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Papua New Guinea at the
2014 Commonwealth Games
Papua New Guinea at the; 2014 Commonwealth Games
CGF code	PNG
CGA	Papua New Guinea Olympic Committee
Website	oceaniasport.com/png
in Glasgow, Scotland
Flag bearer	Steven Kari
Medals; Ranked 16th	Gold 2 Silver 0 Bronze 0 Total 2
Commonwealth Games appearances (overview)
	1962; 1966; 1970; 1974; 1978; 1982; 1986; 1990; 1994; 1998; 2002; 2006; 2010; 2014; 2018; 2022;

Papua New Guinea competed in the 2014 Commonwealth Games in Glasgow, Scotland from 23 July to 3 August 2014.^[2] Papua New Guinea participated in the Commonwealth Games for the thirteenth time. Over its previous participations, its athletes won a total of nine medals, of which two gold.^[3] Swimmer Ryan Pini, Papua New Guinea's most successful competitor with a gold in 2006 and a silver in 2010, is not competing in Glasgow, but is present as "assistant coach and mentor" for PNG's swim team.^[4]

Medalists

Medal	Name	Sport	Event	Date
Gold	Steven Kukuna Kari	Weightlifting	Men's 94 kg	July 29
Gold	Dika Toua	Weightlifting	Women's 53 kg	July 25

Athletics

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
NR = National record
N/A = Round not applicable for the event

Men
Track & road events

Athlete	Event	Heat		Semifinal		Final
Athlete	Event	Result	Rank	Result	Rank	Result	Rank
Kupun Wisil	100 m	10.86	50	did not advance
Ruwan Gunasinghe	100 m	11.03	58	did not advance
Nelson Stone	200 m	21.51	45	did not advance
Nelson Stone	400 m	47.60	=31	did not advance
Theo Piniau	200 m	21.77	48	did not advance
Theo Piniau	400 m	48.50	36	did not advance
Kaminiel Matlaun	400 m	48.65	37	did not advance
Kaminiel Matlaun	800 m	1:52.36	20	did not advance
Kevin Kapmatana	800 m	1:59.09	25	did not advance
Veherney Babob	800 m	2:03.45	26	did not advance
Andipas Georasi	1500 m	4:05.30	25	—		did not advance
Wala Gime	110 m hurdles	14.64	19	—		did not advance
Wala Gime	400 m hurdles	53.62	16	—		did not advance
Mowen Boino	400 m hurdles	DQ		—		did not advance

Women
Track & road events

Athlete	Event	Heat		Semifinal		Final
Athlete	Event	Result	Rank	Result	Rank	Result	Rank
Helen Philemon	100 m	13.12	46	did not advance
Toea Wisil	100 m	11.64 Q	=14	11.44 SB	10	did not advance
Toea Wisil	200 m	24.26 q	21	24.48	21	did not advance
Adrine Monagi	100 m	12.83	44	did not advance
Adrine Monagi	200 m	26.71	40	did not advance
Shirley Vunatup	200 m	25.79	34	did not advance
Shirley Vunatup	400 m	1:00.10	42	did not advance
Betty Burua	400 m	55.48	31	did not advance
Donna Koniel	400 m	58.40	40	did not advance
Donna Koniel	800 m	2:14.56	27	did not advance
Sharon Kwarula	400 m hurdles	1:02.52	20	—		did not advance

Judo

Men

Athlete	Event	Round of 32	Round of 16	Quarterfinals	Semifinals	Repechage	Final / BM
Athlete	Event	Opposition Result	Opposition Result	Opposition Result	Opposition Result	Opposition Result	Opposition Result	Rank
Raymond Ovinou	−66 kg	Bye	Luzia (MOZ) L w/o	did not advance
Nelson	−73 kg	Maxwell (BAR) W 100–000	Ganzo (KEN) L 0002–0023	did not advance
Kinsley Vui	−73 kg	Kinyanjui (KEN) W 010-010	van Zyl (RSA) L 0001-1010	did not advance

Rugby sevens

Papua New Guinea has qualified a rugby sevens team.

Pool C

Team v t e	Pld	W	L	PF	PA	PD	Pts	Qualification
Samoa	3	3	0	106	26	+80	9	Medal competition
Wales	3	2	1	93	26	+67	7	Medal competition
Papua New Guinea	3	1	2	57	69	−12	5	Bowl competition
Malaysia	3	0	3	7	142	−135	3	Bowl competition

Source: ^{[citation needed]}

26 July 2014
11:38

Samoa	33–14	Papua New Guinea
	Report

Ibrox Stadium, Glasgow

26 July 2014
14:18

Papua New Guinea	36–7	Malaysia
	Report

Ibrox Stadium, Glasgow

26 July 2014
18:46

Wales	29–7	Papua New Guinea
	Report

Ibrox Stadium, Glasgow

Swimming

Men

Athlete	Event	Heat		Semifinal		Final
Athlete	Event	Time	Rank	Time	Rank	Time	Rank
Collin Akara	50 m freestyle	26.22	54	did not advance
Stanford Kawale	50 m freestyle	24.56	35	did not advance
Collin Akara	100 m freestyle	59.18	56	did not advance
Stanford Kawale	100 m freestyle	55.09	=40	did not advance
Collin Akara	50 m butterfly	28.48	42	did not advance
Stanford Kawale	50 m butterfly	26.39	31	did not advance
Collin Akara	100 m butterfly	1:05.09	33	did not advance
Stanford Kawale	100 m butterfly	1:00.67	28	did not advance
Stanford Kawale	200 m individual medley	2:24.57	23	—		did not advance

Women

Athlete	Event	Heat		Semifinal		Final
Athlete	Event	Time	Rank	Time	Rank	Time	Rank
Jocelyn Flynn	50 m freestyle	29.80	54	did not advance
Savannah Tkatchenko		29.16	=46	did not advance
Barbara Vali-Skelton		28.62	40	did not advance
Jocelyn Flynn	100 m freestyle	1:07.17	44	did not advance
Tegan McCarthy	50 m backstroke	33.74	33	did not advance
Savannah Tkatchenko	50 m backstroke	33.01	28	did not advance
Savannah Tkatchenko	100 m backstroke	1:14.90	26	did not advance
Jocelyn Flynn	50 m breaststroke	36.44	30	did not advance
Tegan McCarthy		36.32	29	did not advance
Barbara Vali-Skelton		36.13	28	did not advance
Tegan McCarthy	100 m breaststroke	1:18.52	30	did not advance
Savannah Tkatchenko		1:18.36	27	did not advance
Barbara Vali-Skelton		1:19.69	31	did not advance
Jocelyn Flynn	200 m breaststroke	3:04.06	24	—		did not advance
Barbara Vali-Skelton	200 m breaststroke	2:54.39	22	—		did not advance
Tegan McCarthy	50 m butterfly	30.55	35	did not advance
Savannah Tkatchenko	50 m butterfly	31.79	42	did not advance
Tegan McCarthy	100 m butterfly	1:10.20	27	did not advance
Jocelyn Flynn Tegan McCarthy Savannah Tkatchenko Barbara Vali-Skelton	4 × 100 m freestyle relay	4:25.01	10	—		did not advance
Jocelyn Flynn Tegan McCarthy Savannah Tkatchenko Barbara Vali-Skelton	4 × 100 m medley relay	4:49.04	9	—		did not advance