| Date of birth | 14 March 2002 | ||||||||||
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| Height | 176 cm (5 ft 9 in) | ||||||||||
| Weight | 94 kg (207 lb; 14 st 11 lb) | ||||||||||
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Fa'afoi Falaniko (born 14 March 2002) is a Samoan rugby sevens player. He competed for Samoa at the 2024 Summer Olympics in Paris. [1] [2]
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| Weight | 94 kg (207 lb; 14 st 11 lb) | ||||||||||
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Fa'afoi Falaniko (born 14 March 2002) is a Samoan rugby sevens player. He competed for Samoa at the 2024 Summer Olympics in Paris. [1] [2]
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