Samoa at the 2022 Commonwealth Games
# Samoa at the 2022 Commonwealth Games

Samoa competed at the 2022 Commonwealth Games in Birmingham, England between 28 July and 8 August 2022. It was Samoa's thirteenth appearance at the Games. On 13 July 2022 SASNOC announced a team of 38 athletes competing in seven sports would represent Samoa.

## Medalists

| Medal | Name | Sport | Event | Date |
| - | - | - | - | - |
| Gold | Don Opeloge | Weightlifting | Men's 96 kg | 2 August |
| Silver | Vaipava Ioane | Weightlifting | Men's 67 kg | 31 July |
| Silver | Jack Opeloge | Weightlifting | Men's 109 kg | 3 August |
| Silver | Feagaiga Stowers | Weightlifting | Women's +87 kg | 3 August |
| Silver | Ato Plodzicki-Faoagali | Boxing | Heavyweight | 7 August |

## Competitors

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

| Sport | Men | Women | Total |
| - | - | - | - |
| Athletics | 8 | 1 | 9 |
| Boxing | 3 | 0 | 3 |
| Judo | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| Rugby sevens | 13 | 0 | 13 |
| Swimming | 2 | 2 | 4 |
| Weightlifting | 5 | 1 | 6 |
| Wrestling | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| Total | 34 | 4 | 38 |

## Athletics

A squad of eight athletes was announced on 13 July 2022.

### Track and road events

| Athlete | Event | Heat | Heat | Semifinal | Semifinal | Final | Final |
| - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Athlete | Event | Result | Rank | Result | Rank | Result | Rank |
| William Hunt | 100 m | 10.70 | 5 | did not advance | did not advance | did not advance | did not advance |
| Pesamino Iakopo | 100 m | 11.29 | 7 | did not advance | did not advance | did not advance | did not advance |
| Johnny Key | 100 m | 10.98 | 5 | did not advance | did not advance | did not advance | did not advance |
| Jeremy Dodson | 200 m | 21.46 | 4 | did not advance | did not advance | did not advance | did not advance |
| William Hunt | 200 m | DSQ | DSQ | did not advance | did not advance | did not advance | did not advance |
| Johnny Key | 200 m | 22.38 | 6 | did not advance | did not advance | did not advance | did not advance |
| Kolone Alefosio | 110 m hurdles | 14.78 | 7 | — | — | did not advance | did not advance |
| William Hunt Kelvin Masoe Johnny Key Jeremy Dodson | 4 × 100 m relay | 40.60 | 5 | — | — | did not advance | did not advance |

### Field events

| Athlete | Event | Qualification | Qualification | Final | Final |
| - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Athlete | Event | Distance | Rank | Distance | Rank |
| Kelvin Masoe | Long jump | 6.75 | 17 | did not advance | did not advance |
| Alex Rose | Discus throw | 63.20 | 4 q | 64.56 | 4 |
| Donny Tuimaseve | Javelin throw | — | — | 63.14 | 13 |
| Athlete | Event | Qualification | Qualification | Final | Final |
| Athlete | Event | Distance | Rank | Distance | Rank |
| Nu'u Tuilefano | Shot put | 16.10 | 11 q | 15.81 | 11 |

## Boxing

A squad of three boxers was announced on 13 July 2022.

### Men

| Athlete | Event | Round of 32 | Round of 16 | Quarterfinals | Semifinals | Final | Final |
| - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Athlete | Event | Opposition Result | Opposition Result | Opposition Result | Opposition Result | Opposition Result | Rank |
| Marion Faustino Ah Tong | Light middleweight | Bye | Vittalis (SRI) W 5 - 0 | Mbundwike (TAN) L RSC | did not advance | did not advance | did not advance |
| Jancen Poutoa | Light heavyweight | Bye | Bevan (WAL) L RSC | did not advance | did not advance | did not advance | did not advance |
| Ato Plodzicki-Faoagali | Heavyweight | — | Sanjeet (IND) W 3 - 2 | Andall (GRN) W RSC | T-Williams (NIU) W 5 - 0 | Williams (ENG) L 0 - 5 | |

## Judo

One judoka was officially selected as of 13 July 2022.

