Derek Sua

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Derek Sua
Personal information
Full nameDerek Sua
NationalitySamoan
Born (1987-12-29) 29 December 1987 (age 35) [1]
Weight100+ kg
Sport
CountrySamoa
Sport Judo
Event(s)Olympics
Medal record
Men's Judo
Representing Flag of Samoa.svg  Samoa
Pacific Games
Bronze medal icon (B initial).svg 2019 Apia +100kg
OCeania Championships
Gold medal icon (G initial).svg 2017 Nukuʻalofa +100kg

Nanai Derek Sua (born 29 December 1987) is a Samoan judoka who has represented Samoa at the Pacific Games, Commonwealth Games, and Olympic Games.

He competed in the 2014 Commonwealth Games in Glasgow, but did not advance. [1]

He was awarded with a wild card for the 2016 Summer Olympics in Rio de Janeiro, in the men's +100 kg, where he was eliminated by Abdullo Tangriev in the second round. [2] [3] [4]

He won a gold medal at the 2017 OJU Senior Championships in Nukuʻalofa, Tonga. [5] He won bronze at the 2019 Pacific Games in Apia.

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References

  1. 1 2 "DEREK SUA". 2014 Glasgow. Retrieved 15 July 2022.
  2. "Derek Sua". rio2016.com. Archived from the original on 26 August 2016. Retrieved 23 August 2016.
  3. "Derek Sua - Judoka". www.judoinside.com/. Judo Inside. Retrieved 17 December 2016.
  4. Deidre Fanene (18 August 2016). "Judo Olympian Sua says thank you Samoa". Samoa Observer. Retrieved 15 July 2022.
  5. Deidre Tautua (2 May 2017). "Gold and Bronze medals for Samoa Judo". Samoa Observer. Retrieved 15 July 2022.