Samoa at the 2010 Commonwealth Games

Samoa
Samoa
Samoa , officially the Independent State of Samoa, formerly known as Western Samoa is a country encompassing the western part of the Samoan Islands in the South Pacific Ocean. It became independent from New Zealand in 1962. The two main islands of Samoa are Upolu and one of the biggest islands in...

competed at the 2010 Commonwealth Games
2010 Commonwealth Games
The 2010 Commonwealth Games, officially known as the XIX Commonwealth Games, were held in Delhi, India, from 3 to 14 October 2010. A total of 6,081 athletes from 71 Commonwealth nations and dependencies competed in 21 sports and 272 events, making it the largest Commonwealth Games till date...

in Delhi

Delhi

Delhi , officially National Capital Territory of Delhi , is the largest metropolis by area and the second-largest by population in India, next to Mumbai. It is the eighth largest metropolis in the world by population with 16,753,265 inhabitants in the Territory at the 2011 Census...

, India

India

India , officially the Republic of India , is a country in South Asia. It is the seventh-largest country by geographical area, the second-most populous country with over 1.2 billion people, and the most populous democracy in the world...

winning three gold medals and one bronze.

Medalists

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Name	Sport	Event	Date
Faavae Faauliuli Faavae Faauliuli Faavae Faauliuli is a weightlifter from Samoa. He won Samoa's first ever gold medal at the Commonwealth Games when he successfully lifted 334 kg in the New Delhi Games in 2010.-2010:...	Weightlifting Weightlifting at the 2010 Commonwealth Games The Weightlifting at the 2010 Commonwealth Games was held at the Jawaharlal Nehru Stadium, Delhi from 4 to 12 October 2010.-Weightlifting medal count:-Men's events:-Women's events:-Powerlifting:- Participating nations :-External links:*...	Men's 94kg Weightlifting at the 2010 Commonwealth Games – Men's 94 kg The Men's 94 kg weightlifting event was an event at the weightlifting competition, limiting competitors to a maximum of 94 kilograms of body mass. The whole competition took place on 9 October at 14:00. The event took place at the Jawaharlal Nehru Stadium, Delhi.-Results:...	October 9
Ele Opeloge Ele Opeloge Ele Opeloge is a Samoan weightlifter competing in the Women's +75 kg category.-Family:Opeloge comes from a weightlifting family...	Weightlifting Weightlifting at the 2010 Commonwealth Games The Weightlifting at the 2010 Commonwealth Games was held at the Jawaharlal Nehru Stadium, Delhi from 4 to 12 October 2010.-Weightlifting medal count:-Men's events:-Women's events:-Powerlifting:- Participating nations :-External links:*...	Women's 75+ kg Weightlifting at the 2010 Commonwealth Games – Women's +75 kg The women's +75 kg weightlifting event was an event at the weightlifting competition. The whole competition took place on 10 October at 14:00. The event took place at the Jawaharlal Nehru Stadium, Delhi.-Results:...	October 10
Niusila Opeloge Niusila Opeloge -Family:Opeloge comes from a weightlifting family. His sister, Ele Opeloge is also a gold medalist at the Commonwealth Games, winning hers on the same day.-2002:At the 2002 Commonwealth Games in Manchester, England he won a bronze in the 85kg snatch event.-2010:...	Weightlifting Weightlifting at the 2010 Commonwealth Games The Weightlifting at the 2010 Commonwealth Games was held at the Jawaharlal Nehru Stadium, Delhi from 4 to 12 October 2010.-Weightlifting medal count:-Men's events:-Women's events:-Powerlifting:- Participating nations :-External links:*...	Men's 105kg Weightlifting at the 2010 Commonwealth Games – Men's 105 kg The Men's 105 kg weightlifting event was an event at the weightlifting competition, limiting competitors to a maximum of 105 kilograms of body mass. The whole competition took place on 10 October at 18:30. The event took place at the Jawaharlal Nehru Stadium, Delhi.-Results:...	October 10
Tasele Margaret Iva Satupai	Athletics Athletics at the 2010 Commonwealth Games The athletics competition at the 2010 Commonwealth Games was held in New Delhi, India between 6 and 14 October. The track and field events took place between 6–12 October at the Jawaharlal Nehru Stadium while the marathon contests were held on a street course running through the city on 14...	Women's Shot Put Athletics at the 2010 Commonwealth Games – Women's shot put The Women's shot put at the 2010 Commonwealth Games as part of the athletics programme was held at the Jawaharlal Nehru Stadium on Saturday 9 October 2010.-Records:-Results:-External links:*...	October 9

Among other sports, Samoa will be competing in rugby sevens

Rugby sevens at the 2010 Commonwealth Games

The 2010 Commonwealth Games were the fourth Commonwealth Games at which rugby sevens was played.Rugby sevens at the Commonwealth Games was one of only 2 sports contested only by males, with no women's competition in existence . The competition was held between October 11 and 12, 2010...

. Samoa is the top seed in pool C, where it will face Kenya, Malaysia and Papua New Guinea.

Medalists

See also