Nooa Takooa
 Before the start of heat 4 of the 100 m at the 2012 Summer Olympics | |||||||||||||
| Personal information | |||||||||||||
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| Nationality | I-Kiribati | ||||||||||||
| Born |
March 10, 1993 Tarawa, Kiribati | ||||||||||||
| Height | 1.6 m (5 ft 3 in) | ||||||||||||
| Weight | 67 kg (148 lb) | ||||||||||||
| Sport | |||||||||||||
| Country |
 Kiribati | ||||||||||||
| Sport | Athletics | ||||||||||||
| Event(s) | 100m | ||||||||||||
| Achievements and titles | |||||||||||||
| Personal best(s) | 100m – 11.5 | ||||||||||||
Medal record
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| Updated on 16 July 2013. | |||||||||||||
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Nooa Takooa (born 10 March 1993) is a sprinter, who internationally representing Kiribati.[1] He participated in 2009 World Championships in Athletics and 2010 Summer Youth Olympics. He represented Kiribati at 2012 Summer Olympics in London in the Men's 100m event. Takooa was eliminated in the preliminary round but finished with a personal best time of 11.53. Takooa is Mormon.
Personal bests
Outdoor
- 100 m: 11.51 s (wind: -0.1 m/s) –
Papeete, 5 June 2013
Indoor
- 60 m: 7.57 s –
Istanbul, 9 March 2012
Achievements
| Year | Competition | Venue | Position | Event | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2009 | World Championships in Athletics | Berlin, Germany | 85th | 100 m | 11.74 s (wind: -0.3 m/s) |
| 2010 | Kiribati Athletics Championships | Kiribati | 3rd | 100 m | 11.5 (PB) |
| 2nd | 200 m | 23.7 | |||
| Youth Olympics | Singapore City, Singapore | — | 100 m | DNS | |
| Oceania Youth Championships | Sydney, Australia | 6th (h) | 100 m | 11.85 s (wind: +0.7 m/s) | |
| 2012 | World Indoor Championships | Istanbul, Turkey | 6th (h) | 60 m | 7.57 s |
| Olympic Games | London, United Kingdom | 13th (q) | 100 m | 11.53 s (wind: +0.5 m/s) | |
| 2013 | Oceania Championships | Papeete, French Polynesia | 14th | 100 m | 11.51 s (wind: -0.1 m/s) |
| 12th | 200 m | 23.86 s (wind: -1.3 m/s) | |||
| 2nd | 4 × 100 m relay | 44.46 s | |||
| – | High jump | NH | |||
| 2014 | Commonwealth Games | Glasgow, United Kingdom | 70th (h) | 100m | 11.56 (wind: +0.2 m/s) |
| Oceania Championships | Rarotonga, Cook Islands | 15th (sf) | 100m | 11.99 (wind: -3.3 m/s) | |
| 11th (h) | 200m | 24.13 w (wind: +5.0 m/s) | |||
| 7th | 4 × 100 m relay | 45.24 |
References
- ↑ Nooa Takooa - Biography, Commonwealth Games Federation, retrieved 24 May 2015
External links
- Nooa Takooa profile at IAAF
- Sports reference biography
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