American Samoa at the 2023 Pacific Games

American Samoa at the 2023 Pacific Games
IOC code	ASA
National federation	American Samoa National Olympic Committee
19 November 2023 (2023-11-19) – 2 December 2023 (2023-12-02)
Competitors	189 in 11 sports
Flag bearer	Micah Masei
Officials	Trevor Kaituu (chef de mission)[1]
Medals Ranked 21st	Gold 0 Silver 3 Bronze 3 Total 6
Pacific Games appearances
1963 1966 1969 1971 1975 1979 1983 1987 1991 1995 1999 2003 2007 2011 2015 2019 2023

American Samoa competed at the 2023 Pacific Games in Honiara, Solomon Islands from 19 November to 2 December 2023.^[1]

Competitors

The following is the list of number of competitors confirmed for the Games.

Sport	Men	Women	Total
Athletics	5	3	8
Basketball	3	0	3
Bodybuilding
Boxing
Football	23	23	46
Golf
Powerlifting
Rugby sevens	12	12	24
Swimming	2	2	4
Volleyball	16	16	32
Weightlifting	2	0	2
Total	63	56	119

Athletics

Main article: Athletics at the 2023 Pacific Games

American Samoa Track & Field Association will enter eight athletes in track and field.^[2]

Key

• Note–Ranks given for track events are within the athlete's heat only
• Q = Qualified for the next round
• q = Qualified for the next round as a fastest loser or, in field events, by position without achieving the qualifying target
• qR = Qualified to the next round by referee judgement
• NR = National record
• N/A = Round not applicable for the event
• Bye = Athlete not required to compete in round

Men

Athlete	Event	Heat		Semifinal		Final
		Result	Rank	Result	Rank	Result	Rank
	100 m
Ailepata Fetuao Audiescott Iakopo Mametto Iakopo Stanley Iakopo	4×100 m relay			—
Brandon Solaita	High jump			—
	Long Jump
	Triple jump

Women

Athlete	Event	Heat		Semifinal		Final
		Result	Rank	Result	Rank	Result	Rank
Filomenaleonisa Iakopo	100 m
	200 m
Lela Waetin	100 m
Princess Spitzenberg	Javelin throw	—

Basketball

Main article: Basketball at the 2023 Pacific Games

American Samoa qualified only one team, men's 3x3 basketball team, for the Games based on their FIBA Oceania rankings.^[3] The American Samoa women's 5x5 team, who are the defending Pacific Games champions from Apia 2019, failed to qualify for this edition.^[4]

3×3 basketball

Summary

Team	Event	Pool play						Semifinals	Final / GM
		Opposition Score	Opposition Score	Opposition Score	Opposition Score	Opposition Score	Rank	Opposition Score	Opposition Score	Rank
American Samoa men's	Men's tournament	Papua New Guinea –	Solomon Islands –	Samoa –	New Caledonia –	Marshall Islands –

Men's tournament

Main article: Basketball at the 2023 Pacific Games – Men's 3×3 tournament

Team roster

• Esene Desmond Alaia Jr.
• Virgil Lawrence Burton
• Jeremiah Toma Tuimaseve
• Clayton Tini Aputi Lam Yuen

Weightlifting

Main article: Weightlifting at the 2023 Pacific Games

The ASNOC selected two weightlifters (2 men) for the 2023 Games.^[5]

Men

Athlete	Event	Snatch	Rank	Clean & jerk	Rank	Total	Rank
Kennedy Nofoagatoto'a	96 kg
Martin Folau	109 kg

References

1. "Am Samoa to send 189 to Pacific Games". www.talanei.com. 18 October 2023. Retrieved 23 October 2023.
2. "Pacific Games 2023 Entry List" (PDF). Oceania Athletics. 6 November 2023. Retrieved 6 November 2023.
3. "American Samoa ASA". play.fiba3x3.com. Retrieved 7 November 2023.
4. "Defending champions Guam learn opponents for Solomon Islands 2023 basketball event". insidethegames.biz. 5 July 2023. Retrieved 7 November 2023.
5. "Pacific Games & Oceania Championships Preliminary Entries" (PDF). Oceania Weightlifting Federation. 5 October 2023. Retrieved 14 November 2023.