) | Trans 2 | Run (5 km) | Total | Rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Joshua Lewis | Men's | 9:31 | 0:45 | 30:29 | 0:30 | 17:30 | 58:45 | 24 |
References
- "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.
- "Guernsey's first Commonwealth Games athletes selected". ITV. 10 September 2017. Retrieved 3 November 2017.
- McKay, Duncan (29 September 2017). "Guernsey announce first selections for Gold Coast 2018". Insidethegames.biz. Dunsar Media. Retrieved 29 October 2017.
- "Guernsey name full team for 2018 Commonwealth Games". ITV. 24 November 2017. Retrieved 25 November 2017.
- "Gold Coast 2018: Guernsey add 19 to squad for Commonwealth Games". BBC. 24 November 2017. Retrieved 25 November 2017.
- Batiste, Rob (20 March 2018). "Guille to carry flag at opening ceremony". Guernsey Press. Guernsey. Retrieved 20 March 2018.
This article is issued from Wikipedia. The text is licensed under Creative Commons - Attribution - Sharealike. Additional terms may apply for the media files.