Lusitania Tatafu

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Lusitania Tatafu
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Full nameKaroline Lusitania Tatafu
Nickname(s)Lusi
Born (1998-02-20) 20 February 1998 (age 23)
Height1.76 m (5 ft 9+12 in) [1]
Weight70 kg (150 lb) [1]
Sport
CountryFlag of Tonga.svg  Tonga
Sport Archery
Event(s) Recurve
Updated on 26 July 2016.

Karoline Lusitania "Lusi" Tatafu (born 20 February 1998 [1] ) is a Tongan recurve archer who competed at the 2014 Summer Youth Olympics and the 2016 Summer Olympics.

Tatafu made her international debut at the 2012 New Zealand National Championships, and was awarded a universality place to compete at the 2014 Summer Youth Olympics. [2] In 2015 she achieved a silver medal at the New Zealand National Championships, and the following year made her senior Olympic debut at the 2016 Summer Olympics, participating in the women's individual event. [3] She finished the 72-arrow ranking round in 63rd position out of 64 and was eliminated by South Korea's Chang Hye-jin in the event's first knock-out round. [3] [4]

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References

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