Acorn Jersey Commonwealth Games Team 2018 Announcement

The Commonwealth Games Association of Jersey (CGAJ) announced the first athletes who will form part of the Acorn Jersey Commonwealth Games Team 2018 at the team day on Saturday 25th November. Paul du Feu, President of the Jersey Commonwealth Games Association, made the announcement at the Hotel de France in the presence of athletes, team managers and CGAJ management who have been part of the pathway to the Gold Coast for the last two years.

Team Jersey will include a mix of familiar faces from previous games and new team members for whom this will be their first time representing Jersey at Commonwealth level. Twenty-nine athletes have been confirmed, while a further four places will be filled by the end of the year with contenders from swimming, table tennis and shooting. The validation subcommittee will meet again in late December once all the competitions have finished to make the final team announcement.

Our congratulations go to the below athletes who have been selected so far:

ATHLETICS

Sam Dawkins, 400m. 1^st games – Jersey’s first track athlete since 1986.

Zane Duquemin, discus. 3^rd games – competed in 2010/14 and at the youth games in 2008.

BADMINTON

Alex Hutchings, 2^nd games – first games in 2014.

Elise Dixon, 1^st games

Emily Temple-Redshaw, 1^st games

Matthew Bignall, 1^st games

CYCLING

Kim Ashton, 2^nd  games – played badminton in 2010. One of two first ladies in cycling team since 1998.

Dan Halksworth, 3rd games – swam in 2006, youth games medallist in 2006, triathlon in 2014.

Rhys Hidrio, mountain bike. 2^nd games – first games in 2014.

Helen Ralston, 1st games – one of two first ladies in a cycling team since 1998.

Jack Rebours, road race and mountain biker. 1^st games

Ollie Lowthorpe, mountain bike. 1^st games

GYMNASTICS

Daniel Lee, 1^st games, Jersey’s first male gymnast.

Bonita Shurmer, 1^st games – validated on individual disciplines for the first time.

Rachelle Flambard, 1^st games – validated on individual disciplines for the first time.

LAWN BOWLS

Chrissie Grimes, 4^th games – Took part in the 2006, 2010 & 2014 games.

Joan Renouf, 2^nd games – first games in 2010.

Rachel MacDonald, 2^nd games – first games in 2010.

Doreen Moon, 1^st games

Eileen Vowden, 1^st games as an athlete – Team Manager in 2010 & 2014.

Ross Davis, 1^st games

Malcolm de Sousa, 3^rd games – Took part in the 2010 & 2014 games.

Derek Boswell, 3^rd games – Took part in the 2010 & 2016 games.

SHOOTING 

Full bore

Barry le Cheminant, 4^th games – Took part in the 1982, 1986 & 2014 games (Returns to the Brisbane range where he shot as a teenager in 1982!)

David le Quesne, 3^rd games – Took part in the 2002 & 2006 games.

Small bore

Andrew Chapman, 1^st games

Cameron Pirouet, 1^st games

Sarah Campion, 1^st games

Pistol

Nikki Holmes, 2^nd games – Took part in the 2014 games.

Good luck to those still competing and thank you to everyone who has been part of the Acorn Performance Pathway so far.

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