Zita Martel Explained

Birth Date:15 July 1961[1]
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Sport:Archery

Vaimasenu'u Zita Sefo-Martel (born 15 July 1961) is a Samoan women's rights activist, fautasi skipper,[2] [3] [4] and archer who has represented Samoa at the Pacific Games. She is also an honorary consul of France.[5]

Biography

Martel attended Canterbury University, where she had been a rower.[6]

In 2000, her local church needed a skipper for their longboat, or fautasi.[7] At first she refused the request, but was eventually persuaded to give it a try. When she became the skipper for her church, she also became the first woman to act as captain in the fautasi races in 2001. Her boat won the race at Samoa's 50th independence celebrations in 2012.[8] In 2020 her crew won the Faleula to Apia fautasi race.[9]

She represented Samoa in archery at the 2007 Pacific Games in Apia, winning silver (alongside Prime Minister Tuila'epa Sa'ilele Malielegaoi and Eddie Chan Pao) in the mixed recurve matchplay[10] and in the individual compound.[11] At the 2011 Pacific Games in Nouméa she won gold in the compound matchplay[12] and bronze in the compound individual.[13]

Martel also speaks out against domestic violence in Samoa.[14]

Honours

In 2013 Martel was made an officer of the French National Order of Merit.[15] [16]

External links

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Archery > Full FITA compound individual > Medals ceremony : Full FITA compound . NC 2011 . https://web.archive.org/web/20120921150646/http://jeux.nc2011.nc/en/evenement?view=participant&evt=8250%22+title%3D%22Full+FITA+compound . 21 September 2012.
  2. Web site: Eight To Be Recognized as 2013 Stars of Oceania. University of Hawaii News. 2017-11-08. 2018-07-13. https://web.archive.org/web/20180713115734/http://www.hawaii.edu/news/article.php?aId=6156. live.
  3. News: Vaimasenuu Zita Sefo-Martel (vaega 1). 2010-07-10. Samoa Times. 2017-11-08. Samoan. 2019-03-06. https://web.archive.org/web/20190306174742/https://www.samoatimes.co.nz/vaimasenuu-zita-sefo-martel-vaega-1/2/. live.
  4. Web site: SPORTS PEOPLE OF 2020: Vaimasenu'u Zita Martel . Samoa Observer . Adel Freuan . 31 December 2020 . 16 July 2022 . 1 January 2021 . https://web.archive.org/web/20210101235536/https://www.samoaobserver.ws/category/samoa/76788 . live .
  5. Web site: Consulate of France in Apia, Samoa. Embassy Pages. 2017-11-08. 2019-03-06. https://web.archive.org/web/20190306044223/https://www.embassypages.com/missions/embassy19381/. live.
  6. News: Zita's Simply '~oarsome'. Sinclair. Shirley. 10 March 2012. News Mail. 8 November 2017. subscription. LexisNexis. 31 December 2019. https://web.archive.org/web/20191231013727/https://lib.utep.edu/wamvalidate?url=http%3A%2F%2F0-www.lexisnexis.com.lib.utep.edu%3A80%2Fhottopics%2Flnacademic%2F. live.
  7. News: Fishing for compliments on the South Pacific outpost of Samoa. https://ghostarchive.org/archive/20220507/https://www.independent.co.uk/travel/ausandpacific/fishing-for-compliments-on-the-south-pacific-outpost-of-samoa-8591014.html . 2022-05-07 . subscription . live. Phillips. Adrian. 2013-04-27. The Independent. 2017-11-08. en-GB.
  8. Web site: Sport: Sole female captain wins long boat race . RNZ . 5 June 2012 . 16 July 2022 . 16 July 2022 . https://web.archive.org/web/20220716121830/https://www.rnz.co.nz/international/pacific-news/205015/sport-sole-female-captain-wins-long-boat-race . live .
  9. Web site: Historical Victory for All-Female Longboat Crew at Apia Harbour . Samoa Global News . 7 November 2020 . 16 July 2022 . 16 July 2022 . https://web.archive.org/web/20220716121830/https://samoaglobalnews.com/historical-victory-for-all-female-longboat-crew/ . live .
  10. Web site: PM wins silver, as teams tested for depth . XIII South Pacific Games . https://web.archive.org/web/20071123121134/http://sportingpulse.com/assoc_page.cgi?client=2-3547-0-0-0&sID=34109&news_task=DETAIL&articleID=4350101&sectionID=34109 . 23 November 2007.
  11. Web site: SPG archery ends with gold and friendship . XIII South Pacific Games . https://web.archive.org/web/20071123083814/http://sportingpulse.com/assoc_page.cgi?client=2-3547-0-0-0&sID=34109&news_task=DETAIL&articleID=4354522&sectionID=34109 . 23 November 2007.
  12. Web site: Team Samoa Medal Winners - New Caledonia 2011 . SASNOC . 17 July 2022 . 16 July 2022 . https://web.archive.org/web/20220716122909/https://websites.mygameday.app/get_file.cgi?id=1599637 . live .
  13. Web site: Oceania Archery . GameDay . https://web.archive.org/web/20170626202035/http://websites.sportstg.com/assoc_page.cgi?c=2-6067-0-0-0&sID=88272 . 26 June 2017.
  14. Web site: Walk Away from Abuse – Message of Love from Fautasi o Toa . Samoa Global News . 10 December 2020 . 16 July 2022 . 16 July 2022 . https://web.archive.org/web/20220716121828/https://samoaglobalnews.com/walk-away-from-abuse-message-of-love-from-fautasi-o-toa111/ . live .
  15. News: Zita Martel. 2017-09-26. Pacific Community. 2017-11-08. en-US. 2018-03-30. https://web.archive.org/web/20180330054636/http://www.spc.int/70-inspiring-pacific-women/zita-martel/. live.
  16. Web site: Samoa's only woman long boat skipper gets top French president award . RNZ . 30 May 2013 . 16 July 2022 . 16 July 2022 . https://web.archive.org/web/20220716121827/https://www.rnz.co.nz/international/pacific-news/212527/samoa%27s-only-woman-long-boat-skipper-gets-top-french-president-award . live .

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