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| Birth Date: | 10 March 1993 |
| Birth Place: | Tarawa, Kiribati |
| Weight: | 67kg (148lb) |
| Country: |  |
| Sport: | Athletics |
| Event: | 100m |
| Pb: | 100m – 11.5 |
| Updated: | 16 July 2013 |
Nooa Takooa (born 10 March 1993) is a sprinter who is internationally representing Kiribati. He participated in 2009 World Championships in Athletics and 2010 Summer Youth Olympics. He represented Kiribati at 2012 Summer Olympics in London in the Men's 100m event. Takooa was eliminated in the preliminary round but finished with a personal best time of 11.53.[1] [2] Takooa is a member of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints.[3]
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Istanbul, 9 March 2012| 2009 | World Championships in Athletics | Berlin, Germany | 85th | 100 m | 11.74 s (wind: -0.3 m/s) |
| 2010 | Kiribati Athletics Championships | Kiribati | 3rd | 100 m | 11.5 (PB) |
| 2nd | 200 m | 23.7 | |||
| Youth Olympics | Singapore City, Singapore | — | 100 m | DNS | |
| Oceania Youth Championships | Sydney, Australia | 6th (h) | 100 m | 11.85 s (wind: +0.7 m/s) | |
| 2012 | World Indoor Championships | Istanbul, Turkey | 6th (h) | 60 m | 7.57 s |
| Olympic Games | London, United Kingdom | 13th (q) | 100 m | 11.53 s (wind: +0.5 m/s) | |
| 2013 | Oceania Championships | Papeete, French Polynesia | 14th (sf) | 100 m | 11.51 s (wind: -0.1 m/s) |
| 12th (h) | 200 m | 23.86 s (wind: -1.3 m/s) | |||
| bgcolor=silver | 2nd | 4 × 100 m relay | 44.46 s | ||
| – | High jump | NH | |||
| 2014 | Commonwealth Games | Glasgow, United Kingdom | 70th (h) | 100m | 11.56 (wind: +0.2 m/s) |
| Oceania Championships | Rarotonga, Cook Islands | 15th (sf) | 100m | 11.99 (wind: -3.3 m/s) | |
| 11th (h) | 200m | 24.13 w (wind: +5.0 m/s) | |||
| 7th | 4 × 100 m relay | 45.24 |