Samoa At The Commonwealth Games
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Samoa has competed in twelve of the twenty-one previous
Commonwealth Games The Commonwealth Games, often referred to as the Friendly Games or simply the Comm Games, are a quadrennial international multi-sport event among athletes from the Commonwealth of Nations. The event was first held in 1930, and, with the exce ...
, from 1974 as Western Samoa, and from 1997 as Samoa.


Overall Medal Tally

With sixteen medals, Samoa were thirtieth in the All-time tally of medals after the 2010 Games. {{Medalists {, class="wikitable sortable" style="font-size:95%" , - !Medal !Name !Games !Sport !Event , - , {{silver medal , Paul Wallwork , 1974 Christchurch ,
Weightlifting Weightlifting generally refers to activities in which people lift Weight training#Equipment, weights, often in the form of dumbbells or barbells. People lift various kinds of weights for a variety of different reasons. These may include various t ...
, Men's light heavyweight , - , {{bronze medal , Vai Samu , 1974 Christchurch ,
Boxing Boxing (also known as "Western boxing" or "pugilism") is a combat sport in which two people, usually wearing protective gloves and other protective equipment such as hand wraps and mouthguards, throw punches at each other for a predetermined ...
, Men's heavyweight , - , {{bronze medal , Ropati Vipo Samu , 1978 Montreal ,
Boxing Boxing (also known as "Western boxing" or "pugilism") is a combat sport in which two people, usually wearing protective gloves and other protective equipment such as hand wraps and mouthguards, throw punches at each other for a predetermined ...
, Men's light middleweight , - , {{bronze medal , Richard Betham , 1978 Montreal ,
Boxing Boxing (also known as "Western boxing" or "pugilism") is a combat sport in which two people, usually wearing protective gloves and other protective equipment such as hand wraps and mouthguards, throw punches at each other for a predetermined ...
, Men's middleweight , - , {{bronze medal , Fautala Su'a , 1978 Montreal ,
Boxing Boxing (also known as "Western boxing" or "pugilism") is a combat sport in which two people, usually wearing protective gloves and other protective equipment such as hand wraps and mouthguards, throw punches at each other for a predetermined ...
, Men's light heavyweight , - , {{bronze medal , Sililo Figota , 1990 Auckland ,
Boxing Boxing (also known as "Western boxing" or "pugilism") is a combat sport in which two people, usually wearing protective gloves and other protective equipment such as hand wraps and mouthguards, throw punches at each other for a predetermined ...
, Men's light middleweight , - , {{bronze medal , Emerio Fainuulua , 1990 Auckland ,
Boxing Boxing (also known as "Western boxing" or "pugilism") is a combat sport in which two people, usually wearing protective gloves and other protective equipment such as hand wraps and mouthguards, throw punches at each other for a predetermined ...
, Men's heavyweight , - , {{silver medal , Bob Gasio , 1994 Victoria ,
Boxing Boxing (also known as "Western boxing" or "pugilism") is a combat sport in which two people, usually wearing protective gloves and other protective equipment such as hand wraps and mouthguards, throw punches at each other for a predetermined ...
, Men's middleweight , - , {{silver medal , Ofisa Ofisa , 2002 Manchester ,
Boxing Boxing (also known as "Western boxing" or "pugilism") is a combat sport in which two people, usually wearing protective gloves and other protective equipment such as hand wraps and mouthguards, throw punches at each other for a predetermined ...
, Men's 85 kg clean and jerk , - , {{bronze medal , Ofisa Ofisa , 2002 Manchester ,
Boxing Boxing (also known as "Western boxing" or "pugilism") is a combat sport in which two people, usually wearing protective gloves and other protective equipment such as hand wraps and mouthguards, throw punches at each other for a predetermined ...
, Men's 85 kg total , - , {{bronze medal ,
