# Australia at the 2023 Pacific Games

Australia competed at the 2023 Pacific Games in Honiara from 19 November to 2 December 2023. This was Australia's third appearance at the games since first appearing in 2015.
The games saw Australia field their largest team ever to the Pacific Games with 75 athletes from eight sports selected.

## Competitors

The following is the list of number of competitors in the Games.
| Sport | Men | Women | Total |
| Archery | 2 | 2 | 4 |
| Athletics | 9 | 9 | 18 |
| Boxing | 7 | 6 | 13 |
| Judo | 4 | 4 | 8 |
| Sailing | 4 | 4 | 8 |
| Taekwondo | 4 | 4 | 8 |
| Volleyball | 2 | 2 | 4 |
| Weightlifting | 5 | 7 | 13 |
| Total | 37 | 38 | 75 |

## Archery

The Australian Olympic Committee (AOC) has selected a team of four archers in September 2023. Their selections were based on their performances at the recent 2023 World Archery Championships in Berlin (31 July–6 August) and also domestic and international performances in 2023.
| Athlete | Event | Ranking round | Ranking round | Round of 32 | Round of 16 | Quarterfinals | Semifinals | Final / BM | Final / BM |
| Athlete | Event | Score | Seed | Opposition Score | Opposition Score | Opposition Score | Opposition Score | Opposition Score | Rank |
| Peter Boukouvalas | Men's individual | 635 | 2 | bye | Aisik (VAN) W 6–0 | Teng (TAH) W 7–1 | Winkelstroeter (TAH) W 6–0 | Tyack (AUS) L 1–7 | |
| Ryan Tyack | Men's individual | 650 | 1 | bye | Giramur (PLW) W 6–0 | Richert (NCL) W 6–0 | Giband (NCL) W 6–4 | Boukouvalas (AUS) W 7–1 | |
| Sarah Haywood | Women's individual | 590 | 2 | bye | bye | Pendu (TAH) W 7–1 | Edmundson (NZL) W 6–4 | Paeglis (AUS) L 0–6 | |
| Laura Paeglis | Women's individual | 617 | 1 | bye | bye | Tangulu (TGA) W 6–0 | David (NCL) W 6–0 | Haywood (AUS) W 6–0 | |
| | Mixed team | | | – | – | – | – | – | |

## Athletics

On 14 September 2023, a 20-member track and field team was announced by the Australian Olympic Committee. The updated roster in October saw the team reduced to 18 (9 men and 9 women).

### 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
* qR = Qualified to the next round by referee judgement
* NR = National record
* N/A = Round not applicable for the event
* Bye = Athlete not required to compete in round

### Men

| Athlete | Event | Heat | Heat | Semifinal | Semifinal | Final | Final |
| Athlete | Event | Result | Rank | Result | Rank | Result | Rank |
| Lachlan Kennedy | 100 m | 10.34 | 1 Q | 10.53 | 1 Q | 10.49 | |
| Calab Law | 100 m | 10.60 | 1 Q | 10.66 | 3 Q | 10.40 | |
| Calab Law | 200 m | 21.48 | 1 Q | 21.72 | 1 Q | 20.60 | |
| Jack Lunn | 800 m | 1:53.35 | 1 Q | | | 1:48.43 GR | |
| Mitch Lightfoot | 110 m hurdles | 14.28 | 1 Q | | | 14.19 GR | |

### Women

| Athlete | Event | Heat | Heat | Semifinal | Semifinal | Final | Final |
| Athlete | Event | Result | Rank | Result | Rank | Result | Rank |
| Georgia Harris | 100 m | 11.85 | 1 Q | 11.82 | 1 Q | 11.70 | |
| Ellie Beer | 400 m | 55.24 | 1 Q | | | 52.67 | |
| Imogen Breslin | 100 m hurdles | 13.97 | 1 Q | | | 14.21 | |
| Isabella Guthrie | 400 m hurdles | 59.48 | 1 Q | | | 57.77 | |

