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{{Use dmy dates|date=March 2022}}
{{infobox country at games
|CGA = GAM
|CGAname = [[The Gambia National Olympic Committee]]
|games = Commonwealth Games
|year = 2022
|flagcaption = [[Flag of the Gambia]]
|oldcode = 
|website = {{url|gambianoc.gm}}
|location = [[Birmingham]], [[England]]
|start_date = {{Start date|2022|7|28|df=y}}
|end_date = {{End date|2022|8|8|df=y}}
|competitors_men = 12
|competitors_women = 2
|sports = 6
|flagbearer_open = [[Modou Gamo]]<br/>[[Wurrie Njadoe]]
|rank = =35
|gold = 0
|silver = 1
|bronze = 0
|officials = 
|app_begin_year = 1970
|app_end_year = 
|seealso = 
}}
'''[[The Gambia]]''' competed at the '''[[2022 Commonwealth Games]]''' in [[Birmingham]], [[England]] between 28 July and 8 August 2022.<ref>{{cite news|last1=Nelsen|first1=Matt|title=The Queen's Baton Relay returns to The Gambia as part of a 10-week tour through Africa|url=https://www.infobae.com/aroundtherings/articles/2021/10/15/the-queens-baton-relay-returns-to-the-gambia-as-part-of-a-10-week-tour-through-africa/|access-date=29 March 2022|work=[[Around the Rings]]|date=15 October 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20211015193929/https://www.infobae.com/aroundtherings/articles/2021/10/15/the-queens-baton-relay-returns-to-the-gambia-as-part-of-a-10-week-tour-through-africa/|archive-date=15 October 2021|url-status=live}}</ref> It was The Gambia's twelfth appearance at the Games.

[[Modou Gamo]] and [[Wurrie Njadoe]] were the country's [[2022 Commonwealth Games|opening ceremony]] flagbearers.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.facebook.com/GambiaOlympic220/posts/pfbid0mPBStbjzjqFBCPg8ecs2rBTU7S4utMBFGHfCsRGak7jGpHWg46RCkANMWiJFiANVl|title=Our joint flag bearer Wurrie Njadoe ready for her maiden commonwealth games. |date=28 July 2022|website=www.facebook.com/|publisher=[[Gambia National Olympic Committee]]|access-date=30 July 2022}}</ref>

On 2 August, judoka [[Faye Njie]] won the country's first [[Commonwealth Games]] silver medal and second Commonwealth medal ever (the first being a bronze medal at the [[1970 Commonwealth Games]]).<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.gambia.com/judoka-faye-njie-wins-gambias-first-ever-medal-at-commonwealth-games/|title=Judoka Faye Njie Wins Gambia's First-Ever Medal At Commonwealth Games|last=Ceesay|first=Landing|date=2 August 2022|website=www.gambia.com/|publisher=Gambia.com|access-date=2 August 2022}}</ref> 

==Medalists==
{{main|2022 Commonwealth Games medal table}}
{| class="wikitable sortable" style="font-size: 95%;"
|-
! Medal
! Name
! Sport
! Event
! Date
|-
| {{silver medal}} || [[Faye Njie]] || [[Judo at the 2022 Commonwealth Games|Judo]] ||[[Judo at the 2022 Commonwealth Games – Men's 73 kg|Men's 73 kg]] || {{dts|2 August}}
|}

==Competitors==
The following is the list of number of competitors participating at the Games per sport/discipline.
{|class="wikitable sortable" style="text-align:center;"
! width=180|Sport
! width=55|Men
! width=55|Women
! width=55|Total
|-
|align= left|[[Athletics at the 2022 Commonwealth Games|Athletics]]
|4||2||6
|-
|align=left|[[Beach volleyball at the 2022 Commonwealth Games|Beach volleyball]]
|2||0||2
|-
|align=left|[[Boxing at the 2022 Commonwealth Games|Boxing]]
|1||0||1
|-
|align=left|[[Judo at the 2022 Commonwealth Games|Judo]]
|2||0||2
|-
|align=left|[[Para powerlifting at the 2022 Commonwealth Games|Para powerlifting]]
|1||0||1
|-
|align=left|[[Swimming at the 2022 Commonwealth Games|Swimming]]
|2||0||2
|-
! Total||12||2||14
|}

