Sisilia Nasiga Rasokisoki (born 16 December 1979) is a

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. She is one of Fijis most talented Judoka. Nasiga competed at the

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, where she won bronze in the women's 70 kg. She has won gold at both the

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and the South Pacific Judo Championships. In 2008 Nasiga took 3rd place in the 70-kg division in the ''Zen Nihon Gakusei Taijuubetsu Taikai'' "All Japan University Student Weight Division Tournament" while she represented Fukuoka Keizai University. She qualified to compete at the

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, where she was Fiji's only representative in judo. She had previously competed at the

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. Nasiga was defeated by

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of the

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at the Beijing Games."Fiji's Sisilia Rasokisoki defeated in judo"
, August 9, 2008

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1979 births Living people Fijian female judoka Olympic judoka for Fiji Judoka at the 2004 Summer Olympics Judoka at the 2008 Summer Olympics Judoka at the 2002 Commonwealth Games I-Taukei Fijian people Commonwealth Games silver medallists for Fiji Commonwealth Games silver medallists in judo 20th-century Fijian women 21st-century Fijian women Medallists at the 2002 Commonwealth Games Pacific Games gold medalists for Fiji {{Fiji-judo-bio-stub