# Papua New Guinea at the 2014 Commonwealth Games

Papua New Guinea competed in the 2014 Commonwealth Games in Glasgow, Scotland from 23 July to 3 August 2014. Papua New Guinea participated in the Commonwealth Games for the thirteenth time. Over its previous participations, its athletes won a total of nine medals, of which two gold. Swimmer Ryan Pini, Papua New Guinea's most successful competitor with a gold in 2006 and a silver in 2010, is not competing in Glasgow, but is present as "assistant coach and mentor" for PNG's swim team.

## Medalists

| Medal | Name | Sport | Event | Date |
| Gold | Steven Kukuna Kari | Weightlifting | Men's 94 kg | July 29 |
| Gold | Dika Toua | Weightlifting | Women's 53 kg | July 25 |

## Athletics
### Key

* Note – Ranks given for track events are within the athlete's heat only
* Q = Qualified for the next round
* q = Qualified for the next round as a fastest loser or, in field events, by position without achieving the qualifying target
* NR = National record
* N/A = Round not applicable for the event

### Track & road events

| Athlete | Event | Heat | Heat | Semifinal | Semifinal | Final | Final |
| Athlete | Event | Result | Rank | Result | Rank | Result | Rank |
| Kupun Wisil | 100 m | 10.86 | 50 | did not advance | did not advance | did not advance | did not advance |
| Ruwan Gunasinghe | 100 m | 11.03 | 58 | did not advance | did not advance | did not advance | did not advance |
| Nelson Stone | 200 m | 21.51 | 45 | did not advance | did not advance | did not advance | did not advance |
| Nelson Stone | 400 m | 47.60 | =31 | did not advance | did not advance | did not advance | did not advance |
| Theo Piniau | 200 m | 21.77 | 48 | did not advance | did not advance | did not advance | did not advance |
| Theo Piniau | 400 m | 48.50 | 36 | did not advance | did not advance | did not advance | did not advance |
| Kaminiel Matlaun | 400 m | 48.65 | 37 | did not advance | did not advance | did not advance | did not advance |
| Kaminiel Matlaun | 800 m | 1:52.36 | 20 | did not advance | did not advance | did not advance | did not advance |
| Kevin Kapmatana | 800 m | 1:59.09 | 25 | did not advance | did not advance | did not advance | did not advance |
| Veherney Babob | 800 m | 2:03.45 | 26 | did not advance | did not advance | did not advance | did not advance |
| Andipas Georasi | 1500 m | 4:05.30 | 25 | — | — | did not advance | did not advance |
| Wala Gime | 110 m hurdles | 14.64 | 19 | — | — | did not advance | did not advance |
| Wala Gime | 400 m hurdles | 53.62 | 16 | — | — | did not advance | did not advance |
| Mowen Boino | 400 m hurdles | DQ | | — | — | 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 |
| Helen Philemon | 100 m | 13.12 | 46 | did not advance | did not advance | did not advance | did not advance |
| Toea Wisil | 100 m | 11.64 Q | =14 | 11.44 SB | 10 | did not advance | did not advance |
| Toea Wisil | 200 m | 24.26 q | 21 | 24.48 | 21 | did not advance | did not advance |
| Adrine Monagi | 100 m | 12.83 | 44 | did not advance | did not advance | did not advance | did not advance |
| Adrine Monagi | 200 m | 26.71 | 40 | did not advance | did not advance | did not advance | did not advance |
| Shirley Vunatup | 200 m | 25.79 | 34 | did not advance | did not advance | did not advance | did not advance |
| Shirley Vunatup | 400 m | 1:00.10 | 42 | did not advance | did not advance | did not advance | did not advance |
| Betty Burua | 400 m | 55.48 | 31 | did not advance | did not advance | did not advance | did not advance |
| Donna Koniel | 400 m | 58.40 | 40 | did not advance | did not advance | did not advance | did not advance |
| Donna Koniel | 800 m | 2:14.56 | 27 | did not advance | did not advance | did not advance | did not advance |
| Sharon Kwarula | 400 m hurdles | 1:02.52 | 20 | — | — | did not advance | did not advance |

