Samuel Aragaw

Samuel Aragaw is a French Polynesian long-distance runner who has represented French Polynesia at the Pacific Games.

Samuel Aragaw
Sport
Country French Polynesia
SportAthletics
Medal record
Men's Athletics
Representing  Tahiti
Pacific Games
Gold medal – first place 2019 Apia 5,000m
Silver medal – second place 2019 Apia Half-marathon

Aragaw is originally from Africa, and moved to French Polynesia in 2015.[1]

In 2017 he won the Polynesian 10,000m championship.[2] He won again in 2018.[3]

At the 2019 Pacific Games in Apia he won gold in the 5,000m[4] and silver in the half-marathon.[5]

References
  1. "Portrait – Samuel Aragaw : " Je veux représenter Tahiti aux Jeux Olympiques "" (in French). Radio1. 12 June 2016. Retrieved 26 October 2022.
  2. "Course à pied – Championnat de Polynésie 10km : Samuel Aragaw devant Cédric Wane" (in French). Tahiti Infos. 30 January 2017. Retrieved 26 October 2022.
  3. "Course à pied – Championnat de Polynésie 10 KM : Samuel Aragaw s'envole vers la victoire" (in French). Tahiti Infos. 18 January 2018. Retrieved 26 October 2022.
  4. "Samuel Aragaw remporte la première médaille d'or pour l'athlétisme" (in French). Tahiti Infos. 18 July 2019. Retrieved 26 October 2022.
  5. "2019 Pacific Games: Lal scoops gold for Fiji in half marathon". Fiji Times. 20 July 2019. Retrieved 26 October 2022.


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