Sogelau Tuvalu
Sogelau Tuvalu (born 5 June 1994) is a American Samoan track and field athlete who represented American Samoa at the 2011 World Championships in Athletics in the 100 meters, despite being trained as a shot putter.
| Personal information | |
|---|---|
| Born | 5 June 1994 American Samoa |
| Sport | |
| Country |  |
| Sport | Athletics |
| Event(s) | 100 metres Shot put |
| Achievements and titles | |
| Personal best(s) | 100m - 15.66s[1] |
| Updated on 5 March 2018. | |
2011 World Athletics Championships
Having not qualified to compete at shot put, Tuvalu was entered into the 100 meters at the 2011 World Athletics Championships in Daegu, which had no qualification standard for smaller nations.[2] Running in the fourth heat of the preliminary round, Tuvalu finished over 5 seconds slower than that of the winner, Malaysian Mohammed Noor Imran Hadi, finishing in 15.66s,[2] the second slowest time in world championship history.[3][4][5]
References
- Huffington Post. "Sogelau Tuvalu's Race At World Championships: Shot Putter Finishes Way Behind The Pack". Archived from the original on March 5, 2018. Retrieved March 4, 2018.
- "When competing is worse than sitting it out". The Roar. Archived from the original on March 4, 2018. Retrieved March 4, 2018.
- "Video: We know who ate all the pies at the World Championships". Joe.ie. Archived from the original on March 5, 2018. Retrieved March 4, 2018.
- "Sogelau Tuvalu Successful in 2011 Daegu World Championships in Athletics (Video)". adriansprints.com. Archived from the original on March 4, 2018. Retrieved March 4, 2018.
- "Sprinter's 15.66 in 100m". Eurosport. 2011-08-27. Retrieved 2020-10-08.
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