### Men

| Athlete | Event | Final | Final |
| Athlete | Event | Distance | Position |
| Connor Murphy | Triple jump | 16.45m | |
| Nash Lowis | Javelin throw | 74.40m | |

### Women

| Athlete | Event | Preliminaries | Preliminaries | Final | Final |
| Athlete | Event | Distance | Position | Distance | Position |
| Samantha Dale | Long jump | 6.29m | 1 Q | 6.42m | |
| Katie Gunn | Long jump | 5.82m | 2 Q | 6.03m | |
| Desleigh Owusu | Triple jump | | | 13.23m | |

### Combined events – Women's heptathlon

| Athlete | Event | 100H | HJ | SP | 200 m | LJ | JT | 800 m | Final | Rank |
| Mia Scerri | Result | 14.54 | 1.77m | | | | 32.15 | | 5624 | |
| Mia Scerri | Points | 903 | 941 | 774 | 812 | 908 | 517 | 769 | 5624 | |

## Boxing

A total of 13 boxers (7 men and 6 women) were selected by the AOC on 4 October 2023. Gold medal winners qualified for the 2024 Summer Olympics.

### Men

| Athlete | Event | Quarterfinals | Semifinals | Final | Final |
| Athlete | Event | Opposition Result | Opposition Result | Opposition Result | Rank |
| Yusuf Chothia | 51 kg | Temakau (KIR) W 5–0 | Fauma Keama (PNG) W 5–0 | Tetekana (SOL) W 5–0 | |
| Charlie Senior | 57 kg | Rounds (TGA) W 5–0 | Mukuka (NZL) W 5–0 | Oaike (PNG) W 5–0 | |
| Harry Garside | 63.5 kg | Ume (PNG) W 5–0 | Lele (SOL) W 5–0 | Rokobuli (FIJ) W 3–0 | |
| Shannan Davey | 71 kg | Toheriri (COK) W 4–1 | Lavemaau (TGA) W 5–0 | Stanley (NZL) W 5–0 | |
| Callum Peters | 80 kg | bye | Saratibau (FIJ) W 5–0 | Viney (TGA) W 5–0 | |
| Adrian Paoletti | 92 kg | bye | Mathes (NZL) W 5–0 | Faoagali (SAM) L 0–5 | |
| Teremoana Teremoana | +92 kg | Leo (SOL) W 5–0 | Maitaka (TGA) W 5–0 | Leafa (SAM) W 5–0 | |

### Women

| Athlete | Event | Quarterfinals | Semifinals | Final | Final |
| Athlete | Event | Opposition Result | Opposition Result | Opposition Result | Rank |
| Monique Suraci | 50 kg | bye | bye | Benny (NZL) W 5–0 | |
| Tiana Echegaray | 54 kg | bye | Gillespie (NZL) W 5–0 | Tuitupou (TGA) W 5–0 | |
| Tina Rahimi | 57 kg | bye | Peters (NZL) W 5–0 | Epenisa (TGA) W 5–0 | |
| Tyla McDonald | 60 kg | Nansen (SAM) W 5–0 | Koputu (SOL) W 5–0 | Walsh (NZL) W 4–1 | |
| Marissa Williamson Pohlman | 66 kg | bye | bye | Wharerau (NZL) W 4–1 | |
| Caitlin Parker | 75 kg | bye | Flint (TGA) W 4–1 | Read (NZL) W 5–0 | |

