Norfolk Island at the 2018 Commonwealth Games explained

Cga:	NFK
Cganame:	Norfolk Island Amateur Sports and Commonwealth Games Association
Games:	Commonwealth Games
Year:	2018
Flagcaption:	Flag of Norfolk Island
Location:	Gold Coast, Australia
Competitors:	18
Sports:	2
Flagbearer:	Hadyn Evans (opening)
Rank:	39
Gold:	0
Silver:	0
Bronze:	1
App Begin Year:	1986
Start Date:	4 April 2018
End Date:	15 April 2018

Norfolk Island competed at the 2018 Commonwealth Games in the Gold Coast, Australia from April 4 to April 15, 2018.^{[1] [2]}

On March 18, 2018, lawn bowler Hadyn Evans was named as the nation's flag bearer at the opening ceremony.^{[3] [4]}

Ryan Dixon, Hadyn Evans and Phillip Jones won the country's first Commonwealth Games medal since 1994, when they won bronze in the men's triples lawn bowls event.^{[5] [6]}

Competitors

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

width=80	Sport	width=55	Men	width=55	Women	width=55	Total
Lawn bowls	5	5	10
Shooting	7	1	8
Total	12	6	18

Lawn bowls

See main article: Lawn bowls at the 2018 Commonwealth Games. Norfolk Island is scheduled to compete in the lawn bowls competition.^[7]

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
Phillip Jones	Singles	L 13-21	W 21-5	L 18-21	L 15-21	L 13-21	5	did not advance
John Christian Timothy Sheridan	Pairs	W 23–6	L 7–21	W 25–9	L 12–14	W 17–7	3	Colspan=4	did not advance
Ryan Dixon Hadyn Evans Phillip Jones	Triples	W 21–11	W 23–10	L 11–20	L 4–26		2 Q	W 19–18	L 8–20	W 19–16
John Christian Ryan Dixon Hadyn Evans Timothy Sheridan	Fours	L 7-25	W 11-8	L 10-24	L 7-25		4	did not advance

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
Carmen Anderson	Singles	W 21–9	W 21–7	W 21–11	W 21–17	W 21–19	1 Q	L 13–21	did not advance
Carmen Anderson Shae Wilson	Pairs	W 21 - 10	W 14 - 12	L 11 - 12	W 20 - 11		2 Q	L 6 - 21	did not advance
Tessie Evans Christine Jones Christine Pauling	Triples	L 9-16	L 13-24	L 11-25	4	did not advance
Tessie Evans Christine Jones Christine Pauling Shae Wilson	Fours	D 10–10	W 21–13	L 5–28	L 9–17		4	did not advance

Shooting

See main article: Shooting at the 2018 Commonwealth Games. Norfolk Island participated with 8 athletes (7 men and 1 woman).

Men

Athlete	Event	Qualification		Final
		Points	Rank	Points	Rank
Douglas Creek	align=left rowspan=2	50 metre pistol	508	17	did not advance
Stephen Ryan	393	21	did not advance
Graham Cock	25 metre rapid fire pistol	460	13	did not advance
Kevin Coulter	align=left rowspan=2	10 metre air pistol	480	23	did not advance
Douglas Creek	523	20	did not advance
Clinton Judd	align=left rowspan=2	Trap	100	31	did not advance
Mitchell Meers	81	36	did not advance
Clinton Judd	align=left rowspan=2	Double trap	91	21	did not advance
Brancker South	107	18	did not advance
Mitchell Meers	align=left rowspan=2	Skeet	91	14	did not advance
Brancker South	86	15	did not advance

Women

Athlete	Event	Qualification		Final
		Points	Rank	Points	Rank
align=left rowspan=2	Jacqueline Grundy	25 metre pistol	472	14	did not advance
10 metre air pistol	344	20	did not advance

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. 10 October 2016. https://web.archive.org/web/20161010110422/https://www.gc2018.com/games/nations-and-territories. dead.
2. News: 3 April 2018. Five remote islands that will rub shoulders with the Commonwealth Games giants. Evening Express. Aberdeen, Scotland. 4 April 2018. https://web.archive.org/web/20180404201120/https://www.eveningexpress.co.uk/sport/five-remote-islands-that-will-rub-shoulders-with-the-commonwealth-games-giants/. 4 April 2018. dead.
3. Web site: Norfolk Island name lawn bowler as Gold Coast 2018 flagbearer. Palmer. Dan. 19 March 2018. Insidethegames.biz. Dunsar Media. 20 March 2018.
4. Web site: Haffenden. Damien. Meet the Opening Ceremony flagbearers. www.gc2018.com/. Gold Coast Organizing Committee for the 2018 Commonwealth Games (GOLDOC). 4 April 2018. 6 April 2018.
5. News: Bloom. Ben. 8 April 2018. Norfolk Island - a tiny island of 1,700 people - celebrates first medal in 24 years with lawn bowls bronze. The Daily Telegraph. London, England. 8 April 2018.
6. News: 9 April 2018. Commonwealth Games: Norfolk Island win bronze in lawn bowls. The Australian. Surry Hills, New South Wales, Australia. 8 April 2018.
7. Web site: GC2018 Lawn Bowls Draw. www.gc2018.com/. Gold Coast 2018 Commonwealth Games Corporation (GOLDOC). 18 March 2018.