Malta at the
2018 Commonwealth Games
Flag of Malta
CGF codeMLT
CGAMalta Olympic Committee
Websitewww.nocmalta.org
in Gold Coast, Australia
4 April 2018 – 15 April 2018
Competitors24 in 8 sports
Flag bearer Gary Giordimaina
Medals
Ranked 37th
Gold
0
Silver
0
Bronze
2
Total
2
Commonwealth Games appearances (overview)

Malta competed at the 2018 Commonwealth Games in the Gold Coast, Australia from April 4 to April 15, 2018.[1]

Malta's team consisted of 25 athletes (15 men and 10 women) that competed in eight sports.[2] However, only 24 athletes (14 men and 10 women) competed.

Wrestler Gary Giordimaina was the country's flag bearer during the opening ceremony.[3]

Medalists

Medal Name Sport Event Date
 Bronze Sharon Callus
Connie-Leigh Rixon
Rebecca Rixon
Rosemaree Rixon		 Lawn bowls Women's Fours April 9
 Bronze Brian Galea Shooting Men's Trap April 14

Competitors

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

Sport Men Women Total
Athletics (track and field) 2 1 3
Cycling 2 0 2
Gymnastics 0 1 1
Lawn bowls 2 4 6
Shooting 4 1 5
Squash 2 2 4
Weightlifting 0 1 1
Wrestling 2 0 2
Total 14 10 24

Athletics (track and field)

Main article: Athletics at the 2018 Commonwealth Games

Malta entered three athletes (two men and one woman).[2]

Men
Field events
Athlete Event Qualification Final
Distance Rank Distance Rank
Andrew Cassar Torreggiani Long jump 6.87 24 Did not advance
Ian Grech 7.43 18 Did not advance
Women
Track & road events
Athlete Event Heat Semifinal Final
Result Rank Result Rank Result Rank
Charlotte Wingfield 100 m 11.99 6 Did not advance
200 m 24.40 6 Did not advance

Cycling

Main article: Cycling at the 2018 Commonwealth Games

Malta entered two male cyclists.[2]

Road

Men
Athlete Event Time Rank
David Treacy Schembri Road race DNF
Alexander Smyth DNF

Gymnastics

Main article: Gymnastics at the 2018 Commonwealth Games

Malta entered one female gymnast.[2]

Artistic

Women
Individual Qualification
Athlete Event Apparatus Total Rank
V UB BB F
Sana Grillo Qualification 12.250 7.950 11.200 9.950 41.350 26

Lawn bowls

Main article: Lawn bowls at the 2018 Commonwealth Games

Malta entered six lawn bowlers (two men and four women).[2]

Men
Athlete Event Group stage Quarterfinal Semifinal Final / BM
Opposition
Score 		Opposition
Score 		Opposition
Score 		Opposition
Score 		Opposition
Score 		Rank Opposition
Score 		Opposition
Score 		Opposition
Score 		Rank
Brendan Aquilina Singles  Breitenbach (RSA)
L 17 - 21 		 Wilson (AUS)
L 17 - 21 		 Salmon (WAL)
L 18 - 21 		 Jones (NFI)
W 21 - 15 		 Paniani (COK)
W 21 - 17 		4 Did not advance
Brendan Aquilina
Shaun Parnis 		Pairs  Australia
L 11–22 		 Brunei
W 28–11 		 Guernsey
W 16–10 		 Canada
W 26–12 		— 2 Q  Australia
W 15–13 		 Scotland
L 8-18 		 Cook Islands
L 11-17 		4
Women
Athlete Event Group stage Quarterfinal Semifinal Final / BM
Opposition
Score 		Opposition
Score 		Opposition
Score 		Opposition
Score 		Opposition
Score 		Rank Opposition
Score 		Opposition
Score 		Opposition
Score 		Rank
Connie-Leigh Rixon
Rebecca Rixon 		Pairs  Niue
W 29-9 		 England
L 10-23 		 Australia
L 14-18 		 Zambia
W 24-12 		 Papua New Guinea
W 20-19 		3 Did not advance
Sharon Callus
Connie-Leigh Rixon
Rebecca Rixon
Rosemaree Rixon 		Fours  England
W 14–10 		 India
W 20–15 		 Fiji
L 12–20 		 Northern Ireland
W 21–8 		— 2 Q  India
W 13–11 		 South Africa
L 8-14 		 Canada
W 17-8 		3rd place, bronze medalist(s)

