Pasifika @ The Commonwealth Games: 1938-2018
By Martin V Burrows Jr.
Coordinator
Pasifika @ The Commonwealth Games: 1938-2018
Fast Facts Pasifika:
Mataika Tuicakau of Fiji was the first Pacific Islander representing a Pacific Island country to receive a Gold medal in 1950. Geua Tau of PNG was the first woman to win a Gold medal in the women’s singles in the Commonwealth Games representing a Pacific island country in 1990. Paea Wolfgramm and Ele Opeloge are the only Pacific athletes to win medals in the Commonwealth Games and the Olympics. The most decorated medal winner in the Pacific is The Hon. Marcus Stephen of Nauru. He has won seven gold medals and five silver medals at the Commonwealth Games. Hugh Graham is the Regional Vice-President of Oceania for the Commonwealth Games Federation. 2006 was the first time 12 nations of the Pacific Island competed in the Commonwealth Games.
Commonwealth Snapshot Pasifika:
Total Total Total Total Male Female Participants Male Female Medal Medal Medal Participants Participants Winners Winners Winners 2192 1585 607 97 70 27
*Participating nations include the following: Cook Islands, Fiji, Kiribati, Nauru, Niue Norfolk Islands, Papua New Guinea, Samoa, Solomon Islands, Tonga, Tuvalu and Vanuatu*
Pasifika @ The Commonwealth Games: 1938-2018
Participation by Year and Medals:
Commonwealth Games 1938-1958 18
16
14
12
10
8
6
4
2
0 1938 1950 1954 1958
Male Female Total
Commonwealth Games 1962-1974 120
100
80
60
40
20
0 1962 1966 1970 1974
Male Female Total
Pasifika @ The Commonwealth Games: 1938-2018
Commonwealth Games 1978-1990
120
100
80
60
40
20
0 1978 1982 1986 1990
`Male Female Total
Commonwealth Games 1994-2006 350
300
250
200
150
100
50
0 1994 1998 2002 2006
Male Female Total
Pasifika @ The Commonwealth Games: 1938-2018
Commonwealth Games 2010-2018 350
300
250
200
150
100
50
0 2010 2014 2018
Male Female Total
Total Medals by Gender
Female, 27, 28%
Male, 70, 72%
Male Female
Pasifika @ The Commonwealth Games: 1938-2018
Top 4 Sports With The Most Medals
Athletics, 6, 7%
Lawn Bowls, 7, 8%
Boxing, 17, 20% Weightlifting, 55, 65%
Weightlifting Boxing Lawn Bowls Athletics
Top 4 Medal Producing Countries in Pasifika 35
30
25
20
15
10
5
0 Nauru Samoa PNG Fiji
Games Participation Gold Silver Bronze Total Medals
Pasifika @ The Commonwealth Games: 1938-2018
Total Athletics Medals by Country 4.5
4 Fiji, 4
3.5
3
2.5
2
1.5
1 Samoa, 1 Vanuatu, 1
0.5
0 Fiji Samoa Vanuatu
Fiji Samoa Vanuatu
Total Boxing Medals by Country 10 9 Samoa, 9 8 7 6 5 4 Fiji, 4 3 PNG, 3 2 1 Tonga, 1.2 0 Samoa Fiji PNG Tonga
Samoa Fiji PNG Tonga
Pasifika @ The Commonwealth Games: 1938-2018
Total Lawn Bowl Medals by Country 2.5
2 Fiji, 2 PNG, 2 Norfolk Islands, 2
1.5
Cook Islands, 1.2 1
0.5
0 Fiji PNG Norfolk Islands Cook Islands
Fiji PNG Norfolk Islands Cook Islands
Total Weightlifting Medals by Country 35
30 Nauru, 30
25
20
15 Samoa, 14
10
5 PNG, 6 Fiji, 3 Kiribati, 1 0 Nauru Samoa PNG Fiji Kiribati SolomonSolomon Islands Islands, 1
Nauru Samoa PNG Fiji Kiribati Solomon Islands
Pasifika @ The Commonwealth Games: 1938-2018
Medal Winners
1950 Auckland, New Zealand
Country Gold Silver Bronze Total Total Nations Participating Fiji 1 2 2 5 5 1
Name Country Medal Sport Event Mataika Tuicakau Fiji Gold Athletics Shotput-Men Mataika Tuicakau Fiji Silver Athletics Discus Throw-Men Luke Tunabuna Fiji Silver Athletics Javelin Throw- Men James E. Poulton Fiji Bronze Lawn Bowls Pairs-Men Leslie G. Fiji Bronze Lawn Bowls Pairs-Men Brown Lionel F. Garnett Fiji Bronze Lawn Bowls Singles-Men
1962 Perth, Australia
Country Gold Silver Bronze Total Total Nations Participating Fiji 2 2 PNG 1 1 3 2
Name Country Medal Sport Event M. Evans Fiji Bronze Boxing 75kg-Men H.E. Johansen Fiji Bronze Boxing 91kg-Men K.L. Hopkins PNG Bronze Boxing 71kg-Men
