Vanuatu competed at the 2018 Commonwealth Games in the Gold Coast, Australia from April 4 to April 15, 2018.
Beach volleyball athlete Miller Pata was the island's flag bearer during the opening ceremony.
The country won its first ever Commonwealth Games medal, a bronze won by para athlete Friana Kwevira in the women's javelin throw (F46) event.
Competitors The following is the list of number of competitors participating at the Games per sport/discipline. SportMenWomenTotalAthletics 3 5 8Beach volleyball 0 2 2Boxing 3 0 3Table tennis 2 3 5 Total 8 10 18
Medalists
| style="text-align:left; vertical-align:top;"| MedalNameSportEventDate Athletics Women's Javelin Throw (F46) April 9 Miller Pata Beach volleyball Women's tournament April 12
Medals by sportSport TotalAthletics0011Beach volleyball0011Total0022
Medals by dayDay Total5 April 0 0 0 06 April 0 0 0 07 April 0 0 0 08 April 0 0 0 09 April 0 0 1 110 April 0 0 0 011 April 0 0 0 012 April 0 0 1 1Total0022
Medals by genderGenderTotalFemale0022Male0000Mixed0000Total0022
Athletics
Vanuatu participated with 8 athletes (3 men and 5 women).
Men Track & road events AthleteEventHeatSemifinalFinalResultRankResultRankResultRankBradly Toa200 m22.435did not advance400 m49.106did not advanceSimon Charley10000 mcolspan=4 3000 m steeplechasecolspan=4 10:03.0811
Field events AthleteEventQualificationFinalDistanceRankDistanceRankJack NasawaJavelin throw56.1221did not advance
Women Track & road events AthleteEventHeatSemifinalFinalResultRankResultRankResultRankRoslyn Nalin100 m13.017did not advanceDephnny Naliupis100 m (T35)colspan=4 26.497Valentine Hello400 m58.627did not advanceRoslyn Nalin1:00.728did not advanceValentine Hello800 m2:18.269colspan=2 did not advance
Field events AthleteEventFinalDistancePositionFriana KweviraJavelin throw (F46)24.54Marcelline Moli16.175
Beach volleyball
Vanuatu qualified a women's beach volleyball team for a total of two athletes.
AthleteEventPreliminary roundStandingQuarterfinalsSemifinalsFinal / OppositionScoreOppositionScoreOppositionScoreOppositionScoreRankLinline MatauatuMiller PataWomen'sPool CW 2 – 0 (21 - 9, 21 - 12)W 2 – 0 (21 - 15, 21 - 10)L 0 – 2 (17 - 21, 16 - 21)2 QW 2 – 1 (23 - 25, 21 - 19, 15 - 12)L 1 - 2 (19-21, 21-16, 9-15)W 2 - 0 (21-14, 21-10)
Boxing
Vanuatu participated with a team of 3 athletes (3 men).
Men AthleteEventRound of 16QuarterfinalsSemifinalsFinalRankOppositionResultOppositionResultOppositionResultOppositionResultBerry Namri−49 kg L 0–5did not advanceGill Kalai−52 kg L 0–5did not advanceBoe Warawara−56 kg L 0–5did not advance
Table tennis
Vanuatu participated with 5 athletes (2 men and 3 women).
Singles AthletesEventGroup StageRound of 64Round of 32Round of 16QuarterfinalSemifinalFinalRankOppositionScoreOppositionScoreRankOppositionScoreOppositionScoreOppositionScoreOppositionScoreOppositionScoreOppositionScoreHam LuluMen's singlesW 4 - 0L 0 - 42did not advanceYoshua ShingW 4 - 0L 1 - 42did not advanceAnolyn LuluWomen's singlesW 4 - 0L 1 - 42did not advanceStephanie QweaL 1 - 4L 1 - 43did not advancePriscilla TommyW 4 - 0W 4 - 01 QL 0 - 4did not advance
Doubles AthletesEventRound of 64Round of 32Round of 16QuarterfinalSemifinalFinalRankOppositionScoreOppositionScoreOppositionScoreOppositionScoreOppositionScoreOppositionScoreHam LuluYoshua ShingMen's doublesL 1 - 3did not advanceAnolyn LuluPriscilla TommyWomen's doublesW 3 - 0L 0 - 3did not advanceAnolyn LuluYoshua ShingMixed doublesW 3 - 1L 0 - 3did not advancePriscilla TommyHam LuluL 0 - 3did not advance
Team AthletesEventGroup StageQuarterfinalSemifinalFinalRankOppositionScoreOppositionScoreRankOppositionScoreOppositionScoreOppositionScoreAnolyn LuluStephanie QweaPriscilla TommyWomen's teamL 0 - 3L 2 - 33did not advance
See also Vanuatu at the 2018 Summer Youth Olympics
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