Saint Helena at the 2018 Commonwealth Games

Saint Helena competed at the 2018 Commonwealth Games in the Gold Coast, Australia from April 4 to April 15, 2018.[1][2]

Saint Helena at the 2018 Commonwealth Games
Flag of Saint Helena
CGF code	SHN
CGA	National Sports Association of Saint Helena
in Gold Coast, Australia
Competitors	9 in 4 sports
Flag bearer	Ben Dillon (opening)
Medals	Gold 0 Silver 0 Bronze 0 Total 0
Commonwealth Games appearances (overview)
1982 1986–1994 1998 2002 2006 2010 2014 2018

The Saint Helena team consisted of nine athletes (all male) that competed in four sports.[3]

Swimmer Ben Dillon was the island's flag bearer during the opening ceremony.[4]

Competitors

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

Sport	Men	Women	Total
Athletics (track and field)	1	0	1
Badminton	1	0	1
Shooting	2	0	2
Swimming	5	0	5
Total	9	0	9

Athletics

Men

Track & road events

Athlete	Event	Heat		Semifinal		Final
		Result	Rank	Result	Rank	Result	Rank
Sean Crowie	100 m	10.84	6	Did not advance
	200 m	DNS		Did not advance

Badminton

Saint Helena participated with one athlete (one man).[3]

Singles

Athlete	Event	Round of 64	Round of 32	Round of 16	Quarterfinal	Semifinal	Final / BM
		Opposition Score	Opposition Score	Opposition Score	Opposition Score	Opposition Score	Opposition Score	Rank
Vernon Smeed	Men's singles	Narayan Ramdhani (GUY) L 0 - 2	Did not advance

Shooting

Saint Helena participated with two athletes (two men).[3]

Men

Athlete	Event	Qualification		Final
		Points	Rank	Points	Rank
Simon Henry	50 metre rifle 3 positions	1112	15	Did not advance
	50 metre rifle prone	603.4	21	Did not advance
Carlos Yon	50 metre rifle 3 positions	1003	18	Did not advance
	50 metre rifle prone	584.6	28	Did not advance

Swimming

Saint Helena participated with five male swimmers.[3]

Men

Athlete	Event	Heat		Semifinal		Final
		Time	Rank	Time	Rank	Time	Rank
Ben Dillon	50 m freestyle	26.28	56	Did not advance
Colby Thomas		27.88	59	Did not advance
Duwaine Yon		26.47	57	Did not advance
Ben Dillon	100 m freestyle	58.95	54	Did not advance
Colby Thomas		1:03.36	56	Did not advance
Duwaine Yon		1:00.47	55	Did not advance
Joshua Yon	50 m backstroke	34.30	19	Did not advance
	100 m backstroke	1:13.01	24	Did not advance
Scott George	50 m breaststroke	40.58	34	Did not advance
Colby Thomas		37.41	32	Did not advance
Duwaine Yon		36.52	31	Did not advance
Scott George	100 m breaststroke	1:31.57	29	Did not advance
Colby Thomas		1:22.77	28	Did not advance
Ben Dillon	50 m butterfly	29.71	54	Did not advance
Duwaine Yon Joshua Yon Colby Thomas Ben Dillon	4 × 100 m freestyle relay	4:06.33	11	N/A		Did not advance

References

1. "71 Nations and Territories. 6 Continents. 2 Billion citizens. 1 commonwealth family". www.gc2018.com/. Gold Coast 2018 Commonwealth Games Corporation. Retrieved 8 October 2016.
2. "Five remote islands that will rub shoulders with the Commonwealth Games giants". Evening Express. Aberdeen, Scotland. 3 April 2018. Retrieved 4 April 2018.
3. Scipio-Constantine, Jodie (9 March 2018). "Let's Meet Team St Helena!". www.sainttravelltd.com/. Saint Travel Ltd. Retrieved 29 March 2018.
4. Morgan, Liam (4 April 2018). "Gold Coast 2018: Opening Ceremony". Insidethegames.biz. Dunsar Media. Retrieved 4 April 2018.