Tumatai Dauphin Explained

Birth Date:12 January 1988[1]
Sport:Shot put

Tumatai Dauphin (born 12 January 1988) is a French Polynesian shot-putter who has represented French Polynesia at the Pacific Games and Pacific Mini Games, and France at the Jeux de la Francophonie.

Dauphin has been competing with the shot put since the age of 15.[2] He moved to France in 2006 to pursue his athletics career.[2] After a serious ankle injury ended his Olympic aspirations, he returned to French Polynesia to recover and become a coach.[2] [3]

He won gold in shot put at the 2009 Jeux de la Francophonie in Beirut.[4] At the 2011 Pacific Games in Nouméa he won gold in the shot put.[5] He won gold at the 2015 French Indoor Athletics Championships with a record throw of 20.10 meters.[6] At the 2015 Pacific Games in Port Moresby he won gold, and set a Pacific games record of 19.14 meters.[7] At the 2019 Pacific Games in Apia he won silver.[8] At the 2022 Pacific Mini Games in Saipan he won gold.[9]

He currently coaches Loveleina Wong-Sang.[10]

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Tumatai DAUPHIN . World Athletics . 15 September 2022.
  2. Web site: Tumatai Dauphin, un athlète hors norme . France Info . fr . 29 October 2017 . 15 September 2022.
  3. Web site: Fin de carrière pour Tumatai Dauphin . La Provence . fr . 2 May 2017 . 15 September 2022.
  4. Web site: Athlétisme : Tumatai Dauphin en or à Beyrouth . La Provence . fr . 16 November 2009 . 15 September 2022.
  5. Web site: Bilans Jeux du Pacifique Nouméa 2011 . FAPF . 11 September 2011 . 15 September 2022.
  6. Web site: Tumatai Dauphin : « Une victoire contre moi-même » . Radio 1PF . fr . 23 February 2015 . 15 September 2022.
  7. Web site: Duo dominate final day of field events . The National . 20 July 2015 . 15 September 2022.
  8. Web site: Tumatai Dauphin en argent au lancer de poids . Tahiti Infos . fr . 19 July 2019 . 15 September 2022.
  9. Web site: Benjamin Zorgnotti et Tumatai Dauphin débloquent le compteur d'or à l'athlétisme . Tahiti Infos . fr . 23 June 2022 . 15 September 2022.
  10. Web site: Loveleina Wong Sang sur les traces de Tumatai Dauphin . Tahiti Infos . fr . 18 June 2021 . 15 September 2022.

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