## Judo
### Men

| Athlete | Event | Round of 32 | Round of 16 | Quarterfinals | Semifinals | Repechage | Final / BM | Final / BM |
| Athlete | Event | Opposition Result | Opposition Result | Opposition Result | Opposition Result | Opposition Result | Opposition Result | Rank |
| Raymond Ovinou | −66 kg | Bye | Luzia (MOZ) L w/o | did not advance | did not advance | did not advance | did not advance | did not advance |
| Nelson | −73 kg | Maxwell (BAR) W 100–000 | Ganzo (KEN) L 0002–0023 | did not advance | did not advance | did not advance | did not advance | did not advance |
| Kinsley Vui | −73 kg | Kinyanjui (KEN) W 010-010 | van Zyl (RSA) L 0001-1010 | did not advance | did not advance | did not advance | did not advance | did not advance |

## Rugby sevens

Papua New Guinea has qualified a rugby sevens team.

### Pool C

| Teamvte | Pld | W | D | L | PF | PA | PD | Pts | Qualification |
| Samoa | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 106 | 26 | +80 | 9 | Medal competition |
| Wales | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 93 | 26 | +67 | 7 | Medal competition |
| Papua New Guinea | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 57 | 69 | −12 | 5 | Bowl competition |
| Malaysia | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 7 | 142 | −135 | 3 | Bowl competition |
* 26 July 2014 11:38 vte
| Samoa | 33–14 | Papua New Guinea |
| | Report | |
* Ibrox Stadium, Glasgow
* 26 July 2014 14:18 vte
| Papua New Guinea | 36–7 | Malaysia |
| | Report | |
* Ibrox Stadium, Glasgow
* 26 July 2014 18:46 vte
| Wales | 29–7 | Papua New Guinea |
| | Report | |
* Ibrox Stadium, Glasgow

## Swimming
### Men

| Athlete | Event | Heat | Heat | Semifinal | Semifinal | Final | Final |
| Athlete | Event | Time | Rank | Time | Rank | Time | Rank |
| Collin Akara | 50 m freestyle | 26.22 | 54 | did not advance | did not advance | did not advance | did not advance |
| Stanford Kawale | 50 m freestyle | 24.56 | 35 | did not advance | did not advance | did not advance | did not advance |
| Collin Akara | 100 m freestyle | 59.18 | 56 | did not advance | did not advance | did not advance | did not advance |
| Stanford Kawale | 100 m freestyle | 55.09 | =40 | did not advance | did not advance | did not advance | did not advance |
| Collin Akara | 50 m butterfly | 28.48 | 42 | did not advance | did not advance | did not advance | did not advance |
| Stanford Kawale | 50 m butterfly | 26.39 | 31 | did not advance | did not advance | did not advance | did not advance |
| Collin Akara | 100 m butterfly | 1:05.09 | 33 | did not advance | did not advance | did not advance | did not advance |
| Stanford Kawale | 100 m butterfly | 1:00.67 | 28 | did not advance | did not advance | did not advance | did not advance |
| Stanford Kawale | 200 m individual medley | 2:24.57 | 23 | — | — | did not advance | did not advance |

