Papua New Guinea at the 2014 Commonwealth Games

Papua New Guinea at the
2014 Commonwealth Games
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CGAPapua New Guinea Olympic Committee
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in Glasgow, Scotland
Flag bearer Steven Kari[1]
Medals
Ranked 16th
Gold
2
Silver
0
Bronze
0
Total
2
Commonwealth Games appearances (overview)

Papua New Guinea competed in the 2014 Commonwealth Games in Glasgow, Scotland from 23 July to 3 August 2014.[2] Papua New Guinea participated in the Commonwealth Games for the thirteenth time. Over its previous participations, its athletes won a total of nine medals, of which two gold.[3] Swimmer Ryan Pini, Papua New Guinea's most successful competitor with a gold in 2006 and a silver in 2010, is not competing in Glasgow, but is present as "assistant coach and mentor" for PNG's swim team.[4]

Medalists

Medal Name Sport Event Date
 Gold Steven Kukuna Kari Weightlifting Men's 94 kg July 29
 Gold Dika Toua Weightlifting Women's 53 kg July 25

Athletics

Main article: Athletics at the 2014 Commonwealth Games
Key
  • Note – Ranks given for track events are within the athlete's heat only
  • Q = Qualified for the next round
  • q = Qualified for the next round as a fastest loser or, in field events, by position without achieving the qualifying target
  • NR = National record
  • N/A = Round not applicable for the event
Men
Track & road events
Athlete Event Heat Semifinal Final
Result Rank Result Rank Result Rank
Kupun Wisil 100 m 10.86 50 did not advance
Ruwan Gunasinghe 11.03 58 did not advance
Nelson Stone 200 m 21.51 45 did not advance
400 m 47.60 =31 did not advance
Theo Piniau 200 m 21.77 48 did not advance
400 m 48.50 36 did not advance
Kaminiel Matlaun 400 m 48.65 37 did not advance
800 m 1:52.36 20 did not advance
Kevin Kapmatana 800 m 1:59.09 25 did not advance
Veherney Babob 2:03.45 26 did not advance
Andipas Georasi 1500 m 4:05.30 25 — did not advance
Wala Gime 110 m hurdles 14.64 19 — did not advance
400 m hurdles 53.62 16 — did not advance
Mowen Boino 400 m hurdles DQ — did not advance
Women
Track & road events
Athlete Event Heat Semifinal Final
Result Rank Result Rank Result Rank
Helen Philemon 100 m 13.12 46 did not advance
Toea Wisil 100 m 11.64 Q =14 11.44 SB 10 did not advance
200 m 24.26 q 21 24.48 21 did not advance
Adrine Monagi 100 m 12.83 44 did not advance
200 m 26.71 40 did not advance
Shirley Vunatup 200 m 25.79 34 did not advance
400 m 1:00.10 42 did not advance
Betty Burua 400 m 55.48 31 did not advance
Donna Koniel 400 m 58.40 40 did not advance
800 m 2:14.56 27 did not advance
Sharon Kwarula 400 m hurdles 1:02.52 20 — did not advance

Judo

Main article: Judo at the 2014 Commonwealth Games
Men
Athlete Event Round of 32 Round of 16 Quarterfinals Semifinals Repechage Final / BM
Opposition
Result 		Opposition
Result 		Opposition
Result 		Opposition
Result 		Opposition
Result 		Opposition
Result 		Rank
Raymond Ovinou −66 kg Bye  Luzia (MOZ)
L w/o 		did not advance
Nelson −73 kg  Maxwell (BAR)
W 100–000 		 Ganzo (KEN)
L 0002–0023 		did not advance
Kinsley Vui  Kinyanjui (KEN)
W 010-010 		 van Zyl (RSA)
L 0001-1010 		did not advance

Rugby sevens

Main article: Rugby sevens at the 2014 Commonwealth Games

Papua New Guinea has qualified a rugby sevens team.

