Dolores Tuimoloau

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Dolores Tuimoloau (born May 29, 1976 – February 19, 2011) [1] was an American Samoan athlete, primarily known for throwing events. She represented American Samoa at the 1995 Pacific Ocean Games, earning a silver medal in the shot put, the only such medal for her country. [2]

Athletics at the Pacific Ocean Games

At the 1995 Pacific Ocean Games, the athletics events were held at the Estadio Olímpico Pascual Guerrero in Cali, Colombia from June 24 to July 2. A total of 31 events were contested, of which 14 by male and 17 by female athletes. The athletics competition did not attract many of the highest level athletes from the Pacific Rim countries and the host nation athletes were foremost among in the medallists. Colombia topped the medal table with 14 gold medals and 41 medals overall. The United States won the next highest number of gold medals, with four, while Chile had the next highest medal total, with ten.

Shot put track and field event

The shot put is a track and field event involving "putting" a heavy spherical object—the shot—as far as possible. The shot put competition for men has been a part of the modern Olympics since their revival in 1896, and women's competition began in 1948.

Tuimoloau grew up in Oxnard, California. Since the age of 9, she excelled in basketball because she was always the largest in her class, a trend that brought her to the height of 1.86 m (6 ft 1 in) 310 pounds by the age of 18. She eventually played for Channel Islands High School where she was All-County in basketball. Looking for a sport to play in the springtime, she thought she would play softball but a friend invited her to try out for the track team. The first time she threw a shot put, it went 11.89 m (39 ft 0 in). She continued to improve, by her senior year she set the Ventura County record in both the shot put at 14.99 m (49 ft 2 in) and the discus at 44.20 m (145 ft 0 in). [3] She won the 1994 CIF California State Meet in the shot put, beating her nearest competitor by almost two feet. [4] A week later, she won the Golden West Invitational. [5] She was touted as a potential Olympian while she attended Ventura College, but became academically ineligible while taking care of her father who suffered a massive heart attack at age 40. [6] Returning to school, she set the still standing school records in both shot put and discus in 1996. [7] She continued her education in Criminal Justice at California State University, Los Angeles. She eventually settled in Eureka, California.

Oxnard, California City in California, United States

Oxnard is a city in Ventura County, California, United States. Located along the coast of Southern California, it is the most populous city in Ventura County and the 19th most populous city in California. Incorporated in 1903, the city lies approximately 60 miles (97 km) west of downtown Los Angeles and is part of the larger Greater Los Angeles area.

Channel Islands High School (CIHS) is a secondary school located in Oxnard, California, United States. It is under the jurisdiction of the Oxnard Union High School District. It had a student population of 2,608 during the 2006-2007 school year.

CIF California State Meet high school sports competition

The CIF California State Meet is the annual championship track and field meet for the California Interscholastic Federation. The meet was started in 1915 for boys and 1974 for girls. Every athlete in every high school in California has a direct qualification path that can reach the state meet. In recent years a minimum of 27 athletes in each event reach this final meet of the official track and field season. Beyond those 27 who can qualify by placing in their individual section finals, "at-large" standards have been established to allow additional competitors to make the field.

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References

  1. ↑ "Dolores Tuimoloau (1976 - 2011) - Biography and Family Tree". ancientfaces.com. Retrieved 2016-07-28.
  2. ↑ "Pacific Ocean Games". gbrathletics.com. Retrieved 2016-07-28.
  3. ↑ "The Throws of Greatness : Basketball Came First for Dolores Tuimoloau, but She Grew to Love Another Field - latimes". articles.latimes.com. Retrieved 2016-07-28.
  4. ↑ "1994 - California State Meet Results". lynbrooksports.prepcaltrack.com. Retrieved 2016-07-28.
  5. ↑ "55th Annual Golden West Invitational by Fortius Media - issuu". issuu.com. Retrieved 2016-07-28.
  6. ↑ "Throwin' Samoan : Tuimoloau Has Shot at Olympics - latimes". articles.latimes.com. Retrieved 2016-07-28.
  7. ↑ "Ventura College Pirate Athletics". fp.academic.venturacollege.edu. Archived from the original on 2016-03-04. Retrieved 2016-07-28.
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