### Men

| Athlete | Event | Round of 16 | Quarterfinals | Semifinals | Repechage | Final/BM | Final/BM |
| - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Athlete | Event | Opposition Result | Opposition Result | Opposition Result | Opposition Result | Opposition Result | Rank |
| William Tai Tin | -73 kg | Majeed (MAS) L 00 - 10 | did not advance | did not advance | did not advance | did not advance | 9 |

## Rugby sevens

As of 9 March 2022, Samoa qualified for the men's tournament. This was achieved through their positions in the 2018–19 / 2019–20 World Rugby Sevens Series.

The thirteen-man roster was announced on 13 July 2022.

### Summary

| Team | Event | Preliminary Round | Preliminary Round | Preliminary Round | Preliminary Round | Quarterfinal / CQ | Semifinal / CS | Final / BM / CF | Final / BM / CF |
| - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Team | Event | Opposition Result | Opposition Result | Opposition Result | Rank | Opposition Result | Opposition Result | Opposition Result | Rank |
| Samoa men's | Men's tournament | England W 38 - 0 | New Zealand L 17 - 19 | Sri Lanka W 44 - 0 | 2 Q | Australia L 0 - 7 | Canada W 19 - 17 | Scotland W 24 - 19 | 5 |

### Men's tournament

**Roster**

* Fa'afoi Falaniko
* Iafeta Purcell
* Levi Milford
* Melani Matavao
* Motu Opetai
* Neueli Leitufia
* Owen Niue
* Paul Scanlan
* Steve Onosai
* Taunu'u Niulevaea
* Uaina Sione
* Va'a Apelu Maliko
* Vaovasa Afa

Pool A

| Pos | Teamvte | Pld | W | D | L | PF | PA | PD | Pts | Qualification |
| - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 1 | New Zealand | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 102 | 22 | +80 | 9 | Advance to Quarter-finals |
| 2 | Samoa | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 99 | 19 | +80 | 7 | Advance to Quarter-finals |
| 3 | England | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 47 | 77 | −30 | 5 | Advance to classification Quarter-finals |
| 4 | Sri Lanka | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 24 | 154 | −130 | 3 | Advance to classification Quarter-finals |

* 29 July 2022 11:34

| England | 0–38 | Samoa |
| - | - | - |
| | Report | Try: Onosai (3) 2' c, 6' m, 7' m Maliko 5' c Falaniko 12' m Con: Matavao (2/5) 3', 5' Purcell (0/1) Cards: Leitufia 11' |

* Coventry Stadium, Coventry Referee: Jordan Way (Australia)
* 29 July 2022 20:04

| New Zealand | 19–17 | Samoa |
| - | - | - |
| Try: Dickson 7' c Webber 9' m Tangitau 12' c Con: McGarvey-Black (2/3) 7', 13' | Report | Try: Scanlan 1' c Niue 3' m Maliko 5' m Con: Matavao (1/3) 1' |

* Coventry Stadium, Coventry Referee: Adam Leal (England)
* 30 July 2022 11:12

| Samoa | 44–0 | Sri Lanka |
| - | - | - |
| Try: Scanlan (4) 1' m, 4' m, 5' m, 6' m Opetai 7' c Sione 8' c Niue 10' m Onosai 14' m Con: Purcell (1/5) 9' Leitufia (1/3) 7' | Report | |

* Coventry Stadium, Coventry Referee: Talal-Azmat Chaudhry (Canada)

**Quarterfinals**

* 30 July 2022 21:32

| Australia | 7–0 | Samoa |
| - | - | - |
| Try: Gonzalez 8' c Con: Roache (1/1) 8' Cards: Malouf 10' | Report | |

* Coventry Stadium, Coventry Referee: Nick Hogan (New Zealand)

**5th-8th Semifinals**

* 31 July 2022 12:20

| Samoa | 19–17 | Canada |
| - | - | - |
| Try: Onosai (2) 6' c, 11' c Sione 9' m Con: Matavao (2/3) 6', 11' Cards: Afa 8' | Report | Try: Thiel (2) 1' c, 3' m Coats 14' m Con: Coats (1/3) 1' |

* Coventry Stadium, Coventry Referee: Morné Ferreira (South Africa)

**5th Place Match**

* 31 July 2022 19:28

| Scotland | 19–24 | Samoa |
| - | - | - |
| Try: Fergusson 6' m Sofolarin 8' c, 9' c Con: Barreto (2/3) 8', 9' | Report | Try: Niue 1' c Onosai 7' m Leitufia 11' c, 12' m Con: Matavao (1/1) 1' Purcell (1/3) 11' |

* Coventry Stadium, Coventry Referee: Morné Ferreira (South Africa)

## Swimming

A squad of four swimmers was announced on 13 July 2022.