## Judo

The AOC has selected a team of eight judokas (4 men and 4 women) in September 2023.
| 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 |
| Jordon Greenbank | Men's -66 Kg | bye | bye | bye | Taramarcaz (NCL) W 10-00s1 | | Idmont (NCL) W 10-00s1 | |
| Ryan Koenig | Men's -73 Kg | bye | Sumor (PLW) W 00 Ippon -00 | Pandabela (SOL) W 1 Ippon -0 | Lafon (TAH) W 01 -0s2 | | Jaszczyszyn (NCL) W 0 Ippon -0s3 | |
| Carstens Beyers | Men's -81 Kg | bye | bye | Samin (TAH) W 00 Ippon -00 | Apavou (NCL) L 00 -00 Ippon | | Munuake (NRU) W 00 Ippon -00 | |
| Carstens Beyers | Open | bye | Kole (TAH) W 00-00 | Apavou (NCL) W 0s20s1-0s10s1 | Le Gayic (TAH) W 1s20s2-00s1 | | Gouriou (NCL) L 00s1-1s20s2 | |
| Danny Vojnikovich | Open | Jolif (TAH) W 10-00 | Gouriou (NCL) L 00-00s1 | | | | | 11 |
| Danny Vojnikovich | Men's -90 Kg | | | Dowabobo (NRU) W 00 Ippon-00 | Neris (NCL) W 1s1-0s1 | | Le Gayic (TAH) W 1s1-00 | |
| Anneliese Fielder | Women's -48 Kg | bye | bye | Golhen (TAH) W 0s10-00 | Tiebwa (KIR) W 00 Ippon -00 | | Quemener (NCL) W 00 Ippon -00 | |
| Saya Middleton | Women's -70kg | bye | bye | Aguon (PLW) W 10 Ippon -00 | Vitielli (TAH) W 10 Ippon -00 | | Gopea (NCL) W 1s1 -0s2 | |
| Korfoi Biu | Women's +78 Kg | bye | bye | bye | bye | bye | Kofela (SOL) W 10s21 -00 | |
| Saya Middleton | Open | bye | Teumere (TAH) W 0s21 -00 | Masae (SOL) W 00 Ippon -00 | Gopea (NCL) L 00 -1s1 0s2 | | Joyce (AUS) W 1s10 -00 | |
| Alannah Joyce | Open | bye | bye | Bopp (TAH) L 00 -00s1 | | Vitielli (TAH) W 00 Ippon -00 | Middleton (AUS) L 00 -1s10 | 5 |

### Women's -78kg

| Athlete | Event | Match 1 | Match 2 | Final / BM | Final / BM |
| Athlete | Event | Opposition Result | Opposition Result | Rank |
| Alannah Joyce | Women's -78 Kg | Masae (SOL) W 10 -00 | Tengai (SOL) W 10 -00 | |

## Sailing

Eight sailors (4 men and 4 women) were selected by the Australian Olympic Committee on 2 September 2023.

### Men

| Athlete | Event | Race | Race | Race | Race | Race | Race | Race | Race | Race | Race | Race | Race | Race | Race | Race | Net points + MR | Rank |
| Athlete | Event | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | M* | Net points + MR | Rank |
| Isaac Schotte | One Person Dinghy (Open) | 2 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 6 | 27 | |
| Thomas Farley | One Person Dinghy (Open) | 2 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 29 | 4 |
| Jarrod Jones | Heavyweight Sailboard | 4 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 49 | 4 |
| Lachlan Vize | Lightweight Sailboard | 4 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 2 | 38 | |

### Woen

| Athlete | Event | Race | Race | Race | Race | Race | Race | Race | Race | Race | Race | Race | Race | Race | Race | Race | Net points + MR | Rank |
| Athlete | Event | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | M* | Net points + MR | Rank |
| Evie Saunders | One Person Dinghy (Open) | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 2 | | | | | 3 | 13 | |
| Ellen Sampson | One Person Dinghy (Open) | 2 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 2 | | | | | 5 | 21 | 4 |
| Amelia Wilson | Sailboard | 3 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 3 | 47 | |
| Charlotte Wormald | Sailboard | 4 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 5 | 3 | 3 | 3,7 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 49,7 | 4 |

