Fullname: | Emanuele Tusitatino Tauolo Fuamatu |
Birth Date: | 1989 10, df=yes |
Birth Place: | Sydney, Australia |
Weight: | 140kg (310lb) |
Sport: | Athletics |
Event: | Shot put |
Education: | University of Sydney Bachelor of International Relations and Law |
Updated: | 25 April 2013 |
Emanuele Tusitatino Taulol Fuamatu (born 27 October 1989) is a Samoan athlete. He competed for Samoa in shot put at the 2012 Summer Olympics where he did not advance to the final.[1] Fuamatu competed for Australia at the 2005 IAAF World Youth Championships, 2006 IAAF World Junior Championships, and the 2008 IAAF World Junior Championships.[2] Fuamatu was a recipient of the International Olympic Committee Solidarity Scholarship.[3] He holds the current Male NSW Under 16, Under 18, Under 20, and Open Shot Put Records.[4] He is the current Oceania and Australian Champion in the Men's Shot Put.[5] Emanuele Fuamatu won the Shot Put in the Australian Junior Championships in 2005, 2006, 2007 and 2008.[6] His 20.54 metre effort with the 6 kg as a junior ranked him third worldwide in 2008.[7] He attends University in Sydney, Australia, majoring in Law.[8]
Fuamatu won silver at the 2011 Pacific Games with a throw of 18.11 metres.
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2006 | World Junior Championships | Beijing, China | 22nd (q) | Shot put (6 kg) | 17.97 m | ||
2008 | World Junior Championships | Bydgoszcz, Poland | 9th | Shot put (6 kg) | 19.11 m | ||
Representing | |||||||
2010 | Oceania Championships | Cairns, Australia | 3rd | Shot put | 16.54 m | ||
2011 | Oceania Championships (Regional Division East) | Apia, Samoa | bgcolor=gold | 1st | Shot put | 17.79 m | |
bgcolor=silver | 2nd | Discus throw | 42.14 m | ||||
bgcolor=gold | 1st | Hammer throw | 46.70 m | ||||
Pacific Games | Nouméa, New Caledonia | bgcolor=silver | 2nd | Shot put | 18.11 m | ||
2012 | Oceania Championships (Regional Division East) | Cairns, Australia | bgcolor=gold | 1st | Shot put | 18.26 m |