Tereapii Tapoki
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Born | Mauke, Cook Islands | 19 April 1984||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Height | 1.70 m (5 ft 7 in) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Weight | 94 kg (207 lb) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Sport | Athletics | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Event | Discus throw | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Turned pro | 2004 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Personal best | Discus throw: 57.61 m (2006) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Updated on 19 May 2015 |
Tereapii Tapoki (born 9 April 1984 in Mauke) is a female discus thrower from the Cook Islands.[1] At age twenty, Tapoki made her official debut for the 2004 Summer Olympics in Athens, where she competed in the women's discus throw. She placed fortieth in the qualifying rounds of the competition, with a throw of 48.12 metres.
At the 2008 Summer Olympics in Beijing, Tapoki improved her performance by successfully throwing the discus into the field on her third and final attempt, at 48.35 metres. Tapoki, however, failed to advance into the discus throw final, as she placed thirty-seventh overall in the qualifying rounds.[2]
Personal bests
[edit]- Shot put: 14.96 m NR – Nikao, 11 October 2006
- Discus throw: 57.61 m NR – Auckland, 11 November 2006
- Javelin throw: 45.85 m NR – Apia, 14 December 2006
Achievements
[edit]Year | Competition | Venue | Position | Event | Notes |
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Representing the ![]() | |||||
1999 | Oceania Youth Championships | Santa Rita, Guam | 4th | Shot put | 11.06m |
1st | Discus | 34.22 m | |||
5th | Javelin | 29.58m | |||
2000 | Oceania Youth Championships | Adelaide, Australia | 1st | Shot put | 12.57 m |
1st | Discus | 38.23 m | |||
Polynesian Championships | Apia, Samoa | 3rd | Shot put | 12.36m | |
2nd | Discus | 40.38m | |||
2001 | World Youth Championships | Debrecen, Hungary | 8th (q) | Shot put | 12.30 m |
9th | Discus | 40.71 m | |||
South Pacific Mini Games | Middlegate, Norfolk Island | 4th | Shot put | 12.43m | |
4th | Discus | 40.82m | |||
2002 | World Junior Championships | Kingston, Jamaica | 15th (q) | Discus | 36.75 m |
Oceania Championships | Christchurch, New Zealand | 4th | Shot put | 12.94m | |
3rd | Discus | 40.87 m | |||
2003 | South Pacific Games | Suva, Fiji | 3rd | Shot put | 13.91 m |
3rd | Discus | 46.46 m | |||
Universiade | Daegu, Korea | 9th | Shot put | 14.12 m | |
15th | Discus | 45.48 m | |||
2004 | Olympic Games | Athens, Greece | 20th (q) | Discus | 48.12 m |
Oceania Championships | Townsville, Australia | 2nd | Shot put | 14.58 m | |
1st | Discus | 52.98 m CR | |||
4th | Javelin | 39.70m | |||
2005 | World Championships | Helsinki, Finland | 9th (q) | Discus | 50.92 m |
South Pacific Mini Games | Koror, Palau | 3rd | Shot put | 13.85 m | |
2nd | Discus | 48.32 m | |||
3rd | Javelin | 43.78 m | |||
2006 | Commonwealth Games | Melbourne, Australia | 11th | Discus | 51.50 m |
Oceania Championships | Apia, Samoa | 2nd | Shot put | 14.81 m | |
1st | Discus | 52.83 m | |||
1st | Javelin | 45.85 m | |||
2007 | World Championships | Osaka, Japan | 27th (q) | Discus | 50.35 m |
Pacific Games | Apia, Samoa | 2nd | Shot put | 14.90 m | |
1st | Discus | 53.17 m | |||
5th | Javelin | 42.28 m | |||
2008 | Oceania Championships | Saipan, Northern Mariana Islands | 1st | Discus | 50.59 m |
Olympic Games | Beijing, China | 37th (q) | Discus | 48.35 m | |
2009 | World Championships | Berlin, Germany | 37th (q) | Discus | 45.29 m |
Pacific Mini Games | Rarotonga, Cook Islands | 3rd | Shot put | 13.88 m | |
3rd | Discus | 48.46 m | |||
4th | Javelin | 40.01m | |||
2011 | Oceania Championships (Regional Division East) | Apia, Samoa | 3rd | Shot put | 12.91 m |
2nd | Discus | 46.21 m | |||
Pacific Games | Nouméa, New Caledonia | 5th | Shot put | 13.12m | |
4th | Discus | 45.12m | |||
2013 | Oceania Championships | Papeete, French Polynesia | 1st | Shot put | 14.17 m |
2nd | Discus | 49.98 m | |||
Pacific Mini Games | Mata-Utu, Wallis and Futuna | 1st | Shot put | 14.46m | |
1st | Discus | 48.48m | |||
2015 | Oceania Championships | Cairns, Queensland, Australia | 4th | Shot put | 13.59m |
2nd | Discus | 50.83m | |||
Pacific Games | Port Moresby, Papua New Guinea | 2nd | Shot put | 14.31m | |
1st | Discus | 48.70m | |||
2017 | Oceania Championships | Suva, Fiji | 4th | Shot put | 12.81m |
2nd | Discus | 44.83m | |||
Asian Indoor and Martial Arts Games | Ashgabat, Turkmenistan | 5th | Shot put | 13.39m | |
Pacific Mini Games | Port Vila, Vanuatu | 3rd | Shot put | 12.75m | |
1st | Discus | 47.11m | |||
2018 | Commonwealth Games | Gold Coast, Australia | 13th (q) | Shot put | 12.60m |
10th | Discus | 46.01m | |||
2019 | Oceania Championships | Townsville, Australia | 7th | Shot put | 11.77m |
6th | Discus | 46.13m | |||
Pacific Games | Apia, Samoa | 4th | Shot put | 12.23m | |
2nd | Discus | 44.63m |
References
[edit]- ^ Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill; et al. "Tereapii Tapoki". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on 18 April 2020. Retrieved 21 December 2012.
- ^ "Women's Discus Throw Qualifying Rounds". NBC Olympics. Archived from the original on 31 July 2012. Retrieved 21 December 2012.
External links
[edit]- Tereapii Tapoki at World Athletics
- Tereapii Tapoki at Olympedia
- Tereapii Tapoki at the Commonwealth Games Federation (archived)
- Tereapii Tapoki at the Melbourne 2006 Commonwealth Games (archived)
- NBC 2008 Olympics profile
- Sports reference biography
Categories:
- Female discus throwers
- Living people
- Olympic athletes for the Cook Islands
- Athletes (track and field) at the 2004 Summer Olympics
- Athletes (track and field) at the 2008 Summer Olympics
- Commonwealth Games competitors for the Cook Islands
- Athletes (track and field) at the 2006 Commonwealth Games
- Athletes (track and field) at the 2018 Commonwealth Games
- 1984 births
- Cook Island female athletes
- Cook Island discus throwers
- People from Mauke
- Pacific Games gold medalists for the Cook Islands
- Pacific Games medalists in athletics
- Pacific Games silver medalists for the Cook Islands
- Pacific Games bronze medalists for the Cook Islands