Aunese Curreen (born Setefano Mika,[1] 23 December 1981) is a Samoan middle-distance runner, who specialized in the 800 metres.[2] He is currently a member of the North Harbour Bays Athletics Club in Auckland, New Zealand.[3]
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| Born | 23 December 1981 Motootua, Samoa | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Height | 1.73 m (5 ft 8 in) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Weight | 65 kg (143 lb) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Country | Samoa | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Sport | Athletics | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Event | Middle distance running | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Club | North Harbour Bays Athletics (NZL) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Personal best(s) | 800 m: 1:47.45 (2008) 1500 m: 3:50.24 (2008) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Medal record
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Curreen represented Samoa at the 2008 Summer Olympics in Beijing, where he competed for the men's 800 metres. He ran in the fifth heat against six other athletes, including Sudan's Ismail Ahmed Ismail, who eventually won the silver medal in the final. He finished the race in sixth place by three hundredths of a second (0.03) behind South Africa's Samson Ngoepe, with a national record and personal best time of 1:47.45. Curreen, however, failed to advance into the semi-finals, as he placed twenty-ninth overall, and was ranked farther below two mandatory slots for the next round.[4][5]
Achievements
edit| Year | Competition | Venue | Position | Event | Notes |
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Representing  Samoa
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| 2000 | Oceania Youth Championships | Adelaide, Australia | 2nd | 800 m | 2:01.14 min |
| 1st | 1500 m | 4:20.93 min | |||
| World Junior Championships | Santiago, Chile | 28th (h) | 800m | 2:02.72 | |
| 33rd (h) | 1500m | 4:15.37 | |||
| 2001 | South Pacific Mini Games | Middlegate, Norfolk Island | 3rd | 800 m | 1:57.62 min |
| 2nd | 1500 m | 4:10.30 min | |||
| 2002 | World Junior Championships | Kingston, Jamaica | 28th (h) / DQ | 1500m | 4:08.56 |
| Oceania Youth Championships | Christchurch, New Zealand | 2nd | 800 m | 1:57.56 min | |
| 3rd | 1500 m | 4:28.83 min | |||
| 2003 | South Pacific Games | Suva, Fiji | 3rd | 1500 m | 4:09.07 min |
| 2004 | World Junior Championships | Grosseto, Italy | 31st (h) / DQ | 1500m | 4:03.03 |
| 2005 | South Pacific Mini Games | Koror, Palau | 2nd | 800 m | 1:53.68 min |
| 1st | 1500 m | 4:01.33 min | |||
| 2006 | Oceania Championships | Apia, Samoa | 1st | 800 m | 1:52.65 min |
| 1st | 1500 m | 4:04.09 min | |||
| 2007 | Pacific Games | Apia, Samoa | 1st | 800 m | 1:49.82 min |
| 1st | 1500 m | 3:53.93 min | |||
| 1st | 5000 m | 15:42.62 min | |||
| 2008 | Oceania Championships | Saipan, Northern Mariana Islands | 1st | 800 m | 1:51.16 min |
| 1st | 1500 m | 3:58.76 min | |||
| 1st | 6 km Cross country | 21:05 min | |||
References
edit- ^ "Farewell Henry Foufaka – Solomon Islands". Oceania Athletics. 30 January 2017. Retrieved 9 March 2021.
- ^ Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill; et al. "Aunese Curreen". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on 18 April 2020. Retrieved 15 January 2013.
- ^ "Battle of the Regions Round Three, Mt. Smart Stadium". Athletics Auckland. 6 February 2011. Retrieved 15 January 2013.
- ^ "Men's 800m Round 1 – Heat 5". NBC Olympics. Archived from the original on 21 August 2012. Retrieved 15 January 2013.
- ^ "Curreen Looks for New National Record in Beijing". Oceania Athletics. 13 August 2008. Retrieved 15 January 2013.
External links
edit- Aunese Curreen at World Athletics
- Aunese Curreen at Olympedia
- Aunese Curreen at the Commonwealth Games Federation (archived)
- NBC Olympics Profile
- Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill; et al. "Aunese Curreen". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on 2020-04-18.
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