Gibraltar at the 2022 Commonwealth Games

Gibraltar competed at the 2022 Commonwealth Games in Birmingham, England between 28 July and 8 August 2022. Having made its Games debut in 1958, it was Gibraltar's seventeenth appearance to date.^[1]

Gibraltar at the 2022 Commonwealth Games
Flag of Gibraltar
CGF code	GIB
CGA	Gibraltar Commonwealth Games Association
Website	facebook.com/TeamGibraltarCGA (Facebook)
in Birmingham, England 28 July 2022 (2022-07-28) – 8 August 2022 (2022-08-08)
Competitors	23 (17 men and 6 women) in 7 sports
Flag bearers (opening)	Derek Barbara Holly O'Shea
Flag bearer (closing)	TBD
Medals	Gold 0 Silver 0 Bronze 0 Total 0
Commonwealth Games appearances (overview)
1958 1962 1966 1970 1974 1978 1982 1986 1990 1994 1998 2002 2006 2010 2014 2018 2022 2026 2030

Cyclist Derek Barbara and weightlifter Holly O'Shea were the country's flagbearers during the opening ceremony.^[2]

Competitors

Gibraltar received a quota of 22 open allocation slots from Commonwealth Sport.^[3] This quota is used to determine the overall team in sports lacking a qualifying system.

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

Sport	Men	Women	Total
Athletics	2	0	2
Cycling	7	2	9
Gymnastics	0	2	2
Squash	1	0	1
Swimming	4	1	5
Triathlon	3	0	3
Weightlifting	0	1	1
Total	17	6	23

Athletics

Main article: Athletics at the 2022 Commonwealth Games

One athlete was officially selected on 5 April 2022.^[3]

Men

Track and road events

Athlete	Event	Heat		Semifinal		Final
		Result	Rank	Result	Rank	Result	Rank
Craig Gill	100 m	11.09	8	did not advance
	200 m	22.74	6	did not advance
Arnold Rogers	Marathon	—				2:37:11	16

Cycling

Main article: Cycling at the 2022 Commonwealth Games

Seven cyclists were officially selected on 5 April 2022.^[3]

Road

Men

Athlete	Event	Time	Rank
Derek Barbara	Road race	DNF
Juan Guzman		DNF
Mark Lett		3:39:10	69
Samuel O'Shea		DNF
John Pratts		DNF
Derek Barbara	Time trial	1:05:05.87	53
Mark Lett		53:56.84	28
Samuel O'Shea		54:59.17	30

Women

Athlete	Event	Time	Rank
Olivia Lett	Road race	2:50:30	42
Elaine Pratts		DNF
Olivia Lett	Time trial	48:53.14	28
Elaine Pratts		48:14.65	27

Mountain Biking

Athlete	Event	Time	Rank
Giles Cerisola	Men’s cross-country	LAP
Karl Sciortino		LAP

Gymnastics

Main article: Gymnastics at the 2022 Commonwealth Games

One gymnast was officially selected on 5 April 2022.^[3]

Rhythmic

Individual Qualification

Athlete	Event	Apparatus				Total	Rank
		Hoop	Ball	Clubs	Ribbon
Mie Alvarez	Qualification	17.100	18.400	19.00	15.100	69.600	29
Kylie Gaiviso		19.700	20.100	17.900	16.400	74.100	27

Squash

Main article: Squash at the 2022 Commonwealth Games

One player was officially selected on 5 April 2022.^[3]

Athlete	Event	Round of 64	Round of 32	Round of 16	Quarterfinals	Semifinals	Final
		Opposition Score	Opposition Score	Opposition Score	Opposition Score	Opposition Score	Opposition Score	Rank
Christian Navas	Men's singles	Jervis (CAY) W 3 - 1	Willstrop (ENG) L 0 - 3	did not advance

Swimming

Main article: Swimming at the 2022 Commonwealth Games

Five swimmers were officially selected on 5 April 2022.^[3]

Men

Athlete	Event	Heat		Semifinal		Final
		Time	Rank	Time	Rank	Time	Rank
Aidan Carroll	50 m freestyle	25.16	56	did not advance
Jordan Gonzalez		26.36	60	did not advance
Matt Savitz	100 m freestyle	55.53	59	did not advance
	200 m freestyle	2:01.46	35	—		did not advance
Jordan Gonzalez	50 m backstroke	28.94	39	did not advance
	100 m backstroke	1:02.10	31	did not advance
Johnpaul Balloqui	50 m butterfly	26.51	43	did not advance
Aidan Carroll		25.84	32	did not advance
Johnpaul Balloqui	100 m butterfly	57.98	38	did not advance
Aidan Carroll		57.17	33	did not advance
Johnpaul Balloqui	200 m butterfly	2:10.50	18	—		did not advance
Aidan Carroll		2:12.47	19	—		did not advance
Jordan Gonzalez Johnpaul Balloqui Aidan Carroll Matt Savitz	4 × 100 m freestyle relay	Disqualified		—		did not advance
Matt Savitz Jordan Gonzalez Aidan Carroll Johnpaul Balloqui	4 × 200 m freestyle relay	—				8:08.83	8

Women

Athlete	Event	Heat		Semifinal		Final
		Time	Rank	Time	Rank	Time	Rank
Asia Kent	50 m freestyle	29.17	55	did not advance
	50 m breaststroke	34.47	24	did not advance
	100 m breaststroke	1:15.80	21	did not advance
	200 m breaststroke	2:43.98	11	—		did not advance

Triathlon

Main article: Triathlon at the 2022 Commonwealth Games

Three triathletes were officially selected on 5 April 2022.^[3]

Athlete	Event	Swim (750 m)	Trans 1	Bike (20 km)	Trans 2	Run (5 km)	Total	Rank
Kelvin Gomez	Men's	10:49	1:02	30:14	0:28	17:29	1:00:02	29
Andrew Gordon		9:54	0:55	29:22	0:20	17:33	58:04	27
Robert Matto		11:47	1:06	31:32	0:30	19:36	1:04:31	36

Weightlifting

Main articles: Weightlifting at the 2022 Commonwealth Games and Weightlifting at the 2022 Commonwealth Games – Qualification

One weightlifter qualified through their position in the IWF Commonwealth Ranking List (as of 9 March 2022).^[4][3] This will mark the country's sport debut at the Commonwealth Games.^[2]

Athlete	Event	Weight lifted		Total	Rank
		Snatch	Clean & jerk
Holly O'Shea	Women's 71 kg	74	97	171	10

References

1. "Chef de Mission | Gibraltar". Inside the Games. Dunsar Media. 1 March 2022. Archived from the original on 1 March 2022. Retrieved 5 April 2022.
2. "Holly O'Shea - Gibraltar's first weightlifter at the Commonwealth Games". Panorama. Gibraltar. 25 July 2022. Retrieved 25 July 2022.
3. Ignacio, Stephen (5 April 2022). "Team Gibraltar named for Birmingham 2022". Gibraltar Chronicle. Archived from the original on 5 April 2022. Retrieved 5 April 2022.
4. IWF COMMONWEALTH RANKING LIST - 2022 COMMONWEALTH GAMES QUALIFYING (final) (PDF). IWF. 9 March 2022. Archived (PDF) from the original on 9 March 2022. Retrieved 5 April 2022.

External links

• Team Gibraltar Facebook site