Niusila Opeloge Niusila Opeloge is a weightlifter from Samoa. He was suspended for a doping violation in 2007 for two years. He is considered a PED enhanced lifter. Family Opeloge comes from a weightlifting family. His sister, Ele Opeloge is also a gold medali ...
, 2002 Manchester ,
Boxing Boxing (also known as "Western boxing" or "pugilism") is a combat sport in which two people, usually wearing protective gloves and other protective equipment such as hand wraps and mouthguards, throw punches at each other for a predetermined ...
, Men's 85 kg snatch , - , {{bronze medal , Warren Fuavailili , 2006 Melbourne ,
Boxing Boxing (also known as "Western boxing" or "pugilism") is a combat sport in which two people, usually wearing protective gloves and other protective equipment such as hand wraps and mouthguards, throw punches at each other for a predetermined ...
, Men's middleweight , - , {{gold medal ,
Faavae Faauliuli Faavae Faauliuli is a weightlifter from Samoa. He won Samoa's first ever gold medal at the Commonwealth Games when he successfully lifted 334 kg in the New Delhi Games in 2010. He was subsequently rewarded with US$21,000 by the Samoan Govern ...
, 2010 Delhi ,
Weightlifting Weightlifting generally refers to activities in which people lift Weight training#Equipment, weights, often in the form of dumbbells or barbells. People lift various kinds of weights for a variety of different reasons. These may include various t ...
, Men's 94 kg , - , {{gold medal ,
Niusila Opeloge Niusila Opeloge is a weightlifter from Samoa. He was suspended for a doping violation in 2007 for two years. He is considered a PED enhanced lifter. Family Opeloge comes from a weightlifting family. His sister, Ele Opeloge is also a gold medali ...
, 2010 Delhi ,
Weightlifting Weightlifting generally refers to activities in which people lift Weight training#Equipment, weights, often in the form of dumbbells or barbells. People lift various kinds of weights for a variety of different reasons. These may include various t ...
, Men's 105 kg , - , {{gold medal ,
Ele Opeloge Ele Opeloge (born July 11, 1985) is a Samoan Olympic weightlifting, weightlifter. She was the first Samoan to win an Olympic medal, winning silver in the women's +75 kg category at the 2008 Beijing Olympic Games. Family Opeloge comes from a ...
, 2010 Delhi ,
Weightlifting Weightlifting generally refers to activities in which people lift Weight training#Equipment, weights, often in the form of dumbbells or barbells. People lift various kinds of weights for a variety of different reasons. These may include various t ...
, Women's +75 kg , - , {{bronze medal , Margaret Satupai , 2010 Delhi ,
Athletics Athletics may refer to: Sports * Sport of athletics, a collection of sporting events that involve competitive running, jumping, throwing, and walking ** Track and field, a sub-category of the above sport * Athletics (physical culture), competiti ...
, Women's shot put , - , {{silver medal , Mary Opeloge , 2014 Glasgow ,
Weightlifting Weightlifting generally refers to activities in which people lift Weight training#Equipment, weights, often in the form of dumbbells or barbells. People lift various kinds of weights for a variety of different reasons. These may include various t ...
, Women's 75 kg , - , {{silver medal ,
Ele Opeloge Ele Opeloge (born July 11, 1985) is a Samoan Olympic weightlifting, weightlifter. She was the first Samoan to win an Olympic medal, winning silver in the women's +75 kg category at the 2008 Beijing Olympic Games. Family Opeloge comes from a ...
, 2014 Glasgow ,
Weightlifting Weightlifting generally refers to activities in which people lift Weight training#Equipment, weights, often in the form of dumbbells or barbells. People lift various kinds of weights for a variety of different reasons. These may include various t ...
, Women's +75 kg , - , {{bronze medal ,
Vaipava Ioane Vaipava Nevo Ioane (born 14 April 1988) is a Samoan weightlifter. He competed in the men's 62 kg event at the 2014 Commonwealth Games where he won a bronze medal. He represented his country at the 2016 Summer Olympics. At the 2022 Commonwealth ...
