Saint Helena at the 2018 Commonwealth Games

Saint Helena at the
2018 Commonwealth Games
Saint Helena at the; 2018 Commonwealth Games
	Flag of Saint Helena
CGF code	SHN
CGA	National Sports Association of Saint Helena
in Gold Coast, Australia; 4 April 2018 – 15 April 2018
Competitors	9 in 4 sports
Flag bearer	Ben Dillon (opening)
Medals	Gold 0 Silver 0 Bronze 0 Total 0
Commonwealth Games appearances (overview)
	1982; 1986–1994; 1998; 2002; 2006; 2010; 2014; 2018; 2022;

Saint Helena competed at the 2018 Commonwealth Games in the Gold Coast, Australia from April 4 to April 15, 2018.^[1]^[2]

The Saint Helena team consisted of nine athletes (all male) that competed in four sports.^[3]

Swimmer Ben Dillon was the island's flag bearer during the opening ceremony.^[4]

Competitors

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

Sport	Men	Total
Athletics (track and field)	1	1
Badminton	1	1
Shooting	2	2
Swimming	5	5
Total	9	9

Athlete	Event	Heat		Semifinal		Final
Athlete	Event	Result	Rank	Result	Rank	Result	Rank
Sean Crowie	100 m	10.84	6	did not advance
Sean Crowie	200 m	DNS		did not advance

Saint Helena participated with one athlete (one man).^[3]

Athlete	Event	Round of 64	Round of 32	Round of 16	Quarterfinal	Semifinal	Final / BM
Athlete	Event	Opposition Score	Opposition Score	Opposition Score	Opposition Score	Opposition Score	Opposition Score	Rank
Vernon Smeed	Men's singles	Narayan Ramdhani (GUY) L 0 - 2	did not advance

Saint Helena participated with two athletes (two men).^[3]

Athlete	Event	Qualification		Final
Athlete	Event	Points	Rank	Points	Rank
Simon Henry	50 metre rifle 3 positions	1112	15	did not advance
Simon Henry	50 metre rifle prone	603.4	21	did not advance
Carlos Yon	50 metre rifle 3 positions	1003	18	did not advance
Carlos Yon	50 metre rifle prone	584.6	28	did not advance

Saint Helena participated with five male swimmers.^[3]

Athlete	Event	Heat		Semifinal		Final
Athlete	Event	Time	Rank	Time	Rank	Time	Rank
Ben Dillon	50 m freestyle	26.28	56	did not advance
Colby Thomas		27.88	59	did not advance
Duwaine Yon		26.47	57	did not advance
Ben Dillon	100 m freestyle	58.95	54	did not advance
Colby Thomas		1:03.36	56	did not advance
Duwaine Yon		1:00.47	55	did not advance
Joshua Yon	50 m backstroke	34.30	19	did not advance
Joshua Yon	100 m backstroke	1:13.01	24	did not advance
Scott George	50 m breaststroke	40.58	34	did not advance
Colby Thomas		37.41	32	did not advance
Duwaine Yon		36.52	31	did not advance
Scott George	100 m breaststroke	1:31.57	29	did not advance
Colby Thomas	100 m breaststroke	1:22.77	28	did not advance
Ben Dillon	50 m butterfly	29.71	54	did not advance
Duwaine Yon Joshua Yon Colby Thomas Ben Dillon	4 × 100 m freestyle relay	4:06.33	11	—		did not advance

^ "71 Nations and Territories. 6 Continents. 2 Billion citizens. 1 commonwealth family". www.gc2018.com/. Gold Coast 2018 Commonwealth Games Corporation. Retrieved 8 October 2016.
^ "Five remote islands that will rub shoulders with the Commonwealth Games giants". Evening Express. Aberdeen, Scotland. 3 April 2018. Retrieved 4 April 2018.
^ ^a ^b ^c ^d Scipio-Constantine, Jodie (9 March 2018). "Let's Meet Team St Helena!". www.sainttravelltd.com/. Saint Travel Ltd. Retrieved 29 March 2018.
^ Morgan, Liam (4 April 2018). "Gold Coast 2018: Opening Ceremony". Insidethegames.biz. Dunsar Media. Retrieved 4 April 2018.