Faauuga Muagututia
Faauuga Muagututia 
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| Full name | Faauuga Tia Muagututia |
| nation |
 American Samoa
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| birthday | May 13, 1958 |
| place of birth | Pago Pago |
| Career | |
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| status | resigned |
Faauuga Tia Muagututia (born May 13, 1958 in Pago Pago ) is a bobsledder from American Samoa .
He was a member of the US Navy and since 1979 a member of the Navy Seals . Muagututia, stationed on Naval Amphibious Base Coronado near San Diego , began bobsleigh for the first time in 1992 and attended pilot training in Calgary in November of the same year .
Muagututia achieved with 38 points in two international races in Calgary in 1994 and participation in a total of five international races on three different routes in two countries, qualifying for the 1994 Winter Olympics in Lillehammer . There he and his partner Brad Kiltz were the first athlete from American Samoa to take part in the Winter Olympic Games . The two reached 39th place in the two-man bobsleigh.
Muagututia's wife, Kathy Muagututia, played volleyball professionally . They have three sons together. One of these sons, Garrett Muagututia , also played volleyball and was a member of the United States national team.
Web links
- Faauuga Muagututia in the database of Sports-Reference (English; archived from the original )
Individual evidence
- ↑ a b Seal On Ice: Samoan Bobsled Leader Earns Respect (English) . In: Seattle Times , February 13, 1994. Retrieved May 18, 2014.
- ↑ Kathy Muagututia ( English ) Zoominfo.com. Retrieved May 18, 2014.
- ↑ Garrett Muagututia ( English ) TeamUSA.org. Retrieved May 18, 2014.
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| SURNAME | Muagututia, Faauuga |
| ALTERNATIVE NAMES | Muagututia, Faauuga Tia (full name) |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | American bobsledder |
| DATE OF BIRTH | May 13, 1958 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Pago Pago , American Samoa |