Samoa is an archipelago of nine islands at the center of south-west Pacific island groups. The name Samoa, from 'Sa' (sacred) and 'Moa' (center) means 'Sacred Center of the Universe'.

Samoa at the Glasgow 2026 Commonwealth Games

Samoa finished in a tie for seventeenth at Glasgow 2026, the first Commonwealth Games staged with a reduced program of 10 sports. Samoa won 1 gold and 1 silver for 2 medals in total, level on the medal table with Jersey and Sri Lanka.

Both medals came on the weightlifting platform, the traditional strength of Samoan sport – Stowers claimed gold, while John Lautafi Tafi took silver in the men's 71kg category. The final medal standings, with Samoa's placing, are shown below.

Rank Nation Gold Silver Bronze Total
1 Australia 70 45 56 171
2 England 29 45 36 110
3 Canada 19 20 23 62
4 India 13 17 9 39
5 Scotland 13 9 17 39
6 New Zealand 10 14 12 36
7 Nigeria 10 7 7 24
8 Jamaica 10 4 5 19
9 Wales 9 10 12 31
10 Malaysia 8 3 5 16
11 South Africa 7 11 10 28
12 Northern Ireland 3 4 9 16
13 Kenya 3 4 5 12
14 Cyprus 1 5 6 12
15 Mauritius 1 2 1 4
16 Cameroon 1 1 3 5
17 Jersey 1 1 0 2
17 Samoa 1 1 0 2

Trivia

  • Samoa (formerly Western Somoa) joined the Commonwealth in 1970. In 1974, 1978 they competed under the name Western Samoa.
  • The country made its Commonwealth Games debut in 1974 and have only missed the 1986 edition since that time.
  • Boxing and weightlifting medals were the highlight of their inaugural Games in Christchurch.