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Athletics At The 2019 Pacific Games
Athletics was one of the 26 sports contested at the 2019 Pacific Games hosted by Samoa. The track and field events were held at Apia Park on 15–20 July, with the half marathon staged on a course at the Apia waterfront on 20 July. Forty-nine athletics events were contested at the games, including six parasport events. Participating nations A total of 21 countries, nineteen Pacific Games Association members plus Australia and New Zealand, competed in athletics at the 2019 games. It was the first Pacific Games where track and field athletes from Australia and New Zealand had participated. Note: A number shown in brackets is the size of the athletics contingent (excluding para-athletes) for each country. Medal table Papua New Guinea topped the medal table for athletics, retaining the position they won four years earlier. Fiji came in second while New Caledonia finished third. Host nation Samoa was ranked eighth with nine medals including one gold. Medal summary Men's results ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Apia
Apia () is the capital and largest city of Samoa, as well as the nation's only city. It is located on the central north coast of Upolu, Samoa's second-largest island. Apia falls within the political district (''itūmālō'') of Tuamasaga. The Apia Urban Area (generally known as the City of Apia) has a population of 37,391 (2016 census). Its geographic boundaries extend roughly from Letogo village to the newer, industrialized region of Apia known as "Vaitele". History Apia was originally a small village (the 1800 population was 304), from which the country's capital took its name. Apia Village still exists within the larger modern capital of Apia, which has grown into a sprawling urban area that encompasses many villages. Like every other settlement in the country, Apia Village has its own ''matai'' (leaders) and ''fa'alupega'' (genealogy and customary greetings) according to fa'a Samoa. The modern city of Apia was founded in the 1850s, and it has been the official capital ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Daniel Baul
Daniel Baul (born 14 February 1996) is a Papua New Guinean track and field athlete, mainly sprinter. He won a gold medal in the men's 4 × 400 m relay at 2019 Pacific Games in Apia. Baul wil compete in the Men's 4 × 400 m relay and the 400 m hurdles at the 2022 Commonwealth Games in Birmingham, England. References External links Daniel Baulat World Athletics World Athletics, formerly known as the International Amateur Athletic Federation (from 1912 to 2001) and International Association of Athletics Federations (from 2001 to 2019, both abbreviated as the IAAF) is the international governing body for ... {{DEFAULTSORT:Baul, Daniel 1996 births Living people Papua New Guinean male sprinters People from East New Britain Province Pacific Games gold medalists for Papua New Guinea Pacific Games silver medalists for Papua New Guinea Pacific Games bronze medalists for Papua New Guinea Pacific Games medalists in athletics ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
List Of Samoan Records In Athletics ...
The following are the national records in athletics in Samoa maintained by its national athletics federation: Athletics Samoa (AS). Outdoor Key to tables: h = hand timing a = automatic timing w = windy conditions A = affected by altitude # = not officially ratified by federation or/and IAAF OT = oversized track (> 200m in circumference) Men Women Indoor Men Women Notes References ;General *World Athletics Statistic Handbook 2022National Outdoor Records*World Athletics Statistic Handbook 2022*OAANational Records Oceania''5 November 2020 updated'' ;Specific {{National records in athletics Samoa Records Athletics Athletics Athletics may refer to: Sports * Sport of athletics, a collection of sporting events that involve competitive running, jumping, throwing, and walking ** Track and field, a sub-category of the above sport * Athletics (physical culture), competiti ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Shupeng Ah Vui
