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Taufatofua was born in Australia, but was raised in Tonga. He attended Tonga Side School and then [[Tonga High School]]. |
Taufatofua was born in Australia, but was raised in Tonga. He attended Tonga Side School and then [[Tonga High School]].<ref>{{cite web |url=http://http://www.thecoconet.tv/cocoblog/humans-of-the-islands-24/ |title=Pita Taufatofua |publisher=Coconet |accessdate=6 August 2016}}</ref> |
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==Competitive taekwondo career== |
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Revision as of 02:29, 6 August 2016
Pita Taufatofua is a taekwondo practitioner from Tonga.
Early life
Taufatofua was born in Australia, but was raised in Tonga. He attended Tonga Side School and then Tonga High School.[1]
Competitive taekwondo career
At the 2016 Oceania Taekwondo Olympic Qualification Tournament he won his semi-final 4-3 before winning in the final against the 15th ranked fighter in the world to qualify for the 2016 Olympics.[2]
He will be the first athlete from Tonga to compete in the Olympics in Taekwondo.[3]
He began the sport at age five.[4]
References
- ^ "Pita Taufatofua". Coconet. Retrieved 6 August 2016.
{{cite web}}: Check|url=value (help) - ^ "Tonga's Pita Taufatofua qualifies for Rio Olympic". Loop Tonga. 2016-03-02. Retrieved 2016-04-07.
- ^ Friday 8 April - 11:28 am NZT (2016-03-02). "Sport: Tonga qualifies first ever taekwondo athlete to Olympics | Radio New Zealand News". Radionz.co.nz. Retrieved 2016-04-07.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list (link) CS1 maint: numeric names: authors list (link) - ^ The Editor (15 March 2016). "Tonga's Taekwondo Olympian welcomed home". Nuku'alofa Times. Retrieved 9 April 2016.
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