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Northern Mariana Islands at the 2023 Pacific Games
IOC code	NMI
National federation	Northern Marianas Sports Association
19 November 2023 (2023-11-19) – 2 December 2023 (2023-12-02)
Officials	Nick Gross (chef de mission)
Medals Ranked 13th	Gold 5 Silver 1 Bronze 6 Total 12
Pacific Games appearances
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The Northern Mariana Islands competed at the 2023 Pacific Games in Honiara from 19 November to 2 December 2023. This was the Northern Marianas eleventh appearance at the games since first appearing in 1979.

Competitors

The following is the list of number of competitors confirmed for the Games.

Athletics

CNMI announced a team of 7 athletes in track and field on 20 October 2023.

Key

• Note–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
• qR = Qualified to the next round by referee judgement
• NR = National record
• N/A = Round not applicable for the event
• Bye = Athlete not required to compete in round

Men

Women

Bodybuilding

The NMSA selected two bodybuilders (1 male and 1 female) for the Pacific Games bodybuilding competition.

Men

• Davy Laxa

Women

• Christina Tudela

Football

The Northern Marianas will be fielding both men's and women's football teams with only 15 players each.

Summary

Team	Event	Preliminary round					Final
		Opposition Score	Opposition Score	Opposition Score	Opposition Score	Rank	Opposition Score	Rank
NMI men's	Men's tournament	Fiji	Tahiti	—

Men's tournament

Team roster

Head coach: Mita Michiteru

Michiteru named his 21-man squad on 13 November 2023.

No.	Pos.	Player	Date of birth (age)	Caps	Goals	Club
	1GK	Casey Chambers		0	0	Kanoa
	1GK	Mark Chavez		0	0	Tan Holdings
	1GK	Merrick Toves		0	0	Kanoa
	2DF	Jonne Navarro		0	0	Tan Holdings
	2DF	Nolan Ngewakl		0	0
	2DF	Ronnel Ocanada	(2001-02-26)26 February 2001 (aged 22)	2	0	Matansa
	2DF	Daniell Mar Pablo	(2005-01-16)16 January 2005 (aged 18)	1	0	Kanoa
	2DF	Jerald Aquino		0	0	Tuloy
	2DF	Leland DeLeon Guerrero		0	0	Kanoa
	3MF	Brian Lubao		0	0
	3MF	Ariel Narvaez		0	0	Eleven Tiger
	3MF	Jireh Yobech	(1996-07-08)8 July 1996 (aged 27)	8	0	Inter Godfather's
	3MF	Markus Toves		0	0	Kanoa
	3MF	Dev Bachani	(2005-05-04)4 May 2005 (aged 18)	2	0	Park–Gilbert Buccaneers
	3MF	Anthony Bergancia		0	0	Tan Holdings
	4FW	Mark Costales		0	0
	4FW	Akira Kadokura		0	0	Tan Holdings
	4FW	Wataru Kadokura		0	0
	4FW	Zhi Xiang Lin		0	0	Eleven Tiger
	4FW	Tyler Omelau		0	0	Tan Holdings
	4FW	Anthony Austria		0	0	Tan Holdings

Golf

On 4 October 2023, following five Pacific Games tryouts for the CNMI national team, 7 golfers (6 male and 1 female) were selected.

Men

• Joseph Camacho
• Ben Jones Jr.
• Marco Peter
• Franco Santos
• Joe Sasamoto
• Kaegel Taitano (alternate)

Women

• Zhi Min Jin

Outrigger canoeing (Va'a)

The Northern Marianas National Paddling Sports Federation (NMNPSF) announced a squad of 16 (7 men and 9 women) as part of their Pacific Games Va'a team.

Men

• Tyler Andrew
• Willie Cabrera
• Yu Ling Chai
• Oliver Igisaiar
• Mitchell Kukkun
• Michael Peters
• Terry Ruben

Women

• Guillerma Chong
• Jenisha Dubrall
• Momoko Halstead
• Sakurako Halstead
• Dayna Macaranas
• Gracie Mendiola
• Vinalynn Oronigo
• Ashley Pangelinan
• Eva Weaver

Swimming

Tennis

The final 4 men squad for the CNMI was announced in September 2023 following the conclusion of a three-day tryout for the team.

Men

• La Hun Lam
• Colin Ramsey
• Moris Villanueva
• June Yu

Triathlon

Volleyball

Beach

Weightlifting

References

1. "Gross appointed Northern Mariana Islands Chef de Mission for Pacific Games". www.insidethegames.biz. 27 November 2022. Retrieved 13 October 2023.
2. ^ "Over 100 CNMI athletes for Honiara Games". Radio New Zealand. 20 October 2023. Retrieved 29 October 2023.
3. "Pacific Games 2023 Entry List" (PDF). Oceania Athletics. 6 November 2023. Retrieved 6 November 2023.
4. "Bodybuilders Tudela, Laxa to represent NMI in Pacific Games". Marianas Variety. 13 October 2023. Retrieved 13 October 2023.
5. "NMI looks forward to challenging football teams in Pacific". Saipan Tribune. Retrieved 14 November 2023.
6. "NMI National Golf Team announced for 2023 Pacific Games". Marianas Variety. 4 October 2023. Retrieved 13 October 2023.
7. "16 named to Pacific Games va'a team". Saipan Tribune. 13 October 2023. Retrieved 13 October 2023.
8. "June Yu completes men's national tennis team". Saipan Tribune. 22 September 2023. Retrieved 13 October 2023.

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