Norfolk Island at the 2022 Commonwealth Games
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| Norfolk Island at the 2022 Commonwealth Games | |
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| CGF code | NFK |
| CGA | Norfolk Island Amateur Sports and Commonwealth Games Association |
| Website | facebook |
| in Birmingham, England 28 July 2022 – 8 August 2022 | |
| Competitors | 10 (5 men and 5 women) in 1 sport |
| Flag bearers (opening) | Tim Sheridan Shae Wilson |
| Flag bearer (closing) | Ellie Dixon |
| Medals |
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| Commonwealth Games appearances (overview) | |
Norfolk Island competed at the 2022 Commonwealth Games in Birmingham, England between 28 July and 8 August. It was Norfolk Island's tenth appearance at the Games.
It was the most successful campaign to date for the women, making quarter-finals in 3 of 4 disciplines.
Lawn bowlers Tim Sheridan and Shae Wilson were the delegated flagbearers during the opening ceremony.
Competitors
Norfolk Island is sending a contingent of 14 (10 athletes and 4 officials) to the Games.
The following is the list of number of competitors participating at the Games per sport/discipline.
| Sport | Men | Women | Total |
|---|---|---|---|
| Lawn bowls | 5 | 5 | 10 |
| Total | 5 | 5 | 10 |
Lawn bowls
Norfolk Island selected a squad of ten bowlers (five per gender).
- Men
| Athlete | Event | Group Stage | Quarterfinal | Semifinal | Final / BM | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Opposition Score |
Opposition Score |
Opposition Score |
Opposition Score |
Rank | Opposition Score |
Opposition Score |
Opposition Score |
Rank | ||
| Ryan Dixon | Singles |  Kelly (NIR)L 12 - 21 |
 Tagelagi (NIU)W 21 - 13 |
 Bester (CAN)L 8 - 21 |
 Salmon (WAL)L 11 - 21 |
4 | did not advance | |||
| Tim Sheridan John Christian |
Pairs |  Jamaica (JAM)L 16–17 |
Northern Ireland (NIR) W 20–15 |
 Namibia (NAM)L 12–19 |
Wales (WAL) L 16–19 |
4 | did not advance | |||
| Trevor Gow Hadyn Evans Ryan Dixon |
Triples | Northern Ireland (NIR) L 10–24 |
 Fiji (FIJ)L 12–20 |
Wales (WAL) L 10–31 |
— | 4 | did not advance | |||
| John Christian Trevor Gow Hadyn Evans Tim Sheridan |
Fours | Wales (WAL) L 8―19 |
 Malaysia (MAS)L 11―19 |
 Brunei (BRU)W 17―4 |
— | 3 | did not advance | |||
- Women
| Athlete | Event | Group Stage | Quarterfinal | Semifinal | Final / BM | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Opposition Score |
Opposition Score |
Opposition Score |
Opposition Score |
Rank | Opposition Score |
Opposition Score |
Opposition Score |
Rank | ||
| Shae Wilson | Singles | Tikoisuva (FIJ) W 21–16 |
 Mataio (COK)W 21–13 |
 Piketh (RSA)W 21–18 |
— | 1 Q | Daniels (WAL) W 21–11 |
 Ryan (AUS)L 17–21 |
Ahmad (MAS) L 10–21 |
4 |
| Shae Wilson Carmen Anderson |
Pairs | Cook Islands (COK) W 26―14 |
 Malta (MLT)W 21―18 |
 Guernsey (GGY)L 10―20 |
Malaysia (MAS) W 22―17 |
2 Q | Australia (AUS) L 12―19 |
did not advance | ||
| Petal Jones Essie Sanchez Ellie Dixon |
Triples | Canada (CAN) L 10 - 22 |
Malaysia (MAS) L 8 - 24 |
Fiji (FIJ) W 16 - 13 |
— | 4 | did not advance | |||
| Petal Jones Carmen Anderson Essie Sanchez Ellie Dixon |
Fours | Malaysia (MAS) W 21–12 |
Malta (MLT) W 16–12 |
Northern Ireland (NIR) W 17–6 |
— | 1 Q |  India (IND)L 9–17 |
did not advance | ||
References
- ^ "The Queen's Baton Relay in Norfolk Island". BOCCG. Archived from the original on 5 April 2022. Retrieved 5 April 2022.
- ^ "With only 10 days to go until Birmingham 2022, our small but might team are ready 🇳🇫". www.facebook.com/. Team Norfolk Island. 17 July 2022. Retrieved 27 July 2022.
- ^ "Pacific at the Opening Ceremony of Birmingham 2022 Commonwealth Games". www.oceanianoc.org/. Oceania National Olympic Committees. 30 July 2022. Retrieved 5 August 2022.
- ^ "Bowls Alive on Norfolk". Inside Bowls. World Bowls. April 2022. pp. 54, 55. Retrieved 28 April 2022.
- ^ "Chef de Mission | Norfolk Island". Inside the Games. Dunsar Media. 27 April 2022. Archived from the original on 27 April 2022. Retrieved 27 April 2022.