Niko Verekauta (born February 16, 1987, in Kadavu) is a Fiji Islands sprinter.[1]
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| Nationality |  Fiji | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Born | February 16, 1987 Nabukelevu-i-ra, Kadavu, Fiji | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Height | 1.86 m (6 ft 1 in) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Weight | 74 kg (163 lb) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Sport | Athletics | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Medal record
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Biography edit
He represented Fiji in the 400m sprint at 2006 Commonwealth Games[2] and the 400m sprint at the 2008 Summer Olympics.[3] He also won five gold medals at the Mini South Pacific Games in 2009.
Achievements edit
| Year | Competition | Venue | Position | Event | Notes |
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| 2005 | South Pacific Mini Games | Koror, Palau | 2nd | 400 m | 49.55 s |
| 1st | 4 × 400 m relay | 3:18.26 min | |||
| 2006 | World Junior Championships | Beijing, China | 10th (sf) | 400m | 46.77 |
| 2007 | Pacific Games | Apia, Samoa | 1st | 200 m | 21.26 s (wind: +0.2 m/s) GR |
| 1st | 400 m | 47.18 s | |||
| 1st | 4 × 100 m relay | 40.60 s | |||
| 1st | 4 × 400 m relay | 3:10.18 min | |||
| 2009 | Pacific Mini Games | Rarotonga, Cook Islands | 1st | 100 m | 10.59 s (wind: +0.9 m/s) |
| 1st | 200 m | 21.33 s (wind: -0.4 m/s) | |||
| 1st | 400 m | 48.83 s | |||
| 1st | 4 × 100 m relay | 41.20 s | |||
| 1st | 4 × 400 m relay | 3:20.49 min | |||
| 2011 | Pacific Games | Nouméa, New Caledonia | 2nd | 4 × 400 m relay | 3:12.75 min |
Further achievements edit
- 2004
Coca-Cola games 2 gold(200meters,400meters) 1 silver (relay)
- 2005
- Coca-Cola Games 2 gold (400m,relay)
- 2006
- Coca-Cola Games 2 gold (400m,relay) 1 silver(200m)
- Commonwealth Games 400m Semifinalist, Melbourne, Australia.
- World Junior Championship 400m Semifinalist, Beijing, China.
- 4*400m Oceania relay Selection team for to the world cup in Greece.
- 2007
- New Zealand Championship 1 bronze(400meters)
- Belgium Championship 1 Gold (400meters)
- Australia under 23 1 Silver (400meter)
- 2008
- New Zealand Championship 1 Gold (400meters)
- Belgium Championship 1 Gold (400meters)
- France A league Series 1 Silver (400meters)
- Europe 300m A league Placed 4th Overall
- Fiji representative to the Olympic Games in Beijing, China.
- 2009
- Under 23 Australian Championship 2 Gold(200m,400m)
- Represented Fiji at the World Championship in Berlin,Germany.
- Oceania Games in Gold Coast Australia 4 Gold medal(100m,200m both the relays)
References edit
- ^ Whippy, Sera (April 12, 2010), Niko changes track spikes for rugby studs, Fiji Times, retrieved April 27, 2013
- ^ "Niko Verekauta Biography". 2006 Commonwealth Games. Archived from the original on 2009-10-28. Retrieved 2009-02-25.
- ^ "Niko Verekauta Biography". NBC. Retrieved 2009-02-25.
External links edit
- Niko Verekauta at World Athletics
- Niko Verekauta at Olympedia
- Niko Verekauta at the Commonwealth Games Federation (archived)
- Niko Verekauta at the Melbourne 2006 Commonwealth Games (archived)
- Niko Verekauta at World Athletics
- Sports reference biography
