Cga: | GAM |
Cganame: | The Gambia National Olympic Committee |
Games: | Commonwealth Games |
Year: | 2022 |
Flagcaption: | Flag of the Gambia |
Location: | Birmingham, England |
Competitors Men: | 12 |
Competitors Women: | 2 |
Sports: | 6 |
Flagbearer Open: | Modou Gamo Wurrie Njadoe |
Rank: | =35 |
Gold: | 0 |
Silver: | 1 |
Bronze: | 0 |
App Begin Year: | 1970 |
The Gambia competed at the 2022 Commonwealth Games in Birmingham, England between 28 July and 8 August 2022.[1] It was The Gambia's twelfth appearance at the Games.
Modou Gamo and Wurrie Njadoe were the country's opening ceremony flagbearers.[2]
On 2 August, judoka Faye Njie won the country's first Commonwealth Games silver medal and second Commonwealth medal ever (the first being a bronze medal at the 1970 Commonwealth Games).[3]
See main article: 2022 Commonwealth Games medal table.
The following is the list of number of competitors participating at the Games per sport/discipline.
width=180 | Sport | width=55 | Men | width=55 | Women | width=55 | Total |
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Athletics | 4 | 2 | 6 | ||||
Beach volleyball | 2 | 0 | 2 | ||||
Boxing | 1 | 0 | 1 | ||||
Judo | 2 | 0 | 2 | ||||
Para powerlifting | 1 | 0 | 1 | ||||
Swimming | 2 | 0 | 2 | ||||
Total | 12 | 2 | 14 |
See main article: Athletics at the 2022 Commonwealth Games.
Athlete | Event | Heat | Semifinal | Final | ||||
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Result | Rank | Result | Rank | Result | Rank | |||
Sengan Jobe | align=left rowspan=3 | 200 m | 21.53 | 5 | did not advance | |||
Alieu Joof | 21.49 | 3 | did not advance | |||||
Adama Jammeh | 21.72 | 4 | did not advance | |||||
Sengan Jobe Alieu Joof Ebrahima Camara Adama Jammeh | 4 × 100 m relay | 39.77 | 3 Q | 40.18 | 6 |
Athlete | Event | Heat | Semifinal | Final | ||||
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Result | Rank | Result | Rank | Result | Rank | |||
Wurrie Njadoe | align=left rowspan=1 | 100 m | 11.50 | 4 | did not advance | |||
Gina Bass | align=left rowspan=2 | 200 m | 22.87 | 2 Q | 23.10 | 3 q | 23.13 | 5 |
Wurrie Njadoe | 24.12 | 4 q | 23.95 | 7 | did not advance |
See main article: Beach volleyball at the 2022 Commonwealth Games. On 28 March 2022, The Gambia guaranteed qualification for the men's tournament by winning the African Qualifier in Accra, Ghana.[4] The FIVB later confirmed they ultimately qualified directly via the World Rankings (for performances between 16 April 2018 and 31 March 2022).[5]
Two players were selected as of 24 May 2022.[6]
See main article: Beach volleyball at the 2022 Commonwealth Games – Men's tournament.
Group A--------
See main article: Boxing at the 2022 Commonwealth Games.
See main article: Judo at the 2022 Commonwealth Games. Two judoka were selected as of 24 May 2022.[7]
Athlete | Event | Round of 16 | Quarterfinals | Semifinals | Repechage | Final/ | ||
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Opposition Result | Opposition Result | Opposition Result | Opposition Result | Opposition Result | Rank | |||
Faye Njie | -73 kg | W 10 - 00 | W 10 - 00 | W PEN | L 00 - 10 | |||
Abdourahman Ceesay | -81 kg | L DNS | did not advance |
See main article: Para powerlifting at the 2022 Commonwealth Games and Para powerlifting at the 2022 Commonwealth Games – Qualification. As of 4 May 2022, The Gambia qualified one powerlifter.[8]
See main article: Swimming at the 2022 Commonwealth Games.
Athlete | Event | Heat | Semifinal | Final | |||||
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Time | Rank | Time | Rank | Time | Rank | ||||
align=left rowspan=2 | Ebrima Buaro | align=left rowspan="1" | 50 m freestyle | 27.95 | 70 | did not advance | |||
align=left rowspan="1" | 100 m freestyle | 1:05.15 | 68 | did not advance | |||||
align=left rowspan=2 | Omar Darboe | align=left rowspan="1" | 100 m freestyle | 1:06.44 | 69 | did not advance | |||
align=left rowspan="1" | 200 m breaststroke | 3:03.86 | 19 | did not advance |