Samoa at the 2019 Pacific Games

Samoa competed at the 2019 Pacific Games in Apia, Samoa from 7 to 20 July 2019. As the host nation, Samoa participated in all 26 sports at the 2019 games.[2]

Samoa at the
2019 Pacific Games
IOC codeSAM
8 July 2019 (2019-07-08) – 20 July 2019 (2019-07-20)
Competitors506[1] in 26 sports
Pacific Games appearances
  • 1963
  • 1966
  • 1969
  • 1971
  • 1975
  • 1979
  • 1983
  • 1987
  • 1991
  • 1995
  • 1999
  • 2003
  • 2007
  • 2011
  • 2015
  • 2019
  • 2023

Archery

Athletics

Badminton

Samoa qualified ten players in Badminton for the 2019 games.[3]

Men
  • Tupu Fua
  • Charles Iamanu Faalogoifo
  • Joetel Ng Lam
  • Aukuso Samuelu Sue
  • Kennedy Simanu
  • Hilton Soo
Women
  • Folole Ioane
  • Angel Reti
  • Cherish Reti
  • Peta Teo

Basketball

Men's basketball

* TBC

Women's basketball

  • TBC

3x3 basketball

Samoa selected eight players (four male[4] and four female[5]) to compete in 3x3 at the 2019 games:

Men
  • Ezra Tufuga
  • Dru-Leo Ape
  • Ryan Paia
  • Theodore McFarland
Women
  • Cherish Manumaleuga
  • Aufui Sa'u
  • Sommer Motufoua
  • Zhanay Hettig

Boxing

Cricket

Football

Men's football

Squad

TBC

Women's football

Squad

TBC

Golf

Samoa named teams of four men and four women to compete in the 2019 golf tournament:[6]

Men
  • Robert Fa'aaliga
  • Samu Ropati
  • Van Wright
  • Niko Vui

Manager: Mike Kapisi

Women
  • Faith Vui
  • Olive Auva'a
  • Aileen Meredith
  • Leleaga Meredith

Manager: Bronwyn Sesega

Judo

Lawn bowls

Netball

Samoa named eleven women in their netball team for the 2019 games.[2][7]

Women
  • Courteney Brown
  • Tafaoga Tavae
  • Alyssa-Jean Savelio
  • Anna Senio
  • Georgia Ropati
  • Sopolemalama Tuitama-Alsop
  • Gabrianna Tuato-Evans
  • Shenade Southon
  • Silalomalava Palamo
  • Alyssa Niko-Tuifao
  • Larafina Tanielu-Stowers

Coach: Seraphine Mataia

Outrigger canoeing

Powerlifting

Rugby league nines

Men's rugby league

  • TBC

Women's rugby league

  • TBC

Rugby sevens

Men's sevens

Samoa registered a squad of fourteen players for the men's sevens tournament, with two to be omitted from the final team at the 2019 games.[2]

Manu Samoa sevens squad
  • David Afamasaga
  • Elisapeta Alofipo
  • Tomasi Alosio Logotuli
  • Siaosi Asofolau
  • Laaloi Leilua
  • Tila Mealoi
  • Alamanda Motuga
  • Joe Perez
  • Paul Lusi Perez
  • Johnny Samuelu
  • Tofatuimoana Solia
  • Paulo Toilolo Fanuasa
  • John Vaili
  • Sione Young Yen

Coach: Gordon Tietjens

Women's sevens

Samoa registered a squad of fifteen players for the women's sevens tournament, with three to be omitted for the final team at the 2019 games.[2]

Manusina sevens squad
  • Caitlin Pritchard
  • Epi Tafili
  • Soteria Pulumu
  • Elisapeta Leti
  • Mauisuimatamaalii Tauasa Pauaraisa
  • Lomi Peniamina
  • Fa'alua Lefulefu
  • Ta'imua Ta'iao
  • Victoria Lauina
  • Perise Tumutumu
  • Seifono Misili
  • Easter Savelio
  • Alafou Fatu
  • Apaau Ma'ilau
  • Maria Jacinta Ausai

Coach: La’auli Rudy Leavasa[8]

Sailing

Shooting

Squash

Swimming

Samoan national swim coach Suzie Schuster named fifteen swimmers, ten men and five women, for the 2019 games.[9]

Men
  • Pitapola Ioane
  • Gideon Mulitalo
  • Durant Webster
  • Seth Bates
  • Ronny Iosefatu
  • Brandon Schuster
  • Vernon Wetzell
  • Thomas Kokoro Frost
  • Thomas Auega Morriss
  • Sitivi Sooaemalelagi
Women
  • Lushavel Stickland
  • Jelani Wetzell
  • Lauren Sale
  • Kaiya Brown
  • Andrea Schuster

Table tennis

Taekwondo

Tennis

Touch rugby

Triathlon

Volleyball

Beach volleyball

Volleyball (Indoor)

Weightlifting

Samoa named twelve men and nine women to compete in weightlifting at the 2019 games.[2][10]

Men
Women

References

  1. "Pacific Games – the Olympics of the region". Ministry for Pacific Peoples. 14 July 2019. Archived from the original on 13 July 2019.
  2. "Athlete List for Samoa 2019 Pacific Games". Pacific Games Council. 17 June 2019. Archived from the original on 30 June 2019.
  3. "Pacific Games 2019". Badminton World Federation. Retrieved 28 June 2019.
  4. "PG Men: Samoa". fiba3x3.com. Archived from the original on 20 July 2019.
  5. "PG Women: Samoa". fiba3x3.com. Archived from the original on 20 July 2019.
  6. Fruean, Adel (1 July 2019). "Samoa names Golf teams for Pacific Games". Samoa Observer.
  7. Airey, Thomas (29 June 2019). "Samoa vs Samoa in netball exhibition clash". Samoa Observer.
  8. Airey, Thomas (1 July 2019). "Manusina vs Manu Samoa Sevens a great idea, with condition". Samoa Observer.
  9. Sapeer, Mayron (26 June 2019). "Samoa swim team ready to go". Samoa Observer.
  10. Airey, Thomas (1 July 2019). "Weightlifters ready for international competition on home soil". Samoa Observer.


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