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.