Cook Islands at the 2018 Commonwealth Games

Cook Islands at the
2018 Commonwealth Games
Flag of the Cook Islands
CGF codeCOK
CGACook Islands Sports and National Olympic Committee
Websitewww.oceaniasport.com/cookis
in Gold Coast, Australia
4 April 2018 – 15 April 2018
Competitors18 in 4 sports
Flag bearer Patricia Taea
Medals
Ranked 39th
Gold
0
Silver
0
Bronze
1
Total
1
Commonwealth Games appearances (overview)

The Cook Islands competed at the 2018 Commonwealth Games in the Gold Coast, Australia from April 4 to April 15, 2018.[1] The Cook Islands delegation consisted of 18 athletes (7 male and eleven female) that competed across four sports: athletics (track and field), lawn bowls, swimming and weightlifting.[2] It was The Cook Islands's 11th appearance at the Commonwealth Games.

On February 27, 2018, track and field athlete Patricia Taea was named as the nation's flag bearer at the opening ceremony.[3]

Taiki Paniani and Aidan Zittersteijn won the country's first ever Commonwealth Games medal, when they won bronze in the men's pairs lawn bowls event.[4]

  1. ^ "71 Nations and Territories. 6 Continents. 2 Billion citizens. 1 commonwealth family". www.gc2018.com/. Gold Coast 2018 Commonwealth Games Corporation. Archived from the original on 10 October 2016. Retrieved 8 October 2016.
  2. ^ Pavitt, Michael (11 March 2018). "Cook Islands announce team for Gold Coast 2018". Insidethegames.biz. Dunsar Media. Retrieved 20 March 2018.
  3. ^ "Patricia named Flag Bearer for Gold Coast 2018". websites.sportstg.com. Sports TG. 27 February 2018. Retrieved 20 March 2018.
  4. ^ Persico, Christina; Mitchell, Stephanie (9 April 2018). "Taranaki teen wins Cook Islands' first Commonwealth Games medal". Stuff.co.nz. Retrieved 9 April 2018.