Etimoni Timuani (born 14 October 1991 in

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an sportsman. He is a footballer and sprinter specializing in the 100 m distance. Timuani is a father-of-two from

who works for the Tuvalu National Provident Fund, the national pension scheme.

Club career

Timuani played in 2011 for Lakena United. In 2012, he played for Tofaga. In 2014, he played for Manu Laeva. Timuani was the top goalscorer in the NBT Cup for B teams in 2012, with 8 goals. The 2013 Tuvalu Games football champions were Tofaga. They won the final against Nauti 1–0, with him scoring the only goal.

International career

Futsal

Timuani played in May 2011 with Tuvalu national futsal team at the Oceanian Futsal Championship. He played all four games.

Football

He made his debut for the Tuvalu national football team in the game against

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on 22 August 2011. He played five games for the Tuvalu national football team at the 2011 Pacific Games as a defender: against American Samoa, Vanuatu, New Caledonia, Solomon Islands, and Guam.

Athletics

Reme represented Tuvalu in Athletics at the 2015 Pacific Games in

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. He was however disqualified in the

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heats due to a

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. He competed in the Men's 100 metres event at the 2015 World Championships in Athletics in Beijing, China with a time of 11.72 seconds in the preliminary heat. He qualified for the 2016 Rio Olympics in the 100 m event. He was the only Tuvaluan to represent Tuvalu in the Rio Olympics. He achieved a time of 11.81 seconds in the preliminary heat. He did not advance to the next round.

Honours

*NBT Cup for B teams Top Scorer: 2012

References

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* {{DEFAULTSORT:Timuani, Etimoni 1991 births Men's association football defenders F.C. Tofaga players Living people People from Funafuti Tuvalu men's international footballers Tuvaluan men's footballers Tuvaluan male sprinters World Athletics Championships athletes for Tuvalu Athletes (track and field) at the 2016 Summer Olympics Olympic athletes for Tuvalu Lakena United players