ʻAta Maama Tu’utafaiva (born 25 May 1997 in Haʻafeva) is a Tongan athlete who has represented Tonga at the Commonwealth Games, Pacific Games and Pacific Mini Games.
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| Nationality |  Tonga | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Born | 25 May 1997[1] Haʻafeva | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Sport | Athletics | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Event(s) | Shot put Discus | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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At the 2015 Pacific Games in Port Moresby, Papua New Guinea she won bronze in the shot put.[2] At the 2017 Pacific Mini Games in Port Vila she won gold in the shot put.[3] In 2018 she competed as a finalist in the 2018 Commonwealth Games.[4] At the 2019 Pacific Games in Apia she won gold in the shot put with her personal best of 16.61 m. She also won bronze in the Discus.[2] Previously, her best was 15.36m, made in Gold Coast during the Commonwealth Games’ final. In 2019, she became the Emerging Athlete of the Year – Female for Oceania Athletics Association. She won gold again in the shot put at the 2022 Pacific Mini Games in Saipan, Northern Mariana Islands.[5]
References
edit- ^ "Ata Maama TUUTAFAIVA". World Athletics. Retrieved 28 July 2022.
- ^ a b "Gold for Tonga in women's shot put". 2019 Samoa. 15 July 2019. Retrieved 28 July 2022.
- ^ Pacific, Loop (12 December 2017). "Tonga wins gold in shot put". Loop Tonga. Retrieved 26 July 2019.
- ^ "Athletics | Athlete Profile: Ata Maama TUUTAFAIVA - Gold Coast 2018 Commonwealth Games". results.gc2018.com. Retrieved 26 July 2019.
- ^ "Tonga claims gold in women's shot-put in Saipan". Loop Tonga. 22 June 2022. Retrieved 28 July 2022.
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