Malta at the 2018 Commonwealth Games explained

Cga:	MLT
Cganame:	Malta Olympic Committee
Games:	Commonwealth Games
Year:	2018
Flagcaption:	Flag of Malta
Location:	Gold Coast, Australia
Competitors:	24
Sports:	8
Flagbearer:	Gary Giordimaina
Rank:	37
Gold:	0
Silver:	0
Bronze:	2
App Begin Year:	1958
Start Date:	4 April 2018
End Date:	15 April 2018

Malta competed at the 2018 Commonwealth Games in the Gold Coast, Australia from April 4 to April 15, 2018.^[1]

Malta's team consisted of 25 athletes (15 men and 10 women) that competed in eight sports.^[2] However, only 24 athletes (14 men and 10 women) competed.

Wrestler Gary Giordimaina was the country's flag bearer during the opening ceremony.^[3]

Medalists

Medal	Name	Sport	Event	Date
				April 9
				April 14

Competitors

The following is the list of number of competitors participating at the Games per sport/discipline.

width=150	Sport	width=55	Men	width=55	Women	width=55	Total
Athletics (track and field)	2	1	3
Cycling	2	0	2
Gymnastics	0	1	1
Lawn bowls	2	4	6
Shooting	4	1	5
Squash	2	2	4
Weightlifting	0	1	1
Wrestling	2	0	2
Total	14	10	24

Athletics (track and field)

See main article: Athletics at the 2018 Commonwealth Games. Malta entered three athletes (two men and one woman).^[2]

Men

Field events

Athlete	Event	Qualification		Final
		Distance	Rank	Distance	Rank
Andrew Cassar Torreggiani	align=left rowspan=2	Long jump	6.87	24	Did not advance
Ian Grech	7.43	18	Did not advance

Women

Track & road events

Athlete	Event	Heat		Semifinal		Final
		Result	Rank	Result	Rank	Result	Rank
align=left rowspan=2	Charlotte Wingfield	100 m	11.99	6	Did not advance
200 m	24.40	6	Did not advance

Cycling

See main article: Cycling at the 2018 Commonwealth Games. Malta entered two male cyclists.^[2]

Road

Men

Athlete	Event	Time	Rank
David Treacy Schembri	align=left rowspan=2	Road race
Alexander Smyth

Gymnastics

See main article: Gymnastics at the 2018 Commonwealth Games. Malta entered one female gymnast.^[2]

Artistic

Women

Individual Qualification

Lawn bowls

See main article: Lawn bowls at the 2018 Commonwealth Games. Malta entered six lawn bowlers (two men and four women).^[2]

Men

Athlete	Event	Group stage						Quarterfinal	Semifinal	Final /
		Opposition Score	Opposition Score	Opposition Score	Opposition Score	Opposition Score	Rank	Opposition Score	Opposition Score	Opposition Score	Rank
Brendan Aquilina	Singles	L 17 - 21	L 17 - 21	L 18 - 21	W 21 - 15	W 21 - 17	4	Did not advance
Brendan Aquilina Shaun Parnis	Pairs	L 11–22	W 28–11	W 16–10	W 26–12		2 Q	W 15–13	L 8-18	L 11-17	4

Women

Athlete	Event	Group stage						Quarterfinal	Semifinal	Final /
		Opposition Score	Opposition Score	Opposition Score	Opposition Score	Opposition Score	Rank	Opposition Score	Opposition Score	Opposition Score	Rank
Connie-Leigh Rixon Rebecca Rixon	Pairs	W 29-9	L 10-23	L 14-18	W 24-12	W 20-19	3	Did not advance
Sharon Callus Connie-Leigh Rixon Rebecca Rixon Rosemaree Rixon	Fours	W 14–10	W 20–15	L 12–20	W 21–8		2 Q	W 13–11	L 8-14	W 17-8

Shooting

See main article: Shooting at the 2018 Commonwealth Games. Malta entered five sport shooters (four men and one woman).^[2]

Men

Athlete	Event	Qualification		Final
		Points	Rank	Points	Rank
Brian Galea	Trap	117	6 Q	36
William Chetcuti	align=left rowspan=2	Double trap	130	9	Did not advance
Nathan-Lee Xuereb	125	12	Did not advance
Marlon Attard	Skeet	116	12	Did not advance

Women

Athlete	Event	Qualification		Final
		Points	Rank	Points	Rank
align=left rowspan=2	Eleanor Bezzina	25 metre pistol	571	7 Q	22	4
10 metre air pistol	378	3 Q	193.2	4

Squash

See main article: Squash at the 2018 Commonwealth Games. Malta entered four squash athletes (two per gender).^[2]

Individual

Athlete	Event	Round of 64	Round of 32	Round of 16	Quarterfinals	Semifinals	Final
		Opposition Score	Opposition Score	Opposition Score	Opposition Score	Opposition Score	Opposition Score	Rank
Daniel Zammit-Lewis	Men's singles	W 3–0	L 0–3	Colspan=5	Did not advance
Dianne Kellas	align=left rowspan=2	Women's singles		L 0–3	Colspan=5	Did not advance
Colette Sultana	W 3–0	L 0–3	Colspan=5	Did not advance

Doubles

Athlete	Event	Group stage				Round of 16	Quarterfinals	Semifinals	Final
		Opposition Score	Opposition Score	Opposition Score	Rank	Opposition Score	Opposition Score	Opposition Score	Opposition Score	Rank
Bradley Hindle Daniel Zammit-Lewis	Men's doubles	L 0 - 2	W 2 - 0		2 Q	L 0 - 2	Did not advance
Dianne Kellas Colette Sultana	Women's doubles	L 0 - 2	W 2 - 0	L 0 - 2	3		Did not advance
Dianne Kellas Bradley Hindle	align=left rowspan=2	Mixed doubles	W 2 - 0	L 0 - 2		2 Q	L 0 - 2	Did not advance
Colette Sultana Daniel Zammit-Lewis	L 0 - 2	L 0 - 2		3	Did not advance

Weightlifting

See main article: Weightlifting at the 2018 Commonwealth Games and Weightlifting at the 2018 Commonwealth Games – Qualification. Malta qualified one weightlifter.^[2]

Wrestling

See main article: Wrestling at the 2018 Commonwealth Games. Malta entered three male wrestlers.^[2] However, David Galea did not compete.

Men

Athlete	Event	Round of 16	Quarterfinal	Semifinal	Repechage	Final /
		Opposition Result	Opposition Result	Opposition Result	Opposition Result	Opposition Result	Rank
Gary Giordmaina	-57 kg	L 1 - 4	Did not advance				11
Adam Vella	-65 kg	L 1 - 4	Did not advance				8

See also

• Malta at the 2018 Summer Youth Olympics

Notes and References

1. Web site: 71 Nations and Territories. 6 Continents. 2 Billion citizens. 1 commonwealth family . www.gc2018.com/ . Gold Coast 2018 Commonwealth Games Corporation . 8 October 2016.
2. Web site: 2018 Gold Coast Commonwealth Games: 25 athletes to represent Malta, Gary Giordimaina as flag bearer. 6 March 2018. www.independent.com.mt/. 20 March 2018.
3. Web site: Wrestler to carry Malta flag at Gold Coast 2018. Butler. Nick. 13 March 2018. Insidethegames.biz. Dunsar Media. 20 March 2018.