2018 Commonwealth Games Recap

Congratulations to our 12 BC athletes who competed at the 2018 Commonwealth Games in Gold Coast, Australia. The 45 person strong Canadian team finished the Games with 13 medals, including three Gold, six Silver, and four Bronze. Over the eight-day period of the Games 36 athletes would record Top 8 finishes. BC Athletes accounted for three of those medals as well as an additional eight athletes with Top 8 finishes. Here is a review of how our BC athletes finished at the Games:

Overview:

  • 12 BC Athletes (27% of the total team)
  • 3 Medals Won by BC Athletes (23% of the team 's total medal count)
  • 11 Top 8 Finishes by BC Athletes  (31% of the team's total Top 8 finishes)

 

Personal Bests: 

Nina Schultz - Heptathlon; 6133; 2nd - New West Spartans TFC 

Django Lovett - High Jump; 2.30m; 3rd - Valley Royals TFC

Tristan Smyth - T54 Marathon; 1:31:44; 4th - WC Race Series Society

 

Medals: 

Gold - Christabel Nettey - Long Jump; 6.84m; 1st - Unattached

Silver - Nina Schultz - Heptathlon; 6133; 2nd - New West Spartans TFC 

Bronze - Django Lovett - High Jump; 2.30m; 3rd - Valley Royals TFC

 

Top 8:

Adam Keenan - Hammer Throw; 72.15m; 4th - Unattached

Benjamin Thorne - 20km Racewalk; 1:20:49; 4th - Racewalk West

Alyxandria Treasure - High Jump; 1.91m; 4th - Prince George TFC

Elizabeth Gleadle - Javelin Throw; 59.85m; 4th - Vancouver Thunderbirds

Tristan Smyth - T54 Marathon; 1:31:44; 4th - WC Race Series Society

Natasha Wodak - 10,000m; 31:50.18; 5th - Praire Inn Harriers Racing Team

Michael Mason - High Jump; 2.24m; 6th - Nanaimo & District Track & Field Club

Tristan Smyth - T54 1500m; 3:14.88; 7th - BC WC Race Series Society

Evan Dunfee - 20km Racewalk; 1:23:26; 8th - Racewalk West

 

Top 16:

Rachel Cliff - 10,000m; 32:11.11; 9th - Vancouver Thunderbirds

 

Congrats to all of our athletes on these amazing performances! 

Read the final recap of the Games from Athletics Canada here.