 Before the start of heat 4 of the 100 m at the 2012 Summer Olympics, Takooa in blue | |||||||||||||||
| Personal information | |||||||||||||||
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| Born | (1993-03-10) March 10, 1993 (age 31) Tarawa, Kiribati | ||||||||||||||
| Height | 1.6 m (5 ft 3 in) | ||||||||||||||
| Weight | 67 kg (148 lb) | ||||||||||||||
| Sport | |||||||||||||||
| Country |  Kiribati | ||||||||||||||
| Sport | Athletics | ||||||||||||||
| Event | 100m | ||||||||||||||
| Achievements and titles | |||||||||||||||
| Personal best | 100m – 11.5 | ||||||||||||||
Medal record
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| Updated on 16 July 2013 | |||||||||||||||
Nooa Takooa (born 10 March 1993) is a sprinter who is internationally representing Kiribati. He participated in 2009 World Championships in Athletics and 2010 Summer Youth Olympics. He represented Kiribati at 2012 Summer Olympics in London in the Men's 100m event. Takooa was eliminated in the preliminary round but finished with a personal best time of 11.53. Takooa is a member of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints.
Personal bests
Outdoor
- 100 m: 11.51 s (wind: -0.1 m/s) –
Papeete, 5 June 2013
Indoor
- 60 m: 7.57 s –
Istanbul, 9 March 2012
Achievements
| Year | Competition | Venue | Position | Event | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2009 | World Championships in Athletics | Berlin, Germany | 85th | 100 m | 11.74 s (wind: -0.3 m/s) |
| 2010 | Kiribati Athletics Championships | Kiribati | 3rd | 100 m | 11.5 (PB) |
| 2nd | 200 m | 23.7 | |||
| Youth Olympics | Singapore City, Singapore | — | 100 m | DNS | |
| Oceania Youth Championships | Sydney, Australia | 6th (h) | 100 m | 11.85 s (wind: +0.7 m/s) | |
| 2012 | World Indoor Championships | Istanbul, Turkey | 6th (h) | 60 m | 7.57 s |
| Olympic Games | London, United Kingdom | 13th (q) | 100 m | 11.53 s (wind: +0.5 m/s) | |
| 2013 | Oceania Championships | Papeete, French Polynesia | 14th (sf) | 100 m | 11.51 s (wind: -0.1 m/s) |
| 12th (h) | 200 m | 23.86 s (wind: -1.3 m/s) | |||
| 2nd | 4 × 100 m relay | 44.46 s | |||
| – | High jump | NH | |||
| 2014 | Commonwealth Games | Glasgow, United Kingdom | 70th (h) | 100m | 11.56 (wind: +0.2 m/s) |
| Oceania Championships | Rarotonga, Cook Islands | 15th (sf) | 100m | 11.99 (wind: -3.3 m/s) | |
| 11th (h) | 200m | 24.13 w (wind: +5.0 m/s) | |||
| 7th | 4 × 100 m relay | 45.24 |
References
- Nooa Takooa - Biography, Commonwealth Games Federation, retrieved 24 May 2015
- "Results for Men's 100m". ESPN. Retrieved May 4, 2018.
- ""Super Saturday" For the Youth Olympic Games and YOG Ambassadors". Olympic.org. Retrieved May 4, 2018.
- Rapleye, Christine (August 4, 2012). "Mormons competing in the 2012 London Olympics". Deseret News. Retrieved May 4, 2018.
External links
- Nooa Takooa at World Athletics
- Nooa Takooa at Olympedia
- Nooa Takooa at the Commonwealth Games Federation (archived)
- Nooa Takooa at the Melbourne 2006 Commonwealth Games (archived)
- Sports reference biography
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- 1993 births
- Living people
- I-Kiribati male sprinters
- Athletes (track and field) at the 2010 Summer Youth Olympics
- Athletes (track and field) at the 2012 Summer Olympics
- Olympic athletes for Kiribati
- I-Kiribati Latter Day Saints
- Athletes (track and field) at the 2014 Commonwealth Games
- Commonwealth Games competitors for Kiribati
- World Athletics Championships athletes for Kiribati
- People from the Gilbert Islands
- Table tennis players at the 2018 Commonwealth Games
- Oceanian athletics biography stubs
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