Niko Verekauta

Niko Verekauta

Personal information
Nationality	Fiji
Born	(1987-02-16) February 16, 1987 (age 38) Nabukelevu-i-ra, Kadavu, Fiji
Height	1.86 m (6 ft 1 in)
Weight	74 kg (163 lb)
Sport
Sport	Athletics
Medal record Men's athletics Representing   Fiji Pacific Games 2007 Apia 200 m 2007 Apia 400 m 2007 Apia 4x100 m relay 2007 Apia 4x400 m relay 2011 Nouméa 4x400 m relay (South) Pacific Mini Games 2009 Rarotonga 100 m 2009 Rarotonga 200 m 2009 Rarotonga 400 m 2009 Rarotonga 4x100 m relay 2009 Rarotonga 4x400 m relay 2005 Koror 4x400 m relay 2005 Koror 400 m
Updated on 29 April 2013

Niko Verekauta (born February 16, 1987, in Kadavu) is a Fiji Islands sprinter. ^[1]

Biography

He represented Fiji in the 400m sprint at 2006 Commonwealth Games ^[2] and the 400m sprint at the 2008 Summer Olympics. ^[3] He also won five gold medals at the Mini South Pacific Games in 2009.

Achievements

Year	Competition	Venue	Position	Event	Notes
Representing   Fiji
2005	South Pacific Mini Games	Koror, Palau	2nd	400 m	49.55 s
			1st	4 × 400 m relay	3:18.26 min
2006	World Junior Championships	Beijing, China	10th (sf)	400m	46.77
2007	Pacific Games	Apia, Samoa	1st	200 m	21.26 s (wind: +0.2 m/s) GR
			1st	400 m	47.18 s
			1st	4 × 100 m relay	40.60 s
			1st	4 × 400 m relay	3:10.18 min
2009	Pacific Mini Games	Rarotonga, Cook Islands	1st	100 m	10.59 s (wind: +0.9 m/s)
			1st	200 m	21.33 s (wind: -0.4 m/s)
			1st	400 m	48.83 s
			1st	4 × 100 m relay	41.20 s
			1st	4 × 400 m relay	3:20.49 min
2011	Pacific Games	Nouméa, New Caledonia	2nd	4 × 400 m relay	3:12.75 min

Further achievements

2004

Coca-Cola games 2 gold(200meters,400meters) 1 silver (relay)

2005

• Coca-Cola Games 2 gold (400m, relay)

2006

• Coca-Cola Games 2 gold (400m, relay) 1 silver(200m)
• Commonwealth Games 400m Semifinalist, Melbourne, Australia.
• World Junior Championship 400m Semifinalist, Beijing, China.
• 4*400m Oceania relay Selection team for to the world cup in Greece.

2007

• New Zealand Championship 1 bronze(400meters)
• Belgium Championship 1 Gold (400meters)
• Australia under 23 1 Silver (400meter)

2008

• New Zealand Championship 1 Gold (400meters)
• Belgium Championship 1 Gold (400meters)
• France A league Series 1 Silver (400meters)
• Europe 300m A league Placed 4th Overall
• Fiji representative to the Olympic Games in Beijing, China.

2009

• Under 23 Australian Championship 2 Gold(200m,400m)
• Represented Fiji at the World Championship in Berlin, Germany.
• Oceania Games in Gold Coast Australia 4 Gold medal(100m,200m both the relays)

References

1. Whippy, Sera (April 12, 2010), Niko changes track spikes for rugby studs, Fiji Times , retrieved April 27, 2013
2. "Niko Verekauta Biography". 2006 Commonwealth Games. Archived from the original on 2009-10-28. Retrieved 2009-02-25.
3. "Niko Verekauta Biography". NBC. Archived from the original on October 26, 2012. Retrieved 2009-02-25.

External links

• Niko Verekauta at World Athletics
• Niko Verekauta at Olympics.com
• Niko Verekauta at Olympedia
• Niko Verekauta at the Commonwealth Games Federation (archived)
• Niko Verekauta at the Melbourne 2006 Commonwealth Games (archived)
• Niko Verekauta at World Athletics
• Sports reference biography