==Athletics==
{{main|Athletics at the 2022 Commonwealth Games}}

;Men
;Track and road events
{|class="wikitable" style="font-size:90%; text-align:center"
|-
!rowspan=2|Athlete
!rowspan=2|Event
!colspan=2|Heat
!colspan=2|Semifinal
!colspan=2|Final
|-style="font-size:95%"
!Result
!Rank
!Result
!Rank
!Result
!Rank
|-
|align=left|[[Sengan Jobe]]
|align=left rowspan=3|[[Athletics at the 2022 Commonwealth Games – Men's 200 metres|200 m]]
|21.53
|5
|colspan=4|did not advance
|-
|align=left|[[Alieu Joof]]
|21.49
|3
|colspan=4|did not advance
|-
|align=left|[[Adama Jammeh (sprinter)|Adama Jammeh]]
|21.72
|4
|colspan=4|did not advance
|-
|align=left|[[Sengan Jobe]]<br/>[[Alieu Joof]]<br/>[[Ebrahima Camara]]<br/>[[Adama Jammeh (sprinter)|Adama Jammeh]]
|align=left|[[Athletics at the 2022 Commonwealth Games – Men's 4 × 100 metres relay|4 × 100 m relay]]
|39.77
|3 '''Q'''
|colspan=2 {{n/a}}
|40.18
|6
|}

;Women
;Track and road events
{|class="wikitable" style="font-size:90%; text-align:center"
|-
!rowspan=2|Athlete
!rowspan=2|Event
!colspan=2|Heat
!colspan=2|Semifinal
!colspan=2|Final
|-style="font-size:95%"
!Result
!Rank
!Result
!Rank
!Result
!Rank
|-
|align=left|[[Wurrie Njadoe]]
|align=left rowspan=1|[[Athletics at the 2022 Commonwealth Games – Women's 100 metres|100 m]]
|11.50
|4
|colspan=4|did not advance
|-
|align=left|[[Gina Bass]]
|align=left rowspan=2|[[Athletics at the 2022 Commonwealth Games – Women's 200 metres|200 m]]
|22.87
|2 '''Q'''
|23.10
|3 '''q'''
|23.13
|5
|-
|align=left|[[Wurrie Njadoe]]
|24.12
|4 '''q'''
|23.95
|7
|colspan=2|did not advance
|}

==Beach volleyball==
{{main|Beach volleyball at the 2022 Commonwealth Games}}
On 28 March 2022, The Gambia guaranteed qualification for the men's tournament by winning the African Qualifier in [[Accra]], [[Ghana]].<ref>{{cite news|title=Gambia conquers Africa, qualifies to Commonwealth Games|url=https://standard.gm/gambia-news/gambia-conquers-africa-qualifies-to-commonwealth-games/|access-date=29 March 2022|work=The Standard|date=29 March 2022|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220329121606/https://standard.gm/gambia-news/gambia-conquers-africa-qualifies-to-commonwealth-games/|archive-date=29 March 2022|url-status=live}}</ref> The [[Fédération Internationale de Volleyball|FIVB]] later confirmed they ultimately qualified directly via the [[FIVB Beach Volleyball World Rankings|World Rankings]] (for performances between 16 April 2018 and 31 March 2022).<ref>{{cite web|title=Beach Volleyball Line-Up Confirmed For Birmingham 2022 Commonwealth Games|url=https://www.fivb.com/en/about/news/beach-volleyball-line-up-confirmed-for-birmingham-2022?id=96898|publisher=[[Fédération Internationale de Volleyball|FIVB]]|access-date=28 April 2022|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220426102709/https://www.fivb.com/en/about/news/beach-volleyball-line-up-confirmed-for-birmingham-2022?id=96898|archive-date=26 April 2022|date=26 April 2022|url-status=live}}</ref>

