Cook Islands at the 2023 Pacific Games

Cook Islands at the 2023 Pacific Games
National federation	Cook Islands Sports and National Olympic Committee
19 November 2023 (2023-11-19) – 2 December 2023 (2023-12-02)
Competitors	105 (48 men and 57 women) in 5 sports
Flag bearers	Stephen Willis Julieanne Westrupp[1]
Medals Ranked 11th	Gold 5 Silver 3 Bronze 10 Total 18
Pacific Games appearances
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← 2019 2027 →

Cook Islands competed at the 2023 Pacific Games in Honiara from 19 November to 2 December 2023.

The following is the list of number of competitors in the Games.

Athletics Cook islands announced a team of 9 athletes in track and field on 21 September 2023.^[2][3] The team will feature Alex Beddoes who is the defending champion from Apia 2019 in the 800m and 1500m.

Track and field events

Men

Women

Combined events – Men's decathlon

Cook Islands qualified three teams for the pacific Games basketball tournament.

Summary

Team	Event	Preliminary round				Qualifying finals	Semifinals	Final / GM
		Opposition Score	Opposition Score	Opposition Score	Rank	Opposition Score	Opposition Score	Opposition Score	Rank
Cook Islands Women's	Women's	New Caledonia –	Papua New Guinea –	Tahiti –

Cook Islands women's national basketball team qualified for the Pacific Games by securing one of two berths after winning gold at the 2022 FIBA Women's Polynesia Basketball Cup in Kaitaia, New Zealand.^[4][5]

Team roster

• Women's team event – one team of 12 players

Summary

Team	Event	Pool play						Semifinals	Final / GM
		Opposition Score	Opposition Score	Opposition Score	Opposition Score	Opposition Score	Rank	Opposition Score	Opposition Score	Rank
Cook Islands men's	Men's tournament	Guam –	French Polynesia –	Palau –	Tonga –	Fiji –
Cook Islands women's	Women's tournament	Samoa –	Fiji –	Solomon Islands –	Marshall Islands –	—

Team roster

• Men's team event – one team of 4 players

Team roster

• Women's team event – one team of 4 players

Summary

Team roster

• Men's team event – one team of 23 players

Team roster

• Women's team event – one team of 23 players

Cook Islands touch rugby teams are scheduled to compete.^[6]

Summary

Team	Event	Round-robin								Semifinal	Final
		Opposition Score	Opposition Score	Opposition Score	Opposition Score	Opposition Score	Opposition Score	Opposition Score	Rank	Opposition Score	Opposition Score	Rank
Cook Islands men's	Men's	Solomon Islands –	Samoa –	Papua New Guinea –	Norfolk Island –	Niue –	Kiribati –	Fiji –
Cook Islands women's	Women's	Solomon Islands –	Samoa –	Papua New Guinea –	Niue –	Kiribati –	Fiji –	—
Cook Islands mixed	Mixed	Solomon Islands –	Samoa –	Papua New Guinea –	Niue –	Kiribati –	Fiji –	—

Team roster

• Men's team event – one team of 14 players

Team roster

• Women's team event – one team of 14 players

Team roster

• Mixed team event – one team of 14 players from men's and women's rosters

CISNOC selected two weightlifters for the 2023 Games.^[7]