Barbados_at_the_2018_Commonwealth_Games
Barbados at the 2018 Commonwealth Games
Sporting event delegation
Barbados competed at the 2018 Commonwealth Games in the Gold Coast, Australia from April 4 to April 15, 2018.[1] It was Barbados's 16th appearance at the Commonwealth Games.
Quick Facts Barbados at the 2018 Commonwealth Games, CGF code ...
| Barbados at the 2018 Commonwealth Games | |
|---|---|
| CGF code | BAR |
| CGA | Barbados Olympic Association |
| Website | olympic |
| in Gold Coast, Australia 4 April 2018 – 15 April 2018 | |
| Competitors | 45 in 11 sports |
| Flag bearer | Meagan Best |
| Medals Ranked 0th |
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| Commonwealth Games appearances (overview) | |
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Squash athlete Meagan Best was the country's flag bearer during the opening ceremony.[2]
The following is the list of number of competitors participating at the Games per sport/discipline.
Main article: Athletics at the 2018 Commonwealth Games
Barbados participated with 8 athletes (5 men and 3 women).
- Men
- Track & road events
More information Athlete, Event ...
| Athlete | Event | Heat | Semifinal | Final | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Result | Rank | Result | Rank | Result | Rank | ||
| Ramon Gittens | 100 m | 10.50 | 2 Q | 10.44 | 7 | did not advance | |
| Stephen Headley | 10.70 | 4 | did not advance | ||||
| Shane Brathwaite | 200 m | DSQ | did not advance | ||||
| Nicholas Deshong | 21.26 | 4 | did not advance | ||||
| Burkheart Ellis Jr | 21.02 | 2 Q | 20.79 | 6 | did not advance | ||
| Shane Brathwaite | 110 m hurdles | 13.64 | 5 q | — | 13.53 | 6 | |
| Shane Brathwaite Nicholas Deshong Burkheart Ellis Jr Ramon Gittens |
4 × 100 m relay | 38.95 | 4 q | — | 39.04 | 5 | |
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- Women
- Track & road events
More information Athlete, Event ...
| Athlete | Event | Heat | Semifinal | Final | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Result | Rank | Result | Rank | Result | Rank | ||
| Sada Williams | 200 m | DNS | did not advance | ||||
| Kierre Beckles | 100 m hurdles | 13.66 | 6 | — | did not advance | ||
| Tia-Adana Belle | 400 m hurdles | 56.55 | 7 | — | did not advance | ||
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Main article: Badminton at the 2018 Commonwealth Games
Barbados participated with two athletes (two men)
More information Athlete, Event ...
| 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 | ||
| Cory Fanus | Men's singles |  Yang (CAN)L 0 - 2 |
did not advance | |||||
| Dakeil Thorpe | BYE |  Mulenga (ZAM)L 0 - 2 |
did not advance | |||||
| Cory Fanus Dakeil Thorpe |
Men's doubles | — | BYE |  Dunn /Hall (SCO) L 0 - 2 |
did not advance | |||
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Main article: Boxing at the 2018 Commonwealth Games
Barbados participated with a team of 2 athletes (1 man and 1 woman)
More information Athlete, Event ...
| Athlete | Event | Round of 16 | Quarterfinals | Semifinals | Final | Rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Opposition Result |
Opposition Result |
Opposition Result |
Opposition Result | |||
| Jabali Breedy | Men's −52 kg |  Brendan Irvine (NIR)L 0-5 |
did not advance | |||
| Kimberly Gittens | Women's −60 kg |  Sarita Devi (IND)L 0-5 |
did not advance | |||
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Main article: Cycling at the 2018 Commonwealth Games
Barbados participated with 1 athlete (1 woman).
Track
- Points race
More information Athlete, Event ...
| Athlete | Event | Final | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Points | Rank | ||
| Amber Joseph | Women's points race | 0 | 15 |
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- Scratch race
Main article: Netball at the 2018 Commonwealth Games
Barbados qualified a netball team by virtue of being ranked in the top 11 (excluding the host nation, Australia) of the INF World Rankings on July 1, 2017.[3][4][5]
- Roster
- Shonette Azore
- Latonia Blackman
- Vanessa Bobb
- Damisha Croney
- Rieah Holder
- Teresa Howell
- Rhe-Ann Niles
- Nikita Piggott
- Tonisha Rock-Yaw
- Shonte Seale
- Sabreena Smith
- Shonica Wharton
- Pool A
More information Pos, Pld ...
