Guam at the 2019 Pacific Games

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Guam at the
2019 Pacific Games
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IOC codeGUM
8 July 2019 (2019-07-08) – 20 July 2019 (2019-07-20)
Competitors  in 11 sports
Pacific Games appearances
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Guam competed at the 2019 Pacific Games in Apia, Samoa from 7 to 20 July 2019. A team of 150 athletes and staff was sent to represent the territory in eleven disciplines at the games.[1]

Athletics[]

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Main article: Athletics at the 2019 Pacific Games

Guam's athletics team was twelve strong and included two Olympians, Derek Mandell and Regine Tugade.[2]

Men
  • Paul Dimalanta: 100 m, 200 m, Long jump.
  • Derek Mandell: 1500 m, 5000 m, Half-marathon.
  • Benjamin Middlebrooke: 5000 m, 10,000 m, Half-marathon.
  • Bleu Perez: 100 m, 200 m.
Women
  • Noshista Benavente: 5000 m, 10,000 m.
  • Alison Bowman: 800 m, 1500 m, 3000 m steeple chase.
  • Genina Criss: 800 m, 1500 m.
  • Genie Gerardo: Shotput, Discus, Hammer throw, Javelin.
  • Madison  Packbier: 200 m, 400 m, 800 m.
  • Emma Sheedy: 400 m, 1500 m.
  • Regine Tugade: 100 m, 200 m, Long jump.
  • Richelle Tugade: 100 m, 100m hurdles, 400m hurdles.

Basketball[]

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Main article: Basketball at the 2019 Pacific Games

Men's basketball[]

Further information: Basketball at the 2019 Pacific Games – Men's tournament

Nine players were selected in Guam's squad for men's basketball to defend the Pacific Games title won in 2015. JP Cruz, gold medal-winner as a member of that team, returned in 2019 and also played in the four-man squad for the 3x3 tournament.[3]

Coach: EJ Calvo

Women's basketball[]

Further information: Basketball at the 2019 Pacific Games – Women's tournament

Guam named 15 players in its women's team for the 2019 games:[4]

  • Brianna Benito
  • Alexandra Carbullido
  • Destiny Castro
  • Kathryn Castro
  • Kara Duenas
  • Monica Giger
  • Maria Mesa Nauls
  • Chloe Miranda
  • Joylyn Pangilinan
  • Jocelyn Pardilla
  • Elysia Perez
  • Janniliese Quintanilla
  • Mia San Nicolas
  • Derin Santos

Head coach: Paul Pineda

3x3 basketball[]

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Further information: 3x3 basketball at the 2019 Pacific Games

Guam selected eight players (four male [3] and four female [5]) to compete in 3x3 at the 2019 games:

Men – Gold medal icon.svg Final winners

  • Ben Borja
  • AJ Carlos
  • Michael Sakazaki
  • Seve Susuico (c)

Women

  • Kali Benavente
  • Destiny Castro
  • Joylyn Pangilinan
  • Mia San Nicolas

Golf[]

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Main article: Golf at the 2019 Pacific Games

Guam qualified eight players for the tournament in Samoa,[6] but one member of the women's team dropped out. Seven Guam players participated in the 2019 games.

Men
  • Roberto Manalo
  • John Muna
  • Eduardo Terlaje
  • Ricardo Terlaje
Women
  • Teresita Blair
  • Kristin Oberiano
  • Emiri Satake
  • Anna-Rose Tarpley

Non-playing captain: Daryl Poe

Judo[]

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Main article: Judo at the 2019 Pacific Games

Outrigger canoeing[]

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Main article: Outrigger canoeing at the 2019 Pacific Games

Guam sent 23 athletes and two coaches to contest the various Va'a events men's and women's outrigger canoeing at the 2019 games.[7]

Men's team
  • John Aguon
  • Jesse Cabrera
  • Klyde Castro
  • Collin Murphy
  • Joseph Nowell
  • Johnny Palomo
  • Shane Palomo
  • John Sablan
  • Christopher Salas
  • Matthew Savares
  • Tony Vivas

Coach: David Palomo Jr

Women's team
  • Ruby Castro
  • Isabel Gutierrez
  • Jenynne Guzman
  • Jennifer Horeg
  • Sue Lee
  • Kai Perez
  • Kiara Quichocho
  • Misako Sablan
  • Michele Salas
  • Ashley Taitano
  • Miriam Terlaje
  • Diane Vice

