Sharon Toako | |
Nationality: | Papua New Guinean |
Birth Name: | Sharon Toako |
Birth Date: | 12 October 1992 |
Birth Place: | East New Britain, Papua New Guinea |
Country: | Papua New Guinea |
Sport: | Athletics |
Event: | Javelin throw |
Pb: | 49.18 m (2019) |
Sharon Toako (born 12 October 1992) is a Papua New Guinean track and field athlete who competes in the javelin throw. She won gold at the 2019 Pacific Games with a throw of 47.13 meters.[1] Her personal best of 49.18 m set in 2019 is the current Papua New Guinean national record.[2] [3]
Toako is a 6-time national champion for Papua New Guinea. She holds 4 national record marks namely for the javelin throw, discus throw, shot put (indoor), and weight throw (indoor).
Toako was a student-athlete at the New Mexico Highlands University in Las Vegas, New Mexico from 2017 to 2019.[4] She graduated in 2020 with a Science degree majoring in forestry.[5]