Maleselo Fukofuka Explained

Birth Date:2005 6, df=yes
Birth Place:Tatakamotonga, Tongatapu
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Sport:Athletics
Event:100 m
Pb:12.11s (100 m)

Maleselo Fukofuka (born 10 June 2005) is a Tongan sprinter. He competed for Tonga in the men's 100 metres at the 2024 Summer Olympics.

Career

Fukofuka represented Tonga in the decathlon event at the 2023 Pacific Games.[1] He also competed in the decathlon event in the 2024 Oceania Athletics Championships, where he ran a time of 12.57 seconds in the 100 metres.[2]

He represented Tonga in the men's 100 metres at the 2024 Summer Olympics in Paris.[3] [4] He ran a personal best time of 12.11 seconds in Heat 5 of the preliminary round, he finished in eighth place and did not progress to the next round.[5]

Notes and References

  1. Web site: 2024 . FUKOFUKA Maleselo – Paris 2024 . live . 2024-08-18 . olympics.com.
  2. Web site: 2024-08-04 . Maleselo Fukofuka's Olympic debut in 100m ends in preliminary round . live . 2024-08-18 . Talanoa o Tonga . en-US.
  3. Web site: 2024-07-24 . College sprinter, Maleselo, off to Paris Olympics: “I'm good to go!” . live . 2024-08-18 . Matangi Tonga . en.
  4. Web site: 2024-07-18 . Tonga's Olympians make debut at Paris 2024 Olympic Games . live . 2024-08-18 . Talanoa o Tonga . en-US.
  5. Web site: 2024-08-04 . Team Tonga completes Olympic events . live . 2024-08-18 . Matangi Tonga . en.