### Men

| Athlete | Event | Heat | Heat | Semifinal | Semifinal | Final | Final |
| - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Athlete | Event | Time | Rank | Time | Rank | Time | Rank |
| Brandon Schuster | 100 m freestyle | 53.17 | 42 | did not advance | did not advance | did not advance | did not advance |
| Brandon Schuster | 200 m breaststroke | 2:22.37 | 12 | — | — | did not advance | did not advance |
| Brandon Schuster | 200 m individual medley | 2:09.85 | 17 | — | — | did not advance | did not advance |
| Kokoro Frost | 50 m backstroke | 28.37 | 35 | did not advance | did not advance | did not advance | did not advance |
| Kokoro Frost | 100 m backstroke | 1:05.05 | 35 | did not advance | did not advance | did not advance | did not advance |
| Kokoro Frost | 50 m butterfly | 26.00 | 36 | did not advance | did not advance | did not advance | did not advance |
| Kokoro Frost | 100 m butterfly | 1:00.53 | 43 | did not advance | did not advance | did not advance | did not advance |

### Women

| Athlete | Event | Heat | Heat | Semifinal | Semifinal | Final | Final |
| - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Athlete | Event | Time | Rank | Time | Rank | Time | Rank |
| Olivia Borg | 50 m freestyle | did not start | did not start | did not advance | did not advance | did not advance | did not advance |
| Olivia Borg | 100 m freestyle | 57.53 | 22 | did not advance | did not advance | did not advance | did not advance |
| Olivia Borg | 50 m butterfly | 27.42 | 16 Q | 27.37 | 15 | did not advance | did not advance | did not advance | did not advance |
| Olivia Borg | 100 m butterfly | 1:02.62 | 25 | did not advance | did not advance | did not advance | did not advance |
| Lushavel Stickland | 50 m freestyle | 28.08 | 42 | did not advance | did not advance | did not advance | did not advance |
| Lushavel Stickland | 50 m backstroke | 30.46 | 19 | did not advance | did not advance | did not advance | did not advance |
| Lushavel Stickland | 100 m backstroke | 1:07.51 | 21 | did not advance | did not advance | did not advance | did not advance |

### Mixed

| Athlete | Event | Heat | Heat | Final | Final |
| - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Athlete | Event | Time | Rank | Time | Rank |
| Brandon Schuster Kokoro Frost Olivia Borg Lushavel Stickland | 4 × 100 m freestyle relay | 3:52.67 | 15 | did not advance | did not advance |
| Lushavel Stickland Brandon Schuster Olivia Borg Kokoro Frost | 4 × 100 m medley relay | 4:13.66 | 13 | did not advance | did not advance |

## Weightlifting

Six weightlifters qualified for the competition by virtue of their positions in the IWF Commonwealth Ranking List.

| Athlete | Event | Weight lifted | Weight lifted | Total | Rank |
| - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Athlete | Event | Snatch | Clean & jerk | Total | Rank |
| Vaipava Ioane | Men's 67 kg | 127 kg | 166 kg GR | 293 kg | |
| John Tafi | Men's 73 kg | 131 kg | 165 kg | 296 kg | 4 |
| Don Opeloge | Men's 96 kg | 171 kg GR | 210 kg GR | 381 kg GR | |
| Jack Opeloge | Men's 109 kg | 164 | 194 | 358 | |
| Petelo Lautusi | Men's +109 kg | 165 | 206 | 371 | 4 |
| Feagaiga Stowers | Women's +87 kg | 121 | 147 | 268 | |

## Wrestling

A squad of two wrestlers was selected as of 27 June 2022.

Key:

* VT - Victory by Fall.
* PP - Decision by Points - the loser with technical points.
* PO - Decision by Points - the loser without technical points.

| Athlete | Event | Round of 16 | Quarterfinal | Semifinal | Repechage | Final / BM | Final / BM |
| - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Athlete | Event | Opposition Result | Opposition Result | Opposition Result | Opposition Result | Opposition Result | Rank |
| Taitaifono Tamati | Men's -86 kg | Lessing (RSA) L 0 - 10 (VSU) | did not advance | did not advance | did not advance | did not advance | 14 |
| Maulalo Alofipo | Men's -97 kg | Bye | Sika (TGA) W 11 - 0 | de Lange (RSA) L 0 - 10 | — | Barns (AUS) L 0 - 12 | 5 |
