Papua New Guinea at the 2014 Commonwealth Games

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]

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 bearerSteven Kari[1]
Medals
Ranked 16th
Gold
2
Silver
0
Bronze
0
Total
2
Commonwealth Games appearances (overview)

Medalists

Medal Name Sport Event Date
 GoldSteven Kukuna KariWeightliftingMen's 94 kgJuly 29
 GoldDika TouaWeightliftingWomen's 53 kgJuly 25

Athletics

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 N/A Did not advance
Wala Gime 110 m hurdles 14.64 19 N/A Did not advance
400 m hurdles 53.62 16 N/A Did not advance
Mowen Boino 400 m hurdles DQ N/A 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 N/A Did not advance

Judo

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

Papua New Guinea has qualified a rugby sevens team.

Pool C
Team
Pld W D L PF PA PD Pts
 Samoa 330010626809
 Wales 32019326677
 Papua New Guinea 31025769-125
 Malaysia 30037142-1353
Qualified for medal competition
Qualified for bowl competition
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

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 N/A 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 N/A Did not advance
Barbara Vali-Skelton 2:54.39 22 N/A 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 N/A Did not advance
Jocelyn Flynn
Tegan McCarthy
Savannah Tkatchenko
Barbara Vali-Skelton
4 × 100 m medley relay 4:49.04 9 N/A Did not advance

Triathlon

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

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
Women
Athlete Event Snatch Clean & Jerk Total Rank
Dika Toua 53 kg 82 111 193 GR
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
  4. "Swimmers leave for Commonwealth Games" Archived 25 July 2014 at Archive.today, EMTV, 19 July 2014
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