Takale Tuna (born 17 January 1965) is a Papua New Guinean sprinter. He competed in the men's 200 metres at the 1988 Summer Olympics.[1]
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| Nationality | Papua New Guinean | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Born | 17 January 1965 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Sport | Sprinting | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Event(s) | 200 metres, 400 metres | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Medal record
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Tuna has been described as "one of PNG's most successful ever athletes".[2] His son Tovetina Tuna is also a sprinter.[2]
References
edit- ^ Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill; et al. "Takale Tuna Olympic Results". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on 18 April 2020. Retrieved 16 July 2017.
- ^ a b New talent unearthed at athletes meet Post Courier. 21 November 2019. Retrieved 12 May 2021.
External links
edit- Takale Tuna at World Athletics
- Takale Tuna at Olympedia
- Takale Tuna at the Commonwealth Games Federation (archived)
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