Personal information | |
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Nationality | Tonga |
Born | Tatakamotonga, Tongatapu | 10 June 2005
Sport | |
Country | Tonga |
Sport | Athletics |
Event | 100 m |
Achievements and titles | |
Personal best | 12.11s (100 m) |
Maleselo Fukofuka (born 10 June 2005) is a Tongan sprinter. He competed for Tonga in the men's 100 metres at the 2024 Summer Olympics.
Fukofuka represented Tonga in the decathlon event at the 2023 Pacific Games. [1] He also competed in the decathlon event in the 2024 Oceania Athletics Championships, where he ran a time of 12.57 seconds in the 100 metres. [1] [2]
He represented Tonga in the men's 100 metres at the 2024 Summer Olympics in Paris. [3] [4] He ran a personal best time of 12.11 seconds in Heat 5 of the preliminary round, he finished in eighth place and did not progress to the next round. [2] [5]
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