Sogelau Tuvalu (born 5 June 1994) is an American 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.
| Personal information | |
|---|---|
| Born | 5 June 1994 American Samoa |
| Sport | |
| Country |  American Samoa |
| Sport | Athletics |
| Event(s) | 100 metres Shot put |
| Achievements and titles | |
| Personal best | 100m - 15.66s[1] |
| Updated on 5 March 2018 | |
2011 World Athletics Championships
editHaving not qualified to compete at the shot put event, Tuvalu was entered into the 100 meters at the 2011 World Athletics Championships in Daegu, which had no qualification standard for smaller nations.[2] Running in the fourth heat of the preliminary round, Tuvalu finished 5 seconds slower than first-placed Malaysian Mohd Noor Imran, finishing in 15.66s.[2][3][4][5] Tuvalu is also one of the youngest debutants in the history of the World Athletics Championships, making his first and only appearance aged 17.
References
edit- ^ 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.
- ^ a b "When competing is worse than sitting it out". The Roar. Archived from the original on March 4, 2018. Retrieved March 4, 2018.
- ^ "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.
- ^ "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.
- ^ "Sprinter's 15.66 in 100m". Eurosport. 2011-08-27. Retrieved 2020-10-08.