# Tuvalu at the 2018 Commonwealth Games

Tuvalu competed at the 2018 Commonwealth Games in the Gold Coast, Australia from April 4 to April 15, 2018.
Weightlifter Manuila Raobu was the island's flag bearer during the opening ceremony.

## Competitors

The following is the list of number of competitors participating at the Games per sport/discipline.
| Sport | Men | Women | Total |
| Athletics | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| Swimming | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| Table tennis | 2 | 1 | 3 |
| Weightlifting | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| Total | 6 | 1 | 7 |

## Athletics

Tuvalu participated with 2 athletes (2 men).

### Track & road events

| Athlete | Event | Heat | Heat | Semifinal | Semifinal | Final | Final |
| Athlete | Event | Result | Rank | Result | Rank | Result | Rank |
| Karalo Maibuca | 100 m | 11.98 | 8 | did not advance | did not advance | did not advance | did not advance |

### Field events

| Athlete | Event | Qualification | Qualification | Final | Final |
| Athlete | Event | Distance | Rank | Distance | Rank |
| Imo Fiamalua | Javelin throw | 52.84 | 22 | did not advance | did not advance |

## Swimming

Tuvalu participated with 1 athlete (1 man).

### Men

| Athlete | Event | Heat | Heat | Semifinal | Semifinal | Final | Final |
| Athlete | Event | Time | Rank | Time | Rank | Time | Rank |
| Faletiute Tinapa | 50 m freestyle | DSQ | DSQ | did not advance | did not advance | did not advance | did not advance |
| Faletiute Tinapa | 50 m backstroke | 34.94 | 20 | did not advance | did not advance | did not advance | did not advance |
| Faletiute Tinapa | 50 m breaststroke | 38.44 | 33 | did not advance | did not advance | did not advance | did not advance |

## Table tennis

Tuvalu participated with 3 athletes (2 men and 1 woman).

### Singles

| Athletes | Event | Group Stage | Group Stage | Group Stage | Round of 64 | Round of 32 | Round of 16 | Quarterfinal | Semifinal | Final | Rank |
| Athletes | Event | Opposition Score | Opposition Score | Rank | Opposition Score | Opposition Score | Opposition Score | Opposition Score | Opposition Score | Opposition Score | Rank |
| Kalton Melton | Men's singles | Shing (VAN) L 0 - 4 | Wilson (TTO) L 0 - 4 | 3 | did not advance | did not advance | did not advance | did not advance | did not advance | did not advance | did not advance |
| Tulimanu Vaea | Men's singles | Wu (FIJ) L 0 - 4 | Tumaini (TAN) L 0 - 4 | 3 | did not advance | did not advance | did not advance | did not advance | did not advance | did not advance | did not advance |
| Brenda Katepu | Women's singles | Tommy (VAN) L 0 - 4 | Pazi (TAN) L 0 - 4 | 3 | — | did not advance | did not advance | did not advance | did not advance | did not advance | did not advance |

### Doubles

| Athletes | Event | Round of 64 | Round of 32 | Round of 16 | Quarterfinal | Semifinal | Final | Rank |
| Athletes | Event | Opposition Score | Opposition Score | Opposition Score | Opposition Score | Opposition Score | Opposition Score | Rank |
| Kalton Melton Tulimanu Vaea | Men's doubles | Bye | McCreery Robinson (NIR) L 0 - 3 | did not advance | did not advance | did not advance | did not advance | did not advance |
| Brenda Katepu Tulimanu Vaea | Mixed doubles | Beh KT Zhang WL (SGP) L 0 - 3 | did not advance | did not advance | did not advance | did not advance | did not advance | did not advance |

## Weightlifting

Tuvalu participated with 1 athlete (1 man).
| Athlete | Event | Snatch | Snatch | Clean & Jerk | Clean & Jerk | Total | Rank |
| Athlete | Event | Result | Rank | Result | Rank | Total | Rank |
| Manuila Raobu | Men's −62 kg | 95 | 14 | 121 | 13 | 216 | 13 |