Papua New Guinea at the Commonwealth Games
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Papua New Guinea made its Commonwealth Games début in the 1962 British Empire and Commonwealth Games in Perth. The country has competed in thirteen editions of the Games to date.
Papua New Guineans have won three medals in boxing, two in lawn bowls, one in shooting, one in swimming and one in weightlifting.
Geua Vada Tau won the country's first Commonwealth gold by defeating New Zealand's Millie Khan 25-18 in lawn bowls (women's singles) during the 1990 Commonwealth Games.
Papua New Guinea's second gold medal came in 2006 Commonwealth Games, when Ryan Pini won the men's 100m butterfly event in swimming, with a time of 52.64 seconds.
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Gold medallists
List of gold medallists
| Medal | Name | Games | Sport | Event |
|---|---|---|---|---|
 Gold |
Geua Vada Tau | 1990 Auckland | Lawn Bowls | Singles-Women |
| Gold |
Ryan Pini | 2006 Melbourne | Swimming | Men's 100 metres butterfly |
| Gold |
Dika Toua | 2014 Glasgow | Weightlifting | Women's 53 kg |
| Gold |
Steven Kukuna Kari | 2014 Glasgow | Weightlifting | Men's 94 kg |
Medal tally
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Total | |
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 Papua New Guinea |
4 | 5 | 2 | 11 |
Papua New Guinea ranks thirty-first on the all-time medal tally of the Commonwealth Games.
Overall Medal Tally
| Games | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total | Rank |
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| 1962 Perth | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 17 |
| 1966 Kingston | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 20 |
| 1970 Edinburgh | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | - |
| 1974 Christchurch | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | - |
| 1978 Edmonton | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 18 |
| 1982 Brisbane | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | - |
| 1990 Auckland | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 19 |
| 1994 Victoria | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 20 |
| 1998 Kuala Lumpur | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 32 |
| 2002 Manchester | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | - |
| 2006 Melbourne | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 18 |
| 2010 Delhi | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 29 |
| 2014 Glasgow | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 16 |
| Total | 4 | 5 | 2 | 11 | 27 |
References
External links
- PNG country profile on the website of the Commonwealth Games
- Papua New Guinea Olympic Committee & Commonwealth Games Association
