Gibraltar at the 2022 Commonwealth Games
| Gibraltar at the 2022 Commonwealth Games | |
|---|---|
 | |
| CGF code | GIB |
| CGA | Gibraltar Commonwealth Games Association |
| Website | facebook |
| in Birmingham, England 28 July 2022 – 8 August 2022 | |
| Competitors | 23 (17 men and 6 women) in 7 sports |
| Flag bearers (opening) | Derek Barbara Holly O'Shea |
| Flag bearer (closing) | TBD |
| Medals |
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| Commonwealth Games appearances (overview) | |
Gibraltar competed at the 2022 Commonwealth Games in Birmingham, England between 28 July and 8 August 2022. Having made its Games debut in 1958, it was Gibraltar's seventeenth appearance to date.[1]
Cyclist Derek Barbara and weightlifter Holly O'Shea were the country's flagbearers during the opening ceremony.[2]
Competitors
[edit]Gibraltar received a quota of 22 open allocation slots from Commonwealth Sport.[3] This quota is used to determine the overall team in sports lacking a qualifying system.
The following is the list of number of competitors participating at the Games per sport/discipline.
| Sport | Men | Women | Total |
|---|---|---|---|
| Athletics | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| Cycling | 7 | 2 | 9 |
| Gymnastics | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| Squash | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| Swimming | 4 | 1 | 5 |
| Triathlon | 3 | 0 | 3 |
| Weightlifting | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Total | 17 | 6 | 23 |
Athletics
[edit]One athlete was officially selected on 5 April 2022.[3]
- Men
- Track and road events
| Athlete | Event | Heat | Semifinal | Final | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Result | Rank | Result | Rank | Result | Rank | ||
| Craig Gill | 100 m | 11.09 | 8 | did not advance | |||
| 200 m | 22.74 | 6 | did not advance | ||||
| Arnold Rogers | Marathon | — | 2:37:11 | 16 | |||
Cycling
[edit]Seven cyclists were officially selected on 5 April 2022.[3]
Road
[edit]- Men
| Athlete | Event | Time | Rank |
|---|---|---|---|
| Derek Barbara | Road race | DNF | |
| Juan Guzman | DNF | ||
| Mark Lett | 3:39:10 | 69 | |
| Samuel O'Shea | DNF | ||
| John Pratts | DNF | ||
| Derek Barbara | Time trial | 1:05:05.87 | 53 |
| Mark Lett | 53:56.84 | 28 | |
| Samuel O'Shea | 54:59.17 | 30 | |
- Women
| Athlete | Event | Time | Rank |
|---|---|---|---|
| Olivia Lett | Road race | 2:50:30 | 42 |
| Elaine Pratts | DNF | ||
| Olivia Lett | Time trial | 48:53.14 | 28 |
| Elaine Pratts | 48:14.65 | 27 | |
Mountain Biking
[edit]| Athlete | Event | Time | Rank |
|---|---|---|---|
| Giles Cerisola | Men’s cross-country | LAP | |
| Karl Sciortino | LAP | ||
Gymnastics
[edit]One gymnast was officially selected on 5 April 2022.[3]
Rhythmic
[edit]- Individual Qualification
| Athlete | Event | Apparatus | Total | Rank | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hoop | Ball | Clubs | Ribbon | ||||
| Mie Alvarez | Qualification | 17.100 | 18.400 | 19.00 | 15.100 | 69.600 | 29 |
| Kylie Gaiviso | 19.700 | 20.100 | 17.900 | 16.400 | 74.100 | 27 | |
Squash
[edit]One player was officially selected on 5 April 2022.[3]
| Athlete | Event | Round of 64 | Round of 32 | Round of 16 | Quarterfinals | Semifinals | Final | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Opposition Score |
Opposition Score |
