Tuvalu at the
Commonwealth Games
CGF codeTUV
CGATuvalu Association of Sports and National Olympic Committee
Websiteoceaniasport.com/tuvalu
Medals
Gold
0
Silver
0
Bronze
0
Total
0
Commonwealth Games appearances (overview)

Tuvalu first participated in the Commonwealth Games in 1998, when a weightlifter attended the games held at Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia.[1] Tuvalu has subsequently sent teams to compete in the Commonwealth Games.

Medal tally

   Gold       Silver       Bronze    Total
Tuvalu 0 0 0 0

Tuvalu is unranked on the all-time medal tally of the Commonwealth Games, having never won a medal.

History

Tuvalu at the Commonwealth Games logo

Tuvalu first participated in the Commonwealth Games in 1998, when a weightlifter attended the games held at Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia.[1]

At the 2002 Commonwealth Games in Manchester, England, Tuvalu was represented by two table tennis players - Alan Puga Resture and Teokila Maleko.

At the 2006 Commonwealth Games in Melbourne, Australia, Tuvalu were represented by Alan Puga Resture & Napetari Tioti, participating in table tennis events, and Geoffrey Ludbrook (50m Rifle Prone) and Logona Esau (men's 69 kg combined weightlifting).[2]

At the 2010 Commonwealth Games in Delhi, India, Tuvaluan athletes participated in the discus, shot put and weightlifting events.[1] Tuau Lapua Lapua finished in 15th position in the men’s final for weightlifting (62 kg), with a lift of 220 kg.[3] Fakepelu Sileti entered the discus throw and the shot put events and reached 14th position in the qualifying rounds of the men’s shot put, with a distance of 12.62 metres.[3]

Tuvalu sent a team of five to the 2014 Commonwealth Games in Glasgow, Scotland comprising Logona Esau, Tuau Lapua Lapua and Kaie Luenita in weightlifting; and Kaimalie Resture and Alan Resture in table tennis.[4]

Tuvalu sent a team of four to the Gold Coast XXI Commonwealth Games in 2018, comprising Karalo Maibuca (men's 100 metres),[5] Imo Fiamalua (men’s javelin throw),[6] Kalton Melton and Tulimanu Vaea (men’s table tennis doubles).[7]

Tuvalu sent a team of five to the Birmingham XXII Commonwealth Games in 2022, comprising Karalo Maibuca (men's 100 metres), Ampex Isaac and Saaga Malosa (men’s beach volleyball),[8] Leatialii Afoa (lightweight boxing) and Fiu Tui (middleweight boxing).[9]

References

  1. ^ a b c "CGF - Tuvalu". Commonwealth Games Federation. Archived from the original on 29 July 2007. Retrieved 15 May 2013.
  2. ^ "Tuvaluan Team". Melbourne 2006 Commonwealth Games. Retrieved 11 March 2013.
  3. ^ a b "Delhi 2010 Commonwealth Games". Commonwealth Games Federation. Archived from the original on 2 August 2018. Retrieved 9 September 2018.
  4. ^ "Commonwealth Games Glasgow - Tuvalu". Commonwealth Games Glasgow 2014. Retrieved 26 July 2014.
  5. ^ "Karalo Maibuca". 2018 Commonwealth Games. Archived from the original on 24 July 2021. Retrieved 24 July 2021.
  6. ^ "Imo Fiamalua". 2018 Commonwealth Games. Retrieved 24 July 2021.
  7. ^ "Results: men's 100m Round 1 - Heat 9". Results: table tennis - 2018 Commonwealth Games. Retrieved 24 July 2021.
  8. ^ Carayol, Tumaini (31 July 2022). "Tuvalu's beach volleyball team take stage for nation hit by climate crisis". The Guardian. Retrieved 31 July 2022.
  9. ^ Webster, Andrew (30 July 2022). "'I am from Tuvalu and my country is going to sink': Comm Games team you should be backing". Sydney Morning Herald. Retrieved 30 July 2022.
Categories