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Nooa Takooa (born 10 March 1993) is a sprinter who is internationally representing Kiribati.[1] He participated in 2009 World Championships in Athletics and 2010 Summer Youth Olympics. He represented Kiribati at 2012 Summer Olympics in London in the Men's 100m event. Takooa was eliminated in the preliminary round but finished with a personal best time of 11.53.[2][3] Takooa is a member of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints.[4]

Personal bests

Outdoor

  • 100 m: 11.51 s (wind: -0.1 m/s) – French Polynesia Papeete, 5 June 2013

Indoor

Achievements

Year Competition Venue Position Event Notes
2009 World Championships in Athletics Berlin, Germany 85th 100 m 11.74 s (wind: -0.3 m/s)
2010 Kiribati Athletics Championships Kiribati 3rd 100 m 11.5 (PB)
2nd 200 m 23.7
Youth Olympics Singapore City, Singapore — 100 m DNS
Oceania Youth Championships Sydney, Australia 6th (h) 100 m 11.85 s (wind: +0.7 m/s)
2012 World Indoor Championships Istanbul, Turkey 6th (h) 60 m 7.57 s
Olympic Games London, United Kingdom 13th (q) 100 m 11.53 s (wind: +0.5 m/s)
2013 Oceania Championships Papeete, French Polynesia 14th (sf) 100 m 11.51 s (wind: -0.1 m/s)
12th (h) 200 m 23.86 s (wind: -1.3 m/s)
2nd 4 × 100 m relay 44.46 s
– High jump NH
2014 Commonwealth Games Glasgow, United Kingdom 70th (h) 100m 11.56 (wind: +0.2 m/s)
Oceania Championships Rarotonga, Cook Islands 15th (sf) 100m 11.99 (wind: -3.3 m/s)
11th (h) 200m 24.13 w (wind: +5.0 m/s)
7th 4 × 100 m relay 45.24

References

  1. ^ Nooa Takooa - Biography, Commonwealth Games Federation, retrieved 24 May 2015
  2. ^ "Results for Men's 100m". ESPN. Retrieved May 4, 2018.
  3. ^ ""Super Saturday" For the Youth Olympic Games and YOG Ambassadors". Olympic.org. Retrieved May 4, 2018.
  4. ^ Rapleye, Christine (August 4, 2012). "Mormons competing in the 2012 London Olympics". Deseret News. Retrieved May 4, 2018.

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