Gibraltar at the 2026 Commonwealth Games

Gibraltar at the
2026 Commonwealth Games
Flag of Gibraltar
CG codeGIB
CGAGibraltar Commonwealth Games Association
Websitefacebook.com/TeamGibraltarCGA (Facebook)
in Glasgow, Scotland
23 July 2026 (2026-07-23) – 2 August 2026 (2026-08-02)
Competitors16 in 5 sports
Flag bearer Jordan Gonzalez
Baton bearerHolly O'Shea
Medals
Gold
0
Silver
0
Bronze
0
Total
0
Commonwealth Games appearances (overview)

Gibraltar competed at the 2026 Commonwealth Games in Glasgow, Scotland.[1][2][3] This marked Gibraltar's 18th participation at the games, after making its debut at the 1958 Commonwealth Games.

The King's Baton relay stopped in Gibraltar in May 2026.[4][5]

Gibraltar's team consisted of sixteen athletes (11 men and five women), competing in four sports.[6] The team was officially named in May 2026.[7][8] Swimmer Jordan Gonzalez was the country's opening ceremony flagbearer.[9] Meanwhile, weightlifter Holly O'Shea was the baton bearer during the opening ceremony.[9][10]

Competitors

The following is the list of number of competitors participating at the Games per sport/discipline.

Sport Men Women Total
Athletics 415
Boxing 101
Judo 202
Swimming 437
Weightlifting 011
Total11516

Athletics

Gibraltar entered four athletes (three men and one woman).[7]

Key

Ranks given for track events are within the athlete's heat only.

  • Q = Qualified for the next round
  • q = Qualified for the next round as a fastest loser or, in field events, by position without achieving the qualifying target

Track events

Athlete Event Heat Semifinal Final
Result Rank Result Rank Result Rank
Pau Funes Fa Men's 100 m 11.38 6 Did not advance
Men's 200 m 23.34 5 Did not advance
Luke Desoiza Men's 400 m 51.23 8 Did not advance
Finley Cant Men's 800 m 2:01.08 8 Did not advance

Field events

Athlete Event Qualification Final
Result Rank Result Rank
Julian Turnock Men's shot put 12.31 NR[11] 14 Did not advance

Combined events – Women's heptathlon

Athlete Event 100H HJ SP 200 m LJ JT 800 m Points Rank
Ella Rush Result 14.24 1.67 11.64 25.16 6.27 31.88 2:19.30 5551 11
Points 945 818 637 872 934 512 833

Boxing

Gibraltar entered one male boxer.[12] This marked the debut appearance in the sport at the Commonwealth Games for the dependency.[13]

Athlete Event Round of 32 Round of 16 Quarterfinals Semifinals Final
Opposition
Result		 Opposition
Result		 Opposition
Result		 Opposition
Result		 Opposition
Result		 Rank
Ewan Gracia Men's 65 kg Bye  Bonzo (MAW)
L RSC		 Did not advance

Judo

Gibraltar entered two male judoka.[7] This marked the country's debut in the sport at the Commonwealth Games.[14]

Men

Athlete Event Round of 16 Quarterfinals Semifinals Repechage Final/BM
Opposition
Result		 Opposition
Result		 Opposition
Result		 Opposition
Result		 Opposition
Result		 Rank
Adam Stevens 81 kg  Percival (SAM)
L 000–003s2		 Did not advance
Bradley Morris-McKenzie 90 kg  Petgrave (ENG)
L 000–100		 Did not advance

Swimming

Gibraltar entered seven swimmers (four men and three women).[7]

Men

Athlete Event Heat Semifinal Final
Time Rank Time Rank Time Rank
James Sanderson 50 m freestyle 24.76 49 Did not advance
100 m freestyle 54.78 54 Did not advance
50 m butterfly 26.69 54 Did not advance
Adam Burns 200 m freestyle 2:10.13 37 N/a Did not advance
400 m freestyle 4:30.52 25 N/a Did not advance
Christian Chang-Chipolina 200 m freestyle 2:11.95 39 N/a Did not advance
400 m freestyle 4:34.15 26 N/a Did not advance
800 m freestyle N/a 9:19.83 14
Jordan Gonzalez 50 m backstroke 28.30 29 Did not advance
50 m butterfly 26.18 48 Did not advance