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  Australia (H) |
5 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 413 | 162 | +251 | 10 | Semi-finals |
| 2 |  Jamaica |
5 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 351 | 221 | +130 | 8 | |
| 3 |  South Africa |
5 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 310 | 205 | +105 | 6 | Classification matches |
| 4 |  Northern Ireland |
5 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 224 | 307 | −83 | 4 | |
| 5 |  Barbados |
5 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 185 | 333 | −148 | 2 | |
| 6 |  Fiji |
5 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 171 | 426 | −255 | 0 |
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| 6 April 2018 20:30 |
Report | Barbados | 24–79 | Australia |
Gold Coast Convention and Exhibition Centre Umpires: Lisa McPhail Kristie Simpson Reserve umpire: Kate Stephenson | |
Wharton  12/17 (71%)Blackman 8/10 (80%)Payne 4/5 (80%) |
Thwaites 24/24 (100%) Bassett 23/26 (88%)Wood 17/17 (100%)Pettitt 15/15 (100%) |
| 7 April 2018 20:30 |
Report | Fiji | 44–65 | Barbados |
Gold Coast Convention and Exhibition Centre Umpires: Maria van der Merwe Theresa Prince Reserve umpire: Michelle Phippard | |
| M. Rusivakula 27/31 (87%) U. Rusivakula 10/12 (83%)Waqa 7/8 (88%) |
Wharton 33/38 (87%) Blackman 22/28 (79%)Payne 10/12 (83%) |
| 9 April 2018 18:30 |
Report | Jamaica | 76–32 | Barbados |
Gold Coast Convention and Exhibition Centre Umpires: Maria van der Merwe Marc Henning Reserve umpire: Gary Burgess | |
| Fowler-Reid 32/36 (89%) Aiken 28/33 (85%)Beckford 12/14 (86%)Robinson 4/8 (50%) |
Blackman 17/19 (89%) Wharton 9/12 (75%)Payne 6/9 (67%) |
| 10 April 2018 13:00 |
Report | Barbados | 39–49 | Northern Ireland |
Gold Coast Convention and Exhibition Centre Umpires: Theresa Prince Gary Burgess Reserve umpire: Maria van der Merwe | |
| Wharton 27/29 (93%) Blackman 9/12 (75%)Payne 3/3 (100%) |
L. Bowman 20/25 (80%) Lennon 15/16 (94%)Oonagh McCullough 9/15 (60%)K. Bowman 5/7 (71%) |
| 11 April 2018 11:00 |
Report | South Africa | 85–25 | Barbados |
Gold Coast Convention and Exhibition Centre Umpires: Jackie Mizon Kate Stephenson Reserve umpire: Jono Bredin | |
| Venter 34/35 (97%) Burger 33/35 (94%)Holtzhausen 10/14 (71%)Stoltz 8/9 (89%) |
Blackman 14/15 (93%) Payne 11/17 (65%) |
- Ninth place match
| 12 April 2018 11:00 |
Report | Barbados | 48–50 |  Scotland |
Gold Coast Convention and Exhibition Centre Umpires: Helen George Maria van der Merwe Reserve umpire: Gary Burgess | |
| Payne 22/24 (92%) Blackman 15/17 (88%)Wharton 11/12 (92%) |
Gallagher 35/37 (95%) Goodwin 13/21 (62%)Pettitt 2/5 (40%) |
Main article: Shooting at the 2018 Commonwealth Games
Barbados participated with 8 athletes (7 men and 1 woman).
- Men
More information Athlete, Event ...
| Athlete | Event | Qualification | Final | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Points | Rank | Points | Rank | ||
| Louis Estwick | 50 metre rifle prone | 577.8 | 29 | did not advance | |
| Bernard Chase | 50 metre pistol | 470 | 20 | did not advance | |
| Ronald Sargeant | 481 | 19 | did not advance | ||
| Bernard Chase | 10 metre air pistol | 537 | 18 | did not advance | |
| Ronald Sargeant | 519 | 21 | did not advance | ||
| Michael Maskell | Trap | 102 | 29 | did not advance | |
| Justin St. John | 103 | 27 | did not advance | ||
| Michael Maskell | Skeet | 118 | 8 | did not advance | |
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- Women
More information Athlete, Event ...
| Athlete | Event | Qualification | Final | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Points | Rank | Points | Rank | ||
| Michelle Elliot | Skeet | 62 | 11 | did not advance | |
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- Open
More information Athlete, Event ...
| Athlete | Event | Day 1 | Day 2 | Day 3 | Total | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Points | Rank | Points | Rank | Points | Rank | Overall | Rank | ||
| Richard Arthur | Queen's prize individual | 96-1v | 28 | 139-4v | 29 | 139-13v | 27 | 374-18v | 28 |
| Jason Wood | 102-4v | 23 | 142-12v | 27 | 147-14v | 10 | 391-30v | 22 | |
| Richard Arthur Jason Wood |
Queen's prize pairs | 274-20v | 14 | 250-5v | 14 | — | 524-25v | 14 | |
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Main article: Squash at the 2018 Commonwealth Games
Barbados participated with 3 athletes (1 man and 2 women).
