Dominica At The 2018 Commonwealth Games
Dominica competed at the 2018 Commonwealth Games in the Gold Coast Gold Coast may refer to: Places Africa * Gold Coast (region), in West Africa, which was made up of the following colonies, before being established as the independent nation of Ghana: ** Portuguese Gold Coast (Portuguese, 1482–1642) ** Dutch G ..., Australia from April 4 to April 15, 2018. It was Dominica's 10th appearance at the Commonwealth Games. Dominica won their first two Commonwealth Games medals at these games The Dominican team consisted of 13 athletes (ten men and three women) that competed in three sports. Medalists Competitors The following is the list of number of competitors participating at the Games per sport/discipline. Athletics (track and field) Dominica entered ten athletes (eight men and two women). ;Men ;Track & road events ;Field events ;Women ;Field events Boxing Dominica participated with a team of 2 athletes (1 man and 1 woman). Cycling Dominica participated with 1 ...
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Dominica Olympic Committee
The Dominica Olympic Committee (IOC code: DMA) is the National Olympic Committee representing Dominica. The committee is also the Commonwealth Games Association representing the island nation. History It was created in 1987 and recognized by the National Olympic Committee in 1993.«National Olympic Committee – Dominica»
National Olympic Committee.

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Dominica at the Olympics

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Dominica at the Commonwealth Games

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Athletics At The 2018 Commonwealth Games – Men's Long Jump
The men's long jump at the 2018 Commonwealth Games, as part of the athletics programme, took place in the Carrara Stadium on 10 and 11 April 2018. Records Prior to this competition, the existing world and Games records were as follows: Schedule The schedule was as follows: All times are Australian Eastern Standard Time (UTC+10) Results Qualifying round Across two groups, those who jumped ≥7.90 m (Q) or at least the 12 best performers (q) advanced to the final. Final The medals were determined in the final. References Men's long jump 2018 File:2018 Events Collage.png, From top left, clockwise: The 2018 Winter Olympics opening ceremony in PyeongChang, South Korea; Protests erupt following the Assassination of Jamal Khashoggi; March for Our Lives protests take place across the United ...

Valerian Spicer
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Benny Muziyo
Benny Sichuundu Muziyo (born 8 November 1992) is a Zambian boxer. Muziyo won bronze in the men's middleweight event at the 2014 Commonwealth Games. He competed in the men's middleweight event at the 2016 Summer Olympics. He secured his spot via an invitation from the Tripartite Commission. He lost a close split decision to Turkey's Önder Şipal after knocking down Şipal in the second round in his first Olympic bout. In the 2018 Commonwealth Games he reached the quarter finals after scoring a knockout victory over Dominica's Roy Cooke in the round of 16. He was defeated 5-0 by eventual gold medalist Vikas Krishan Yadav Vikas Krishan Yadav (born 10 February 1992) is an Indian boxer from Bhiwani district in Haryana, the hub of some of India's best boxers. He won a gold medal in the 2010 Asian Games in the Lightweight category and a gold medal in 75 kg we ... of India in the quarter finals. References External links * 1992 births Living people Zambian male ...
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Boxing At The 2018 Commonwealth Games – Men's 75 Kg
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Roy Cooke (boxer)
Roy Cooke is a professional poker player, poker consultant and author living in Las Vegas, Nevada, USA. He was born in Atlanta, Georgia, on April 12, 1957. He spent his childhood in Derby (England) and Bellevue, Washington. Before taking up poker full-time, he attended the University of Washington where he majored in computer science. Cooke has been a licensed real estate broker in Las Vegas since 1990. He is a member of the Summerlin chapter of Toastmasters, of which he was president in 2006. He is married to the former Francine Piano (Misty). They have one daughter, Krystle, born on August 16, 1992. Poker career Cooke started playing poker in public cardrooms as a 15-year-old in Washington State in 1972. He took up the game full-time in 1975. Through the 1970s and early 1980s, he was a nomadic player — a "rounder" — traveling from town to town looking for games in Idaho, Montana, Washington, Oregon, Alaska and Reno, Nevada. In 1984, Cooke moved to Las Vegas. He has pl ...
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Thea LaFond
Thea Noeliva LaFond (born April 5, 1994) is a triple jumper from Dominica. Career She competed at the 2016 Summer Olympics in the women's triple jump; her result of 12.82 meters in the qualifying round did not qualify her for the final. She was also selected to represent Dominica at the 2018 Commonwealth Games. During the 2022 Commonwealth Games, she improved her result and achieved a Silver Medal in the women's triple jump event. During the 2018 Commonwealth Games, she created history for becoming the first Dominican athlete to win a medal for Dominica at the Commonwealth Games after securing a bronze medal in the women's triple jump event. She competed at the 2020 Summer Olympics The , officially the and also known as , was an international multi-sport event held from 23 July to 8 August 2021 in Tokyo, Japan, with some preliminary events that began on 21 July. Tokyo was selected as the host city during the .... References External links * * * ...
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Athletics At The 2018 Commonwealth Games – Women's Long Jump
The women's long jump at the 2018 Commonwealth Games, as part of the athletics programme, took place in the Carrara Stadium on 11 and 12 April 2018. Records Prior to this competition, the existing world and Games records were as follows: Schedule The schedule was as follows: All times are Australian Eastern Standard Time (UTC+10) Results Qualifying round Across two groups, those who jumped ≥6.60 m (Q) or at least the 12 best performers (q) advanced to the final. Final The medals were determined in the final. References Women's long jump 2018 File:2018 Events Collage.png, From top left, clockwise: The 2018 Winter Olympics opening ceremony in PyeongChang, South Korea; Protests erupt following the Assassination of Jamal Khashoggi; March for Our Lives protests take place across the United ... 2018 in women's athletics {{athletics-stub ...
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Athletics At The 2018 Commonwealth Games – Men's Javelin Throw
The men's javelin throw at the 2018 Commonwealth Games, as part of the athletics programme, took place in the Carrara Stadium on 13 and 14 April 2018. Records Prior to this competition, the existing world and Games records were as follows: Schedule The schedule was as follows: All times are Australian Eastern Standard Time (UTC+10) Results Qualifying round Across two groups, those who threw ≥78.00 m (Q) or at least the 12 best performers (q) advanced to the final. Final The medals were determined in the final. References Men's javelin throw 2018 File:2018 Events Collage.png, From top left, clockwise: The 2018 Winter Olympics opening ceremony in PyeongChang, South Korea; Protests erupt following the Assassination of Jamal Khashoggi; March for Our Lives protests take place across the United ...

Athletics At The 2018 Commonwealth Games – Men's Shot Put
The men's shot put at the 2018 Commonwealth Games, as part of the athletics programme, took place in the Carrara Stadium on 8 and 9 April 2018. Records Prior to this competition, the existing world and Games records were as follows: Schedule The schedule was as follows: All times are Australian Eastern Standard Time (UTC+10) Results Qualifying round Across two groups, those who threw ≥19.00 m (Q) or at least the 12 best performers (q) advanced to the final. Final The medals were determined in the final. References Men's shot put 2018 File:2018 Events Collage.png, From top left, clockwise: The 2018 Winter Olympics opening ceremony in PyeongChang, South Korea; Protests erupt following the Assassination of Jamal Khashoggi; March for Our Lives protests take place across the United ...