Fiu Tui

Fiu Tui (born 11 December 1988)[1] is a Tuvaluan boxer who has represented Tuvalu at the Commonwealth Games and Pacific Games.

Fiu Tui
Personal information
Born11 December 1988 (1988-12-11) (age 34)
Sport
Country Tuvalu
SportBoxing
Medal record
Men's Boxing
Representing  Tuvalu
Pacific Games
Bronze medal – third place 2019 Apia Middleweight

Tui is a police officer.[2] He has previously worked as a sailor.[2] In 2009 he was one of eleven Tuvaluan sailors held hostage by Somali pirates aboard the MV Hansa Stavanger.[2] He was released after a ransom was paid.[3]

He won a bronze medal in the middleweight class at the 2019 Pacific Games in Apia.[4]

In 2022 he was selected as part of Tuvalu's team for the 2022 Commonwealth Games in Birmingham, England.[5] He used the platform of the Commonwealth games to advocate for stronger action on climate change.[6]

References
  1. "Fiu Tui". Birmingham2022.com. Birmingham Organising Committee for the 2022 Commonwealth Games Limited. Retrieved 19 August 2022.
  2. Andrew Webster (30 July 2022). "'I am from Tuvalu and my country is going to sink': Comm Games team you should be backing". Sydney Morning Herald. Retrieved 19 August 2022.
  3. "Tuvaluans speak of ordeal as pirate captives". ABC. 18 August 2009. Retrieved 19 August 2022.
  4. "Boxing". Samoa 2019. Retrieved 19 August 2022.
  5. "'It means a lot to us' - Tuvalu thrilled to be at Games". RNZ. 29 July 2022. Retrieved 19 August 2022.
  6. "Present". Salient. 8 August 2022. Retrieved 19 August 2022.


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