# Vanuatu at the 2018 Commonwealth Games

Vanuatu competed at the 2018 Commonwealth Games in the Gold Coast, Australia from April 4 to April 15, 2018.
Beach volleyball athlete Miller Pata was the island's flag bearer during the opening ceremony.
The country won its first ever Commonwealth Games medal, a bronze won by para athlete Friana Kwevira in the women's javelin throw (F46) event.

## Competitors

The following is the list of number of competitors participating at the Games per sport/discipline.
| Sport | Men | Women | Total |
| Athletics | 3 | 5 | 8 |
| Beach volleyball | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| Boxing | 3 | 0 | 3 |
| Table tennis | 2 | 3 | 5 |
| Total | 8 | 10 | 18 |

## Medalists

| Medal | Name | Sport | Event | Date |
| Bronze | Friana Kwevira | Athletics | Women's Javelin Throw (F46) | April 9 |
| Bronze | Linline Matauatu Miller Pata | Beach volleyball | Women's tournament | April 12 |
Medals by sport :
| Sport | | | | Total |
| Athletics | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Beach volleyball | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Total | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
Medals by day :
| Day | | | | Total |
| 5 April | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 6 April | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 7 April | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 8 April | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 9 April | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 10 April | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 11 April | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 12 April | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Total | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
Medals by gender :
| Gender | | | | Total |
| Female | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| Male | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Mixed | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Total | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 |

## Athletics

Vanuatu participated with 8 athletes (3 men and 5 women).

### Track & road events

| Athlete | Event | Heat | Heat | Semifinal | Semifinal | Final | Final |
| Athlete | Event | Result | Rank | Result | Rank | Result | Rank |
| Bradly Toa | 200 m | 22.43 | 5 | did not advance | did not advance | did not advance | did not advance |
| Bradly Toa | 400 m | 49.10 | 6 | did not advance | did not advance | did not advance | did not advance |
| Simon Charley | 10000 m | — | — | — | — | DNS | DNS |
| Simon Charley | 3000 m steeplechase | — | — | — | — | 10:03.08 | 11 |

### Field events

| Athlete | Event | Qualification | Qualification | Final | Final |
| Athlete | Event | Distance | Rank | Distance | Rank |
| Jack Nasawa | Javelin throw | 56.12 | 21 | did not advance | did not advance |

### Track & road events

| Athlete | Event | Heat | Heat | Semifinal | Semifinal | Final | Final |
| Athlete | Event | Result | Rank | Result | Rank | Result | Rank |
| Roslyn Nalin | 100 m | 13.01 | 7 | did not advance | did not advance | did not advance | did not advance |
| Dephnny Naliupis | 100 m (T35) | — | — | — | — | 26.49 | 7 |
| Valentine Hello | 400 m | 58.62 | 7 | did not advance | did not advance | did not advance | did not advance |
| Roslyn Nalin | 400 m | 1:00.72 | 8 | did not advance | did not advance | did not advance | did not advance |
| Valentine Hello | 800 m | 2:18.26 | 9 | — | — | did not advance | did not advance |

### Field events

| Athlete | Event | Final | Final |
| Athlete | Event | Distance | Position |
| Friana Kwevira | Javelin throw (F46) | 24.54 | |
| Marcelline Moli | Javelin throw (F46) | 16.17 | 5 |

## Beach volleyball

Vanuatu qualified a women's beach volleyball team for a total of two athletes.
| Athlete | Event | Preliminary round | Standing | Quarterfinals | Semifinals | Final / BM | Final / BM |
| Athlete | Event | Opposition Score | Standing | Opposition Score | Opposition Score | Opposition Score | Rank |
| Linline Matauatu Miller Pata | Women's | Pool C Lau – Ong (SGP) W 2 – 0 (21 - 9, 21 - 12) Nzayisenga – Mutatsimpundu (RWA) W 2 – 0 (21 - 15, 21 - 10) Wills – Polley (NZL) L 0 – 2 (17 - 21, 16 - 21) | 2 Q | Grimson – Palmer (ENG) W 2 – 1 (23 - 25, 21 - 19, 15 - 12) | Artacho del Solar – Clancy (AUS) L 1 - 2 (19-21, 21-16, 9-15) | Konstantinou – Angelopoulou (CYP) W 2 - 0 (21-14, 21-10) | |

## Boxing

Vanuatu participated with a team of 3 athletes (3 men).

### Men

| Athlete | Event | Round of 16 | Quarterfinals | Semifinals | Final | Rank |
| Athlete | Event | Opposition Result | Opposition Result | Opposition Result | Opposition Result | Rank |
| Berry Namri | −49 kg | BYE | Thiwanka Ranasinghe (SRI) L 0–5 | did not advance | did not advance | did not advance |
| Gill Kalai | −52 kg | Thabo Molefe (LES) L 0–5 | did not advance | did not advance | did not advance | did not advance |
| Boe Warawara | −56 kg | Hussamuddin Mohammed (IND) L 0–5 | did not advance | did not advance | did not advance | did not advance |

## Table tennis

Vanuatu participated with 5 athletes (2 men and 3 women).

### 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 |
| Ham Lulu | Men's singles | Rollins (BAH) W 4 - 0 | Sirisena (SRI) L 0 - 4 | 2 | did not advance | did not advance | did not advance | did not advance | did not advance | did not advance | did not advance |
| Yoshua Shing | Men's singles | Melton (TUV) W 4 - 0 | Wilson (TTO) L 1 - 4 | 2 | did not advance | did not advance | did not advance | did not advance | did not advance | did not advance | did not advance |
| Anolyn Lulu | Women's singles | Sifi (SOL) W 4 - 0 | Baah-Danso (GHA) L 1 - 4 | 2 | — | did not advance | did not advance | did not advance | did not advance | did not advance | did not advance |
| Stephanie Qwea | Women's singles | Ho Wan Kau (MRI) L 1 - 4 | Thakkar (KEN) L 1 - 4 | 3 | — | did not advance | did not advance | did not advance | did not advance | did not advance | did not advance |
| Priscilla Tommy | Women's singles | Katepu (TUV) W 4 - 0 | Pazi (TAN) W 4 - 0 | 1 Q | — | Lay (AUS) L 0 - 4 | 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 |
| Ham Lulu Yoshua Shing | Men's doubles | Bye | Asante / Sam (GHA) L 1 - 3 | did not advance | did not advance | did not advance | did not advance | did not advance |
| Anolyn Lulu Priscilla Tommy | Women's doubles | — | Mwaisyula / Pazi (TAN) W 3 - 0 | Ho / Tsaptsinos (ENG) L 0 - 3 | did not advance | did not advance | did not advance | did not advance |
| Anolyn Lulu Yoshua Shing | Mixed doubles | Tumaini / Mwaisyula (TAN) W 3 - 1 | Hu / Tapper (AUS) L 0 - 3 | did not advance | did not advance | did not advance | did not advance | did not advance |
| Priscilla Tommy Ham Lulu | Mixed doubles | Britton / Greaves (GUY) L 0 - 3 | did not advance | did not advance | did not advance | did not advance | did not advance | did not advance |

### Team

| Athletes | Event | Group Stage | Group Stage | Group Stage | Quarterfinal | Semifinal | Final | Rank |
| Athletes | Event | Opposition Score | Opposition Score | Rank | Opposition Score | Opposition Score | Opposition Score | Rank |
| Anolyn Lulu Stephanie Qwea Priscilla Tommy | Women's team | England (ENG) L 0 - 3 | Guyana (GUY) L 2 - 3 | 3 | did not advance | did not advance | did not advance | did not advance |