William Tai Tin

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William Tai Tin
Personal information
Born (1985-06-11) 11 June 1985 (age 39)
Occupation Judoka
Sport
Country Samoa
Sport Judo
Weight class –73 kg
Achievements and titles
Olympic Games R32 (2024)
World Champ. R64 (2021)
OJU Champ. R16 (2022)
Profile at external databases
IJF 55426
JudoInside.com 141694
Updated on 29 July 2024

William Tai Tin (born 11 June 1985) [1] [2] is an Australian-Samoan judoka who has represented Samoa at the Commonwealth Games.

Tai Tin is from Siumu and Manono Island, but lives in Melbourne, Australia. [2]

On 14 July 2022 he was selected as part of Samoa's team for the 2022 Commonwealth Games in Birmingham. [3] [4]

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References

  1. "William Tai Tin". JudoInside.com. Retrieved 9 January 2023.
  2. 1 2 Thomas Airey (20 February 2020). "Judoka wants Olympic qualification for the sport's future in Samoa". Samoa Observer. Retrieved 15 July 2022.
  3. Gutu Faasau (13 July 2022). "SASNOC announces Team Samoa for Commonwealth Games". Samoa Observer. Retrieved 13 July 2022.
  4. "Team Samoa for Commonwealth Games 2022 in Birmingham Announced". Samoa Global News. 13 July 2022. Retrieved 13 July 2022.