Tumatai Dauphin (born 12 January 1988) is a French Polynesian shot-putter who has represented French Polynesia at the Pacific Games and Pacific Mini Games, and France at the Jeux de la Francophonie.
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| Born | 12 January 1988[1] | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Country |  French Polynesia | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Sport | Shot put | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Dauphin has been competing with the shot put since the age of 15.[2] He moved to France in 2006 to pursue his athletics career.[2] After a serious ankle injury ended his Olympic aspirations, he returned to French Polynesia to recover and become a coach.[2][3]
He won gold in shot put at the 2009 Jeux de la Francophonie in Beirut.[4] At the 2011 Pacific Games in Nouméa he won gold in the shot put.[5] He won gold at the 2015 French Indoor Athletics Championships with a record throw of 20.10 meters.[6] At the 2015 Pacific Games in Port Moresby he won gold, and set a Pacific games record of 19.14 meters.[7] At the 2019 Pacific Games in Apia he won silver.[8] At the 2022 Pacific Mini Games in Saipan he won gold.[9]
He currently coaches Loveleina Wong-Sang.[10]
References edit
- ^ "Tumatai DAUPHIN". World Athletics. Retrieved 15 September 2022.
- ^ a b c "Tumatai Dauphin, un athlète hors norme" (in French). France Info. 29 October 2017. Retrieved 15 September 2022.
- ^ "Fin de carrière pour Tumatai Dauphin" (in French). La Provence. 2 May 2017. Retrieved 15 September 2022.
- ^ "Athlétisme : Tumatai Dauphin en or à Beyrouth" (in French). La Provence. 16 November 2009. Retrieved 15 September 2022.
- ^ "Bilans Jeux du Pacifique Nouméa 2011". FAPF. 11 September 2011. Retrieved 15 September 2022.
- ^ "Tumatai Dauphin : « Une victoire contre moi-même »" (in French). Radio 1PF. 23 February 2015. Retrieved 15 September 2022.
- ^ "Duo dominate final day of field events". The National. 20 July 2015. Retrieved 15 September 2022.
- ^ "Tumatai Dauphin en argent au lancer de poids" (in French). Tahiti Infos. 19 July 2019. Retrieved 15 September 2022.
- ^ "Benjamin Zorgnotti et Tumatai Dauphin débloquent le compteur d'or à l'athlétisme" (in French). Tahiti Infos. 23 June 2022. Retrieved 15 September 2022.
- ^ "Loveleina Wong Sang sur les traces de Tumatai Dauphin" (in French). Tahiti Infos. 18 June 2021. Retrieved 15 September 2022.
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