Pool C
Team
 Pld W D L PF PA PD Pts Qualification
 Samoa 3 3 0 0 106 26 +80 9 Medal competition
 Wales 3 2 0 1 93 26 +67 7
 Papua New Guinea 3 1 0 2 57 69 −12 5 Bowl competition
 Malaysia 3 0 0 3 7 142 −135 3
Source: [citation needed]
26 July 2014
11:38
Samoa 33–14 Papua New Guinea
Report
Ibrox Stadium, Glasgow
26 July 2014
14:18
Papua New Guinea 36–7 Malaysia
Report
Ibrox Stadium, Glasgow
26 July 2014
18:46
Wales 29–7 Papua New Guinea
Report
Ibrox Stadium, Glasgow

Swimming

Main article: Swimming at the 2014 Commonwealth Games
Men
Athlete Event Heat Semifinal Final
Time Rank Time Rank Time Rank
Collin Akara 50 m freestyle 26.22 54 did not advance
Stanford Kawale 24.56 35 did not advance
Collin Akara 100 m freestyle 59.18 56 did not advance
Stanford Kawale 55.09 =40 did not advance
Collin Akara 50 m butterfly 28.48 42 did not advance
Stanford Kawale 26.39 31 did not advance
Collin Akara 100 m butterfly 1:05.09 33 did not advance
Stanford Kawale 1:00.67 28 did not advance
Stanford Kawale 200 m individual medley 2:24.57 23 — did not advance
Women
Athlete Event Heat Semifinal Final
Time Rank Time Rank Time Rank
Jocelyn Flynn 50 m freestyle 29.80 54 did not advance
Savannah Tkatchenko 29.16 =46 did not advance
Barbara Vali-Skelton 28.62 40 did not advance
Jocelyn Flynn 100 m freestyle 1:07.17 44 did not advance
Tegan McCarthy 50 m backstroke 33.74 33 did not advance
Savannah Tkatchenko 33.01 28 did not advance
Savannah Tkatchenko 100 m backstroke 1:14.90 26 did not advance
Jocelyn Flynn 50 m breaststroke 36.44 30 did not advance
Tegan McCarthy 36.32 29 did not advance
Barbara Vali-Skelton 36.13 28 did not advance
Tegan McCarthy 100 m breaststroke 1:18.52 30 did not advance
Savannah Tkatchenko 1:18.36 27 did not advance
Barbara Vali-Skelton 1:19.69 31 did not advance
Jocelyn Flynn 200 m breaststroke 3:04.06 24 — did not advance
Barbara Vali-Skelton 2:54.39 22 — did not advance
Tegan McCarthy 50 m butterfly 30.55 35 did not advance
Savannah Tkatchenko 31.79 42 did not advance
Tegan McCarthy 100 m butterfly 1:10.20 27 did not advance
Jocelyn Flynn
Tegan McCarthy
Savannah Tkatchenko
Barbara Vali-Skelton 		4 × 100 m freestyle relay 4:25.01 10 — did not advance
Jocelyn Flynn
Tegan McCarthy
Savannah Tkatchenko
Barbara Vali-Skelton 		4 × 100 m medley relay 4:49.04 9 — did not advance

Triathlon

Main article: Triathlon at the 2014 Commonwealth Games
Athlete Event Swim (1.5 km) Bike (40 km) Run (10 km) Total Time Rank
Casmer Kamangip Men's 28:13 Lapped
Polihau Popeliau did not finish
Rachael Sapera James Women's Lapped

Weightlifting

Main article: Weightlifting at the 2014 Commonwealth Games
Men
Athlete Event Snatch Clean & Jerk Total Rank
Fred Oala 56 kg 85 118 203 8
Morea Baru 62 kg 120 150 270 4
Toua Udia 77 kg 125 163 288 9
Steven Kukuna Kari 94 kg 149 200 349 1st place, gold medalist(s)
Women
Athlete Event Snatch Clean & Jerk Total Rank
Dika Toua 53 kg 82 111 193 GR 1st place, gold medalist(s)
Sandra Ako 69 kg 85 106 191 7
Guba Hale 85 110 195 6
Powerlifting
Athlete Event Total Rank
Pope Gazave Men's 72 kg 161.9 6
Ziggy Satkurin 151.1 7
Timothy Harabe Men's +72 kg did not finish

References

  1. ^ Naime, Quintina (14 July 2014). "Steven Kari named Flag Bearer at Glasgow Games". pngloop.com/. Archived from the original on 14 July 2014. Retrieved 14 July 2014.
  2. ^ "The Commonwealth Games Associations". www.glasgow2014.com/. Glasgow 2014. Archived from the original on 25 June 2014. Retrieved 21 June 2014.
  3. ^ Commonwealth Games Federation database[permanent dead link‍]
  4. ^ "Swimmers leave for Commonwealth Games" Archived 25 July 2014 at archive.today, EMTV, 19 July 2014