Eroni Leilua Explained

Eroni Leilua
Nationality:Samoan
Sport:Sailing
Birth Date:15 April 1993
Coach:Ian Neelly

Eroni Leilua (born 15 April 1993)[1] is a Samoan sailor. He competed in the Laser event at the 2020 Summer Olympics,[2] [3] becoming the first Samoan to represent the country in that event.[4]

Biography

Leilua is from Vaivase Uta in Upolu.[5] [6] He grew up in Samoa but moved to Auckland, New Zealand at the age of 12 with his family.[7] He subsequently studied commerce and physical education at the University of Otago.[7]

He represented Samoa at two Pacific Games and a world sailing championship before competing in the 2020 Tokyo Olympics.[8] [9] At the 2011 Pacific Games in Nouméa he won bronze (alongside Myka Stanley) in the team laser competition. At the 2019 Pacific Games in Apia he came fourth in the individual Laser Radial,[10] but won gold (alongside Nicky Touli) in the men's team competition.[10]

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Eroni Leilua . Olympedia . 1 August 2021.
  2. Web site: Sailing: Laser - Overall Results . Tokyo 2020 Olympics . . 1 August 2021 . 5 October 2021 . https://web.archive.org/web/20211005084253/https://olympics.com/tokyo-2020/olympic-games/en/results/sailing/overall-results-laser-men.htm . dead.
  3. Web site: Sailing: LEILUA Eroni . Tokyo 2020 Olympics . . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20211004183513/https://olympics.com/tokyo-2020/olympic-games/en/results/sailing/athlete-profile-n1296296-leilua-eroni.htm . 2021-10-04.
  4. World Sailing - Pre Tokoyo 2020 Interview . 24 July 2021 . 4 October 2021.
  5. Web site: Funding a challenge for Samoan sailor . Samoa Observer . 29 July 2020 . Hyunsook Siutaia . 17 July 2022.
  6. Web site: Sport: Samoan sailor says cost of participation a barrier for Pasifika . RNZ . 26 February 2020 . 31 August 2021.
  7. Web site: Q and A: Olympic sailor Eroni Leilua . University of Otago . 17 August 2021 . 31 August 2021.
  8. Web site: Olympian sets sail for Paris . Samoa Observer . Bethel Peato Ale . 31 August 2021 . 31 August 2021.
  9. Web site: Official Tokoyo 2020 Website - Athlete Profile Page . 4 October 2021 . 4 October 2021 . https://web.archive.org/web/20211004183513/https://olympics.com/tokyo-2020/olympic-games/en/results/sailing/athlete-profile-n1296296-leilua-eroni.htm . dead.
  10. Web site: Silver for Team Samoa Laser Standard . Samoa Observer . Sapeer Mayron . 19 July 2019 . 17 July 2022.

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