## Taekwondo

Australia have selected eight athletes into the taekwondo competition at the Games.
| Athlete | Event | Quarterfinals | Semifinals | Final / BM | Final / BM |
| Athlete | Event | Opposition Result | Opposition Result | Opposition Result | Rank |
| Ben Camua | Men's −58 kg | bye | Soeunon (NCL) W 2-0 | Scotaz (SOL) W 2-0 | |
| Matthew Summerfield | Men's −68 kg | bye | Tapelu (SAM) W 2-0 | Scotaz (SOL) W w/o | |
| Liam Sweeney | Men's −80 kg | Eteuati (SAM) W 2-0 | Valente (TAH) W 2-0 | Chare (PNG) W 2-0 | |
| Tyrone Staben | Men's +80 kg | bye | Fafale (SOL) W 2-0 | Mai Apa (TAH) W 2-0 | |
| Juliet Lahood | Women's −49 kg | bye | Rove (SOL) W 2-0 | Huaatua (TAH) W 2-0 | |
| Stacey Hymer | Women's −57 kg | bye | Toves (GUM) W 2-0 | Gavin (NCL) W 2-0 | |
| Rebecca Murray | Women's −67 kg | bye | Lisa (SOL) W 2-0 | Lolohea (TGA) W 2-0 | |
| Reba Stewart | Women's +67 kg | bye | Soma (PNG) W 2-0 | Tepea (TAH) W 2-0 | |

## Volleyball
### Beach

In September 2023, the AOC announced the selection of two Beach Volleyball pairs to represent Australia.
| Athlete | Event | Preliminary round | Preliminary round | Preliminary round | Preliminary round | Quarterfinal | Semifinal | Final / GM | Final / GM |
| Athlete | Event | Opposition Result | Opposition Result | Opposition Result | Rank | Opposition Result | Opposition Result | Opposition Result | Rank |
| Benjamin Hood D'Artagnan Potts | Men's | New Caledonia Hnassil (NCL) Waneux (NCL) W 2 - 0 (21-9, 23-21) | Wallis and Futuna Vanai (WLF) Moleana (WLF) W 2 - 0 (21-10, 21-10) | Fiji Fisher (FIJ) Valentine (FIJ) W 2 - 0 (21-12, 21-16) | 1 Q | Vanuatu Chilia (VAN) Banga (VAN) W 2 - 0 (21-19, 21-19) | Northern Mariana Islands Johnson (NMI) Mister (NMI) W 2 - 0 (21-11, 21-18) | Tuvalu Malosa (TUV) Isaac (TUV) W 2 - 1 (19-21, 21-18, 15-12) | |
| Stefanie Fejes Jana Milutinovic | Women's | Tahiti Teikihuavanaka (TAH) Taquaitahuata (TAH) W 2 - 0 (21-16, 21-8) | Samoa Toleafoa (SAM) Luamanuave (SAM) W 2 - 0 (21-16, 21-9) | | 1 Q | Tuvalu Pasefika (TUV) Taimanuga (TUV) W 2 - 0 (21-7, 21-5) | Vanuatu Lawac (VAN) Toko (VAN) W 2 - 0 (21-13, 24-22) | Solomon Islands U'una (SOL) Puia (SOL) W 2 - 0 (21-9, 21-10) | |

## Weightlifting

The Australian Olympic Committee on 1 September 2023, announced a team of 13 weightlifters for the games (6 men and 7 women). In October, a finalized roster of 12 weightlifters was confirmed.

### Men

| Athlete | Event | Snatch | Clean & jerk | Total |
| Rory Scott | 81 kg | 131 | 170 | 301 |
| Kyle Bruce | 89 kg | 146 GR | 184 | 330 |
| Oliver Saxton | 89 kg | 145 | 182 | 327 |
| Matthew Lydement | 109 kg | 152 | 181 | 333 |

### Women

| Athlete | Event | Snatch | Clean & jerk | Rank | Total |
| Kiana Elliott | 59 kg | 89 | 104 | | 193 |
| Darcy Kay | 64 kg | 84 | 102 | | 186 |
| Brenna Kean | 64 kg | | 108 | | |
| Sarah Cochrane | 71 kg | 93 GR | 119 GR | ' | 212 GR |
| Jacqueline Nichele | 71 kg | 90 | 107 | | 197 |
| Olivia Shelton | 76 kg | 96 GR | 119 GR | | 215 GR |
| Eileen Cikamatana | 81 kg | 115 GR | 145 GR | | 260 GR |