History of participation by Tuvaluan athletes
A combined Gilbert and Ellice Islands team participated at the 1963, [1] 1966, [2] and 1971 South Pacific Games. [3] An athlete from Tuvalu (then Ellice Islands), namely Nelu Arenga, is at least documented for 1971. [3] [4]
Athletes from Tuvalu attended the 2003 South Pacific Games for the first time. [5]
Logona Esau was the first athlete from Tuvalu to win a medal at an international competition, when he took bronze at the 2005 South Pacific Mini Games in Koror, Palau. [6]
Tuvalu competed at the 2007 Pacific Games in Apia, Samoa. Tuvalu was ranked 18th equal at the Games, with 2 medals (0 gold - 1 silver - 1 bronze).
Tuvalu competed at the 2011 Pacific Games in Nouméa, New Caledonia. Tuvalu was ranked 17th at the Games, with 3 medals (0 gold - 2 silver - 1 bronze).
At the 2013 Pacific Mini Games in Mata-Utu, Wallis and Futuna, Tuau Lapua Lapua won Tuvalu's first ever gold medal in an international competition in the weightlifting 62 kilogram male snatch. (He also won bronze in the clean and jerk, and obtained the silver medal overall for the combined event.) [7] [8]
Tuvalu competed at the 2015 Pacific Games in Port Moresby, Papua New Guinea. Nakibae Kitisane was the Chef de Mission. [9] Tuvalu was ranked 19th at the Games, with 4 medals (1 gold - 0 silver - 3 bronze). Telupe Iosefa received the first ever gold medal won by Tuvalu at the Pacific Games in the powerlifting 120 kg male division. [10] [11] [12]
Tuvalu competed at the 2017 Pacific Mini Games held at Port Vila, Vanuatu, winning 2 medals (0 gold - 1 silver - 1 bronze). The team included Asenate Manoa (women’s long jump), Meauma Petaia (men’s long jump), Imo Fiamalua (men’s javelin throw), Vaiuli Nukualofa (men’s javelin throw), Tupou Koliano, Vaiuli Nukualofa, Meauma Petaia and Karalo Maibuca (men’s 100 metres & 4 x 100 metres relay), Ioane Hawaii (men's table tennis) and Manuila Raobu (men's weightlifting).
- The Tuvaluan football team placed 4th in the men’s competition with 2 wins and 3 losses. [13]
- Imo Fiamalua placed 8th in the men’s javelin throw event and set a Tuvaluan national record of 53.62 metres. [14]
- Tupou Koliano, Vaiuli Nukualofa, Meauma Petaia and Karalo Maibuca placed 6th in the 4 x 100 m relay and set a Tuvaluan national record of 46.07 seconds. [15]
Tuvalu competed at the 2019 Pacific Games in Apia, Samoa. Tuvalu was ranked 20th at the Games, with 3 medals (1 gold - 1 silver - 1 bronze).
Tuvalu sent a team of athletes to the 2022 Pacific Mini Games and won 3 medals (2 gold - 1 bronze). The team included Maka Foster Ofati, Mathew Pese and Faolaina Tepa Haleti, who participated in men’s tennis. [16] Manuila Raobu participated in Weightlifting at the 2022 Pacific Mini Games, which competition was also designated the 2022 Oceania Senior Weightlifting Championships. Ampex Isaac and Saaga Malosa represented Tuvalu in the Beach volleyball competition. [17] For the first time, Maeli Ioane and Betty Resture represented Tuvalu in the Badminton competition. [18]
Tuvalu competed at the 2023 Pacific Games in Honiara, Solomon Islands, from 19 November to 2 December 2023, with team members winning silver medals in weightlifting and the men's tennis doubles competition. [19]
This page is based on this
Wikipedia article Text is available under the
CC BY-SA 4.0 license; additional terms may apply.
Images, videos and audio are available under their respective licenses.