Two players were selected as of 24 May 2022.<ref name=os1>{{cite web|title=GNOC announces Team Gambia for 2022 Commonwealth Games|url=https://gambianoc.gm/gnoc-announces-team-gambia-for-2022-commonwealth-games/|publisher=[[The Gambia National Olympic Committee|GNOC]]|access-date=1 July 2022|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220624151838/https://gambianoc.gm/gnoc-announces-team-gambia-for-2022-commonwealth-games/|archive-date=24 June 2022|date=24 May 2022|url-status=live}}</ref>

{|class=wikitable style="font-size:90%"
|-
!rowspan="2"|Athlete
!rowspan="2"|Event
!colspan=4|Preliminary Round
!Quarterfinals
!Semifinals
!Finals
!rowspan=2|Rank
|-style=font-size:95%
!Opposition<br />Score
!Opposition<br />Score
!Opposition<br />Score
!Rank
!Opposition<br />Score
!Opposition<br />Score
!Opposition<br />Score
|-align=center
|align=left|[[Sainey Jawo]]<br />{{Nowrap|[[Mbye Babou Jarra]]}}
|align=left|[[Beach volleyball at the 2022 Commonwealth Games – Men's tournament|Men's tournament]]
|{{flagCGFathlete|[[St. Clair Hodge|Hodge]] /<br/> [[Shawn Seabrookes|Seabrookes]]|SKN|2022}}<br/>'''W''' 2 - 0
|{{flagCGFathlete|[[Malinta Yapa|Yapa]] /<br/> [[Ashen Rashmika|Rashmika]]|SRI|2022}}<br/>'''W''' 2 - 1
|{{flagCGFathlete|[[Daniel Dearing|Dearing]] /<br/> [[Sam Schachter|Schacther]]|CAN|2022}}<br/>'''L''' 1 - 2
|2 '''Q'''
|{{flagCGFathlete|[[Javier Bello|Bello]] /<br/> [[Joaquin Bello|Bello]]|ENG|2022}}<br/>'''L''' 1 - 2
|colspan=3|did not advance
|}

===Men's tournament===
{{main|Beach volleyball at the 2022 Commonwealth Games – Men's tournament}}

'''Group A'''
{{#section:Beach volleyball at the 2022 Commonwealth Games – Men's tournament|AStandings}}
{{#section:Beach volleyball at the 2022 Commonwealth Games – Men's tournament|A2}}
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{{#section:Beach volleyball at the 2022 Commonwealth Games – Men's tournament|A4}}
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{{#section:Beach volleyball at the 2022 Commonwealth Games – Men's tournament|A5}}

;Quarterfinals
{{#section:Beach volleyball at the 2022 Commonwealth Games – Men's tournament|D3}}

==Boxing==
{{main|Boxing at the 2022 Commonwealth Games}}

;Men
{|class="wikitable" style="font-size:90%; text-align:center"
|-
!rowspan=2|Athlete
!rowspan=2|Event
!Round of 32
!Round of 16
!Quarterfinals
!Semifinals
!colspan=2|Final
|- style="font-size:95%"
!Opposition<br/>Result
!Opposition<br/>Result
!Opposition<br/>Result
!Opposition<br/>Result
!Opposition<br/>Result
!Rank
|-
|align=left|[[Foday Badjie]] 
|align=left|[[Boxing at the 2022 Commonwealth Games – Men's middleweight|Middleweight]]
|{{bye}}
|{{flagCGFathlete|[[Simnikiwe Bongco|Bongco]]|RSA|2022}}<br/>'''L''' 0 - 5
|colspan=4|did not advance
|}

==Judo==
{{main|Judo at the 2022 Commonwealth Games}}
Two judoka were selected as of 24 May 2022.<ref>{{cite web|title=Judoka(s) Faye Njie and Abdurahman [...]|url=https://www.facebook.com/GambiaOlympic220/posts/pfbid038KuaPUp5pLqQKtrUW3Yn2F6A7QHwAT9AG8dANRuydN1shjdVBQ9xx72krhNjoWDwl|publisher=[[The Gambia National Olympic Committee|GNOC]] (Facebook)|access-date=1 July 2022|date=2 June 2022}}</ref>

