Sporting event delegation
| Tonga at the 2018 Commonwealth Games | |
|---|---|
 Flag of Tonga | |
| CGF code | TGA |
| CGA | Tonga Sports Association and National Olympic Committee |
| Website | oceaniasport |
| in Gold Coast, Australia 4 April 2018 – 15 April 2018 | |
| Competitors | 13 in 6 sports |
| Flag bearer | Magan Maka |
| Medals Ranked 0th |
|
| Commonwealth Games appearances (overview) | |
Tonga competed at the 2018 Commonwealth Games in the Gold Coast, Australia from 4 to 15 April 2018.
The Tongan team consisted of 13 athletes (seven men and six women) that competed in six sports. Boxer Magan Maka was the country's flag bearer during the opening ceremony.
Competitors
The following is the list of number of competitors participating at the Games per sport/discipline.
| Sport | Men | Women | Total |
|---|---|---|---|
| Athletics (track and field) | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| Boxing | 3 | 2 | 5 |
| Lawn bowls | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| Shooting | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| Swimming | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| Weightlifting | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| Total | 7 | 6 | 13 |
Athletics (track and field)
Main article: Athletics at the 2018 Commonwealth GamesTonga participated with a team of 2 athletes (1 man and 1 woman).
- Track & road events
| Athlete | Event | Heat | Final | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Result | Rank | Result | Rank | ||
| Talatala Po'oi | Men's 110 m hurdles | 15.02 | 8 | did not advance | |
- Field events
| Athlete | Event | Qualification | Final | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Distance | Position | Distance | Position | ||
| ʻAta Maama Tuutafaiva | Women's Shot put | 14.79 | 11 q | 15.36 | 10 |
Boxing
Main article: Boxing at the 2018 Commonwealth GamesTonga participated with a team of 5 athletes (3 men and 2 women).
| Athlete | Event | Round of 32 | Round of 16 | Quarterfinals | Semifinals | Final | Rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Opposition Result |
Opposition Result |
Opposition Result |
Opposition Result |
Opposition Result | |||
| Tuihalangingie Vea | Men's −60 kg | BYE |  Jean Colin (MRI)L 0-4 |
did not advance | |||
| John Moleni | Men's −69 kg |  Stephen Newns (SCO)L 1-4 |
did not advance | ||||
| Samiuela Kei | Men's +91 kg | — |  Arsène Fokou Fosso (CMR)L 0-5 |
did not advance | |||
| Magan Maka | Women's −69 kg | — | Bye |  Rosie Eccles (WAL)L 0 - 5 |
did not advance | ||
| Salote Huni | Women's −75 kg | — |  Millicent Agboegbulem (NGR)L 0-5 |
did not advance | |||
Lawn bowls
Main article: Lawn bowls at the 2018 Commonwealth GamesTonga will compete in Lawn bowls.
| Athlete | Event | Group Stage | Quarterfinal | Semifinal | Final / BM | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Opposition Score |
Opposition Score |
Opposition Score |
Opposition Score |
Rank | Opposition Score |
Opposition Score |
Opposition Score |
Rank | ||
| Malia Kioa | Women's Singles |  Murphy (AUS)L 4 - 21 |
 Siame (ZAM)W 21 - 10 |
 Piketh (RSA)L 4 - 21 |
 Beattie (NIR)L 13 - 21 |
4 | did not advance | |||
| Caroline Dubois Malia Kioa |
Women's Pairs |  Norfolk Island (NFI)L 10 - 21 |
 Fiji (FIJ)L 11 - 21 |
 New Zealand (NZL)L 6 - 29 |
 Canada (CAN)L 12 - 20 |
5 | did not advance | |||
Shooting
Main article: Shooting at the 2018 Commonwealth GamesTonga participated with one male athlete.
| Athlete | Event | Qualification | Final | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Points | Rank | Points | Rank | ||
| Henry Liutai | Men's Trap | 63 | 39 | did not advance | |
Swimming
Main article: Swimming at the 2018 Commonwealth GamesTonga participated with a team of 2 swimmers (1 man and 1 woman).
| Athlete | Event | Heat | Semifinal | Final | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Time | Rank | Time | Rank | Time | Rank | ||
| Finau Ohuafi | Men's 50 m freestyle | 26.07 | 54 | did not advance | |||
| Men's 50 m backstroke | 29.97 | 17 | did not advance | ||||
| Men's 50 m butterfly | 28.00 | 50 | did not advance | ||||
| Charissa Panuve | Women's 50 m freestyle | 30.34 | 36 | did not advance | |||
| Women's 50 m backstroke | 36.37 | 29 | did not advance | ||||
| Women's 50 m butterfly | 33.09 | 29 | did not advance | ||||
Weightlifting
Main articles: Weightlifting at the 2018 Commonwealth Games and Weightlifting at the 2018 Commonwealth Games – QualificationTonga participated with 1 athlete (1 man).
| Athlete | Event | Snatch | Clean & Jerk | Total | Rank | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Result | Rank | Result | Rank | ||||
| Sateki Langi | Men's −105 kg | 115 | 13 | 141 | 11 | 256 | 10 |
See also
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.
- ^ "Woman boxer to carry flag for Tonga at Commonwealth Games". Matangi Tonga. Nukuʻalofa, Tonga. 27 March 2018. Retrieved 27 March 2018.
- "Sport: Female boxer to bear Tonga flag". RNZ. 4 April 2018. Retrieved 24 July 2022.
- "'I feel honoured' - Tonga's flagbearer beams with pride at Comm Games opening ceremony". 1News. 5 April 2018. Retrieved 24 July 2022.
- "Lawn Bowls Draw" (PDF). gc2018.com. Retrieved 20 March 2018.
- "Qualification List of the Gold Coast 2018 Commonwealth Games" (PDF). www.iwf.net/. International Weightlifting Federation. March 2018. Retrieved 21 March 2018.
| Associations at the 2018 Commonwealth Games | |
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| Africa | |
| Americas | |
| Asia | |
| Caribbean | |
| Europe | |
| Oceania | |