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Falkland Islands at the 2018 Commonwealth Games
The Falkland Islands competed at the 2018 Commonwealth Games in the Gold Coast, Australia from 4 April to 15 April 2018.[1] It was the Falkland Islands's 10th appearance at the Commonwealth Games.
| Falkland Islands at the 2018 Commonwealth Games | |
|---|---|
| CGF code | FLK |
| CGA | Falkland Islands Overseas Games Association |
| Website | fioga |
| in Gold Coast, Australia 4 April 2018 – 15 April 2018 | |
| Competitors | 15 in 2 sports |
| Flag bearer | Graham Didlick (opening) |
| Medals |
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| Commonwealth Games appearances (overview) | |
The Falkland Islands team consisted of 15 (eleven men and four women) athletes competing in two sports: badminton and shooting. The team also had 11 officials.[2]
Sport shooter Graham Didlick was the island's flag bearer during the opening ceremony.[3]
Competitors edit
The following is the list of the number of competitors who participated at the Games per sport/discipline.
Badminton edit
The Falkland Islands participated with five athletes (three men and two women).[2]
- Singles
| 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 | ||
| Tobi Adeoye | Men's singles | Victor Munga (KEN) L 0-2 | Did not advance | |||||
| Douglas Clark | Brian Kasirye (UGA) L 0-2 | Did not advance | ||||||
| Christopher Eynon | Niluka Karunaratne (SRI) L 0-2 | Did not advance | ||||||
| Cheryl March | Women's singles | Grace Chua Hui Zen (SGP) L 0-2 | Did not advance | |||||
| Zoe Morris | BYE | Wendy Chen Hsuan-yu (AUS) L 0-2 | Did not advance | |||||
- Doubles
| 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 | ||
| Tobi Adeoye Douglas Clark | Men's doubles | — | Aatish Lubah (MRI) Christopher Jean Paul (MRI) L W/O | Did not advance | ||||
| Cheryl March Zoe Morris | Women's doubles | — | Michelle Butler-Emmett (RSA) Elsie de Villiers (RSA) L 0-2 | Did not advance | ||||
| Cheryl March Douglas Clark | Mixed doubles | Ciaran Chambers (NIR) Sinead Chambers (NIR) L W/O | Did not advance | |||||
| Zoe Morris Tobi Adeoye | Samuel Ricketts (JAM) Katherine Wynter (JAM) L 0-2 | Did not advance | ||||||
Shooting edit
The Falkland Islands entered ten sport shooters (eight male and two female).[2]
- Men
| Athlete | Event | Qualification | Final | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Points | Rank | Points | Rank | ||
| Michael Goss | 50 metre rifle prone | DNS | Did not advance | ||
| Murray Middleton | 10 metre air pistol | 514 | 22 | Did not advance | |
| Nevin Middleton | 536 | 19 | Did not advance | ||
| Graham Didlick | Trap | 60 | 40 | Did not advance | |
| Shaun Jaffray | 93 | 34 | Did not advance | ||
| Graham Didlick | Double trap | 79 | 24 | Did not advance | |
| Glen Smith | 69 | 27 | Did not advance | ||
- Women
| Athlete | Event | Qualification | Final | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Points | Rank | Points | Rank | ||
| Tansie Bonner | 10 metre air pistol | 327 | 22 | Did not advance | |
| Charlotte-Anne Middleton | 326 | 23 | Did not advance | ||
- Open
| Athlete | Event | Day 1 | Day 2 | Day 3 | Total | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Points | Rank | Points | Rank | Points | Rank | Overall | Rank | ||
| Christian Berntsen | Queen's prize individual | 95-6v | 29 | 144-10v | 22 | 139-8v | 28 | 378-24v | 26 |
| Mark Dodd | 102-9v | 22 | 144-7v | 24 | 145-10v | 19 | 391-26v | 23 | |
| Christian Berntsen Mark Dodd | Queen's prize pairs | 285-21v | 12 | 262-13v | 12 | — | 547-34v | 12 | |
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 "Falklands' 26-competitor team to Commonwealth Games in Australia". MercoPress. Montevideo, Uruguay. 26 January 2018. Retrieved 22 March 2018.
- ^ Morgan, Liam (4 April 2018). "Gold Coast 2018: Opening Ceremony". Insidethegames.biz. Dunsar Media. Retrieved 4 April 2018.