Emanuele Fuamatu

Emanuele Tusitatino Taulol Fuamatu (born 27 October 1989) is a Samoan athlete. He competed for Samoa in shot put at the 2012 Summer Olympics where he did not advance to the final.[2] Fuamatu competed for Australia at the 2005 IAAF World Youth Championships, 2006 IAAF World Junior Championships, and the 2008 IAAF World Junior Championships.[3] Fuamatu was a recipient of the International Olympic Committee Solidarity Scholarship.[4] He holds the current Male NSW Under 16, Under 18, Under 20, and Open Shot Put Records.[5] He is the current Oceania and Australian Champion in the Men's Shot Put.[6] Emanuele Fuamatu won the Shot Put in the Australian Junior Championships in 2005, 2006, 2007 and 2008.[7] His 20.54 metre effort with the 6 kg as a junior ranked him third worldwide in 2008.[8] He attends University in Sydney, Australia, majoring in Law.[1]

Emanuele Fuamatu
Personal information
Full nameEmanuele Tusitatino Tauolo Fuamatu
Born (1989-10-27) 27 October 1989
Sydney, Australia
EducationUniversity of Sydney Bachelor of International Relations and Law[1]
Height1.84 m (6 ft 1⁄2 in)
Weight140 kg (310 lb)
Sport
Country Samoa
SportAthletics
Event(s)Shot put
Medal record
Men's athletics
Representing  Samoa
Pacific Games
Silver medal – second place2011 NouméaShot put
Oceania Championships
Gold medal – first place2012 Cairns Shot put
Gold medal – first place2011 Apia Shot put
Gold medal – first place2011 Apia Hammer throw
Silver medal – second place2011 Apia Discus throw
Bronze medal – third place2010 Cairns Shot put
Updated on 25 April 2013.

Fuamatu won silver at the 2011 Pacific Games with a throw of 18.11 metres.

Achievements
YearCompetitionVenuePositionEventNotes
Representing  Australia
2006 World Junior Championships Beijing, China 22nd (q) Shot put (6 kg) 17.97 m
2008 World Junior Championships Bydgoszcz, Poland 9th Shot put (6 kg) 19.11 m
Representing  Samoa
2010 Oceania Championships Cairns, Australia 3rd Shot put 16.54 m
2011 Oceania Championships (Regional Division East) Apia, Samoa 1st Shot put 17.79 m
2nd Discus throw 42.14 m
1st Hammer throw 46.70 m
Pacific Games Nouméa, New Caledonia 2nd Shot put 18.11 m
2012 Oceania Championships (Regional Division East) Cairns, Australia 1st Shot put 18.26 m

References
  1. "Love Sports, Love Study More: One-athlete Delegation of Samoa". China Plus. 18 August 2011. Archived from the original on 17 March 2017.
  2. "London 2012". Archived from the original on 3 August 2012. Retrieved 6 August 2012.
  3. "Emanuele FUAMATU (NSW)". Archived from the original on 12 July 2012. Retrieved 22 January 2013.
  4. "Olympic Scholarships for Athletes "London 2012" Final Report" (PDF). Olympic Solidarity. p. 53. Archived from the original (PDF) on 17 October 2013.
  5. "Gregson cruises to victory in Olympic Trial". Athletics New South Wales. 5 March 2012. Archived from the original on 4 March 2016.
  6. "Samuels and Tallent the standouts at the Oceania Championships". World Athletics. 29 June 2012. Retrieved 24 November 2021.
  7. "History Australian Junior Championships: By David Tarbotton". Archived from the original on 14 September 2014. Retrieved 22 January 2013.
  8. "u20 outdoor 2008 Shot Put (6kg) men". International Association of Athletics Federations. Archived from the original on 21 March 2016.
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