Tevita Takayawa

Tevita Takayawa (born 18 May 1996) is a Fijian judoka.

Tevita Takayawa
Personal information
Born (1996-05-18) 18 May 1996
OccupationJudoka
Sport
CountryFiji
SportJudo
Weight class–100 kg
Achievements and titles
World Champ.R32 (2021)
OJU Champ.Gold (2018)
Olympic GamesR32 (2020)
Medal record
Men's judo
Representing  Fiji
Oceania Championships
Gold medal – first place 2018 Nouméa –100 kg
Bronze medal – third place 2017 Nukuʻalofa –100 kg
IJF Grand Prix
Bronze medal – third place 2022 Perth –100 kg
Profile at external databases
IJF12863
JudoInside.com45443
Updated on 30 October 2022.

From a family with a strong tradition in Judo, his father Viliame Takayawa represented Fiji at the Olympic Games in 1984 and 1988, and his older brother Nacanieli Takayawa-Qerawaqa also competed in judo at the Olympic Games in 1992, 1996, and 2000 and won a Commonwealth Games gold medal in 2002. His niece, and Nacianieli's daughter, Shanice Takawaya also competes in Judo.[1] After being selected to compete at the 2020 Summer Games Tevita Takayawa was drawn against Aleksandar Kukolj in the opening round.[2]

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