Shupeng Ah Vui (born 4 December 1997) is a Samoan athlete. He has represented Samoa at the Pacific Games and Commonwealth Games. Ah Vui is from Siusega. He competed in the 100 meters at the 2018 Commonwealth Games on the Gold Coast in Australia, and set a personal best, but came last in his heat. At the 2019 Pacific Games in Apia he won silver in the 4 × 100 metres relay The 4 × 100 metres relay or sprint relay is an athletics track event run in lanes over one lap of the track with four runners completing 100 metres each. The first runners must begin in the same stagger as for the individu .... References Living people 1997 births Sportspeople from Apia Samoan male sprinters Commonwealth Games competitors for Samoa Athletes (track and field) at the 2018 Commonwealth Games Pacific Games silver medalists for Samoa Pacific Games medalists in athletics {{Samoa-athletics-bio-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Sapolai Yao
Sapolai Yao (born 15 September 1982) is a Papua New Guinean long-distance runner. He competed in the 3000 metres steeplechase at the 2015 World Championships in China without reaching the final. Competition record Personal bests *1500 metres – 4:11.48 (Brisbane 2004) *3000 metres – 8:45.55 (Brisbane 2006) *5000 metres – 15:28.94 (Brisbane 2006) *3000 metres steeplechase The 3000 metres steeplechase or 3000-meter steeplechase (usually abbreviated as ) is the most common distance for the steeplechase in track and field. It is an obstacle race over the distance of the 3000 metres, which derives its name from the ... – 9:28.00 (Adelaide 2007) References External links * 1982 births Living people Papua New Guinean male long-distance runners Papua New Guinean steeplechase runners World Athletics Championships athletes for Papua New Guinea Place of birth missing (living people) Athletes (track and field) at the 2006 Commonwealth Games Athletes (track and ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ian Dewhurst
Ian Dewhurst (born 13 November 1990) is an Australian athlete specialising in the 400 metres hurdles. He won a bronze medal at the 2013 Summer Universiade. In addition, he represented his country at the 2014 and 2018 Commonwealth Games without qualifying for the final. In July 2019, he won a gold medal at the 2019 Pacific Games in Apia, where he set a Games record of 50.86 seconds. His personal best in the event is 49.52 seconds set in Melbourne in 2014. International competitions References External links Ian Dewhurstat Athletics Australia Athletics Australia is the national sporting organisation (NSO) recognised by Sport Australia for the sport of athletics in Australia. First founded in 1897, the organisation is responsible for administering a sport with over 16,000 registere ... Ian Dewhurstat Australian Athletics Historical Results * 1990 births Living people Australian male hurdlers Athletes (track and field) at the 2014 Commonwealth Games Athletes ( ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Kolone Alefosio
Kolone Alefosio (born 29 September 1999) is a Samoan athlete. He has represented Samoa at the Pacific Games and Commonwealth Games. Alefosio is from Vaoala in Apia. He won a bronze medal in the 110m hurdles at the 2017 Pacific Mini Games in Port Vila. He competed in the 2018 Commonwealth Games on the Gold Coast in Australia, achieving a personal best in the 110m hurdles. He later competed in the 2019 Pacific Games in Apia, winning silver in the 4 × 100 metres relay and bronze in the 110 metres hurdles. At the 2022 Pacific Mini Games in Saipan, Northern Mariana Islands he won gold in the 110 metres hurdles, silver in the 4 × 100 metres relay, and bronze in the 4 × 400 metres relay. On 14 July 2022 he was selected as part of Samoa's team for the 2022 Commonwealth Games in Birmingham Birmingham ( ) is a city and metropolitan borough in the metropolitan county of West Midlands in England. It is the second-largest city in the United Kingdom with a population of 1.145 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Talatala Po'oi
