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Samoa at the 2022 Commonwealth Games

Summary

Samoa competed at the 2022 Commonwealth Games in Birmingham, England between 28 July and 8 August 2022.[1] It was Samoa's thirteenth appearance at the Games. On 13 July 2022 SASNOC announced a team of 38 athletes competing in seven sports would represent Samoa.[2][3]

Samoa at the
2022 Commonwealth Games
Flag of Samoa
CGF codeSAM
CGASamoa Association of Sports and National Olympic Committee
Websitesasnoc.com
in Birmingham, England
Competitors38 (34 men and 4 women) in 7 sports
Medals
Ranked 19th
Gold
1
Silver
4
Bronze
0
Total
5
Commonwealth Games appearances (overview)
  • 1974
  • 1978
  • 1982
  • 1986
  • 1990
  • 1994
  • 1998
  • 2002
  • 2006
  • 2010
  • 2014
  • 2018
  • 2022 Medalists edit
    Medal Name Sport Event Date
      Gold Don Opeloge Weightlifting Men's 96 kg 2 August
      Silver Vaipava Ioane Weightlifting Men's 67 kg 31 July
      Silver Jack Opeloge Weightlifting Men's 109 kg 3 August
      Silver Feagaiga Stowers Weightlifting Women's +87 kg 3 August
      Silver Ato Plodzicki-Faoagali Boxing Heavyweight 7 August

    Competitors edit

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

    Sport Men Women Total
    Athletics 8 1 9
    Boxing 3 0 3
    Judo 1 0 1
    Rugby sevens 13 0 13
    Swimming 2 2 4
    Weightlifting 5 1 6
    Wrestling 2 0 2
    Total 34 4 38

    Athletics edit

    A squad of eight athletes was announced on 13 July 2022.[4][2]

    Men
    Track and road events
    Athlete Event Heat Semifinal Final
    Result Rank Result Rank Result Rank
    William Hunt 100 m 10.70 5 did not advance
    Pesamino Iakopo 11.29 7 did not advance
    Johnny Key 10.98 5 did not advance
    Jeremy Dodson 200 m 21.46 4 did not advance
    William Hunt DSQ did not advance
    Johnny Key 22.38 6 did not advance
    Kolone Alefosio 110 m hurdles 14.78 7 — did not advance
    William Hunt
    Kelvin Masoe
    Johnny Key
    Jeremy Dodson     		4 × 100 m relay 40.60 5 — did not advance
    Field events
    Athlete Event Qualification Final
    Distance Rank Distance Rank
    Kelvin Masoe Long jump 6.75 17 did not advance
    Alex Rose Discus throw 63.20 4 q 64.56 4
    Donny Tuimaseve Javelin throw — 63.14 13
    Women
    Field events
    Athlete Event Qualification Final
    Distance Rank Distance Rank
    Nu'u Tuilefano Shot put 16.10 11 q 15.81 11

    Boxing edit

    A squad of three boxers was announced on 13 July 2022.[4][2]

    Men
    Athlete Event Round of 32 Round of 16 Quarterfinals Semifinals Final
    Opposition
    Result     		Opposition
    Result     		Opposition
    Result     		Opposition
    Result     		Opposition
    Result     		Rank
    Marion Faustino Ah Tong Light middleweight Bye   Vittalis (SRI)
    W 5 - 0     		  Mbundwike (TAN)
    L RSC     		did not advance
    Jancen Poutoa Light heavyweight Bye   Bevan (WAL)
    L RSC     		did not advance
    Ato Plodzicki-Faoagali Heavyweight —   Sanjeet (IND)
    W 3 - 2     		  Andall (GRN)
    W RSC     		  T-Williams (NIU)
    W 5 - 0     		  Williams (ENG)
    L 0 - 5     		 

    Judo edit

    One judoka was officially selected as of 13 July 2022.[5][2]

    Men
    Athlete Event Round of 16 Quarterfinals Semifinals Repechage Final/BM
    Opposition
    Result     		Opposition
    Result     		Opposition
    Result     		Opposition
    Result     		Opposition
    Result     		Rank
    William Tai Tin -73 kg   Majeed (MAS)
    L 00 - 10     		did not advance 9

    Rugby sevens edit

    As of 9 March 2022, Samoa qualified for the men's tournament. This was achieved through their positions in the 2018–19 / 2019–20 World Rugby Sevens Series.[6][7]

    The thirteen-man roster was announced on 13 July 2022.[4][2]