Opposition Score |
Opposition Score |
Opposition Score |
Opposition Score |
Rank | ||
| Christian Navas | Men's singles |  Jervis (CAY)W 3 - 1 |
 Willstrop (ENG)L 0 - 3 |
did not advance | ||||
Swimming
[edit]Five swimmers were officially selected on 5 April 2022.[3]
- Men
| Athlete | Event | Heat | Semifinal | Final | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Time | Rank | Time | Rank | Time | Rank | ||
| Aidan Carroll | 50 m freestyle | 25.16 | 56 | did not advance | |||
| Jordan Gonzalez | 26.36 | 60 | did not advance | ||||
| Matt Savitz | 100 m freestyle | 55.53 | 59 | did not advance | |||
| 200 m freestyle | 2:01.46 | 35 | — | did not advance | |||
| Jordan Gonzalez | 50 m backstroke | 28.94 | 39 | did not advance | |||
| 100 m backstroke | 1:02.10 | 31 | did not advance | ||||
| Johnpaul Balloqui | 50 m butterfly | 26.51 | 43 | did not advance | |||
| Aidan Carroll | 25.84 | 32 | did not advance | ||||
| Johnpaul Balloqui | 100 m butterfly | 57.98 | 38 | did not advance | |||
| Aidan Carroll | 57.17 | 33 | did not advance | ||||
| Johnpaul Balloqui | 200 m butterfly | 2:10.50 | 18 | — | did not advance | ||
| Aidan Carroll | 2:12.47 | 19 | — | did not advance | |||
| Jordan Gonzalez Johnpaul Balloqui Aidan Carroll Matt Savitz |
4 × 100 m freestyle relay | Disqualified | — | did not advance | |||
| Matt Savitz Jordan Gonzalez Aidan Carroll Johnpaul Balloqui |
4 × 200 m freestyle relay | — | 8:08.83 | 8 | |||
- Women
| Athlete | Event | Heat | Semifinal | Final | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Time | Rank | Time | Rank | Time | Rank | ||
| Asia Kent | 50 m freestyle | 29.17 | 55 | did not advance | |||
| 50 m breaststroke | 34.47 | 24 | did not advance | ||||
| 100 m breaststroke | 1:15.80 | 21 | did not advance | ||||
| 200 m breaststroke | 2:43.98 | 11 | — | did not advance | |||
Triathlon
[edit]Three triathletes were officially selected on 5 April 2022.[3]
| Athlete | Event | Swim (750 m) | Trans 1 | Bike (20 km) | Trans 2 | Run (5 km) | Total | Rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kelvin Gomez | Men's | 10:49 | 1:02 | 30:14 | 0:28 | 17:29 | 1:00:02 | 29 |
| Andrew Gordon | 9:54 | 0:55 | 29:22 | 0:20 | 17:33 | 58:04 | 27 | |
| Robert Matto | 11:47 | 1:06 | 31:32 | 0:30 | 19:36 | 1:04:31 | 36 |
Weightlifting
[edit]One weightlifter qualified through their position in the IWF Commonwealth Ranking List (as of 9 March 2022).[4][3] This will mark the country's sport debut at the Commonwealth Games.[2]
| Athlete | Event | Weight lifted | Total | Rank | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Snatch | Clean & jerk | ||||
| Holly O'Shea | Women's 71 kg | 74 | 97 | 171 | 10 |
References
[edit]- ^ "Chef de Mission | Gibraltar". Inside the Games. Dunsar Media. 1 March 2022. Archived from the original on 1 March 2022. Retrieved 5 April 2022.
- ^ a b "Holly O'Shea - Gibraltar's first weightlifter at the Commonwealth Games". Panorama. Gibraltar. 25 July 2022. Retrieved 25 July 2022.
- ^ a b c d e f g h Ignacio, Stephen (5 April 2022). "Team Gibraltar named for Birmingham 2022". Gibraltar Chronicle. Archived from the original on 5 April 2022. Retrieved 5 April 2022.
- ^ IWF COMMONWEALTH RANKING LIST - 2022 COMMONWEALTH GAMES QUALIFYING (final) (PDF). IWF. 9 March 2022. Archived (PDF) from the original on 9 March 2022. Retrieved 5 April 2022.