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Born | Lotoso’a Saleimoa | ||||||||||||||
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Matthew Levi Tauiliili (born ~2002) [1] is a Samoan archer who has represented Samoa at the Pacific Games.
Tauiliili is from Lotoso’a Saleimoa on the island of Upolu. [1]
At the 2019 Pacific Games in Apia he won a bronze medal (alongside Naifoua Vise Timai) in the mixed team compound [1] [2] after Samoan Prime Minister Tuila'epa Sa'ilele Malielegaoi withdrew to give him a place in the final. [3]
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Archery at the 2019 Pacific Games in Apia, Samoa was held on 8–12 July 2019. The tournament was played on the outdoor target archery range at the Faleata Sports Complex in Tuanaimato, and included both recurve and compound bow events. Medals were awarded in men's and women's individual contests as well as for mixed team competitions.
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