1966 Kingston, Jamaica.
Country Gold Silver Bronze Total Total Nations Participating PNG 1 1 2 1 2
Name Country Medal Sport Event Robert Stewart PNG Silver Shooting Fulbore Rifle Queens Prize (Pair)- Open Pasifika @ The Commonwealth Games: 1938-2018
1970 Edinburgh, Scotland
Country Gold Silver Bronze Total Total Nations Participating Fiji 1 1 1 2
Name Country Medal Sport Event Saimoni Tamani Fiji Bonze Athletics 400-Men
1974 Christchurch, New Zealand
Country Gold Silver Bronze Total Total Nations Participating Samoa 1 1 2 2 4
Name Country Medal Sport Event Pall Wallwork Samoa Silver Weightlifting 82.kg Combined- Men Vai Samu Samoa Bronze Boxing 91kg-Men
1978 Edmonton, Canada
Country Gold Silver Bronze Total Total Nations Participating PNG 1 1 Samoa 3 3 4 4
Pasifika @ The Commonwealth Games: 1938-2018
Name Country Medal Sport Event Tumat Sogolik PNG Silver Boxing 54kg-Men
Ropati Vipo Samu Samoa Bronze Boxing 71kg-Men
Richard Betham Samoa Bronze Boxing 75kg-Men
Faitala Fiso Su’a Samoa Bronze Boxing 81kg-Men
1982 Brisbane, Australia
Country Gold Silver Bronze Total Total Nations Participating Fiji 1 1 1 6
Name Country Medal Sport Event Fine Sani Fiji Gold Boxing 81kg-Men
1990 Auckland New Zealand
Country Gold Silver Bronze Total Total Nations Participating Nauru 1 2 3 PNG 1 1 Samoa 2 2 6 8
Name Country Medal Sport Event Marcus Stephen Nauru Gold Weightlifting 60kg Snatch-Men
Marcus Stephen Nauru Silver Weightlifting 60kg Clean and Jerk-Men Marcus Stephen Nauru Silver Weightlifting 60kg Combined- Men Geua Tau PNG Gold Lawn Bowls Singles-Women
Sililo Figota Samoa Bronze Boxing 71kg-Men
Emerio Fainuulua Samoa Bronze Boxing 91kg-Men
1994 Victoria, Canada Pasifika @ The Commonwealth Games: 1938-2018
Country Gold Silver Bronze Total Total Nations Participating Nauru 3 3 Samoa 1 1 PNG 1 1 Norfolk Island 1 1 Tonga 1 1 7 8
Name Country Medal Sport Event Marcus Stephen Nauru Gold Weightlifting 59kg Clean and Jerk- Men Marcus Stephen Nauru Gold Weightlifting 59kg Combined-Men Marcus Stephen Nauru Gold Weightlifting 59kg Snatch- Men Bob Gasio Samoa Silver Boxing 71kg-Men Cunera Monalua PNG Silver Lawn Bowls Fours-Women Elizabeth Bure PNG Linda Ahmat PNG Wena Piande PNG
Carmelita Anderson Norfolk Bronze Lawn Bowels Singles-Women Island Paea Wolfgramm Tonga Bronze Boxing Over 91kg-Men
1998 Kuala Lumpur
Country Gold Silver Bronze Total Total Nations Participating Nauru 3 3 Fiji 1 1 PNG 1 1 5 10
Name Country Medal Sport Event Marcus Stephen Nauru Gold Weightlifting 62kg Clean and Jerk-Men Marcus Stephen Nauru Gold Weightlifting 62kg Combined- Men Marcus Stephen Nauru Gold Weightlifting 62kg Snatch- Men Aparama Bosekora Fiji Silver Rugby Sevens-Men Jope Tuikabe Ratu Doviverata Rauqe Senirusi Saimoni Rikoni Pasifika @ The Commonwealth Games: 1938-2018
