Derek Sua
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| Full name | Derek Sua | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Nationality | Samoan | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Born | 29 December 1987[1] | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Weight | 100+ kg | ||||||||||||||||||||
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| Country | Samoa | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Sport | Judo | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Event | Olympics | ||||||||||||||||||||
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Nanai Derek Sua (born 29 December 1987) is a Samoan judoka who has represented Samoa at the Pacific Games, Commonwealth Games, and Olympic Games.
He competed in the 2014 Commonwealth Games in Glasgow, but did not advance.[1]
He was awarded with a wild card for the 2016 Summer Olympics in Rio de Janeiro, in the men's +100 kg, where he was eliminated by Abdullo Tangriev in the second round.[2][3][4]
He won a gold medal at the 2017 OJU Senior Championships in Nukuʻalofa, Tonga.[5] He won bronze at the 2019 Pacific Games in Apia.
References[edit]
- ^ a b "DEREK SUA". 2014 Glasgow. Retrieved 15 July 2022.
- ^ "Derek Sua". rio2016.com. Archived from the original on 26 August 2016. Retrieved 23 August 2016.
- ^ "Derek Sua - Judoka". www.judoinside.com/. Judo Inside. Retrieved 17 December 2016.
- ^ Deidre Fanene (18 August 2016). "Judo Olympian Sua says thank you Samoa". Samoa Observer. Retrieved 15 July 2022.
- ^ Deidre Tautua (2 May 2017). "Gold and Bronze medals for Samoa Judo". Samoa Observer. Retrieved 15 July 2022.
External links[edit]
- Derek Sua at JudoInside.com
- Derek Sua at Olympedia
- Derek Sua at the Commonwealth Games Federation (archived)
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