Lavenia Tinai

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Lavenia Tinai
Date of birth (1990-09-07) September 7, 1990 (age 34)
Height1.65 m (5 ft 5 in)
Weight57 kg (126 lb; 9 st 0 lb)
Rugby union career
National sevens team
YearsTeamComps
2012-Present Fiji
Medal record
Representing Flag of Fiji.svg  Fiji
Women's rugby sevens
Summer Olympics
Bronze medal icon (B initial).svg 2020 Tokyo Team competition
Commonwealth Games
Silver medal icon (S initial).svg 2022 Birmingham Team competition
Pacific Games
Gold medal icon (G initial).svg 2015 Port Moresby Team competition
Gold medal icon (G initial).svg 2019 Apia Team competition
Gold medal icon (G initial).svg 2023 Honiara Team competition

Lavenia Tinai (born September 7, 1990) is a Fijian rugby union player. She represents Fiji in rugby sevens and made her debut in 2012. [1] She was selected to represent Fiji at the 2016 Summer Olympics as a member of the Fiji women's sevens team. [2] [3] She is the sister of former Fiji 7's rep, Ilai Tinai.

Tinai competed for Fiji in rugby sevens at the 2020 Summer Olympics and won a bronze medal at the event. [4] [5] [6] [7] [8] She was part of the Fijiana sevens team that won the silver medal at the 2022 Commonwealth Games in Birmingham. [9] [10] [11] [12] She later competed at the Rugby World Cup Sevens in Cape Town. [13]

References

  1. ↑ Mannan, Justine (3 January 2016). "Attitude Shift For Tinai". Fiji Sun.com.fj. Retrieved 2016-07-30.
  2. ↑ "Fiji 7s squads for Rio 2016 announced". Pacific Islands News Association. 17 July 2016. Retrieved 2016-07-30.
  3. ↑ Moresio, Stella (24 July 2016). "Anything Is Possible For Tinai". Fiji Sun.com.fj. Retrieved 2016-07-30.
  4. ↑ Prasad, Vashneel (2021-07-04). "Fijian Rugby Sevens teams named for Tokyo Olympic Games". Official Website of Fiji Rugby Union. Retrieved 2022-08-21.
  5. ↑ "Olympic Champions Fiji have named their squads to compete in the Tokyo Olympics". RNZ . 2021-07-05. Retrieved 2022-08-21.
  6. ↑ "Fantastic Fijiana win historic Olympic medal". RNZ . 2021-07-31. Retrieved 2022-08-21.
  7. ↑ Deo, Rohit (2021-07-31). "2020 Tokyo Olympics: Fantastic Fijiana win historic Bronze medal". FijiTimes. Retrieved 2022-08-21.
  8. ↑ "How the Fijiana battled adversity to win historic Olympic medal at Tokyo Games". www.world.rugby. 2021-08-12. Retrieved 2022-08-21.
  9. ↑ Tavi, Karalaini. "Fiji 7's squad named for Birmingham Games". fbcnews.com.fj. Archived from the original on 2 August 2022. Retrieved 2 August 2022.
  10. ↑ "Fiji Rugby names squads for Commonwealth Games Sevens". rnz.co.nz. Retrieved 2 August 2022.
  11. ↑ Prasad, Vashneel (2022-08-01). "Team Fiji Men's and Women's teams settle for silver medals at Commonwealth Games". Official Website of Fiji Rugby Union. Retrieved 2022-08-04.
  12. ↑ "Australia takes Women's Sevens gold over Fiji". ESPN.com. 2022-07-31. Retrieved 2022-08-04.
  13. ↑ Prasad, Vashneel (2022-08-31). "Saiasi Fuli names squad for Rugby World Cup". Official Website of Fiji Rugby Union. Retrieved 2022-09-19.


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