Pita Taufatofua

Pita Taufatofua is a taekwondo practitioner from Tonga.

At the 2016 Oceania Taekwondo Olympic Qualification Tournament he won his semi-final 4-3 before winning in the final against the 15th ranked fighter in the world to qualify for the 2016 Olympics.[1]

He will be the first athlete from Tonga to compete in the Olympics in Taekwondo.[2]

He began the sport at age five.[3]

References

  1. ↑ "Tonga's Pita Taufatofua qualifies for Rio Olympic". Loop Tonga. 2016-03-02. Retrieved 2016-04-07.
  2. ↑ Friday  8 April  -  11:28 am  NZT (2016-03-02). "Sport: Tonga qualifies first ever taekwondo athlete to Olympics | Radio New Zealand News". Radionz.co.nz. Retrieved 2016-04-07.
  3. ↑ The Editor (15 March 2016). "Tonga’s Taekwondo Olympian welcomed home". Nuku'alofa Times. Retrieved 9 April 2016.
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