, 2014 Glasgow ,
Weightlifting Weightlifting generally refers to activities in which people lift Weight training#Equipment, weights, often in the form of dumbbells or barbells. People lift various kinds of weights for a variety of different reasons. These may include various t ...
, Men's 62 kg , - , {{gold medal , Sanele Mao , 2018 Gold Coast ,
Weightlifting Weightlifting generally refers to activities in which people lift Weight training#Equipment, weights, often in the form of dumbbells or barbells. People lift various kinds of weights for a variety of different reasons. These may include various t ...
, Men's 105 kg , - , {{gold medal , Feiagaiga Stowers , 2018 Gold Coast ,
Weightlifting Weightlifting generally refers to activities in which people lift Weight training#Equipment, weights, often in the form of dumbbells or barbells. People lift various kinds of weights for a variety of different reasons. These may include various t ...
, Women's +90 kg , - , {{silver medal ,
Don Opeloge Don Opeloge (born 13 May 1999) is a Samoan weightlifter. He won the gold medal in the men's 96kg event at the 2022 Commonwealth Games held in Birmingham, England. He won the silver medal in the men's 85kg event at the 2018 Commonwealth Games hel ...
, 2018 Gold Coast ,
Weightlifting Weightlifting generally refers to activities in which people lift Weight training#Equipment, weights, often in the form of dumbbells or barbells. People lift various kinds of weights for a variety of different reasons. These may include various t ...
, Men's 85 kg , - , {{silver medal ,
Lauititi Lui Lauititi Lui (born ) is a Samoan male weightlifter, competing in the +105 kg category and representing Samoa at international competitions. He participated at the 2014 Commonwealth Games in the +105 kg event. He won the silver medal at the 2 ...
, 2018 Gold Coast ,
Weightlifting Weightlifting generally refers to activities in which people lift Weight training#Equipment, weights, often in the form of dumbbells or barbells. People lift various kinds of weights for a variety of different reasons. These may include various t ...
, Men's +105 kg , - , {{silver medal ,
Ato Plodzicki-Faoagali Tupuola Seua’i Ato Leau Plodzicki-Faoagali (born 18 February 1999) is a Samoan amateur boxer who has represented Samoa at the Pacific Games, Commonwealth Games and the 2020 Summer Olympics. Amateur career He competed at the 2019 Pacific Gam ...
, 2018 Gold Coast ,
Boxing Boxing (also known as "Western boxing" or "pugilism") is a combat sport in which two people, usually wearing protective gloves and other protective equipment such as hand wraps and mouthguards, throw punches at each other for a predetermined ...
, Men's light heavyweight


Medals by sport

{{Medals table , caption = , team = , hide_rank = yes , leading = , gold_1 = 0 , silver_1 = 0 , bronze_1 = 1 , name_1 = {{GamesSport, Athletics , Format=d , gold_2 = 0 , silver_2 = 3 , bronze_2 = 10 , name_2 = {{GamesSport, Boxing , Format=d , gold_3 = 5 , silver_3 = 5 , bronze_3 = 1 , name_3 = {{GamesSport, Weightlifting , Format=d


See also

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All-time medal tally of Commonwealth Games This page shows the all-time medal table for the Commonwealth Games since the first ''British Empire Games'' in 1930. The table is updated as of 8 August 2022, the day the 2022 Commonwealth Games in Birmingham ended. These rankings sort by the ...


References

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{{cite web, url=https://thecgf.com/results/country/55, title=Samoa Medals, publisher=
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, accessdate=22 July 2020


External links


Samoa Association of Sport and National Olympic CommitteeCommonwealth Games FederationSamoa
{{National sports teams of Samoa {{country at games navbox, Samoa, Commonwealth Games, 1974 {{Associations at the Commonwealth Games Nations at the Commonwealth Games