Papua New Guinea at the 2015 Pacific Games

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Papua New Guinea competed as the host nation at the 2015 Pacific Games in Port Moresby, Papua New Guinea from 4 to 18 July 2015. Team PNG listed 625 competitors across all 28 disciplines as of 4 July 2015.[1][2]

Athletics

Papua New Guinea qualified 78 athletes in track and field (including parasport events) for the 2015 Games:

Men
Women

Basketball

Papua New Guinea qualified men's and women's teams in basketball (28 athletes):

Women
Men

Beach volleyball

Papua New Guinea qualified four athletes in beach volleyball:

Women
Men

Bodybuilding

Women

Men

Boxing

PNG qualified 13 athletes in boxing:

Women
Men

Cricket

PNG qualified men's and women's teams in cricket (26 players):

2nd, silver medalist(s) Women

Women's tournament.[4]

Men

Men's tournament.[5]

Field hockey

Women

Men

Football

Papu New Guinea qualified men's and women's teams in football (46 athletes):

Women

– Women's tournament.

Men

– Men's tournament.

Head coach: New Zealand Ricki Herbert

0#0 Pos. Player Date of birth (age) Caps Goals Club
1 1GK Ismael Pole (1993-01-25) 25 January 1993 0 0 Papua New Guinea Hekari United
20 1GK Charles Lepani (1994-08-20) 20 August 1994 0 0 Papua New Guinea FC Port Moresby
2 2DF Abel Redenut (1995-04-27) 27 April 1995 0 0 Papua New Guinea FC Port Moresby
3 2DF Otto Kusunan 0 0 Papua New Guinea Besta United PNG
4 2DF Joshua Talau (1996-04-19) 19 April 1996 0 0 Papua New Guinea Besta United PNG
5 2DF John Ray (1997-01-21) 21 January 1997 0 0 Papua New Guinea Besta United PNG
8 2DF Sammy Rufus 0 0
15 2DF Vincent Worio (1993-12-06) 6 December 1993 0 0
16 2DF Felix Komolong (1997-03-06) 6 March 1997 0 0 Papua New Guinea Madang
6 4FW Emmanuel Airem (1994-11-22) 22 November 1994 0 0 Papua New Guinea Hekari United
7 3MF Freddy Steven (1994-07-04) 4 July 1994 0 0 Papua New Guinea Besta United PNG
10 3MF Rodney Mobiha (1994-02-01) 1 February 1994 0 0 Papua New Guinea Admiralty
12 3MF Darren Steven (1994-06-04) 4 June 1994 0 0
14 3MF Alwin Komolong (1994-11-02) 2 November 1994 0 0 Papua New Guinea Madang
17 3MF Jacob Sabua (1994-08-25) 25 August 1994 0 0 Papua New Guinea Oro
18 3MF Basil Jofari (1990-01-01) 1 January 1990 0 0 Papua New Guinea FC Port Moresby
21 3MF Nathan James 0 0 Papua New Guinea Besta United PNG
22 3MF Gimale Essacu (1997-12-31) 31 December 1997 0 0 Australia Canberra City
23 3MF Papalau Awele (1995-02-01) 1 February 1995 0 0 Papua New Guinea Besta United PNG
9 4FW Patrick Aisa (1994-07-06) 6 July 1994 0 0 Papua New Guinea Oro
11 4FW Emmanuel Yawi 0 0
13 4FW Tommy Semmy (1994-09-30) 30 September 1994 Papua New Guinea Hekari United
19 4FW Pettyshen Elijah (1993-07-12) 12 July 1993 0 0 Papua New Guinea Admiralty

Golf

Women

Men

Karate

Women

Men

Lawn bowls

Women

Men

Netball

Outrigger canoeing

Women

Men

Powerlifting

Women

Men

Rugby league nines

Rugby sevens

Women[6][7]

– Women's tournament.

Men

4th – Men's tournament.

Sailing

Women

Men

Shooting

PNG qualified 13 athletes in shooting:

Women
Men

Softball

Squash

Women

Men

Swimming

PNG announced a team of 30 swimmers in April 2015, with the open-water team yet to be selected.[8] The final team included 32 athletes qualified for the 2015 Games in swimming:

Women
Men

Table tennis

Papua New Guinea qualified 11 athletes in table tennis (including parasport events) for the 2015 Games:

Men
Women

Taekwondo

Tennis

Women

Men

Touch rugby

Papua New Guinea qualified men's and women's teams in touch rugby (38 athletes, maximum 14 per team):

Men

– Men's tournament.[9]

  • Francis Alu
  • Jerry Borg
  • Philip Frank
  • Fitzerald Jee
  • Charlie Rupa
  • Marlon Heistar Steven
  • Norman Vavona
  • Morris Walter
Women

– Women's tournament.[10]

  • Rose Eva
  • Doris Koraea
  • Velma Tsang

Triathlon

Women

Men

Volleyball

Women

Men

Weightlifting

References

  1. ↑ "Team PNG". Port Moresby 2015. 2015. Archived from the original on 29 June 2015. Retrieved 29 June 2015.
  2. ↑ "Athletes: Papua New Guinea". Pacific Games 2015. 4 July 2015. Archived from the original on 4 July 2015. Retrieved 4 July 2015.
  3. ↑ PNG boxers ready. PNG Loop. 20 June 2015
  4. ↑ PNG Cricket Team Female. pg2015.gems.pro
  5. ↑ PNG Cricket Team Male. pg2015.gems.pro
  6. ↑ "Rugby Union 7s Female: Game2 Result" (PDF). pg2015.gems.pro. 2015 Pacific Games. 8 July 2015. Retrieved 2016-07-19.
  7. ↑ "Rugby Union 7s Female: Papua New Guinea". pg2015.gems.pro. 2015 Pacific Games. Retrieved 2016-07-19.
  8. ↑ "Pacific Games 2015 Team" (PDF). PNGSI. 26 April 2015. Archived from the original on 29 June 2015. Retrieved 29 June 2015.
  9. ↑ "PNG Team – Touch Football Male". pg2015.gems.pro. 2015. Archived from the original on 8 July 2015. Retrieved 8 July 2015. |archive-url= is malformed: timestamp (help)
  10. ↑ "PNG Team – Touch Football Female". pg2015.gems.pro. 2015. Archived from the original on 8 July 2015. Retrieved 8 July 2015. |archive-url= is malformed: timestamp (help)
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