Norfolk Island at the 2022 Commonwealth Games

Norfolk Island competed at the 2022 Commonwealth Games in Birmingham, England between 28 July and 8 August.[1] It was Norfolk Island's tenth appearance at the Games.

Norfolk Island at the
2022 Commonwealth Games
Flag of Norfolk Island
CGF codeNFK
CGANorfolk Island Amateur Sports and Commonwealth Games Association
Websitefacebook.com/teamnorfolkisland (Facebook)
in Birmingham, England
28 July 2022 (2022-07-28) – 8 August 2022 (2022-08-08)
Competitors10 (5 men and 5 women) in 1 sport
Flag bearers (opening)Tim Sheridan
Shae Wilson
Flag bearer (closing)Ellie Dixon
Medals
Gold
0
Silver
0
Bronze
0
Total
0
Commonwealth Games appearances (overview)

It was the most successful campaign to date for the women, making quarter-finals in 3 of 4 disciplines.

Lawn bowlers Tim Sheridan and Shae Wilson were the delegated flagbearers during the opening ceremony.[2][3]

Competitors

Norfolk Island is sending a contingent of 14 (10 athletes and 4 officials) to the Games.[4]

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

Sport Men Women Total
Lawn bowls 5510
Total5510

Lawn bowls
Main article: Lawn bowls at the 2022 Commonwealth Games

Norfolk Island selected a squad of ten bowlers (five per gender).[5]

Men
Athlete Event Group Stage Quarterfinal Semifinal Final / BM
Opposition
Score		 Opposition
Score		 Opposition
Score		 Opposition
Score		 Rank Opposition
Score		 Opposition
Score		 Opposition
Score		 Rank
Ryan Dixon Singles  Kelly (NIR)
L 12 - 21		  Tagelagi (NIU)
W 21 - 13		  Bester (CAN)
L 8 - 21		  Salmon (WAL)
L 11 - 21		 4 did not advance
Tim Sheridan
John Christian		 Pairs  Jamaica (JAM)
L 16–17		  Northern Ireland (NIR)
W 20–15		  Namibia (NAM)
L 12–19		  Wales (WAL)
L 16–19		 4 did not advance
Trevor Gow
Hadyn Evans
Ryan Dixon		 Triples  Northern Ireland (NIR)
L 10–24		  Fiji (FIJ)
L 12–20		  Wales (WAL)
L 10–31		 — 4 did not advance
John Christian
Trevor Gow
Hadyn Evans
Tim Sheridan		 Fours  Wales (WAL)
L 8―19		  Malaysia (MAS)
L 11―19		  Brunei (BRU)
W 17―4		 — 3 did not advance
Women
Athlete Event Group Stage Quarterfinal Semifinal Final / BM
Opposition
Score		 Opposition
Score		 Opposition
Score		 Opposition
Score		 Rank Opposition
Score		 Opposition
Score		 Opposition
Score		 Rank
Shae Wilson Singles  Tikoisuva (FIJ)
W 21–16		  Mataio (COK)
W 21–13		  Piketh (RSA)
W 21–18		 — 1 Q  Daniels (WAL)
W 21–11		  Ryan (AUS)
L 17–21		  Ahmad (MAS)
L 10–21		 4
Shae Wilson
Carmen Anderson		 Pairs  Cook Islands (COK)
W 26―14		  Malta (MLT)
W 21―18		  Guernsey (GGY)
L 10―20		  Malaysia (MAS)
W 22―17		 2 Q  Australia (AUS)
L 12―19		 did not advance
Petal Jones
Essie Sanchez
Ellie Dixon		 Triples  Canada (CAN)
L 10 - 22		  Malaysia (MAS)
L 8 - 24		  Fiji (FIJ)
W 16 - 13		 — 4 did not advance
Petal Jones
Carmen Anderson
Essie Sanchez
Ellie Dixon		 Fours  Malaysia (MAS)
W 21–12		  Malta (MLT)
W 16–12		  Northern Ireland (NIR)
W 17–6		 — 1 Q  India (IND)
L 9–17		 did not advance

References
  1. "The Queen's Baton Relay in Norfolk Island". BOCCG. Archived from the original on 5 April 2022. Retrieved 5 April 2022.
  2. "With only 10 days to go until Birmingham 2022, our small but might team are ready 🇳🇫". www.facebook.com/. Team Norfolk Island. 17 July 2022. Retrieved 27 July 2022.
  3. "Pacific at the Opening Ceremony of Birmingham 2022 Commonwealth Games". www.oceanianoc.org/. Oceania National Olympic Committees. 30 July 2022. Retrieved 5 August 2022.
  4. "Bowls Alive on Norfolk". Inside Bowls. World Bowls. April 2022. pp. 54, 55. Retrieved 28 April 2022.
  5. "Chef de Mission | Norfolk Island". Inside the Games. Dunsar Media. 27 April 2022. Archived from the original on 27 April 2022. Retrieved 27 April 2022.
This article is issued from Wikipedia. The text is licensed under Creative Commons - Attribution - Sharealike. Additional terms may apply for the media files.