Setareki Tawake Naivaluwaqa Sirilo Ragata Tinasau Akuila Vunibaka Marika Waisale Serevi Lynch Ipera PNG Bronze Boxing 57kg-Men
2002 Manchester England
Country Gold Silver Bronze Total Total Nations Participating Nauru 2 5 8 15 Fiji 1 1 1 3 Samoa 1 2 3 21 12
Name Country Medal Sport Event Reanna Solomon Nauru Gold Weightlifting +75kg Clean and Jerk-Women Reanna Solomon Nauru Gold Weightlifting +75kg Combined- Women Marcus Stephen Nauru Silver Weightlifting 62kg Clean and Jerk-Men Marcus Stephen Nauru Silver Weightlifting 62kg Combined- Men Marcus Stephen Nauru Silver Weightlifting 62kg Snatch-Men Jalon Renos Doweiya Nauru Silver Weightlifting 77kg Clean and Jerk-men Jalon Renos Doweiya Nauru Silver Weightlifting 77kg Combined Men Reanna Solomon Nauru Bronze Weightlifting +75kg Snatch- Women Ebonette Deigaeruk Nauru Bronze Weightlifting 48kg Clean and Jerk-Women Ebonette Deigaeruk Nauru Bronze Weightlifting 48kg Combined- Women Ebonette Deigaeruk Nauru Bronze Weightlifting 48kg Snatch- Women Sheba Deireragea Nauru Bronze Weightlifting 69kg Clean and Jerk-Women Sheba Deireragea Nauru Bronze Weightlifting 69kg Combined- Women Sheba Deireragea Nauru Bronze Weightlifting 69kg Snatch- Women Mary Diranga Nauru Bronze Weightlifting 75kg Claean and Jerk-Women Nacanieli Qerewaqa Fiji Gold Judo Over 100kg-Men Pasifika @ The Commonwealth Games: 1938-2018
Epeli Ruivadra Fiji Silver Rugby Sevens-men Iosefo Koroiadi Jope Tuikabe Josefa Uluivuda Norman Ligairi Ratu meli Saukawa Rupeni Caucaunibuca Saisi Fuli Seru Rabeni Viliame Satala Vilimoni Delasau Waisale Servi Sisilia Nasiga Fiji Bronze Judo 70kg-Women Ofisa Ofisa Samoa Silver Weightlifting 85kg Clean and Jerk-Men Ofisa Ofisa Samoa Bronze Weightlifting 85kg Combined- Men Niusila Opeloge Samoa Bronze Weightlifting 85kg Snatch-Men
2006 Melbourne, Australia
Country Gold Silver Bronze Total Total Nations Participating PNG 1 1 2 Nauru 1 1 2 Somoa 1 1 Fiji 1 1 6 12
Name Country Medal Sport Event Ryan Pini PNG Gold Swimming 100m Butterfly- Men Dika Loa Toua PNG Silver Weightlifting 53kg Combined- Women Sheba Deireragea Nauru Silver Weightlifting 75g Combined- Women Itte Detenamo Nauru Bonze Weightlifting +105kg Combined men Apolosi Satala Fiji Bronze Rugby Sevens-Men Filimone Bolavucu Jone Daunivucu Lepani Nabuliwaqa Neumi Nanuku Norman Ligairi Ratu Dale Mataluvu Ratu Meli Saukawa Sireli Naqaelevuki Viliame Satala Pasifika @ The Commonwealth Games: 1938-2018
Waisale Serevi William Rydar Warren Fuiava Samoa Bronze Boxing 75kg-Men
2010 Delhi, India
Country Gold Silver Bronze Total Total Nations Participating Samoa 3 1 4 Nauru 1 1 2 PNG 1 1 Tonga 2 2 9 11
