Tereapii Tapoki

Tereapii Tapoki

Personal information
Nationality	Cook Islands
Born	(1984-04-19) 19 April 1984 (age 41) Mauke, Cook Islands
Height	1.70 m (5 ft 7 in)
Weight	94 kg (207 lb)
Sport
Sport	Athletics
Event	Discus throw
Turned pro	2004
Achievements and titles
Personal best	Discus throw: 57.61 m (2006)
Medal record Women's athletics Representing the   Cook Islands (South) Pacific Games 2007 Apia Discus 2015 Port Moresby Discus 2007 Apia Shot put 2015 Port Moresby Shot put 2019 Apia Discus 2003 Suva Shot put 2003 Suva Discus (South) Pacific Mini Games 2017 Port Vila Discus 2013 Mata-Utu Shot put 2013 Mata-Utu Discus 2005 Koror Discus 2017 Port Vila Shot put 2009 Rarotonga Shot put 2009 Rarotonga Discus 2005 Koror Shot put 2005 Koror Javelin Oceania Championships 2004 Townsville Discus 2006 Apia Discus 2006 Apia Javelin 2008 Saipan Discus 2013 Papeete Shot put 2004 Townsville Shot put 2006 Apia Shot put 2011 Apia Discus 2013 Papeete Discus 2015 Cairns Discus 2017 Suva Discus 2002 Christchurch Discus 2011 Apia Shot put
Updated on 19 May 2015

Tereapii Tapoki (born 9 April 1984 in Mauke) is a female discus thrower from the Cook Islands. ^[1] At age twenty, Tapoki made her official debut for the 2004 Summer Olympics in Athens, where she competed in the women's discus throw. She placed fortieth in the qualifying rounds of the competition, with a throw of 48.12 metres.

At the 2008 Summer Olympics in Beijing, Tapoki improved her performance by successfully throwing the discus into the field on her third and final attempt, at 48.35 metres. Tapoki, however, failed to advance into the discus throw final, as she placed thirty-seventh overall in the qualifying rounds. ^[2]

Personal bests

• Shot put: 14.96 m NR – Nikao, 11 October 2006
• Discus throw: 57.61 m NR – Auckland, 11 November 2006
• Javelin throw: 45.85 m NR – Apia, 14 December 2006

Achievements

Year	Competition	Venue	Position	Event	Notes
Representing the   Cook Islands
1999	Oceania Youth Championships	Santa Rita, Guam	4th	Shot put	11.06m
			1st	Discus	34.22 m
			5th	Javelin	29.58m
2000	Oceania Youth Championships	Adelaide, Australia	1st	Shot put	12.57 m
			1st	Discus	38.23 m
	Polynesian Championships	Apia, Samoa	3rd	Shot put	12.36m
			2nd	Discus	40.38m
2001	World Youth Championships	Debrecen, Hungary	8th (q)	Shot put	12.30 m
			9th	Discus	40.71 m
	South Pacific Mini Games	Middlegate, Norfolk Island	4th	Shot put	12.43m
			4th	Discus	40.82m
2002	World Junior Championships	Kingston, Jamaica	15th (q)	Discus	36.75 m
	Oceania Championships	Christchurch, New Zealand	4th	Shot put	12.94m
			3rd	Discus	40.87 m
2003	South Pacific Games	Suva, Fiji	3rd	Shot put	13.91 m
			3rd	Discus	46.46 m
	Universiade	Daegu, Korea	9th	Shot put	14.12 m
			15th	Discus	45.48 m
2004	Olympic Games	Athens, Greece	20th (q)	Discus	48.12 m
	Oceania Championships	Townsville, Australia	2nd	Shot put	14.58 m
			1st	Discus	52.98 m CR
			4th	Javelin	39.70m
2005	World Championships	Helsinki, Finland	9th (q)	Discus	50.92 m
	South Pacific Mini Games	Koror, Palau	3rd	Shot put	13.85 m
			2nd	Discus	48.32 m
			3rd	Javelin	43.78 m
2006	Commonwealth Games	Melbourne, Australia	11th	Discus	51.50 m
	Oceania Championships	Apia, Samoa	2nd	Shot put	14.81 m
			1st	Discus	52.83 m
			1st	Javelin	45.85 m
2007	World Championships	Osaka, Japan	27th (q)	Discus	50.35 m
	Pacific Games	Apia, Samoa	2nd	Shot put	14.90 m
			1st	Discus	53.17 m
			5th	Javelin	42.28 m
2008	Oceania Championships	Saipan, Northern Mariana Islands	1st	Discus	50.59 m
	Olympic Games	Beijing, China	37th (q)	Discus	48.35 m
2009	World Championships	Berlin, Germany	37th (q)	Discus	45.29 m
	Pacific Mini Games	Rarotonga, Cook Islands	3rd	Shot put	13.88 m
			3rd	Discus	48.46 m
			4th	Javelin	40.01m
2011	Oceania Championships (Regional Division East)	Apia, Samoa	3rd	Shot put	12.91 m
			2nd	Discus	46.21 m
	Pacific Games	Nouméa, New Caledonia	5th	Shot put	13.12m
			4th	Discus	45.12m
2013	Oceania Championships	Papeete, French Polynesia	1st	Shot put	14.17 m
			2nd	Discus	49.98 m
	Pacific Mini Games	Mata-Utu, Wallis and Futuna	1st	Shot put	14.46m
			1st	Discus	48.48m
2015	Oceania Championships	Cairns, Queensland, Australia	4th	Shot put	13.59m
			2nd	Discus	50.83m
	Pacific Games	Port Moresby, Papua New Guinea	2nd	Shot put	14.31m
			1st	Discus	48.70m
2017	Oceania Championships	Suva, Fiji	4th	Shot put	12.81m
			2nd	Discus	44.83m
	Asian Indoor and Martial Arts Games	Ashgabat, Turkmenistan	5th	Shot put	13.39m
	Pacific Mini Games	Port Vila, Vanuatu	3rd	Shot put	12.75m
			1st	Discus	47.11m
2018	Commonwealth Games	Gold Coast, Australia	13th (q)	Shot put	12.60m
			10th	Discus	46.01m
2019	Oceania Championships	Townsville, Australia	7th	Shot put	11.77m
			6th	Discus	46.13m
	Pacific Games	Apia, Samoa	4th	Shot put	12.23m
			2nd	Discus	44.63m

References

1. Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill; et al. "Tereapii Tapoki". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on 18 April 2020. Retrieved 21 December 2012.
2. "Women's Discus Throw Qualifying Rounds". NBC Olympics. Archived from the original on 31 July 2012. Retrieved 21 December 2012.

External links

• Tereapii Tapoki at World Athletics
• Tereapii Tapoki at Olympics.com
• Tereapii Tapoki at Olympedia
• Tereapii Tapoki at the Commonwealth Games Federation (archived)
• Tereapii Tapoki at the Melbourne 2006 Commonwealth Games (archived)
• NBC 2008 Olympics profile
• Sports reference biography