Guernsey at the 2018 Commonwealth Games

Sporting event delegation

Guernsey at the
2018 Commonwealth Games

Flag of Guernsey

CGF code| GGY
CGA| Guernsey Commonwealth Games Association
Website| guernseycga.org.gg
in Gold Coast, Australia
4 April 2018 – 15 April 2018
Competitors| 31 in 8 sports
Flag bearer | Matthew Guille
Medals|

Gold

Silver

Bronze

Total

Commonwealth Games appearances (overview)

* 1970
* 1974
* 1978
* 1982
* 1986
* 1990
* 1994
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* 2002
* 2006
* 2010
* 2014
* 2018
* 2022
* 2026
* 2030

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

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

Spa hrvatska cgort  | Men  | Women  | Total

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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)

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Main article: Athletics at the 2018 Commonwealth Games

Guernsey's athletics team consisted of four athletes (three men and one woman).[4]

Track & road events
Athlete  | Event  | Heat  | Semifinal  | Final

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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

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Main article: Badminton at the 2018 Commonwealth Games

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

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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

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Main article: Boxing at the 2018 Commonwealth Games

Guernsey's entered one boxer.[4]

Men
Athlete  | Event  | Round of 32  | Round of 16  | Quarterfinals  | Semifinals  | Final  | Rank

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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

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Main article: Cycling at the 2018 Commonwealth Games

Guernsey's cycling team consisted of eight athletes (seven men and one woman).[4]

### Road

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Men
Athlete  | Event  | Time  | Rank

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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

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Karina Jackson | Road race | DNF
Time trial | 42:36.36  | 17

### Mountain bike

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Athlete  | Event  | Time  | Rank

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Andrew Colver | Men's cross-country | -3LAP | 21
James Roe | 1:27:06  | 13
Michael Serafin | -1LAP | 16

## Lawn bowls

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Main article: Lawn bowls at the 2018 Commonwealth Games

Guernsey's lawn bowls team consisted of four athletes (three men and one woman).[4]

Athlete  | Event  | Group Stage  | Quarterfinal  | Semifinal  | Final / BM

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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  |  Malta
L 10 – 16  |  Australia
L 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

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Main article: Shooting at the 2018 Commonwealth Games

Guernsey's entered six shooters (five men and one woman).[4]

Men
Athlete  | Event  | Qualification  | Final

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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

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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

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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

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Main article: Swimming at the 2018 Commonwealth Games

Guernsey's entered three swimmers (two men and one woman).[4]

Men
Athlete  | Event  | Heat  | Semifinal  | Final

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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

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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

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Main article: Triathlon at the 2018 Commonwealth Games

Guernsey's entered one triathlete.[4]

Individual
Athlete  | Event  | Swim (750 m)  | Trans 1  | Bike (20 km)  | Trans 2  | Run (5 km)  | Total  | Rank

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Joshua Lewis | Men's | 9:31  | 0:45  | 30:29  | 0:30  | 17:30  | 58:45  | 24

## References

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1. ^ "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.
2. ^ "Guernsey's first Commonwealth Games athletes selected". ITV. 10 September 2017. Retrieved 3 November 2017.
3. ^ McKay, Duncan (29 September 2017). "Guernsey announce first selections for Gold Coast 2018". Insidethegames.biz. Dunsar Media. Retrieved 29 October 2017.
4. ^ 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.
5. ^ "Gold Coast 2018: Guernsey add 19 to squad for Commonwealth Games". BBC. 24 November 2017. Retrieved 25 November 2017.
6. ^ Batiste, Rob (20 March 2018). "Guille to carry flag at opening ceremony". Guernsey Press. Guernsey. Retrieved 20 March 2018.

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