Falkland Islands at the 2018 Commonwealth Games

Falkland Islands at the
2018 Commonwealth Games
Flag of the Falkland Islands
CGF codeFLK
CGAFalkland Islands Overseas Games Association
Websitefioga.co.fk
in Gold Coast, Australia
4 April 2018 – 15 April 2018
Competitors15 in 2 sports
Flag bearer Graham Didlick (opening)
Medals
Gold
0
Silver
0
Bronze
0
Total
0
Commonwealth Games appearances (overview)

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.

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

The following is the list of the number of competitors who participated at the Games per sport/discipline.

Sport Men Women Total
Badminton 3 2 5
Shooting 8 2 10
Total 11 4 15

Badminton

Main article: Badminton at the 2018 Commonwealth Games

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

Main article: Shooting at the 2018 Commonwealth Games

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

  1. ^ "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.
  2. ^ a b c "Falklands' 26-competitor team to Commonwealth Games in Australia". MercoPress. Montevideo, Uruguay. 26 January 2018. Retrieved 22 March 2018.
  3. ^ Morgan, Liam (4 April 2018). "Gold Coast 2018: Opening Ceremony". Insidethegames.biz. Dunsar Media. Retrieved 4 April 2018.
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