Niko Verekauta Explained

Niko Verekauta
Birth Date:	16 February 1987
Birth Place:	Nabukelevu-i-ra, Kadavu, Fiji
Height:	1.86m (06.1feet)
Weight:	74kg (163lb)
Sport:	Athletics
Updated:	29 April 2013

Niko Verekauta (born February 16, 1987, in Kadavu) is a Fiji Islands sprinter.

Biography

He represented Fiji in the 400m sprint at 2006 Commonwealth Games^[1] and the 400m sprint at the 2008 Summer Olympics.^[2] He also won five gold medals at the Mini South Pacific Games in 2009.

Achievements

Representing
2005	South Pacific Mini Games	Koror, Palau	bgcolor=silver	2nd	400 m	49.55 s
			bgcolor=gold	1st	4 × 400 m relay	3:18.26 min
2006	World Junior Championships	Beijing, China	10th (sf)	400m	46.77
2007	Pacific Games	Apia, Samoa	bgcolor=gold	1st	200 m	21.26 s (wind: +0.2 m/s) GR
			bgcolor=gold	1st	400 m	47.18 s
			bgcolor=gold	1st	4 × 100 m relay	40.60 s
			bgcolor=gold	1st	4 × 400 m relay	3:10.18 min
2009	Pacific Mini Games	Rarotonga, Cook Islands	bgcolor=gold	1st	100 m	10.59 s (wind: +0.9 m/s)
			bgcolor=gold	1st	200 m	21.33 s (wind: -0.4 m/s)
			bgcolor=gold	1st	400 m	48.83 s
			bgcolor=gold	1st	4 × 100 m relay	41.20 s
			bgcolor=gold	1st	4 × 400 m relay	3:20.49 min
2011	Pacific Games	Nouméa, New Caledonia	bgcolor=silver	2nd	4 × 400 m relay	3:12.75 min

Further achievements

2004Coca-Cola games 2 gold(200meters,400meters) 1 silver (relay)

2005

• Coca-Cola Games 2 gold (400m, relay)

2006

• Coca-Cola Games 2 gold (400m, relay) 1 silver(200m)
• Commonwealth Games 400m Semifinalist, Melbourne, Australia.
• World Junior Championship 400m Semifinalist, Beijing, China.
• 4*400m Oceania relay Selection team for to the world cup in Greece.

2007

• New Zealand Championship 1 bronze(400meters)
• Belgium Championship 1 Gold (400meters)
• Australia under 23 1 Silver (400meter)

2008

• New Zealand Championship 1 Gold (400meters)
• Belgium Championship 1 Gold (400meters)
• France A league Series 1 Silver (400meters)
• Europe 300m A league Placed 4th Overall
• Fiji representative to the Olympic Games in Beijing, China.

2009

• Under 23 Australian Championship 2 Gold(200m,400m)
• Represented Fiji at the World Championship in Berlin, Germany.
• Oceania Games in Gold Coast Australia 4 Gold medal(100m,200m both the relays)

External links

• • • Sports reference biography

Notes and References

1. Web site: Niko Verekauta Biography. 2006 Commonwealth Games. 2009-02-25. https://web.archive.org/web/20091028023542/http://melbourne2006.com.au/Participants/Participants?ID=107957. 2009-10-28. dead.
2. Web site: Niko Verekauta Biography. https://web.archive.org/web/20121026075151/http://sports.espn.go.com/oly/summer08/fanguide/athlete?id=23759. dead. October 26, 2012. NBC. 2009-02-25.