# Vanuatu at the 2022 Commonwealth Games

Vanuatu competed at the 2022 Commonwealth Games at Birmingham, England from 28 July to 8 August 2022. It was Vanuatu's eleventh appearance at the Games.
The Vanuatu team consisted of 17 athletes. Judoka Joe Mahit, beach volleyball athlete Miller Pata and para-athlete/powerlifter Ellie Enock were the country's flagbearers during the opening ceremony.

## Medalists

| Medal | Name | Sport | Event | Date |
| Bronze | Miller Pata Sherysyn Toko | Beach volleyball | Women's tournament | 7 August |

## Competitors

The following is the list of number of competitors participating at the Games per sport/discipline.
| Sport | Men | Women | Total |
| Athletics | 2 | 2 | 4 |
| Beach volleyball | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| Boxing | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| Judo | 4 | 2 | 6 |
| Para powerlifting | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Table tennis | 0 | 3 | 3 |
| Weightlifting | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Total | 7 | 10 | 17 |

### Note

* 1 2 Total adjusted as one competitor (Elie Enock) is competing in athletics and para powerlifting.

## Athletics

One para athlete was selected, having qualified via the World Para Athletics World Rankings for performances registered between 31 December 2020 and 25 April 2022. Another two athletes were selected as of 31 May 2022.

### Track and road events

| Athlete | Event | Heat | Heat | Semifinal | Semifinal | Final | Final |
| Athlete | Event | Result | Rank | Result | Rank | Result | Rank |
| Obediah Timbaci | 200 m | 23.45 | 8 | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance |
| Obediah Timbaci | 400 m | 51.62 | 7 | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance |

### Field events

| Athlete | Event | Qualification | Qualification | Final | Final |
| Athlete | Event | Distance | Rank | Distance | Rank |
| Elstrom Wanemut | Long jump | DNS | DNS | Did not advance | Did not advance |
| Elstrom Wanemut | Triple jump | — | — | 13.10 | 12 |

### Track and road events

| Athlete | Event | Heat | Heat | Semifinal | Semifinal | Final | Final |
| Athlete | Event | Result | Rank | Result | Rank | Result | Rank |
| Chloe David | 100 m | 12.60 | 6 | did not advance | did not advance | did not advance | did not advance |
| Chloe David | 200 m | 26.75 | 6 | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance |

### Field events

| Athlete | Event | Final | Final |
| Athlete | Event | Distance | Rank |
| Elie Enock | Shot put F57 | 7.70 | 6 |

## Beach volleyball

By virtue of their position in the extended FIVB Beach Volleyball World Rankings (based on performances between 16 April 2018 and 31 March 2022), Vanuatu qualified for the women's tournament. The pairing was decided shortly afterward.
| Athlete | Event | Preliminary Round | Preliminary Round | Preliminary Round | Preliminary Round | Quarterfinals | Semifinals | Finals | Rank |
| Athlete | Event | Opposition Score | Opposition Score | Opposition Score | Rank | Opposition Score | Opposition Score | Opposition Score | Rank |
| Miller Pata Sherysyn Toko | Women's tournament | Beattie / Coutts (SCO) W 2 - 0 | Gwali / Donga (SOL) W 2 - 0 | Grimson / Mumby (ENG) W 2 - 0 | 1 Q | Konstantopoulou / Nystrom (CYP) W 2 - 0 | Artacho / Clancy (AUS) L 0 - 2 | Zeimann / Polley (NZL) W 2 - 1 | |

### Women's tournament

Group C
| Pos | Teamvte | Pld | W | L | Pts | SW | SL | SR | SPW | SPL | SPR | Qualification |
| 1 | Pata – Toko (VAN) | 3 | 3 | 0 | 6 | 6 | 0 | MAX | 126 | 67 | 1.881 | Quarterfinals |
| 2 | Grimson – Mumby (ENG) | 3 | 2 | 1 | 5 | 4 | 2 | 2.000 | 112 | 90 | 1.244 | Quarterfinals |
| 3 | Beattie – Coutts (SCO) | 3 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 2 | 4 | 0.500 | 98 | 106 | 0.925 | Ranking of third-placed teams |
| 4 | Gwali – Donga (SOL) | 3 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 6 | 0.000 | 53 | 126 | 0.421 | |
Quarterfinals
Semifinals
Bronze medal match

