Tuvalu was represented at the 2006 Commonwealth Games in Melbourne by a 5-member strong contingent comprising 4 sportspersons and 1 official.[1] Tuvalu entered competitors in shooting, table tennis and weightlifting. 2006 marked Tuvalu's third participation in the Commonwealth Games.[2]
| Tuvalu at the 2006 Commonwealth Games | |
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| CGF code | TUV |
| CGA | Tuvalu Association of Sports and National Olympic Committee |
| Website | oceaniasport |
| in Melbourne, Australia | |
| Competitors | 4 |
| Officials | 1 |
| Medals |
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| Commonwealth Games appearances (overview) | |
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Total | |
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| 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Geoffrey Ludbrook competed in shooting, in the men's 50m rifle prone,[3] and finished 32nd out of 38 competitors.[4]
Alan Puga Resture & Napetari Tioti took part in the men's doubles in table tennis, and failed to reach the round of sixteen. In the men's Team Event, Tuvalu's table tennis players finished 26th out of 27 teams.
In weightlifting, Logona Esau finished twelfth out of fifteen in the men's 69 kg Combined.
References
edit- ^ "Tuvaluan Team". Melbourne 2006 Commonwealth Games. Retrieved 11 March 2013.
- ^ "CGF - Tuvalu". Commonwealth Games Federation. Retrieved 15 May 2013.
- ^ "Oceania 50m Rifle Prone Men – Individual - Results" (PDF). 2005. Archived from the original (PDF) on 15 May 2013. Retrieved 3 May 2014.
- ^ "Melbourne 2006 Commonwealth Games". Commonwealth Games Federation. Archived from the original on 2 August 2018. Retrieved 9 September 2018.
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