- Individual
More information Athlete, Event ...
| 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 | ||
| Shawn Simpson | Men's singles |  Seth (GUY)L 1 - 3 |
did not advance | |||||
| Meagan Best | Women's singles | Bye |  Waters (ENG)L 0 - 3 |
did not advance | ||||
| Amanda Haywood |  Laing (CAY)W 3 - 2 |
Massaro (ENG) L 0 - 3 |
did not advance | |||||
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- Doubles
More information Athlete, Event ...
| Athlete | Event | Group stage | Round of 16 | Quarterfinals | Semifinals | Final | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Opposition Score |
Opposition Score |
Rank | Opposition Score |
Opposition Score |
Opposition Score |
Opposition Score |
Rank | ||
| Meagan Best Shawn Simpson |
Mixed doubles |  Mua /Henry (FIJ) W 2 - 0 |
Waters / Selby (ENG) L 0 - 2 |
2 Q |  King /Coll (NZL) L 0 - 2 |
did not advance | |||
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Main article: Swimming at the 2018 Commonwealth Games
Barbados participated with 1 athlete (1 man).
- Men
More information Athlete, Event ...
| Athlete | Event | Heat | Semifinal | Final | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Time | Rank | Time | Rank | Time | Rank | ||
| Alex Sobers | 50 m freestyle | 23.75 | 28 | did not advance | |||
| 100 m freestyle | 51.12 | 29 | did not advance | ||||
| 200 m freestyle | 1:51.87 | 20 | — | did not advance | |||
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Main article: Table tennis at the 2018 Commonwealth Games
Barbados participated with 4 athletes (4 men).
- Singles
More information Athletes, Event ...
| Athletes | Event | Group Stage | Round of 64 | Round of 32 | Round of 16 | Quarterfinal | Semifinal | Final | Rank | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Opposition Score |
Opposition Score |
Rank | Opposition Score |
Opposition Score |
Opposition Score |
Opposition Score |
Opposition Score |
Opposition Score | |||
| Kristian Doughty | Men's singles |  Rameez (PAK)L 0 - 4 |
 Mutua (KEN)W 4 - 2 |
2 | did not advance | ||||||
| Mark Dowell |  Taucoory (MRI)L 2 - 4 |
Howieson (SCO) L 0 - 4 |
3 | did not advance | |||||||
| Tyrese Knight |  Sam (GHA)L 3 - 4 |
Bryan (GUY) W 4 - 1 |
2 | did not advance | |||||||
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- Doubles
More information Athletes, Event ...
| Athletes | Event | Round of 64 | Round of 32 | Round of 16 | Quarterfinal | Semifinal | Final | Rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Opposition Score |
Opposition Score |
Opposition Score |
Opposition Score |
Opposition Score |
Opposition Score | |||
| Kristian Doughty Marcus Smith |
Men's doubles | Bye |  Choong /Leong (MAS) L 0 - 3 |
did not advance | ||||
| Mark Dowell Tyrese Knight |
Bye |  Hu /Yan (AUS) L 0 - 3 |
did not advance | |||||
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- Team
More information Athletes, Event ...
| Athletes | Event | Group Stage | Round of 16 | Quarterfinal | Semifinal | Final | Rank | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Opposition Score |
Opposition Score |
Rank | Opposition Score |
Opposition Score |
Opposition Score |
Opposition Score | |||
| Kristian Doughty Mark Dowell Tyrese Knight Marcus Smith |
Men's team |  Singapore (SGP)L 0 - 3 |
Mauritius (MRI) L 2 - 3 |
3 | did not advance | ||||
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Main article: Triathlon at the 2018 Commonwealth Games
Barbados participated with 2 athletes (2 men).
- Individual
More information Athlete, Event ...
| Athlete | Event | Swim (750 m) | Trans 1 | Bike (20 km) | Trans 2 | Run (5 km) | Total | Rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jason Wilson | Men's | 9:13 | 0:34 | 31:12 | 0:27 | 16:48 | 58:14 | 23 |
| Matthew Wright | 10:12 | 0:37 | 30:48 | 0:28 | 16:41 | 58:46 | 25 |
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Main articles: Weightlifting at the 2018 Commonwealth Games and Weightlifting at the 2018 Commonwealth Games – Qualification
Barbados participated with two athletes (two men).[6]
More information Athlete, Event ...
| Athlete | Event | Snatch | Clean & Jerk | Total | Rank | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Result | Rank | Result | Rank | ||||
| Romario Forde | Men's −77 kg | 117 | 13 | 160 | 7 | 277 | 11 |
| Ivorn McKnee | Men's −105 kg | 145 | 6 | did not finish | |||
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- Pavitt, Michael (15 March 2018). "Barbados named best flagbearer for Gold Coast 2018 Opening Ceremony". Insidethegames.biz. Dunsar Media. Retrieved 20 March 2018.
- Pavitt, Michael (25 July 2017). "Uganda to make Commonwealth Games netball debut at Gold Coast 2018". Insidethegames.biz. Dunsar Media. Retrieved 28 July 2017.
- Dakin, Rebecca (24 July 2017). "Competing nations announced for GC2018 Netball Competition". www.mygc.com.au/. myGC. Retrieved 28 July 2017.
- "International Netball Federation: 2018 Commonwealth Games". Retrieved 17 April 2017.
- "Qualification List of the Gold Coast 2018 Commonwealth Games" (PDF). www.iwf.net/. International Weightlifting Federation. March 2018. Retrieved 21 March 2018.