## Boxing
### Men

| Athlete | Event | Round of 16 | Quarterfinals | Semifinals | Final | Final |
| Athlete | Event | Opposition Result | Opposition Result | Opposition Result | Opposition Result | Rank |
| Namri Berri | Flyweight | Panghal (IND) L 0 - 5 | did not advance | did not advance | did not advance | did not advance |

## Judo
### Men

| 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 |
| Maxence Cugola | -66 kg | Saini (IND) L 00 - 10 | did not advance | did not advance | did not advance | did not advance | 9 |
| Joe Mahit | -73 kg | Matsoukatov (CYP) L 00 - 10 | did not advance | did not advance | did not advance | did not advance | 9 |
| Hugo Cumbo | -81 kg | Nikolic (AUS) L 00 - 10 | did not advance | did not advance | did not advance | did not advance | 9 |
| Marius Metois | -90 kg | — | Petgrave (ENG) L 00 - 10 | Did not advance | Bye | Cassar (AUS) L 00 - 10 | 5 |

### Women

| 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 |
| Veronica Tari | -48 kg | Bye | Morand (MRI) L 00 - 10 | Did not advance | Boniface (MAW) L 00 - 10 | Did not advance | 7 |
| Mariel Kalomor | -52 kg | Marsh (SCO) L 00 - 11 | did not advance | did not advance | did not advance | did not advance | 9 |

## Para powerlifting

One powerlifter was selected.
| Athlete | Event | Result | Rank |
| Elie Enock | Women's heavyweight | 52.8 | 8 |

## Table tennis
### Singles

| Athletes | Event | Group stage | Group stage | Group stage | Group stage | Round of 32 | Round of 16 | Quarterfinal | Semifinal | Final / BM | Final / BM |
| Athletes | Event | Opposition Score | Opposition Score | Opposition Score | Rank | Opposition Score | Opposition Score | Opposition Score | Opposition Score | Opposition Score | Rank |
| Roanna Abel | Women's singles | Oribamise (NGR) L 0 - 4 | Mou (BAN) L 0 - 4 | — | 3 | did not advance | did not advance | did not advance | did not advance | did not advance | did not advance |
| Tracey Mawa | Women's singles | Yee (FIJ) L 1 - 4 | Ho (MAS) L 0 - 4 | Elliott (SCO) L 0 - 4 | 4 | did not advance | did not advance | did not advance | did not advance | did not advance | did not advance |
| Stephanie Qwea | Women's singles | Li (FIJ) L 2 - 4 | Fu (CAN) L 0 - 4 | Nimal (MDV) L 1 - 4 | 4 | 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 | Group stage | Quarterfinal | Semifinal | Final / BM | Final / BM |
| Athletes | Event | Opposition Score | Opposition Score | Opposition Score | Rank | Opposition Score | Opposition Score | Opposition Score | Rank |
| Tracey Mawa Stephanie Qwea Ronna Abel | Women's team | Wales (WAL) L 0 - 3 | Canada (CAN) L 0 - 3 | Uganda (UGA) L 0 - 3 | 4 | did not advance | did not advance | did not advance | did not advance |

## Weightlifting

Vanuatu accepted a Bipartite Invitation for the weightlifting competition and selected Ajah Pritchard-Lolo to compete.
| Athlete | Event | Weight lifted | Weight lifted | Total | Rank |
| Athlete | Event | Snatch | Clean & jerk | Total | Rank |
| Ajah Pritchard-Lolo | Women's 87 kg | 78 | 100 | 178 | 8 |