Elise Takosi

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Elise Takosi
Personal information
Born (1988-11-07) 7 November 1988 (age 30)
Sport
Event(s)Hammer throw, discus throw, javelin
Medal record
Women's athletics
Representing Flag of FLNKS.svg  New Caledonia
Pacific Games
Gold medal icon (G initial).svg 2015 Port Moresby Hammer throw
Gold medal icon (G initial).svg 2011 Nouméa Hammer throw
Gold medal icon (G initial).svg 2007 Apia Hammer throw
Pacific Mini Games
Gold medal icon (G initial).svg 2013 Mata-Utu Hammer throw
Silver medal icon (S initial).svg 2009 Rarotonga Hammer throw

Elise Takosi (born 7 November 1988) is a track and field athlete from New Caledonia. [1]

New Caledonia Overseas territory of France in the southwest Pacific Ocean

New Caledonia is a special collectivity of France, currently governed under the Nouméa Accord, located in the southwest Pacific Ocean, to the south of Vanuatu, about 1,210 km (750 mi) east of Australia and 20,000 km (12,000 mi) from Metropolitan France. The archipelago, part of the Melanesia subregion, includes the main island of Grande Terre, the Loyalty Islands, the Chesterfield Islands, the Belep archipelago, the Isle of Pines, and a few remote islets. The Chesterfield Islands are in the Coral Sea. French people, and especially locals, refer to Grande Terre as Le Caillou.

At the 2009 Pacific Mini Games (Rarotonga), Takosi won silver for hammer throw with a throw of 49.80 metres. [2] At the 2013 Pacific Mini Games (Mata-Utu), she won gold for hammer throw, with a throw of 53.63 metres. She also placed fifth for both the discus throw (35.12 metres) and shot put (11.32 metres). [3]

2009 Pacific Mini Games

The 2009 Pacific Mini Games was held in the Cook Islands from 21 September to 2 October. It was the 8th edition of the Pacific Mini Games.

Rarotonga Island of the Cook Islands

Rarotonga is the most populous of the Cook Islands, with a population of 10,572, out of the country's total resident population of 14,974. Captain John Dibbs, master of the colonial brig Endeavour, is credited as the European discoverer on 25 July 1823, while transporting the missionary Reverend John Williams.

Hammer throw throwing event in track and field competitions

The hammer throw is one of the four throwing events in regular track and field competitions, along with the discus throw, shot put and javelin. The "hammer" used in this sport is not like any of the tools also called by that name. It consists of a metal ball attached by a steel wire to a grip. The size of the ball varies between men's and women's competitions.

Takosi has won three gold medals for hammer throw at the Pacific Games (2007, 2011, and 2015). At the 2007 Pacific Games in Apia she won with a throw of 47.41 metres, [4] at the 2011 Pacific Games in Nouméa, she had a throw of 50.13 metres, [4] and at the 2015 Pacific Games in Port Moresby wi, also setting the record for the games. [5]

Pacific Games multisports event

The Pacific Games is a multi-sport event, much like the Olympic Games, with participation exclusively from countries around the Pacific Ocean. It is held every four years and began in 1963.

2007 Pacific Games 13th Pacific Games held in Apia, Samoa

The 2007 Pacific Games were held in Apia, Samoa, from 25 August to 8 September 2007. The Games were also known as the XIII South Pacific Games.

Athletics at the 2011 Pacific Games in Nouméa, New Caledonia was held on September 3–10, 2011.

Takosi holds the record for New Caledonia in Hammer throw, with her personal best of 54.08 metres, set on 13 June 2011 in Colmar, France. [6] Her personal best for discus throw is 41.90 metres (set in Niort) and for shot put is 12.74 metres (set in Saran). [1]

Niort Prefecture and commune in Nouvelle-Aquitaine, France

Niort is a commune in the Deux-Sèvres department in western France.

Saran, Loiret Commune in Centre-Val de Loire, France

Saran is a commune in the Loiret department in north-central France.

See also

List of New Caledonian records in athletics

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References

  1. 1 2 "Profile of Elise Takosi". All-Athletics.com. Retrieved 17 November 2017.
  2. ↑ "Results - Pacific Mini Games 2009". SportsTG. Retrieved 17 November 2017.
  3. ↑ "Pacific Mini Games 2013". sportstg.com. Retrieved 17 November 2017.
  4. 1 2 "South Pacific Games Results" (PDF). Athletics Oceania. Retrieved 17 November 2017.
  5. ↑ "Results - Athletics Hammer Female". 2015 Pacific Games. Retrieved 17 November 2017.
  6. ↑ "Oceania Athletics Association, July 2013, pp. 41–42" (PDF). Athletics Oceania. Archived from the original (PDF) on 30 October 2013. Retrieved 17 November 2017.



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