Nooa Takooa

Nooa Takooa

Before the start of heat 4 of the 100 m at the 2012 Summer Olympics, Takooa in blue
Personal information
Born	(1993-03-10) March 10, 1993 (age 32) Tarawa, Kiribati
Height	1.6 m (5 ft 3 in)
Weight	67 kg (148 lb)
Sport
Country	Kiribati
Sport	Athletics
Event	100m
Achievements and titles
Personal best	100m – 11.5
Medal record Men's Athletics Representing   Kiribati Oceania Championships 2013 Papeete 4x100 m relay
Updated on 16 July 2013

Nooa Takooa (born 10 March 1993) is a sprinter who is internationally representing Kiribati. ^[1] He participated in 2009 World Championships in Athletics and 2010 Summer Youth Olympics. He represented Kiribati at 2012 Summer Olympics in London in the Men's 100m event. Takooa was eliminated in the preliminary round but finished with a personal best time of 11.53. ^{[2] [3]} Takooa is a member of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints. ^[4]

Personal bests

Outdoor

• 100 m: 11.51 s(wind: -0.1 m/s) – Papeete, 5 June 2013

Indoor

• 60 m: 7.57 s – Istanbul, 9 March 2012

Achievements

Year	Competition	Venue	Position	Event	Notes
2009	World Championships in Athletics	Berlin, Germany	85th	100 m	11.74 s (wind: -0.3 m/s)
2010	Kiribati Athletics Championships	Kiribati	3rd	100 m	11.5 (PB)
			2nd	200 m	23.7
	Youth Olympics	Singapore City, Singapore	—	100 m	DNS
	Oceania Youth Championships	Sydney, Australia	6th (h)	100 m	11.85 s (wind: +0.7 m/s)
2012	World Indoor Championships	Istanbul, Turkey	6th (h)	60 m	7.57 s
	Olympic Games	London, United Kingdom	13th (q)	100 m	11.53 s (wind: +0.5 m/s)
2013	Oceania Championships	Papeete, French Polynesia	14th (sf)	100 m	11.51 s (wind: -0.1 m/s)
			12th (h)	200 m	23.86 s (wind: -1.3 m/s)
			2nd	4 × 100 m relay	44.46 s
			–	High jump	NH
2014	Commonwealth Games	Glasgow, United Kingdom	70th (h)	100m	11.56 (wind: +0.2 m/s)
	Oceania Championships	Rarotonga, Cook Islands	15th (sf)	100m	11.99 (wind: -3.3 m/s)
			11th (h)	200m	24.13 w(wind: +5.0 m/s)
			7th	4 × 100 m relay	45.24

References

1. Nooa Takooa - Biography, Commonwealth Games Federation , retrieved 24 May 2015
2. "Results for Men's 100m". ESPN. Retrieved May 4, 2018.
3. ""Super Saturday" For the Youth Olympic Games and YOG Ambassadors". Olympic.org. Retrieved May 4, 2018.
4. Rapleye, Christine (August 4, 2012). "Mormons competing in the 2012 London Olympics". Deseret News. Retrieved May 4, 2018.

External links

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