Personal information | |
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Full name | Tasele Margaret Iva Satupai |
National team | Samoa |
Citizenship | Samoa |
Born | July 9, 1992 |
Sport | |
Sport | Shot put; discus |
Medal record |
Margaret Satupai (born 9 July 1992) is a Samoan athlete, who holds the Samoan records in shotput and discus and won a bronze medal for shot put in the 2010 Commonwealth Games.
Biography
Tasele Margaret Iva Satupai was born on 9 July 1992.[1] She grew up in Melbourne where she trained with Oakleigh Little Athletics.[2] She began her international career with an unsuccessful performance at the Junior World Championships in Bydgoszcz in 2008.[3][4] A year later she was fourth in the discus throw and second in the shot put at the Junior World Championships.[5][6] She achieved great success in 2010.[7] She achieved high positions at the Junior World Championships and won two medals in the Australian and Oceania Championships.[8] At the end of the season 2010 she was third in the shot put at the Commonwealth Games, winning a bronze medal.[9][10][11][12]
International achievements
During her career she repeatedly improved Samoan records across age categories and, as of 2021, both her discus and shot put distances were still unbeaten.[13] Her record-breaking shot put throw of 16.43m was made at the Commonwealth Games in 2010; her discus throw of 52.67m was made at the Australian Junior Championships in 2011.[13]
Year | Competition | Venue | Position | Event | Notes |
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Representing the Samoa | |||||
2007 | South Pacific Games | Apia, Samoa | 3rd | Shot put | 13.60 m |
6th | Discus | 42.86 m | |||
2008 | Oceania Youth Championships | Saipan, Northern Mariana Islands | 1st | Shot put | 14.27 m |
1st | Discus | 45.08 m | |||
1st | Hammer throw | 34.58 m | |||
Oceania Championships | Saipan, Northern Mariana Islands | 1st | Shot put | 13.94 m | |
2nd | Discus | 46.57 m | |||
3rd | Hammer throw | 36.11 m | |||
World Junior Championships | Bydgoszcz, Poland | 21st | Shot put | 14.54 m | |
2009 | World Youth Championships | Brixen, Italy | 2nd | Shot put | 14.96 m |
4th | Discus | 49.06 m | |||
Pacific Mini Games | Rarotonga, Cook Islands | 2nd | Shot put | 14.52 m | |
2nd | Discus | 50.94 m | |||
5th | Hammer throw | 38.67 m | |||
2010 | Oceania Junior Championships | Cairns, Australia | 1st | Shot put | 16.34 m |
Oceania Championships | Cairns, Australia | 1st | Shot put | 15.95 m | |
2nd | Discus | 51.42 m | |||
World Junior Championships | Moncton, Canada | 4th | Shot put | 15.62 m | |
7th | Discus | 51.31 m | |||
Commonwealth Games | Delhi, India | 3rd | Shot put | 16.43 m | |
2011 | Pacific Games | Nouméa, New Caledonia | 2nd | Shot put | 15.12 m |
1st | Discus | 52.05 m | |||
2nd | Hammer throw | 49.71 m |
References
- ↑ "Athletics - Margaret Satupai (Samoa)". www.the-sports.org. Retrieved 2021-02-15.
- ↑ "Oakleigh Little Athletics". www.oakleighlac.com.au. Retrieved 2021-02-15.
- ↑ "World Junior Championships 2008". 2013-10-31. Archived from the original on 2013-10-31. Retrieved 2021-02-15.
- ↑ "Tapoki is woman to beat in discus". Saipan Tribune. 2008-06-21. Retrieved 2021-02-15.
- ↑ "World Youth Lead in Bressanone - Day One - Morning Report | REPORT | World Athletics". www.worldathletics.org. Retrieved 2021-02-15.
- ↑ "Jordan's long sprint double highlights Australian Youth Olympic Festival | NEWS | World Athletics". www.worldathletics.org. Retrieved 2021-02-15.
- ↑ "World Junior Championships 2010". 2014-03-09. Archived from the original on 2014-03-09. Retrieved 2021-02-15.
- ↑ "Tilastopaja Oy Result Service". 2016-04-07. Archived from the original on 2016-04-07. Retrieved 2021-02-15.
- ↑ "Tilastopaja Oy Result Service". 2016-03-03. Archived from the original on 2016-03-03. Retrieved 2021-02-15.
- ↑ "Tasele Margaret Iva Satupai | Commonwealth Games Federation". thecgf.com. Retrieved 2021-02-15.
- ↑ "Samoa's Tasele Satupai competes during the women's shot put final of..." Getty Images. Retrieved 2021-02-15.
- ↑ "Adams in different league as Kenya come good again". Hindustan Times. 2010-10-09. Retrieved 2021-02-15.
- 1 2 "National Records - Oceania" (PDF). 2013-10-30. Archived (PDF) from the original on 2013-10-30. Retrieved 2021-02-15.