Naifoua Vise Timai

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Naifoua Vise Timai
Sport
CountryFlag of Samoa.svg  Samoa
Sport Archery
Medal record
Women's Archery
Representing Flag of Samoa.svg  Samoa
Pacific Games
Bronze medal icon (B initial).svg 2019 Apia compound
Bronze medal icon (B initial).svg 2019 Apia compound matchplay
Bronze medal icon (B initial).svg 2019 Apia compound mixed team

Naifoua Vise Timai is a Samoan archer who has represented Samoa at the Pacific Games.

Timai is from Gataivai on the island of Savaiʻi. [1]

At the 2019 Pacific Games in Apia she won a bronze medal in the women's compound, [2] compound matchplay, and (alongside Mathew Tauiliili) the mixed team compound. [1] [3]

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References

  1. 1 2 Soli Wilson (12 July 2019). "Samoan archers overcome Tahiti to win bronze". Samoa Observer. Retrieved 16 July 2022.
  2. "Samoa's first Pacific Games gold medal is in archery". RNZ. 10 July 2019. Retrieved 16 July 2022.
  3. "Samoan PM gifted gold medal by fellow archer". Samoa 2019. Retrieved 16 July 2022.