# Malta at the 2022 Commonwealth Games

Malta competed at the 2022 Commonwealth Games in Birmingham, England between 28 July and 8 August 2022. It was Malta's fourteenth appearance at the Games.
On 12 July 2022, the Maltese Olympic Committee announced a team of 29 athletes (13 men and 16 women) competing in nine sports. Squash athlete Kijan Sultana and weightlifter Tenishia Thornton were the country's opening ceremony flagbearers.

## Medalists

| Medal | Name | Sport | Event | Date |
| Bronze | Katryna Esposito | Judo | Women's -48kg | 1 August |

## Competitors

The following is the list of number of competitors participating at the Games per sport/discipline.
| Sport | Men | Women | Total |
| Athletics | 0 | 4 | 4 |
| Badminton | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| Cycling | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| Judo | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| Lawn bowls | 4 | 4 | 8 |
| Squash | 2 | 2 | 4 |
| Triathlon | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| Weightlifting | 0 | 4 | 4 |
| Wrestling | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| Total | 13 | 16 | 29 |

## Athletics

A squad of four athletes was announced on 12 July 2022.

### Track and road events

| Athlete | Event | Heat | Heat | Semifinal | Semifinal | Final | Final |
| Athlete | Event | Result | Rank | Result | Rank | Result | Rank |
| Carla Scicluna | 100 m | 11.89 | 6 | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance |
| Charlotte Wingfield | 200 m | 24.47 | 4 q | 24.52 | 8 | Did not advance | Did not advance |
| Janet Richard | 400 m | 54.51 | 6 | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance |
| Claire Azzopardi Janet Richard Carla Scicluna Charlotte Wingfield | 4 × 100 m relay | 45.59 | 5 | — | — | Did not advance | Did not advance |

### Field events

| Athlete | Event | Qualification | Qualification | Final | Final |
| Athlete | Event | Distance | Rank | Distance | Rank |
| Claire Azzopardi | Long jump | 5.76 | 16 | Did not advance | Did not advance |

## Badminton

A squad of two players was announced on 12 July 2022.
| Athlete | Event | Round of 64 | Round of 32 | Round of 16 | Quarterfinal | Semifinal | Final / BM | Final / BM |
| Athlete | Event | Opposition Score | Opposition Score | Opposition Score | Opposition Score | Opposition Score | Opposition Score | Rank |
| Matthew Abela | Men's singles | Lin (AUS) L 0 - 2 | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance |
| Samuel Cassar | Men's singles | Bye | Abeywickrama (SRI) L 0 - 2 | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance |
| Matthew Abela Samuel Cassar | Men's doubles | — | Attama & Mwanbu (UGA) W 2 - 0 | Schueler & Tang (AUS) L 0 - 2 | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance |

## Cycling

One cyclist (Aiden Buttigieg) was officially selected as of 12 July 2022.

### Road
#### Men

| Athlete | Event | Time | Rank |
| Aidan Buttigieg | Road race | 3:37:20 | 60 |
| Aidan Buttigieg | Time trial | 56:05.93 | 36 |

## Judo

A squad of two judoka was announced on 12 July 2022.
| Athlete | Event | Round of 16 | Quarterfinals | Semifinals | Repechage | Final/BM | Final/BM |
| Athlete | Event | Opposition Result | Opposition Result | Opposition Result | Opposition Result | Opposition Result | Rank |
| Isaac Bezzina | Men's -100 kg | Thompson (ENG) L 00 - 01 | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance | 9 |
| Katryna Esposito | Women's -48 kg | Bye | Platten (ENG) L 00 - 10 | Did not advance | Barnikel (WAL) W 10 - 00 | Morand (MRI) W 10 - 00 | |

## Lawn bowls

A squad of eight bowlers was selected on 28 April 2022.

### Men

| Athlete | Event | Group stage | Group stage | Group stage | Group stage | Group stage | Quarterfinal | Semifinal | Final / BM | Final / BM |
| Athlete | Event | Opposition Score | Opposition Score | Opposition Score | Opposition Score | Rank | Opposition Score | Opposition Score | Opposition Score | Rank |
| Shaun Parnis Troy Lorimer Peter Ellul | Triples | Scotland (SCO) L 6 - 28 | New Zealand (NZL) W 22 - 12 | India (IND) T 16 - 16 | — | 2 Q | Fiji (FIJ) L 14 - 15 | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance |
| Peter Ellul Troy Lorimer Mark Malogorski Shaun Parnis | Fours | Scotland (SCO) L 9 - 17 | Jersey (JEY) L 11 - 19 | South Africa (RSA) W 19 - 15 | New Zealand (NZL) L 13 - 14 | 5 | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance |

