Malta at the 2018 Commonwealth Games
Malta at the 2018 Commonwealth Games | |
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CGF code | MLT |
CGA | Malta Olympic Committee |
Website | www |
in Gold Coast, Australia 4 April 2018 – 15 April 2018 | |
Competitors | 24 in 8 sports |
Flag bearer | Gary Giordimaina |
Medals Ranked 37th |
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Commonwealth Games appearances (overview) | |
Malta competed at the 2018 Commonwealth Games in the Gold Coast, Australia from April 4 to April 15, 2018.[1]
Malta's team consisted of 25 athletes (15 men and 10 women) that competed in eight sports.[2] However, only 24 athletes (14 men and 10 women) competed.
Wrestler Gary Giordimaina was the country's flag bearer during the opening ceremony.[3]
Medalists
[edit]Medal | Name | Sport | Event | Date |
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Bronze | Sharon Callus Connie-Leigh Rixon Rebecca Rixon Rosemaree Rixon |
Lawn bowls | Women's Fours | April 9 |
Bronze | Brian Galea | Shooting | Men's Trap | April 14 |
Competitors
[edit]The following is the list of number of competitors participating at the Games per sport/discipline.
Sport | Men | Women | Total |
---|---|---|---|
Athletics (track and field) | 2 | 1 | 3 |
Cycling | 2 | 0 | 2 |
Gymnastics | 0 | 1 | 1 |
Lawn bowls | 2 | 4 | 6 |
Shooting | 4 | 1 | 5 |
Squash | 2 | 2 | 4 |
Weightlifting | 0 | 1 | 1 |
Wrestling | 2 | 0 | 2 |
Total | 14 | 10 | 24 |
Athletics (track and field)
[edit]Malta entered three athletes (two men and one woman).[2]
- Men
- Field events
Athlete | Event | Qualification | Final | ||
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Distance | Rank | Distance | Rank | ||
Andrew Cassar Torreggiani | Long jump | 6.87 | 24 | Did not advance | |
Ian Grech | 7.43 | 18 | Did not advance |
- Women
- Track & road events
Athlete | Event | Heat | Semifinal | Final | |||
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Result | Rank | Result | Rank | Result | Rank | ||
Charlotte Wingfield | 100 m | 11.99 | 6 | Did not advance | |||
200 m | 24.40 | 6 | Did not advance |
Cycling
[edit]Malta entered two male cyclists.[2]
Road
[edit]- Men
Athlete | Event | Time | Rank |
---|---|---|---|
David Treacy Schembri | Road race | DNF | |
Alexander Smyth | DNF |
Gymnastics
[edit]Malta entered one female gymnast.[2]
Artistic
[edit]- Women
- Individual Qualification
Athlete | Event | Apparatus | Total | Rank | |||
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
V | UB | BB | F | ||||
Sana Grillo | Qualification | 12.250 | 7.950 | 11.200 | 9.950 | 41.350 | 26 |
Lawn bowls
[edit]Malta entered six lawn bowlers (two men and four women).[2]
- Men
Athlete | Event | Group stage | Quarterfinal | Semifinal | Final / BM | ||||||
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Opposition Score |
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Rank | Opposition Score |
Opposition Score |
Opposition Score |
Rank | ||
Brendan Aquilina | Singles | Breitenbach (RSA) L 17 - 21 |
Wilson (AUS) L 17 - 21 |
Salmon (WAL) L 18 - 21 |
Jones (NFI) W 21 - 15 |
Paniani (COK) W 21 - 17 |
4 | Did not advance | |||
Brendan Aquilina Shaun Parnis |
Pairs | Australia L 11–22 |
Brunei W 28–11 |
Guernsey W 16–10 |
Canada W 26–12 |
— | 2 Q | Australia W 15–13 |
Scotland L 8-18 |
Cook Islands L 11-17 |
4 |
- Women
Athlete | Event | Group stage | Quarterfinal | Semifinal | Final / BM | ||||||
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Opposition Score |
Opposition Score |
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Rank | Opposition Score |
Opposition Score |
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Rank | ||