Talatala oe Toetu Po'oi (born 30 March 1997) is a Tongan Track and field, Athlete who has represented Tonga at the Commonwealth Games, Pacific Games, and Pacific Mini Games. He has also been a member of the Tonga national under-20 football team. Po'oi is from Neiafu (Vavaʻu), Neiafu in the province of Vavaʻu. In 2016 he was selected as a member of the Tonga national under-20 football team for the 2016 OFC U-20 Championship. He played in the match against the Cook Islands national under-20 football team, Cook Islands. At the 2017 Pacific Mini Games in Port Vila he won gold in the 110 metres hurdles and bronze in the 400 metres hurdles. At the 2019 Pacific Games in Apia he won silver in the 110 metres hurdles. Following the games he was granted land in Vavaʻu by governor Lord Fakatulolo. In 2018 he competed in the 110m hurdles at the 2018 Commonwealth Games on the Gold Coast, Queensland, Gold Coast in Australia, coming 8th in his heat. References 1997 births Living pe ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Mosese Foliaki
Mosese Foliaki (born 2000) is a Tongan Athlete who competes in the hurdles, high jump, and pole vault. He has represented Tonga at the Pacific Games and Pacific Mini Games. At the 2017 Pacific Mini Games in Port Vila he won silver in the pole vault, and bronze in the high jump. At the 2019 Pacific Games in Apia he won gold in both the 110 metres hurdles and the high jump. Following the games he was granted land in Vavaʻu by governor Lord Fakatulolo. Foliaki was working as a Mormon missionary on Nomuka during the 2022 Hunga Tonga–Hunga Ha'apai eruption and tsunami On 20 December 2021, an eruption began on Hunga Tonga–Hunga Ha'apai, a submarine volcano in the Tongan archipelago in the southern Pacific Ocean. The eruption reached a very large and powerful climax nearly four weeks later, on 15 January 2022 ..., and was involved in rescue efforts after the tsunami. References Living people 2000 births Tongan Latter Day Saints Tongan hurdlers Tongan high jump ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Derek Mandell
Derek Mandell (born September 18, 1986, in Tamuning, Guam) is a Guamanian middle-distance runner. He took part in the 2008 Oceania Athletics Championships, winning bronze, and 2008 Summer Olympics, where he broke a personal men's 800m record even though Mandell was eliminated in the first round. He later competed in the 2010 Guam Athletics Championships, where he won two gold medals, the 2011 Pacific Games, where he won a silver medal, and the 2011 World Championships in Athletics, where he set a personal best time of 1:57.11. He also competed in the men's 800m event at the 2012 Summer Olympics but was again eliminated in the first round. Biography Early life and education Derek Mandell was an athlete at University of Portland. Mandell joined the team as a walk-on. Olympic career Mandell qualified for the 2012 Summer Olympics The 2012 Summer Olympics (officially the Games of the XXX Olympiad and also known as London 2012) was an international multi-sport event ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Simbai Kaspar
Simbai Rural LLG is a local-level government (LLG) of Madang Province, Papua New Guinea Papua New Guinea (abbreviated PNG; , ; tpi, Papua Niugini; ho, Papua Niu Gini), officially the Independent State of Papua New Guinea ( tpi, Independen Stet bilong Papua Niugini; ho, Independen Stet bilong Papua Niu Gini), is a country i .... The Kalam language is spoken in the LLG. Wards *04. Ainong *05. Momuk *06. Kaironk *07. Fongoi *08. Fundum *09. Gubun *10. Nugunt *11. Koki *12. Yambunglem *13. Kerevin *14. Kurumdek *15. Kandum *16. Tinam *17. Aigram *18. Kampaying *19. Babaimp *20. Kumbruf *21. Tsungup References * * {{MadangProvince-geo-stub Local-level governments of Madang Province ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Avikash Lal
Avikash Lal (born 18 June 1995 in Nadi) is a Fijian long-distance runner. He competed in the 2019 Pacific Games in Apia, winning the Gold in half-marathon, and the silver medal on 5000 m. On the same distance, he also won the bronze medal at 2015 Pacific Games The 2015 Pacific Games, also known as Port Moresby 2015 or POM 2015, was held in Port Moresby, Papua New Guinea, from 4 to 18 July 2015. It was the fifteenth staging of the Pacific Games as well as the third to be hosted in Port Moresby. More tha .... He won the 10,000 m title at 2017 Oceania Athletics Championships in Suva. References 1995 births Living people Fijian male long-distance runners Fijian male marathon runners Sportspeople from Nadi 21st-century Fijian people Fijian people of Indian descent Pacific Games gold medalists for Fiji Pacific Games medalists in athletics Pacific Games silver medalists for Fiji Pacific Games bronze medalists for Fiji {{Fiji-athletics-bio-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