### Women

| Athlete | Event | Group stage | Group stage | Group stage | Group stage | Group stage | Quarterfinal | Semifinal | Final / BM | Final / BM |
| Athlete | Event | Opposition Score | Opposition Score | Opposition Score | Opposition Score | Rank | Opposition Score | Opposition Score | Opposition Score | Rank |
| Connie Rixon Rebecca Rixon | Pairs | Norfolk Island (NFK) L 18 - 21 | Guernsey (GGY) T 17 - 17 | Malaysia (MAS) L 16 - 20 | Cook Islands (COK) L 15 - 22 | 5 | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance |
| Irene Attard Connie Rixon Rebecca Rixon Rose Rixon | Fours | Northern Ireland (NIR) L 10 - 16 | Norfolk Island (NFK) L 12 - 16 | Malaysia (MAS) L 6 - 22 | — | 4 | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance |

## Squash

A squad of four players was announced on 12 July 2022.

### Singles

| Athlete | Event | Round of 64 | Round of 32 | Round of 16 | Quarterfinals | Semifinals | Final | Final |
| Athlete | Event | Opposition Score | Opposition Score | Opposition Score | Opposition Score | Opposition Score | Opposition Score | Rank |
| Niall Engerer | Men's singles | Sultana (MLT) W 3 - 1 | Coll (NZL) L 0 - 3 | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance |
| Kijan Sultana | Men's singles | Engerer (MLT) L 1 - 3 | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance |
| Colette Sultana | Women's singles | Bye | Turnbull (AUS) L 1 - 3 | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance |
| Lijana Sultana | Women's singles | Knaggs (TTO) W 3 - 2 | Naughton (CAN) L 0 - 3 | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance |

### Doubles

| Athlete | Event | Round of 32 | Round of 16 | Quarterfinals | Semifinals | Final | Final |
| Athlete | Event | Opposition Score | Opposition Score | Opposition Score | Opposition Score | Opposition Score | Rank |
| Kijan Sultana Niall Engerer | Men's doubles | Jervis / Stafford (CAY) W 2 - 1 | Willstrop / James (ENG) L 0 - 2 | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance |
| Lijana Sultana Colette Sultana | Women's doubles | Haywood / Best (BAR) L 1 - 2 | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance |
| Niall Engerer Colette Sultana | Mixed doubles | Evans / Makin (WAL) L 0 - 2 | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance |
| Lijana Sultana Kijan Sultana | Mixed doubles | Kennedy / Rooney (ENG) L 0 - 2 | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance |

## Triathlon

A squad of two triathletes was announced on 12 July 2022.

### Individual

| Athlete | Event | Swim (750 m) | Trans 1 | Bike (20 km) | Trans 2 | Run (5 km) | Total | Rank |
| Keith Galea | Men's | 10:37 | 1:11 | 30:19 | 0:28 | 19:05 | 1:01:40 | 31 |
| Danica Bonello Spiteri | Women's | 11:16 | 1:09 | 33:04 | 0:31 | 21:21 | 1:07:21 | 25 |

## Weightlifting

Courtesy of their positions on the IWF Commonwealth Ranking List (which was finalised on 9 March 2022), a squad of four weightlifters was officially selected on 23 April 2022.

### Women

| Athlete | Event | Weight lifted | Weight lifted | Total | Rank |
| Athlete | Event | Snatch | Clean & jerk | Total | Rank |
| Tenishia Thornton | 59 kg | 78 | 100 | 178 | 8 |
| Yasmin Zammit Stevens | 64 kg | 83 | 103 | 186 | 6 |
| Roberta Tabone | 71 kg | 86 | 105 | 191 | 8 |
| Elisia Scicluna | +87 kg | 80 | 105 | 185 | 10 |

## Wrestling

A squad of two wrestlers was announced on 12 July 2022.
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 | Final / BM |
| Athlete | Event | Opposition Result | Opposition Result | Opposition Result | Opposition Result | Opposition Result | Rank |
| Gary Giordmaina | Men's -57 kg | Holland (AUS) W 8 - 4 | Capellan (CAN) L 2 - 12 | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance | 7 |
| Adam Vella | Men's -65 kg | Ullah (PAK) L 0 - 10 | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance | 12 |