Samoa at the 2022 Commonwealth Games

Samoa at the 2022 Commonwealth Games
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CGF code	SAM
CGA	Samoa Association of Sports and National Olympic Committee
Website	sasnoc.com
in Birmingham, England
Competitors	38 (34 men and 4 women) in 7 sports
Medals Ranked 19th	Gold 1 Silver 4 Bronze 0 Total 5
Commonwealth Games appearances (overview)
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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]

Medalists

Main article: 2022 Commonwealth Games medal table

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

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

Main article: Athletics at the 2022 Commonwealth Games

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

Main article: Boxing at the 2022 Commonwealth Games

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

Main article: Judo at the 2022 Commonwealth Games

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

Main article: Rugby sevens at the 2022 Commonwealth Games

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

Main article: Rugby sevens at the 2022 Commonwealth Games – Men's tournament

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 v t e	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
	Report	Try: 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'	Report	Try: 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'	Report	Try: 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'	Report	Try: 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

Main article: Swimming at the 2022 Commonwealth Games

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

Main articles: Weightlifting at the 2022 Commonwealth Games and Weightlifting at the 2022 Commonwealth Games – Qualification

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

Main article: Wrestling at the 2022 Commonwealth Games

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

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.
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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.
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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.
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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

• SASNOC Official site