Cook Islands at the 2023 Pacific Games

Cook Islands at the 2023 Pacific Games
National federation	Cook Islands Sports and National Olympic Committee
19 November 2023 (2023-11-19) – 2 December 2023 (2023-12-02)
Competitors	105 (48 men and 57 women) in 5 sports
Flag bearers	Stephen Willis Julieanne Westrupp[1]
Medals Ranked 11th	Gold 5 Silver 3 Bronze 10 Total 18
Pacific Games appearances
1963 1966 1969 1971 1975 1979 1983 1987 1991 1995 1999 2003 2007 2011 2015 2019 2023

Cook Islands competed at the 2023 Pacific Games in Honiara from 19 November to 2 December 2023.

Competitors

The following is the list of number of competitors in the Games.

Sport	Men	Women	Total
Athletics	6	3	9
Basketball	4	16	20
Football	23	23	46
Touch rugby	14	14	28
Weightlifting	1	1	2
Total	48	57	105

Athletics

Main article: Athletics at the 2023 Pacific Games

Athletics Cook islands announced a team of 9 athletes in track and field on 21 September 2023.^[2][3] The team will feature Alex Beddoes who is the defending champion from Apia 2019 in the 800m and 1500m.

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

Track and field events

Men

Athlete	Event	Heat		Semifinal		Final
		Result	Rank	Result	Rank	Result	Rank
Daniel Tolosa	100 m
	200 m
Alex Beddoes	800 m
	1500 m
Rupeni Mataitoga	800 m
	1500 m
	4×100 m relay	—
	4×400 m relay	—
Piri Nga	Long jump
Willynn Karika	Javelin throw

Women

Athlete	Event	Heat		Final
		Result	Rank	Result	Rank
Estelle Short	Long jump
Ana Ellison-Lupena	Discus throw
	Hammer throw
Tatiana Sherwin	Javelin throw

Combined events – Men's decathlon

Athlete	Event	100 m	LJ	SP	HJ	400 m	110H	DT	PV	JT	1500 m	Final	Rank
Max Teuruaa	Result
	Points

Basketball

Main article: Basketball at the 2023 Pacific Games

Cook Islands qualified three teams for the pacific Games basketball tournament.

5×5 basketball

Summary

Team	Event	Preliminary round				Qualifying finals	Semifinals	Final / GM
		Opposition Score	Opposition Score	Opposition Score	Rank	Opposition Score	Opposition Score	Opposition Score	Rank
Cook Islands Women's	Women's	New Caledonia –	Papua New Guinea –	Tahiti –

Women's tournament

Main article: Basketball at the 2023 Pacific Games – Women's tournament

Cook Islands women's national basketball team qualified for the Pacific Games by securing one of two berths after winning gold at the 2022 FIBA Women's Polynesia Basketball Cup in Kaitaia, New Zealand.^[4][5]

Team roster

• Women's team event – one team of 12 players

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
Cook Islands men's	Men's tournament	Guam –	French Polynesia –	Palau –	Tonga –	Fiji –
Cook Islands women's	Women's tournament	Samoa –	Fiji –	Solomon Islands –	Marshall Islands –	—

Men's tournament

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

Team roster

• Men's team event – one team of 4 players

Women's tournament

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

Team roster

• Women's team event – one team of 4 players

Football

Main article: Football at the 2023 Pacific Games

Summary

Team	Event	Preliminary round					Final
		Opposition Score	Opposition Score	Opposition Score	Opposition Score	Rank	Opposition Score	Rank
Cook Islands men's	Men's tournament
Cook Islands women's	Women's tournament

Men's tournament

Main article: Football at the 2023 Pacific Games – Men's tournament

Team roster

• Men's team event – one team of 23 players

Women's tournament

Main article: Football at the 2023 Pacific Games – Women's tournament

Team roster

• Women's team event – one team of 23 players

Touch rugby

Main article: Touch rugby at the 2023 Pacific Games

Cook Islands touch rugby teams are scheduled to compete.^[6]

Summary

Team	Event	Round-robin								Semifinal	Final
		Opposition Score	Opposition Score	Opposition Score	Opposition Score	Opposition Score	Opposition Score	Opposition Score	Rank	Opposition Score	Opposition Score	Rank
Cook Islands men's	Men's	Solomon Islands –	Samoa –	Papua New Guinea –	Norfolk Island –	Niue –	Kiribati –	Fiji –
Cook Islands women's	Women's	Solomon Islands –	Samoa –	Papua New Guinea –	Niue –	Kiribati –	Fiji –	—
Cook Islands mixed	Mixed	Solomon Islands –	Samoa –	Papua New Guinea –	Niue –	Kiribati –	Fiji –	—

Men's tournament

Main article: Touch rugby at the 2023 Pacific Games – Men's tournament

Team roster

• Men's team event – one team of 14 players

Women's tournament

Main article: Touch rugby at the 2023 Pacific Games – Women's tournament

Team roster

• Women's team event – one team of 14 players

Mixed tournament

Main article: Touch rugby at the 2023 Pacific Games – Mixed tournament

Team roster

• Mixed team event – one team of 14 players from men's and women's rosters

Weightlifting

Main article: Weightlifting at the 2023 Pacific Games

CISNOC selected two weightlifters for the 2023 Games.^[7]

Athlete	Event	Snatch	Rank	Clean & jerk	Rank	Total	Rank
Jerome Tura	Men's –89 kg
Tehei Napa	Women's –55 kg

References

1. Losirene Lacanivalu (20 November 2023). "Team Cook Islands impresses at Pacific Games opening ceremony". Cook Islands News. Retrieved 21 November 2023.
2. "Sports news in brief for September 21: Cook Islands - athletics". Radio New Zealand. 12 September 2023. Retrieved 8 November 2023.
3. "Pacific Games 2023 Entry List" (PDF). Oceania Athletics. 6 November 2023. Retrieved 6 November 2023.
4. "Gold Again for Cook Islands". The National. 5 November 2022. Retrieved 29 October 2023.
5. "Cook Islands women raise second straight FIBA Polynesian Cup". ABC Pacific. 11 November 2022.
6. "Men's Touch team puts faith in youth for Pacific Game". Cook Islands News. 28 October 2023. Retrieved 29 October 2023.
7. "Pacific Games & Oceania Championships Preliminary Entries" (PDF). Oceania Weightlifting Federation. 5 October 2023. Retrieved 14 November 2023.