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Born | Rarotonga, Cook Islands | 25 May 1993||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Height | 1.76 m (5 ft 9 in) [1] | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Weight | 71 kg (157 lb) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Country | Cook Islands | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Sport | Athletics | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Event | 100 metres | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Coached by | Tony Fairweather | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Personal best | 100m - 11.97 NR (2017) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Medal record
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Updated on 19 May 2015 |
Patricia Nooroa Taea (born 25 May 1993) is a Cook Island female sprinter who competed in the 100 metres event at the 2012 Summer Olympics. [2] She was ranked 14th in the Preliminaries for the women's 100 metres in a time of 12.47 seconds. She was chosen as torch lighter for the 2009 Pacific Mini Games (together with athlete Daniel Tutai) [3] and flag bearer for the 2014 Commonwealth Games. She returned to the 2016 Olympics, advancing to the next round of heats.
Event | Result | Venue | Date |
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Outdoor | |||
100 m | 11.97 s(wind: +1.5 m/s) | Brisbane | 3 Dec 2017 |
200 m | 24.16 s(wind: +0.3 m/s) | Port Vila | 14 Dec 2017 |
400 m | 59.41 s | Brisbane | 5 Nov 2016 |
Long jump | 5.07 m(wind: +1.6 m/s) | Gold Coast, Queensland | 2 Aug 2009 |
Javelin throw | 38.07 m | Sydney | 12 Mar 2010 |
Indoor | |||
60 m | 7.93 s | Sopot | 8 Mar 2014 |
Year | Competition | Venue | Position | Event | Notes |
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Representing the Cook Islands | |||||
2007 | Polynesian Championships | Rarotonga, Cook Islands | 2nd | 100m | 13.2 |
2nd | 200m | 27.5 | |||
3rd | Long jump | 4.79 m | |||
4th | Javelin | 30.02 m | |||
2008 | Oceania Youth Championships | Saipan, Northern Mariana Islands | 4th | 100m | 13.34 (wind: -0.7 m/s) |
2nd | Long jump | 5.02 m (wind: +0.3 m/s) | |||
3rd | Javelin throw | 31.91 m | |||
2009 | Polynesian Championships | Gold Coast, Queensland, Australia | 3rd | 100m | 13.31 (wind: -1.0 m/s) |
4th | 200m | 27.11 w(wind: +3.5 m/s) | |||
3rd | Long jump | 5.09m w(wind: +5.1 m/s) | |||
4th | Javelin | 32.26m | |||
Pacific Mini Games | Rarotonga, Cook Islands | 5th | 100m | 13.09 (wind: +0.1 m/s) | |
7th (h) | 200m | 27.34 (NWI) | |||
5th | Long jump | 5.03m (wind: 0.0 m/s) | |||
2010 | Oceania Youth Championships | Sydney, Australia | 25th (h) | 100m | 13.31 (wind: +0.5 m/s) |
3rd | Javelin throw | 38.07 m | |||
Oceania Junior Championships | Cairns, Australia | 3rd | 100 m | 12.73 s w(wind: +2.3 m/s) | |
1st | Javelin throw | 37.17 m | |||
World Junior Championships | Moncton, New Brunswick, Canada | 38th (h) | 100m | 13.05 (wind: +0.2 m/s) | |
Commonwealth Games | Delhi, India | 39th (h) | 100m | 13.10 | |
2011 | Oceania Championships (Regional Division East) | Apia, Samoa | 4th | Shot put | 12.79m |
3rd | Javelin throw | 27.67 m | |||
World Championships | Daegu, South Korea | 54th (h) | 100m | 12.63 (wind: +1.0 m/s) | |
Pacific Games | Nouméa, New Caledonia | 7th | 100m | 12.60 (wind: +0.3 m/s) | |
2012 | World Indoor Championships | Istanbul, Turkey | 48th (h) | 60 m | 8.06 |
Oceania Junior Championships (Regional Division East) | Cairns, Australia | 2nd | 100 m | 12.78 s (wind: -0.1 m/s) | |
2nd | Javelin throw | 37.40 m | |||
Oceania Championships (Regional Division East) | Cairns, Queensland, Australia | 4th | 100m | 12.64 (wind: +0.4 m/s) | |
Olympic Games | London, United Kingdom | 60th (pr) | 100 m | 12.47 (wind: +0.2 m/s) | |
2013 | Oceania Championships | Papeete, French Polynesia | 2nd | 100m | 12.57 (wind: -0.7 m/s) |
World Championships | Moscow, Russia | 39th (h) | 100m | 12.39 (wind: -0.6 m/s) | |
Pacific Mini Games | Mata-Utu, Wallis and Futuna | 5th | 100m | 12.29 (wind: +1.5 m/s) | |
2nd | 200m | 25.13 (wind: +1.1 m/s) | |||
2014 | World Indoor Championships | Sopot, Poland | 39th (h) | 60 m | 7.93 |
Oceania Championships | Rarotonga, Cook Islands | 3rd | 100m | 12.34 (wind: +0.5 m/s) | |
5th | 200m | 26.11 w(wind: +2.2 m/s) | |||
7th | Mixed sprint medley | 1:50.10 | |||
Commonwealth Games | Glasgow, United Kingdom | 42nd (h) | 100m | 12.68 (wind: -0.3 m/s) | |
38th (h) | 200m | 26.14 (wind: -0.5 m/s) | |||
2015 | Oceania Championships | Cairns, Queensland, Australia | 7th | 100m | 12.29 w(wind: +2.9 m/s) |
9th (h) | 200m | 25.29 (wind: +1.2 m/s) | |||
World Championships | Beijing, China | 48th (h) | 100 m | 12.34 | |
2016 | Olympic Games | Rio de Janeiro, Brazil | 61st (h) | 100 m | 12.41 |
2017 | World Championships | London, United Kingdom | 40th (h) | 100 m | 12.18 NR |
2018 | World Indoor Championships | Birmingham, United Kingdom | 45th (h) | 60 m | 7.90 |
Commonwealth Games | Gold Coast, Australia | 35th (h) | 100 m | 12.22 | |
30th (h) | 200 m | 24.91 |
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