    Summary
    Team Event Preliminary Round Quarterfinal / CQ Semifinal / CS Final / BM / CF
    Opposition
    Result     		Opposition
    Result     		Opposition
    Result     		Rank Opposition
    Result     		Opposition
    Result     		Opposition
    Result     		Rank
    Samoa men's Men's tournament   England
    W 38 - 0     		  New Zealand
    L 17 - 19     		  Sri Lanka
    W 44 - 0     		2 Q   Australia
    L 0 - 7     		  Canada
    W 19 - 17     		  Scotland
    W 24 - 19     		5

    Men's tournament edit

    Roster
    • Fa'afoi Falaniko
    • Iafeta Purcell
    • Levi Milford
    • Melani Matavao
    • Motu Opetai
    • Neueli Leitufia
    • Owen Niue
    • Paul Scanlan
    • Steve Onosai
    • Taunu'u Niulevaea
    • Uaina Sione
    • Va'a Apelu Maliko
    • Vaovasa Afa

    Pool A

    Pos Team
    		 Pld W D L PF PA PD Pts Qualification
    1   New Zealand 3 3 0 0 102 22 +80 9 Advance to Quarter-finals
    2   Samoa 3 2 0 1 99 19 +80 7
    3   England 3 1 0 2 47 77 −30 5 Advance to classification Quarter-finals
    4   Sri Lanka 3 0 0 3 24 154 −130 3
    Source: Birmingham2022
    Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Head-to-head result; 3) Point difference; 4) Points scored.
    29 July 2022
    11:34
    England  0–38  Samoa
    ReportTry: Onosai (3) 2' c, 6' m, 7' m
    Maliko 5' c
    Falaniko 12' m
    Con: Matavao (2/5) 3', 5'
    Purcell (0/1)
    Cards: Leitufia   11'
    Coventry Stadium, Coventry
    Referee: Jordan Way (Australia)
    29 July 2022
    20:04
    New Zealand  19–17  Samoa
    Try: Dickson 7' c
    Webber 9' m
    Tangitau 12' c
    Con: McGarvey-Black (2/3) 7', 13'    		ReportTry: Scanlan 1' c
    Niue 3' m
    Maliko 5' m
    Con: Matavao (1/3) 1'
    Coventry Stadium, Coventry
    Referee: Adam Leal (England)
    30 July 2022
    11:12
    Samoa  44–0  Sri Lanka
    Try: Scanlan (4) 1' m, 4' m, 5' m, 6' m
    Opetai 7' c
    Sione 8' c
    Niue 10' m
    Onosai 14' m
    Con: Purcell (1/5) 9'
    Leitufia (1/3) 7'    		Report
    Coventry Stadium, Coventry
    Referee: Talal-Azmat Chaudhry (Canada)
    Quarterfinals
    30 July 2022
    21:32
    Australia  7–0  Samoa
    Try: Gonzalez 8' c
    Con: Roache (1/1) 8'
    Cards: Malouf   10'    		Report
    Coventry Stadium, Coventry
    Referee: Nick Hogan (New Zealand)
    5th-8th Semifinals
    31 July 2022
    12:20
    Samoa  19–17  Canada
    Try: Onosai (2) 6' c, 11' c
    Sione 9' m
    Con: Matavao (2/3) 6', 11'
    Cards: Afa   8'    		ReportTry: Thiel (2) 1' c, 3' m
    Coats 14' m
    Con: Coats (1/3) 1'
    Coventry Stadium, Coventry
    Referee: Morné Ferreira (South Africa)
    5th Place Match
    31 July 2022
    19:28
    Scotland  19–24  Samoa
    Try: Fergusson 6' m
    Sofolarin 8' c, 9' c
    Con: Barreto (2/3) 8', 9'    		ReportTry: Niue 1' c
    Onosai 7' m
    Leitufia 11' c, 12' m
    Con: Matavao (1/1) 1'
    Purcell (1/3) 11'
    Coventry Stadium, Coventry
    Referee: Morné Ferreira (South Africa)

    Swimming edit

    A squad of four swimmers was announced on 13 July 2022.[4][2]