Shooting

Main article: Shooting at the 2018 Commonwealth Games

Malta entered five sport shooters (four men and one woman).[2]

Men
Athlete Event Qualification Final
Points Rank Points Rank
Brian Galea Trap 117 6 Q 36 3rd place, bronze medalist(s)
William Chetcuti Double trap 130 9 Did not advance
Nathan-Lee Xuereb 125 12 Did not advance
Marlon Attard Skeet 116 12 Did not advance
Women
Athlete Event Qualification Final
Points Rank Points Rank
Eleanor Bezzina 25 metre pistol 571 7 Q 22 4
10 metre air pistol 378 3 Q 193.2 4

Squash

Main article: Squash at the 2018 Commonwealth Games

Malta entered four squash athletes (two per gender).[2]

Individual
Athlete Event Round of 64 Round of 32 Round of 16 Quarterfinals Semifinals Final
Opposition
Score 		Opposition
Score 		Opposition
Score 		Opposition
Score 		Opposition
Score 		Opposition
Score 		Rank
Daniel Zammit-Lewis Men's singles  Kale Wilson (TRI)
W 3–0 		 Lewis Walters (JAM)
L 0–3 		Did not advance
Dianne Kellas Women's singles —  Christine Nunn (AUS)
L 0–3 		Did not advance
Colette Sultana  Samantha Hennings (CAY)
W 3–0 		 Nicol David (MAS)
L 0–3 		Did not advance
Doubles
Athlete Event Group stage Round of 16 Quarterfinals Semifinals Final
Opposition
Score 		Opposition
Score 		Opposition
Score 		Rank Opposition
Score 		Opposition
Score 		Opposition
Score 		Opposition
Score 		Rank
Bradley Hindle
Daniel Zammit-Lewis 		Men's doubles  Coll /
Grayson (NZL)
L 0 - 2 		 Doyle /
Snagg (SVG)
W 2 - 0 		— 2 Q  James /
Willstrop (ENG)
L 0 - 2 		Did not advance
Dianne Kellas
Colette Sultana 		Women's doubles  Evans /
Deon (WAL)
L 0 - 2 		 F Zafar /
M Zafar (PAK)
W 2 - 0 		 Chinappa /
Pallikal Karthik (IND)
L 0 - 2 		3 — Did not advance
Dianne Kellas
Bradley Hindle 		Mixed doubles  Vai /
Suari (PNG)
W 2 - 0 		 King /
Coll (NZL)
L 0 - 2 		— 2 Q  Waters /
Selby (ENG)
L 0 - 2 		Did not advance
Colette Sultana
Daniel Zammit-Lewis 		 Landers-Murphy /
Millar (NZL)
L 0 - 2 		 Duncalf /
Waller (ENG)
L 0 - 2 		— 3 Did not advance

Weightlifting

Main articles: Weightlifting at the 2018 Commonwealth Games and Weightlifting at the 2018 Commonwealth Games – Qualification

Malta qualified one weightlifter.[2]

Athlete Event Snatch Clean & jerk Total Rank
Result Rank Result Rank
Yasmin Zammit-Stevens Women's −63 kg 79 7 95 7 174 7

Wrestling

Main article: Wrestling at the 2018 Commonwealth Games

Malta entered three male wrestlers.[2] However, David Galea did not compete.

Men
Athlete Event Round of 16 Quarterfinal Semifinal Repechage Final / BM
Opposition
Result 		Opposition
Result 		Opposition
Result 		Opposition
Result 		Opposition
Result 		Rank
Gary Giordmaina -57 kg  Bilal (PAK)
L 1 - 4 		Did not advance 11
Adam Vella -65 kg  Wahab (PAK)
L 1 - 4 		Did not advance 8

See also

References

  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. ^ a b c d e f g h i "2018 Gold Coast Commonwealth Games: 25 athletes to represent Malta, Gary Giordimaina as flag bearer". www.independent.com.mt/. 6 March 2018. Retrieved 20 March 2018.
  3. ^ Butler, Nick (13 March 2018). "Wrestler to carry Malta flag at Gold Coast 2018". Insidethegames.biz. Dunsar Media. Retrieved 20 March 2018.
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