Coach: Josh Duenas

Swimming[]

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Main article: Swimming at the 2019 Pacific Games

Six swimmers represented Guam at Samoa 2019:[8]

Men
  • Sebastian Castro
  • Chrios Duenas
  • Mark Imazu
  • Benji Schulte
  • Jagger Stephens
Women
  • Mineri Gomez

Coaches: Ed Ching and Don San Agustin

Taekwondo[]

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Main article: Taekwondo at the 2019 Pacific Games

Three men and two women competed for Guam in Taekwondo:[9]

Men
  • Alexander Allen
  • Joseph Ho
  • Leon Ho
Women
  • Tierra-Lynn Chargualaf
  • Amber Toves

Coaches: Mike Ho and Ronald Cook

Tennis[]

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Main article: Tennis at the 2019 Pacific Games

The Guam Tennis Federation selected four male tennis players for the 2019 games in Samoa:[10]

Men
  • Mason Caldwell
  • Camden Camacho
  • Danny Llarenas
  • Derek Okuhama

Triathlon[]

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Main article: Triathlon at the 2019 Pacific Games

Volleyball[]

Main article: Volleyball at the 2019 Pacific Games

Men's beach volleyball[]

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Further information: Beach volleyball at the 2019 Pacific Games

Guam qualified one men's pair for beach volleyball:[11]

  • Zakhary Zacarias
  • Brian Tsujii

Women's volleyball (indoor)[]

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Further information: Volleyball at the 2019 Pacific Games – Women's tournament

Guam selected ten players for their women's volleyball team:[12]

  • Joie Blas
  • Adriana Chang
  • Edeline Cruz
  • Hilary Diaz (c)
  • Samara Duenas
  • Mariana Kier
  • Austia Mendiola
  • Lori Okada
  • Jestyne Sablan
  • Tatiana Sablan

Weightlifting[]

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Main article: Weightlifting at the 2019 Pacific Games

Guam selected six athletes to compete in weightlifting at the 2019 games.[13]

Men
  • David Bautista, −73 kg
Women
  • Armie Almazan, −64 kg
  • Dayalani Calma, −45 kg
  • Dayamaya Calma, −49 kg
  • Dayanara Calma, −59 kg
  • Jacinta Sumagaysay, −55 kg

Coach: Edgar Molinos

References[]

  1. ^ Weiss, Matt (27 June 2019). "Guam set for Pacific Games in Samoa". The Guam Daily Post. Archived from the original on 27 June 2019.
  2. ^ Sablan, Jerick (25 June 2019). "Guam sending a strong athletics team to the Samoa 2019 Pacific Games". Pacific Daily News. Archived from the original on 27 June 2019. Retrieved 27 June 2019.
  3. ^ a b "Pacific Games: Men's basketball & 3x3". Guam Sports Network. 21 June 2019. Archived from the original on 27 June 2019. Retrieved 27 June 2019.
  4. ^ Akimoto, Kai (30 June 2019). "Pacific-Games: women's basketball". Guam Sports Network. Archived from the original on 2 July 2019.
  5. ^ "PG Women: Guam". fiba3x3.com.
  6. ^ "Athlete List for Samoa 2019 Pacific Games". Pacific Games Council. 17 June 2019. Archived from the original on 30 June 2019.
  7. ^ "Samoa 2019 Pacific Games: Guam national paddling teams ready to put the paddle to a medal". Pacific Daily News. 26 June 2019.
  8. ^ "Pacific Games: Swimming". Guam Sports Network. 25 June 2019. Archived from the original on 27 June 2019.
  9. ^ "Pacific Games: Taekwondo". 27 June 2019. Archived from the original on 27 June 2019.
  10. ^ Guerrero, Jay Leon (3 July 2019). "Pacific Games:Tennis". Guam Sports Network. Archived from the original on 2 July 2019.
  11. ^ "Pacific Games: Beach volleyball". Guam Sports Network. 23 June 2019. Archived from the original on 27 June 2019.
  12. ^ "Pacific Games: Women's indoor volleyball". Guam Sports Network. Archived from the original on 27 June 2019. Retrieved 27 June 2019.
  13. ^ "Lifting for the weight of gold". Pacific Daily News. 29 June 2019.
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