Heamatangi Tuivai

Last updated

Heamatangi Tuivai
Personal information
Born11 November 1989 [1]
Hihifo, Haʻapai, Tonga [2]
Sport
CountryFlag of Tonga.svg  Tonga
Sport Athletics
Medal record
Men's Athletics
Representing Flag of Tonga.svg  Tonga
Oceania Athletics Championships
Bronze medal icon (B initial).svg 2017 Suva 4x400m relay
Bronze medal icon (B initial).svg 2014 Rarotonga 4x100m relay
Gold medal icon (G initial).svg 2014 Papeete 4x100m relay
Pacific Mini Games
Silver medal icon (S initial).svg 2013 Mata Utu 400m
Silver medal icon (S initial).svg 2013 Mata Utu 400m hurdles
Bronze medal icon (B initial).svg 2013 Mata Utu 4x100m relay
Silver medal icon (S initial).svg 2009 Rarotonga 400m hurdles

Heamatangi Tu'ivai (born 11 November 1989) is a Tongan Athlete and rugby player who has represented Tonga at the Commonwealth Games and Pacific Mini Games.

Early life and career

Tu'ivai is from Hihifo in Haʻapai. [2]

At the 2009 Pacific Mini Games in Rarotonga in won silver in the 400 metres hurdles. [3] At the 2013 Pacific Mini Games in Mata Utu, Wallis and Futuna he won silver in the 400 meters and the 400 meters hurdles, and bronze as part of the 4 × 100 metres relay team. [4] He competed in the 400 meters at the 2014 Commonwealth Games in Glasgow, coming 7th in his heat. [2] At the 2013 Oceania Athletics Championships he won gold as part of the 4 × 100 metres relay team. [4] At the 2014 Oceania Athletics Championships he won bronze as part of the 4 × 100 metres relay team. [4] At the 2017 Oceania Athletics Championships he won bronze as part of the Tongan 4 × 400 metres relay team. [4]

Tu'ivai has also represented Tonga at rugby, as part of the Tonga A national rugby union team at the 2017 World Rugby Americas Pacific Challenge. [5]

References

  1. ↑ "Heamatangi TUIVAI". World Athletics. Retrieved 30 July 2022.
  2. 1 2 3 "Heamatangi Tuivai". Glasgow 2014. Retrieved 30 July 2022.
  3. ↑ "Fiji dominates hurdles". Fiji Sun. 27 September 2009. Retrieved 30 July 2022.
  4. 1 2 3 4 "Heamatangi Tu'ivai". Athletics Podium. Retrieved 30 July 2022.
  5. ↑ "Tonga bash Canada aside at Pacific Challenge". ARN. 11 October 2017. Retrieved 30 July 2022.
This page is based on this Wikipedia article
Text is available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 license; additional terms may apply.
Images, videos and audio are available under their respective licenses.