Guernsey at the 2018 Commonwealth Games
| Guernsey at the 2018 Commonwealth Games | |
|---|---|
 | |
| CGF code | GGY |
| CGA | Guernsey Commonwealth Games Association |
| Website | guernseycga |
| in Gold Coast, Australia 4 April 2018 – 15 April 2018 | |
| Competitors | 31 in 8 sports |
| Flag bearer | Matthew Guille |
| Medals |
|
| Commonwealth Games appearances (overview) | |
Guernsey competed at the 2018 Commonwealth Games in the Gold Coast, Australia from 4 April to 15 April 2018.[1] Guernsey's team consisted of 31 athletes across eight sports.[2] It was Guernsey's 13th appearance at the Commonwealth Games.
The first seven competitors were announced in September 2017.[3] The final team members were announced on 24 November 2017.[4][5] The overall team consisted of 24 men and seven women.
Sport shooter Matthew Guille was the island's flag bearer during the opening ceremony.[6]
Competitors[edit]
The following is the list of number of competitors participating at the Games per sport/discipline.
| Spa hrvatska cgort | Men | Women | Total |
|---|---|---|---|
| Athletics (track and field) | 3 | 1 | 4 |
| Badminton | 2 | 2 | 4 |
| Boxing | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| Cycling | 7 | 1 | 8 |
| Lawn bowls | 3 | 1 | 4 |
| Shooting | 5 | 1 | 6 |
| Swimming | 2 | 1 | 3 |
| Triathlon | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| Total | 24 | 7 | 31 |
Athletics (track and field)[edit]
Guernsey's athletics team consisted of four athletes (three men and one woman).[4]
- Track & road events
| Athlete | Event | Heat | Semifinal | Final | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Result | Rank | Result | Rank | Result | Rank | ||
| Cameron Chalmers | Men's 400 m | 46.16 | 4 q | 46.34 | 5 | did not advance | |
| Alastair Chalmers | Men's 400 m hurdles | 51.10 | 7 | — | did not advance | ||
| Lee Merrien | Men's Marathon | — | 2:24:10 | 8 | |||
| Sarah Mercier | Women's 5000 m | — | 17:00.52 | 16 | |||
Badminton[edit]
Guernsey's badminton team consisted of four athletes (two men and two women).[4]
| Athlete | Event | Round of 64 | Round of 32 | Round of 16 | Quarterfinal | Semifinal | Final / BM | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Opposition Score |
Opposition Score |
Opposition Score |
Opposition Score |
Opposition Score |
Opposition Score |
Rank | ||
| Chloe Le Tissier | Women's singles |  Katherine Wynter (JAM)L 0 – 2 |
did not advance | |||||
| Elena Johnson Chloe Le Tissier |
Women's doubles | — |  Eyram Migbodzi (GHA) Stella Koteikai Amasah (GHA)W 2 – 0 |
 Chloe Birch (ENG) Jessica Pugh (ENG)L 0 – 2 |
did not advance | |||
| Elena Johnson Jordan Trebert |
Mixed doubles |  Brian Yang (CAN) Michelle Li (CAN)L 0 – 2 |
did not advance | |||||
| Chloe Le Tissier Stuart Hardy |
 Satwiksairaj Rankireddy (IND) Ashwini Ponnappa (IND)L 0 – 2 |
did not advance | ||||||
Boxing[edit]
Guernsey's entered one boxer.[4]
- Men
| Athlete | Event | Round of 32 | Round of 16 | Quarterfinals | Semifinals | Final | Rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Opposition Result |
Opposition Result |
Opposition Result |
Opposition Result |
Opposition Result | |||
| William Le Poullain | −69 kg |  Gul Zaib (PAK)L 2–3 |
did not advance | ||||
Cycling[edit]
Guernsey's cycling team consisted of eight athletes (seven men and one woman).[4]
Road[edit]
- Men
| Athlete | Event | Time | Rank |
|---|---|---|---|
| Jack English | Road race | 3:59:25 | 33 |
| Tobyn Horton | 3:57:01 | 7 | |
| James McLaughlin | 3:59:11 | 29 | |
| James Roe | DNF | ||
| Michael Serafin | DNF | ||
| Sebastian Tremlett | DNF | ||
| Jack English | Time trial | 53:07.65 | 17 |
| James McLaughlin | 49:54.12 | 6 | |
| Sebastian Tremlett | 52:10.73 | 12 | |
- Women
| Athlete | Event | Time | Rank |
|---|---|---|---|
| Karina Jackson | Road race | DNF | |
| Time trial | 42:36.36 | 17 | |
Mountain bike[edit]
| Athlete | Event | Time | Rank |
|---|---|---|---|
| Andrew Colver | Men's cross-country | -3LAP | 21 |
| James Roe | 1:27:06 | 13 | |
