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Kaino Thomsen-Fuataga (born 12 May 1991) is a Samoan sportsman who has represented his country in taekwondo [1] and rugby union. He competed in the +80 kg event at the 2012 Summer Olympics; he was defeated by Anthony Obame in the preliminary round and was eliminated by Robelis Despaigne in the repechage contest.[2]

Rugby union

In December 2012, just four months after London 2012, Thomsen announced he had quit taekwondo due to false promises, empty words and the lack of money.[3] He said he wanted to re-purpose his talents at rugby union after representing Manu Samoa in age grade rugby. In February 2013, he was part of the Samoa A squad in the Pacific Rugby Cup, in which Samoa A came runners up to Fiji Warriors.[4] Just two years after London 2012, Thomsen was then named in the Samoan national rugby union team for their 2014 mid-year tests and 2014 IRB Pacific Nations Cup.[5]

In a return to taekwondo for the Pacific Games held in Apia in 2019, Thomsen won a silver medal in a closely contested bout against Australia's Alan Salek in the +87 kg division.[6] He had won a gold medal at the games eight years earlier in Nouméa.

References

  1. ^ "Kaino Thomsen-Fuataga". 2012 Summer Olympics official website. Archived from the original on 4 April 2013. Retrieved 14 August 2012.
  2. ^ "Kaino Thomsen-Fuataga – Events and Results". 2012 Summer Olympics official website. Archived from the original on 4 September 2012. Retrieved 14 August 2012.
  3. ^ WHY I’VE QUIT: KAINO
  4. ^ Kaino pursues blue dream
  5. ^ Sport: Manu Samoa names 47-strong squad
  6. ^ "Results". Inside the Games. 16 July 2019. Archived from the original on 16 July 2019. Retrieved 17 July 2019.

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