Sogelau Tuvalu
| Personal information | |
|---|---|
| Born | 23 May 1992 American Samoa |
| Sport | |
| Country |  Samoa |
| Sport | Athletics |
| Event(s) | 100 metres Shot put |
| Achievements and titles | |
| Personal best | 100m - 15.66s[1] |
| Updated on 5 March 2018 | |
Sogelau Tuvau (born 5 June 1994) is a Samoan track and field athlete who represented American Samoa at the 2011 World Championships in Athletics, in the 100 meters, despite being trained as a shot putter.
2011 World Athletics Championships
Having not qualified to compete at shot put, Tuvau was entered into the 100 meters, which had no qualification standard for smaller nations.[2] Running in the fourth heat of the preliminary round in Daegu, South Korea of the 100 meters, Tuvau was given odds of over 50,000-1 against winning his heat.[3] Tuvalu finished over 5 seconds slower than that of the winner Malaysian Mohd Noor Imran Hadi, finishing in 15.66s,[2] the second slowest in world championship history.[4][5]
References
- ^ Huffington Post. "Sogelau Tuvalu's Race At World Championships: Shot Putter Finishes Way Behind The Pack". Archived from the original on March 5, 2018. Retrieved March 4, 2018.
{{cite web}}: Unknown parameter|deadurl=ignored (|url-status=suggested) (help) - ^ a b "When competing is worse than sitting it out". The Roar. Archived from the original on March 4, 2018. Retrieved March 4, 2018.
{{cite web}}: Unknown parameter|deadurl=ignored (|url-status=suggested) (help) - ^ "20st shot-putter does the 100 lard dash". The Sun. Archived from the original on March 4, 2018. Retrieved March 4, 2018.
{{cite web}}: Unknown parameter|deadurl=ignored (|url-status=suggested) (help) - ^ "Video: We know who ate all the pies at the World Championships". Joe.ie. Archived from the original on March 5, 2018. Retrieved March 4, 2018.
{{cite web}}: Unknown parameter|deadurl=ignored (|url-status=suggested) (help) - ^ "Sogelau Tuvalu Successful in 2011 Daegu World Championships in Athletics (Video)". adriansprints.com. Archived from the original on March 4, 2018. Retrieved March 4, 2018.
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