# Cook Islands at the 2023 Pacific Games

Cook Islands competed at the 2023 Pacific Games in Honiara from 19 November to 2 December 2023.

## Competitors

The following is the list of number of competitors in the Games.
| Sport | Men | Women | Total |
| Athletics | 6 | 3 | 9 |
| Basketball | 4 | 16 | 20 |
| Football | 23 | 23 | 46 |
| Touch rugby | 14 | 14 | 28 |
| Weightlifting | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| Total | 48 | 57 | 105 |

## Athletics

Athletics Cook islands announced a team of 9 athletes in track and field on 21 September 2023. The team will feature Alex Beddoes who is the defending champion from Apia 2019 in the 800m and 1500m.

### 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 |
| Daniel Tolosa | 100 m | | | | | | |
| Daniel Tolosa | 200 m | | | | | | |
| Alex Beddoes | 800 m | | | | | | |
| Alex Beddoes | 1500 m | | | | | | |
| Rupeni Mataitoga | 800 m | | | | | | |
| Rupeni Mataitoga | 1500 m | | | | | | |
| | 4×100 m relay | — | — | — | — | | |
| | 4×400 m relay | — | — | — | — | | |
| Piri Nga | Long jump | | | | | | |
| Willynn Karika | Javelin throw | | | | | | |

### Women

| Athlete | Event | Heat | Heat | Final | Final |
| Athlete | Event | Result | Rank | Result | Rank |
| Estelle Short | Long jump | | | | |
| Ana Ellison-Lupena | Discus throw | | | | |
| Ana Ellison-Lupena | Hammer throw | | | | |
| Tatiana Sherwin | Javelin throw | | | | |

### Combined events – Men's decathlon

| Athlete | Event | 100 m | LJ | SP | HJ | 400 m | 110H | DT | PV | JT | 1500 m | Final | Rank |
| Max Teuruaa | Result | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| Max Teuruaa | Points | | | | | | | | | | | | |

## Basketball

Cook Islands qualified three teams for the pacific Games basketball tournament.

### 5×5 basketball
#### Summary

| Team | Event | Preliminary round | Preliminary round | Preliminary round | Preliminary round | Qualifying finals | Semifinals | Final / GM | Final / GM |
| Team | Event | Opposition Score | Opposition Score | Opposition Score | Rank | Opposition Score | Opposition Score | Opposition Score | Rank |
| Cook Islands Women's | Women's | New Caledonia – | Papua New Guinea – | Tahiti – | | | | | |

#### Women's tournament

Cook Islands women's national basketball team qualified for the Pacific Games by securing one of two berths after winning gold at the 2022 FIBA Women's Polynesia Basketball Cup in Kaitaia, New Zealand.

##### Team roster

* Women's team event – one team of 12 players

### 3×3 basketball
#### Summary

| Team | Event | Pool play | Pool play | Pool play | Pool play | Pool play | Pool play | Semifinals | Final / GM | Final / GM |
| Team | Event | Opposition Score | Opposition Score | Opposition Score | Opposition Score | Opposition Score | Rank | Opposition Score | Opposition Score | Rank |
| Cook Islands men's | Men's tournament | Guam – | French Polynesia – | Palau – | Tonga – | Fiji – | | | |
| Cook Islands women's | Women's tournament | Samoa – | Fiji – | Solomon Islands – | Marshall Islands – | — | | | | |

#### Men's tournament
##### Team roster

* Men's team event – one team of 4 players

#### Women's tournament
##### Team roster

* Women's team event – one team of 4 players

## Football
### Summary

| Team | Event | Preliminary round | Preliminary round | Preliminary round | Preliminary round | Preliminary round | Final | Final |
| Team | Event | Opposition Score | Opposition Score | Opposition Score | Opposition Score | Rank | Opposition Score | Rank |
| Cook Islands men's | Men's tournament | | | | | | | |
| Cook Islands women's | Women's tournament | | | | | | | |

### Men's tournament
#### Team roster

* Men's team event – one team of 23 players

### Women's tournament
#### Team roster

* Women's team event – one team of 23 players

## Touch rugby

Cook Islands touch rugby teams are scheduled to compete.

### Summary

| Team | Event | Round-robin | Round-robin | Round-robin | Round-robin | Round-robin | Round-robin | Round-robin | Round-robin | Semifinal | Final | Final |
| Team | Event | Opposition Score | Opposition Score | Opposition Score | Opposition Score | Opposition Score | Opposition Score | Opposition Score | Rank | Opposition Score | Opposition Score | Rank |
| Cook Islands men's | Men's | Solomon Islands – | Samoa – | Papua New Guinea – | Norfolk Island – | Niue – | Kiribati – | Fiji – | | | | |
| Cook Islands women's | Women's | Solomon Islands – | Samoa – | Papua New Guinea – | Niue – | Kiribati – | Fiji – | — | | | | |
| Cook Islands mixed | Mixed | Solomon Islands – | Samoa – | Papua New Guinea – | Niue – | Kiribati – | Fiji – | — | | | | |

### Men's tournament
#### Team roster

* Men's team event – one team of 14 players

### Women's tournament
#### Team roster

* Women's team event – one team of 14 players

### Mixed tournament
#### Team roster

* Mixed team event – one team of 14 players from men's and women's rosters

## Weightlifting

CISNOC selected two weightlifters for the 2023 Games.
| Athlete | Event | Snatch | Rank | Clean & jerk | Rank | Total | Rank |
| Jerome Tura | Men's –89 kg | | | | | | |
| Tehei Napa | Women's –55 kg | | | | | | |