Women

Athlete Event Heat Semifinal Final
Time Rank Time Rank Time Rank
Katie Green 50 m freestyle 29.25 57 Did not advance
100 m freestyle 1:03.92 57 Did not advance
200 m freestyle 2:17.14 32 N/a Did not advance
50 m backstroke 34.74 38 Did not advance
50 m breaststroke 37.71 26 Did not advance
200 m individual medley 2:37.16 16 N/a Did not advance
Katie Maddocks 50 m freestyle 29.97 61 Did not advance
100 m freestyle 1:05.53 59 Did not advance
50 m backstroke 34.13 37 Did not advance
100 m backstroke 1:13.63 35 Did not advance
Asia Kent 50 m breaststroke 33.11 16 Q 33.36 16 Did not advance
100 m breaststroke 1:13.22 18 R Did not advance
200 m breaststroke 2:38.41 12 N/a Did not advance

Weightlifting

Gibraltar received a bipartie quota spot for Holly O'Shea.[15][16] O'Shea would go onto a tenth place finish.[17]

Athlete Event Snatch (kg) Clean & Jerk (kg) Total (kg) Rank
Result Rank Result Rank
Holly O'Shea Women's 69 kg 80 10 100 10 180 10

References

  1. ↑ Colman, Jonty (22 July 2026). "What are the Commonwealth Games?". BBC Sport. London, England. Retrieved 22 July 2026.
  2. ↑ "Commonwealth Sport Nations and Territories". www.commonwealthsport.com. London, England: Commonwealth Sport. Retrieved 23 May 2026.
  3. ↑ "Commonwealth Games 2026: Full list of countries participating in Glasgow edition; Gabon and Togo set for debut". Sportstar. The Hindu. 20 July 2026. Retrieved 20 July 2026.
  4. ↑ "King's Baton Relay: Gibraltar". www.commonwealthsport.com. London, England: Commonwealth Sport. Retrieved 5 July 2026.
  5. ↑ "Countdown to Commonwealth Games begins with King's Baton Relay". Gibraltar Broadcasting Corporation. Gibraltar. 11 May 2026. Retrieved 5 July 2026.
  6. ↑ Ignacio, Stephen (20 July 2026). "Team Gibraltar ready to compete in Glasgow 2026". Gibraltar Chronicle. Gibraltar. Retrieved 20 July 2026.
  7. 1 2 3 4 Ignacio, Stephen (22 May 2026). "Team Gibraltar announced for Commonwealth Games". Gibraltar Chronicle. Gibraltar. Retrieved 30 May 2026.
  8. ↑ "Members of Team Gibraltar readying for Commonwealth Games". GBC News. Gibraltar. 4 June 2026. Retrieved 25 June 2026.
  9. 1 2 "Gibraltar names Commonwealth Games flag and baton bearers". GBC News. Gibraltar. 16 July 2026. Retrieved 16 July 2026.
  10. ↑ Ignacio, Stephen (23 July 2026). "Team Gibraltar ready to fly the flag". Gibraltar Chronicle. Gibraltar. Retrieved 23 July 2026.
  11. ↑ Ignacio, Stephen (29 July 2026). "National record performance by Turnock in Shot Put at Glasgow 2026". Gibraltar Chronicle. Gibraltar. Retrieved 14 August 2026.
  12. ↑ "Sport: The Commonwealth Games come to an end". GBC News. Gibraltar. 3 August 2026. Retrieved 13 August 2026.
  13. ↑ "Busy sporting weekend with sailing & Commonwealth Games competition". GBC News. Gibraltar. 24 July 2026. Retrieved 13 August 2026. Ewan Gracia will then make history on Sunday becoming the first boxer representing Gibratlar to step into the ring.
  14. ↑ Ignacio, Stephen (2 August 2026). "Historic day for Gibraltar judo as it debuts at Commonwealth Games". Gibraltar Chronicle. Gibraltar. Retrieved 2 August 2026.
  15. ↑ Ignacio, Stephen (23 July 2026). "Team Gibraltar fly the flag in Glasgow 2026 Opening Ceremony". Gibraltar Chronicle. Gibraltar. Retrieved 13 August 2026.
  16. ↑ "IWF Commonwealth Ranking List Glasgow 2026 Commonwealth Games Women" (PDF). www.iwf.sport. Lausanne, Switzerland: International Weightlifting Federation. 26 May 2026. Retrieved 27 May 2026.
  17. ↑ Ignacio, Stephen (28 July 2026). "Holly O'Shea lifts Commonwealth Games personal best as she improves Birmingham total". Gibraltar Chronicle. Gibraltar. Retrieved 13 August 2026.
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