Maleselo Fukofuka

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Maleselo Fukofuka
Personal information
NationalityFlag of Tonga.svg  Tonga
Born (2005-06-10) 10 June 2005 (age 20)
Tatakamotonga, Tongatapu
Sport
CountryFlag of Tonga.svg  Tonga
Sport Athletics
Event
 100 m
Achievements and titles
Personal best12.11s (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.

Career

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]

References

  1. 1 2 "FUKOFUKA Maleselo – Paris 2024". olympics.com. 2024. Retrieved 2024-08-18.
  2. 1 2 "Maleselo Fukofuka's Olympic debut in 100m ends in preliminary round". Talanoa o Tonga. 2024-08-04. Retrieved 2024-08-18.
  3. ↑ "College sprinter, Maleselo, off to Paris Olympics: "I'm good to go!"". Matangi Tonga. 2024-07-24. Retrieved 2024-08-18.
  4. ↑ "Tonga's Olympians make debut at Paris 2024 Olympic Games". Talanoa o Tonga. 2024-07-18. Retrieved 2024-08-18.
  5. ↑ "Team Tonga completes Olympic events". Matangi Tonga. 2024-08-04. Retrieved 2024-08-18.
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