Name Country Medal Sport Event Ele Opeloge Samoa Gold Weightlifting +75g-Women Niusila Opeloge Samoa Gold Weightlifting 105kg-Men Faavae Faauliuli Samoa Gold Weightlifting 94kg-Men Tasele Margaret Iva Samoa Bronze Athletics Shot Put-Women Satupai Yukio Peter Nauru Gold Weightlifting 77kg-Men Itte Detenamo Nauru Silver Weightlifting +105kg-Men Ryan Pini PNG Silver Swimming 100m Butterfly- Men Lomalito Moala Tonga Bonze Boxing 60kg-Men Uaine Fa Tonga Bronze Boxing Over 91kg-Men
2014 Glasgow, England
Country Gold Silver Bronze Total Total Nations Participating PNG 2 2 Kiribati 1 1 Samoa 2 1 3 Nauru 1 1 Fiji 1 1 8 12
Name Country Medal Sport Event Dika Toua PNG Gold Weightlifting 53kg-Women Steven Kari PNG Gold Weightlifting 94kg-Men David Katoatau Kiribati Gold Weightlifting 105kg-Men Ele Opeloge Samoa Silver Weightlifting +75kg-Women Mary Opeloge Samoa Silver Weightlifting 75kg-Women Vaipapa Ioane Samoa Bronze Weightlifting 62kg-Men Itte Detenamo Nauru Silver Weightlifting +105kg-Men Apolonia Vaivai Fiji Bronze Weightlifting 75kg-Women
Pasifika @ The Commonwealth Games: 1938-2018
2018 Gold Coast, Australia
Country Gold Silver Bronze Total Total Nations Participating Samoa 2 3 5 PNG 1 2 3 Fiji 1 1 2 4 Nauru 1 1 Vanuatu 2 2 Cook Islands 1 1 Norfolk Islands 1 1 Solomon 1 1 Islands 18 12
Name Country Medal Sport Event Sanele Mao Samoa Gold Weightlifting 105kg-Men Feagaiga Stowers Samoa Gold Weightlifting +90kg-Women Lauititi Lui Samoa Silver Weightlifting +105kg-Men Don Opeloge Samoa Silver Weightlifting 85kg-Men Ato Plodzicki-Faoagali Samoa Silver Boxing 81kg-Men Steven Kari PNG Gold Weightlifting 94kg-Men Morea Baru PNG Silver Weightlifting 62kg-Men Loa Dika toua PNG Silver Weightlifting 53kg-Women Eileen Cikamatana Fiji Gold Weightlifting 90kg-Women Sevuloni Mocenecagi Fiji Silver Rugby Sevens-Men Ratu Vakurinabili Kalione Nasoko Paula Dranisinukula Semi Kunatani Jasa Veremalua Meulame Kunavula Vatemo Ravouvou Jerry Tuwai Alasio Naduva Eroni Sau Amenoni Nasilasila Sami Viriviri Winston Hill Fiji Bronze Boxing 69kg-Men Apolonia Vaivai Fiji Bronze Weightlifting 69kg-Women Charisma Amoe- Nauru Silver Weightlifting +90kg-Women Tarrant Friana Kwevira Vanuatu Bronze Athletics F46 javelin Throw- Women Miller Pata Vanuatu Bronze Volleyball Beach-Women Linline Matauatu Aidan Zittersteijn Cook Islands Bronze Lawn Bowls Pairs-Men Taiki Paniani Pasifika @ The Commonwealth Games: 1938-2018
Phillip Jones Norfolk Island Bronze Lawn Bowls Triples-Men Ryan Dixon Hadyn Evans Jenly Wini Solomon Islands Bronze Weightlifting 58kg-Women
Martin V Burrows Jr. Coordinator Oceania Sport Information Centre University of the South Pacific USP Library Laucala Campus Suva, Fiji [email protected] +679-722-4181 +679-323-1958