### Women

| Athlete | Event | Heat | Heat | Semifinal | Semifinal | Final | Final |
| Athlete | Event | Time | Rank | Time | Rank | Time | Rank |
| Jocelyn Flynn | 50 m freestyle | 29.80 | 54 | did not advance | did not advance | did not advance | did not advance |
| Savannah Tkatchenko | 50 m freestyle | 29.16 | =46 | did not advance | did not advance | did not advance | did not advance |
| Barbara Vali-Skelton | 50 m freestyle | 28.62 | 40 | did not advance | did not advance | did not advance | did not advance |
| Jocelyn Flynn | 100 m freestyle | 1:07.17 | 44 | did not advance | did not advance | did not advance | did not advance |
| Tegan McCarthy | 50 m backstroke | 33.74 | 33 | did not advance | did not advance | did not advance | did not advance |
| Savannah Tkatchenko | 50 m backstroke | 33.01 | 28 | did not advance | did not advance | did not advance | did not advance |
| Savannah Tkatchenko | 100 m backstroke | 1:14.90 | 26 | did not advance | did not advance | did not advance | did not advance |
| Jocelyn Flynn | 50 m breaststroke | 36.44 | 30 | did not advance | did not advance | did not advance | did not advance |
| Tegan McCarthy | 50 m breaststroke | 36.32 | 29 | did not advance | did not advance | did not advance | did not advance |
| Barbara Vali-Skelton | 50 m breaststroke | 36.13 | 28 | did not advance | did not advance | did not advance | did not advance |
| Tegan McCarthy | 100 m breaststroke | 1:18.52 | 30 | did not advance | did not advance | did not advance | did not advance |
| Savannah Tkatchenko | 100 m breaststroke | 1:18.36 | 27 | did not advance | did not advance | did not advance | did not advance |
| Barbara Vali-Skelton | 100 m breaststroke | 1:19.69 | 31 | did not advance | did not advance | did not advance | did not advance |
| Jocelyn Flynn | 200 m breaststroke | 3:04.06 | 24 | — | — | did not advance | did not advance |
| Barbara Vali-Skelton | 200 m breaststroke | 2:54.39 | 22 | — | — | did not advance | did not advance |
| Tegan McCarthy | 50 m butterfly | 30.55 | 35 | did not advance | did not advance | did not advance | did not advance |
| Savannah Tkatchenko | 50 m butterfly | 31.79 | 42 | did not advance | did not advance | did not advance | did not advance |
| Tegan McCarthy | 100 m butterfly | 1:10.20 | 27 | did not advance | did not advance | did not advance | did not advance |
| Jocelyn Flynn Tegan McCarthy Savannah Tkatchenko Barbara Vali-Skelton | 4 × 100 m freestyle relay | 4:25.01 | 10 | — | — | did not advance | did not advance |
| Jocelyn Flynn Tegan McCarthy Savannah Tkatchenko Barbara Vali-Skelton | 4 × 100 m medley relay | 4:49.04 | 9 | — | — | did not advance | did not advance |

## Triathlon

| Athlete | Event | Swim (1.5 km) | Bike (40 km) | Run (10 km) | Total Time | Rank |
| Casmer Kamangip | Men's | 28:13 | Lapped | Lapped | Lapped | Lapped |
| Polihau Popeliau | Men's | did not finish | did not finish | did not finish | did not finish | did not finish |
| Rachael Sapera James | Women's | Lapped | Lapped | Lapped | Lapped | Lapped |

## Weightlifting
### Men

| Athlete | Event | Snatch | Clean & Jerk | Total | Rank |
| Fred Oala | 56 kg | 85 | 118 | 203 | 8 |
| Morea Baru | 62 kg | 120 | 150 | 270 | 4 |
| Toua Udia | 77 kg | 125 | 163 | 288 | 9 |
| Steven Kukuna Kari | 94 kg | 149 | 200 | 349 | |

### Women

| Athlete | Event | Snatch | Clean & Jerk | Total | Rank |
| Dika Toua | 53 kg | 82 | 111 | 193 GR | |
| Sandra Ako | 69 kg | 85 | 106 | 191 | 7 |
| Guba Hale | 69 kg | 85 | 110 | 195 | 6 |

### Powerlifting

| Athlete | Event | Total | Rank |
| Pope Gazave | Men's 72 kg | 161.9 | 6 |
| Ziggy Satkurin | Men's 72 kg | 151.1 | 7 |
| Timothy Harabe | Men's +72 kg | did not finish | did not finish |