    Men
    Athlete Event Heat Semifinal Final
    Time Rank Time Rank Time Rank
    Brandon Schuster 100 m freestyle 53.17 42 did not advance
    200 m breaststroke 2:22.37 12 — did not advance
    200 m individual medley 2:09.85 17 — did not advance
    Kokoro Frost 50 m backstroke 28.37 35 did not advance
    100 m backstroke 1:05.05 35 did not advance
    50 m butterfly 26.00 36 did not advance
    100 m butterfly 1:00.53 43 did not advance
    Women
    Athlete Event Heat Semifinal Final
    Time Rank Time Rank Time Rank
    Olivia Borg 50 m freestyle did not start did not advance
    100 m freestyle 57.53 22 did not advance
    50 m butterfly 27.42 16 Q 27.37 15 did not advance
    100 m butterfly 1:02.62 25 did not advance
    Lushavel Stickland 50 m freestyle 28.08 42 did not advance
    50 m backstroke 30.46 19 did not advance
    100 m backstroke 1:07.51 21 did not advance
    Mixed
    Athlete Event Heat Final
    Time Rank Time Rank
    Brandon Schuster
    Kokoro Frost
    Olivia Borg
    Lushavel Stickland     		4 × 100 m freestyle relay 3:52.67 15 did not advance
    Lushavel Stickland
    Brandon Schuster
    Olivia Borg
    Kokoro Frost     		4 × 100 m medley relay 4:13.66 13 did not advance

    Weightlifting edit

    Six weightlifters qualified for the competition by virtue of their positions in the IWF Commonwealth Ranking List.[8]

    Athlete Event Weight lifted Total Rank
    Snatch Clean & jerk
    Vaipava Ioane Men's 67 kg 127 kg 166 kg GR 293 kg  
    John Tafi Men's 73 kg 131 kg 165 kg 296 kg 4
    Don Opeloge Men's 96 kg 171 kg GR 210 kg GR 381 kg GR  
    Jack Opeloge Men's 109 kg 164 194 358  
    Petelo Lautusi Men's +109 kg 165 206 371 4
    Feagaiga Stowers Women's +87 kg 121 147 268  

    Wrestling edit

    A squad of two wrestlers was selected as of 27 June 2022.[9]

    Key:

    • VT - Victory by Fall.
    • PP - Decision by Points - the loser with technical points.
    • PO - Decision by Points - the loser without technical points.
    Athlete Event Round of 16 Quarterfinal Semifinal Repechage Final / BM
    Opposition
    Result     		Opposition
    Result     		Opposition
    Result     		Opposition
    Result     		Opposition
    Result     		Rank
    Taitaifono Tamati Men's -86 kg   Lessing (RSA)
    L 0 - 10 (VSU)     		did not advance 14
    Maulalo Alofipo Men's -97 kg Bye   Sika (TGA)
    W 11 - 0     		  de Lange (RSA)
    L 0 - 10     		—   Barns (AUS)
    L 0 - 12     		5

    References edit

    1. ^ Membrere, Marc (15 February 2022). "Queen's relay baton arrives in Samoa". Samoa Observer. Archived from the original on 16 February 2022. Retrieved 6 March 2022.
    2. ^ a b c d e f Faasau, Gutu (13 July 2022). "SASNOC announces Team Samoa for Commonwealth Games". Samoa Observer. Archived from the original on 14 July 2022. Retrieved 13 July 2022.
    3. ^ "Team Samoa for Commonwealth Games 2022 in Birmingham Announced". Samoa Global News. 13 July 2022. Archived from the original on 14 July 2022. Retrieved 13 July 2022.
    4. ^ a b c d "Team Samoa for Commonwealth Games 2022, Birmingham, named". SASNOC. 13 July 2022. Archived from the original on 14 July 2022. Retrieved 14 July 2022.
    5. ^ "COMMONWEALTH GAMES BIRMINGHAM 2022 | Nations | Samoa". IJF. Archived from the original on 6 July 2022. Retrieved 14 July 2022.
    6. ^ "Commonwealth Games and Rugby World Cup Sevens 2022 qualification confirmed for Oceania". World Rugby. 9 March 2022. Archived from the original on 10 March 2022. Retrieved 15 March 2022.
    7. ^ "RWC Sevens 2022 qualification confirmed for Oceania". SARU. 10 March 2022. Archived from the original on 15 March 2022. Retrieved 15 March 2022.
    8. ^ Tafeaga, Ganasavea Manuia (5 March 2022). "Six Samoa Weightlifters Qualify for the Commonwealth Games". Samoa Global News. Archived from the original on 5 March 2022. Retrieved 6 March 2022.
    9. ^ Faasau, Gutu (27 June 2022). "Weightlifters, wrestlers set eyes on Birmingham". Samoa Observer. Archived from the original on 27 June 2022. Retrieved 14 July 2022.

    External links edit

    • SASNOC Official site

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