Pasifika @ The : 1938-2018

By Martin V Burrows Jr.

Coordinator

Pasifika @ The Commonwealth Games: 1938-2018

Fast Facts Pasifika:

 Mataika Tuicakau of 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 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 , 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,

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 , 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

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 -Men Jope Tuikabe Ratu Doviverata Rauqe Senirusi Saimoni Rikoni Pasifika @ The Commonwealth Games: 1938-2018

Setareki Tawake Naivaluwaqa Sirilo Ragata Tinasau Akuila Vunibaka Marika Lynch Ipera PNG Bronze Boxing 57kg-Men

2002 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 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 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 Meulame Kunavula 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 , Fiji [email protected] +679-722-4181 +679-323-1958