| Michael Serafin | -1LAP | 16 |
Lawn bowls[edit]
Guernsey's lawn bowls team consisted of four athletes (three men and one woman).[4]
| Athlete | Event | Group Stage | Quarterfinal | Semifinal | Final / BM | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Opposition Score |
Opposition Score |
Opposition Score |
Opposition Score |
Opposition Score |
Rank | Opposition Score |
Opposition Score |
Opposition Score |
Rank | ||
| Todd Priaulx | Men's Singles |  Rusli (MAS)L 11 – 21 |
 Bell (SAM)W 21 – 3 |
 Burnett (SCO)L 13 – 21 |
 Tagelagi (NIU)W 21 – 7 |
 Omar (BRU)W 21 – 20 |
3 | did not advance | |||
| Matthew Le Ber Matthew Solway |
Men's Pairs | Canada L 14 – 16 |
 MaltaL 10 – 16 |
 AustraliaL 15 – 18 |
Brunei W 20 – 12 |
— | 4 | did not advance | |||
| Lucy Beere | Women's Singles |  Daniels (WAL)L 15 – 21 |
 MacDonald (JER)W 21 – 12 |
Brown (SCO) L 6 – 21 |
Matali (BRU) L 17 – 21 |
— | 4 | did not advance | |||
Shooting[edit]
Guernsey's entered six shooters (five men and one woman).[4]
- Men
| Athlete | Event | Qualification | Final | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Points | Rank | Points | Rank | ||
| Matthew Guille | 50 metre rifle prone | 601.7 | 24 | did not advance | |
| Darren Burtenshaw | Trap | 102 | 30 | did not advance | |
| Stefan Roberts | 108 | 21 | did not advance | ||
- Women
| Athlete | Event | Qualification | Final | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Points | Rank | Points | Rank | ||
| Nikki Trebert | 25 metre pistol | 545 | 12 | did not advance | |
| 10 metre air pistol | 360 | 16 | did not advance | ||
- Open
| Athlete | Event | Day 1 | Day 2 | Day 3 | Total | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Points | Rank | Points | Rank | Points | Rank | Overall | Rank | ||
| Adam Jory | Queen's prize individual | 104-6v | 14 | 148-12v | 15 | 143-8v | 23 | 395-26v | 19 |
| Peter Jory | 103-9v | 19 | 149-18v | 8 | 147-10v | 14 | 399–37 | 14 | |
| Adam Jory Peter Jory |
Queen's prize pairs | 294.30v | 10 | 281-15v | 9 | — | 575-45v | 9 | |
Swimming[edit]
Guernsey's entered three swimmers (two men and one woman).[4]
- Men
| Athlete | Event | Heat | Semifinal | Final | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Time | Rank | Time | Rank | Time | Rank | ||
| Thomas Hollingsworth | 50 m backstroke | 26.78 | 10 Q | 27.08 | 11 | did not advance | |
| 100 m backstroke | 57.61 | 16 Q | 58.14 | 16 | did not advance | ||
| Miles Munro | 50 m freestyle | 22.94 | 17 | did not advance | |||
| 100 m freestyle | 50.80 | 26 | did not advance | ||||
| 50 m butterfly | 24.76 | 17 | did not advance | ||||
- Women
| Athlete | Event | Heat | Semifinal | Final | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Time | Rank | Time | Rank | Time | Rank | ||
| Tatiana Tostevin | 50 m freestyle | 27.52 | 23 | did not advance | |||
| 100 m freestyle | 1:00.31 | 25 | did not advance | ||||
| 50 m backstroke | 30.19 | 20 | did not advance | ||||
| 100 m backstroke | 1:04.90 | 19 | did not advance | ||||
Triathlon[edit]
Guernsey's entered one triathlete.[4]
- Individual
| Athlete | Event | Swim (750 m) | Trans 1 | Bike (20 km) | Trans 2 | Run (5 km) | Total | Rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Joshua Lewis | Men's | 9:31 | 0:45 | 30:29 | 0:30 | 17:30 | 58:45 | 24 |
References[edit]
- ^ "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.
- ^ "Guernsey's first Commonwealth Games athletes selected". ITV. 10 September 2017. Retrieved 3 November 2017.
- ^ McKay, Duncan (29 September 2017). "Guernsey announce first selections for Gold Coast 2018". Insidethegames.biz. Dunsar Media. Retrieved 29 October 2017.
- ^ a b c d e f g h i "Guernsey name full team for 2018 Commonwealth Games". ITV. 24 November 2017. Retrieved 25 November 2017.
- ^ "Gold Coast 2018: Guernsey add 19 to squad for Commonwealth Games". BBC. 24 November 2017. Retrieved 25 November 2017.
- ^ Batiste, Rob (20 March 2018). "Guille to carry flag at opening ceremony". Guernsey Press. Guernsey. Retrieved 20 March 2018.