;Men
{|class="wikitable" style="font-size:90%;"
|-
!rowspan=2|Athlete
!rowspan=2|Event
!Round of 16
!Quarterfinals
!Semifinals
!Repechage
!colspan=2|Final/{{tooltip|BM|Bronze Medal}}
|- style="font-size:95%"
!Opposition<br />Result
!Opposition<br />Result
!Opposition<br />Result
!Opposition<br />Result
!Opposition<br />Result
!Rank
|- align=center
|align=left|[[Faye Njie]]
|align=left|[[Judo at the 2022 Commonwealth Games – Men's 73 kg|-73 kg]]
|{{flagCGFathlete|[[Matthews Mwango|Mwango]]|ZAM|2022}}<br/>'''W''' '''10''' - 00
|{{flagCGFathlete|[[Chamara Repiyallage|Repiyallage]]|SRI|2022}}<br/>'''W''' '''10''' - 00
|{{flagCGFathlete|[[Dato Matsoukatov|Matsoukatov]]|CYP|2022}}<br/>'''W''' '''PEN'''
|{{n/a}}
|{{flagCGFathlete|[[Daniel Powell (judoka)|Powell]]|ENG|2022}}<br/>'''L''' '''00''' - 10
|{{silver02}}
|- align=center
|align=left|[[Abdourahman Ceesay]]
|align=left|[[Judo at the 2022 Commonwealth Games – Men's 81 kg|-81 kg]]
|{{flagCGFathlete|[[Kip Kosam|Kosam]]|NRU|2022}}<br/>'''L''' '''DNS'''
|colspan=5|did not advance
|}

==Para powerlifting==
{{main|Para powerlifting at the 2022 Commonwealth Games|Para powerlifting at the 2022 Commonwealth Games – Qualification}}
As of 4 May 2022, The Gambia qualified one powerlifter.<ref>{{cite news|title=Gambian Para Athlete Qualifies For Birmingham Commonwealth Games|url=https://www.voicegambia.com/2022/05/04/gambian-para-athlete-qualifies-for-birmingham-commonwealth-games/|access-date=4 May 2022|work=The Voice|date=4 May 2022|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220504121331/https://www.voicegambia.com/2022/05/04/gambian-para-athlete-qualifies-for-birmingham-commonwealth-games/|archive-date=4 May 2022|url-status=live}}</ref>

{|class="wikitable" style="font-size:90%"
|-
!Athlete
!Event
!Result
!Rank
|- align=center
|align=left|[[Modou Gamo]]
|align=left|[[Para powerlifting at the 2022 Commonwealth Games – Men's heavyweight|Men's heavyweight]]
|91.3
|7
|}

==Swimming==
{{main|Swimming at the 2022 Commonwealth Games}}

;Men
{|class=wikitable style=font-size:90%
|-
!rowspan=2|Athlete
!rowspan=2|Event
!colspan=2|Heat
!colspan=2|Semifinal
!colspan=2|Final
|- style=font-size:95%
!Time
!Rank
!Time
!Rank
!Time
!Rank
|- align=center
|align=left rowspan=2|[[Ebrima Buaro]]
|align=left rowspan="1"|[[Swimming at the 2022 Commonwealth Games – Men's 50 metre freestyle|50 m freestyle]]
|27.95
|70
|colspan=4|did not advance
|- align=center
|align=left rowspan="1"|[[Swimming at the 2022 Commonwealth Games – Men's 100 metre freestyle|100 m freestyle]]
|1:05.15
|68
|colspan=4|did not advance
|- align=center
|align=left rowspan=2|[[Omar Darboe]]
|align=left rowspan="1"|[[Swimming at the 2022 Commonwealth Games – Men's 100 metre freestyle|100 m freestyle]]
|1:06.44
|69
|colspan=4|did not advance
|- align=center
|align=left rowspan="1"|[[Swimming at the 2022 Commonwealth Games – Men's 200 metre breaststroke|200 m breaststroke]]
|3:03.86
|19
|colspan=2 {{n/a}}
|colspan=2|did not advance
|}

==References==
{{reflist|30em}}

==External links==
*[https://gambianoc.gm/ The Gambia National Olympic Committee Official site]

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