Samuel Aragaw Explained

Sport:Athletics

Samuel Aragaw is a French Polynesian long-distance runner who has represented French Polynesia at the Pacific Games.

Aragaw is originally from Africa, and moved to French Polynesia in 2015.[1]

In 2017 he won the Polynesian 10,000m championship.[2] He won again in 2018.[3]

At the 2019 Pacific Games in Apia he won gold in the 5,000m[4] and silver in the half-marathon.[5]

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Portrait – Samuel Aragaw : " Je veux représenter Tahiti aux Jeux Olympiques " . Radio1 . fr . 12 June 2016 . 26 October 2022.
  2. Web site: Course à pied – Championnat de Polynésie 10km : Samuel Aragaw devant Cédric Wane . Tahiti Infos . fr . 30 January 2017 . 26 October 2022.
  3. Web site: Course à pied – Championnat de Polynésie 10 KM : Samuel Aragaw s’envole vers la victoire . Tahiti Infos . fr . 18 January 2018 . 26 October 2022.
  4. Web site: Samuel Aragaw remporte la première médaille d'or pour l'athlétisme . Tahiti Infos . fr . 18 July 2019 . 26 October 2022.
  5. Web site: 2019 Pacific Games: Lal scoops gold for Fiji in half marathon . Fiji Times . 20 July 2019 . 26 October 2022.