Connie-Leigh Rixon Rebecca Rixon |
Pairs | Niue W 29-9 |
England L 10-23 |
Australia L 14-18 |
Zambia W 24-12 |
Papua New Guinea W 20-19 |
3 | Did not advance | |||
Sharon Callus Connie-Leigh Rixon Rebecca Rixon Rosemaree Rixon |
Fours | England W 14–10 |
India W 20–15 |
Fiji L 12–20 |
Northern Ireland W 21–8 |
— | 2 Q | India W 13–11 |
South Africa L 8-14 |
Canada W 17-8 |
Shooting
[edit]Malta entered five sport shooters (four men and one woman).[2]
- Men
Athlete | Event | Qualification | Final | ||
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Points | Rank | Points | Rank | ||
Brian Galea | Trap | 117 | 6 Q | 36 | |
William Chetcuti | Double trap | 130 | 9 | Did not advance | |
Nathan-Lee Xuereb | 125 | 12 | Did not advance | ||
Marlon Attard | Skeet | 116 | 12 | Did not advance |
- Women
Athlete | Event | Qualification | Final | ||
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Points | Rank | Points | Rank | ||
Eleanor Bezzina | 25 metre pistol | 571 | 7 Q | 22 | 4 |
10 metre air pistol | 378 | 3 Q | 193.2 | 4 |
Squash
[edit]Malta entered four squash athletes (two per gender).[2]
- Individual
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 | ||
Daniel Zammit-Lewis | Men's singles | Kale Wilson (TRI) W 3–0 |
Lewis Walters (JAM) L 0–3 |
Did not advance | ||||
Dianne Kellas | Women's singles | — | Christine Nunn (AUS) L 0–3 |
Did not advance | ||||
Colette Sultana | Samantha Hennings (CAY) W 3–0 |
Nicol David (MAS) L 0–3 |
Did not advance |
- Doubles
Athlete | Event | Group stage | Round of 16 | Quarterfinals | Semifinals | Final | ||||
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Opposition Score |
Opposition Score |
Opposition Score |
Rank | Opposition Score |
Opposition Score |
Opposition Score |
Opposition Score |
Rank | ||
Bradley Hindle Daniel Zammit-Lewis |
Men's doubles | Coll / Grayson (NZL) L 0 - 2 |
Doyle / Snagg (SVG) W 2 - 0 |
— | 2 Q | James / Willstrop (ENG) L 0 - 2 |
Did not advance | |||
Dianne Kellas Colette Sultana |
Women's doubles | Evans / Deon (WAL) L 0 - 2 |
F Zafar / M Zafar (PAK) W 2 - 0 |
Chinappa / Pallikal Karthik (IND) L 0 - 2 |
3 | — | Did not advance | |||
Dianne Kellas Bradley Hindle |
Mixed doubles | Vai / Suari (PNG) W 2 - 0 |
King / Coll (NZL) L 0 - 2 |
— | 2 Q | Waters / Selby (ENG) L 0 - 2 |
Did not advance | |||
Colette Sultana Daniel Zammit-Lewis |
Landers-Murphy / Millar (NZL) L 0 - 2 |
Duncalf / Waller (ENG) L 0 - 2 |
— | 3 | Did not advance |
Weightlifting
[edit]Malta qualified one weightlifter.[2]
Athlete | Event | Snatch | Clean & jerk | Total | Rank | ||
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Result | Rank | Result | Rank | ||||
Yasmin Zammit-Stevens | Women's −63 kg | 79 | 7 | 95 | 7 | 174 | 7 |
Wrestling
[edit]Malta entered three male wrestlers.[2] However, David Galea did not compete.
- Men
Athlete | Event | Round of 16 | Quarterfinal | Semifinal | Repechage | Final / BM | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Opposition Result |
Opposition Result |
Opposition Result |
Opposition Result |
Opposition Result |
Rank | ||
Gary Giordmaina | -57 kg | Bilal (PAK) L 1 - 4 |
Did not advance | 11 | |||
Adam Vella | -65 kg | Wahab (PAK) L 1 - 4 |
Did not advance | 8 |
See also
[edit]References
[edit]- ^ "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.
- ^ a b c d e f g h i "2018 Gold Coast Commonwealth Games: 25 athletes to represent Malta, Gary Giordimaina as flag bearer". www.independent.com.mt/. 6 March 2018. Retrieved 20 March 2018.
- ^ Butler, Nick (13 March 2018). "Wrestler to carry Malta flag at Gold Coast 2018". Insidethegames.biz. Dunsar Media. Retrieved 20 March 2018.