Tom Maiava

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Tom Maiava
Date of birth (1999-03-06) 6 March 1999 (age 25)
Height176 cm (5 ft 9 in)
Weight90 kg (198 lb; 14 st 2 lb)
Rugby union career
National sevens team
YearsTeamComps
2023–PresentFlag of Samoa.svg  Samoa

Tom Maiava (born 6 March 1999) is a Samoan rugby sevens player.

Maiava debuted for Samoa at the 2023 Pacific Games in Honiara, Solomon Islands, he won a silver medal at the event. [1] He competed for Samoa at the 2024 Summer Olympics in Paris. [2] [3]

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References

  1. "MAIAVA Tom – Paris 2024". olympics.com. 2024. Retrieved 2024-08-07.
  2. Chand, Shalveen (2024-07-09). "Manu Samoa's Olympic squad named". Samoa Observer. Retrieved 2024-07-26.
  3. "Coach Selects Strong 14-Man Squad for Paris Olympics". Samoa Global News. 2024-07-10. Retrieved 2024-07-26.