Talatala Po'oi
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| Born | 30 March 1997[1] Neiafu, Tonga[2] | |||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Country |  Tonga | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| Sport | Athletics | |||||||||||||||||||||||
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Talatala oe Toetu Po'oi (born 30 March 1997) is a Tongan Athlete who has represented Tonga at the Commonwealth Games, Pacific Games, and Pacific Mini Games. He has also been a member of the Tonga national under-20 football team.
Po'oi is from Neiafu in the province of Vavaʻu.[2] In 2016 he was selected as a member of the Tonga national under-20 football team for the 2016 OFC U-20 Championship.[3] He played in the match against the Cook Islands.[4]
At the 2017 Pacific Mini Games in Port Vila he won gold in the 110 metres hurdles and bronze in the 400 metres hurdles.[5] At the 2019 Pacific Games in Apia he won silver in the 110 metres hurdles.[6][7] Following the games he was granted land in Vavaʻu by governor Lord Fakatulolo.[8]
In 2018 he competed in the 110m hurdles at the 2018 Commonwealth Games on the Gold Coast in Australia,[9] coming 8th in his heat.[10]
References
- ^ "Talatala PO'OI". World Athletics. Retrieved 29 July 2022.
- ^ a b "Talatala POOI". Gold Coast 2018. Retrieved 29 July 2022.
- ^ "The road to Korea 2017 begins". Oceania Football Confederation. 20 June 2016. Retrieved 29 July 2022.
- ^ "Samoa lay down early marker". Solomon Star. 22 June 2016. Retrieved 29 July 2022.
- ^ "Athletics draws crowd on first day of competition". Loop Tonga. 12 December 2017. Retrieved 29 July 2022.
- ^ "Mosese Foliaki and Talatala Po'oi win Gold and Silver 110m hurdles". Matangi Tonga. 19 July 2019. Retrieved 28 July 2022.
- ^ "Tonga soar to gold and silver in men's hurdles". Samoa 2019. 18 July 2019. Retrieved 28 July 2022.
- ^ "Vava'u Governor gifts land to athletes". Tonga Broadcasting Commission. 29 July 2019. Retrieved 28 July 2022.
- ^ "Video: Tonga's flag-bearer ready for family affair at Commonwealth Games: 'I'll hold the flag with pride for my country'". 1News. 27 March 2018. Retrieved 29 July 2022.
- ^ Philip Cass (11 April 2018). "A mixed week so far for Tongan athletes at Gold Coast Commonwealth Games". Kaniva Tonga. Retrieved 29 July 2022.
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