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Margaret Satupai

Margaret Satupai

Samoan athlete (born 1992)


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.

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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]

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References

  1. "Athletics - Margaret Satupai (Samoa)". www.the-sports.org. Retrieved 2021-02-15.
  2. "Oakleigh Little Athletics". www.oakleighlac.com.au. Retrieved 2021-02-15.
  3. "World Junior Championships 2008". 2013-10-31. Archived from the original on 2013-10-31. Retrieved 2021-02-15.
  4. "Tapoki is woman to beat in discus". Saipan Tribune. 2008-06-21. Retrieved 2021-02-15.
  5. "World Junior Championships 2010". 2014-03-09. Archived from the original on 2014-03-09. Retrieved 2021-02-15.
  6. "Tilastopaja Oy Result Service". 2016-04-07. Archived from the original on 2016-04-07. Retrieved 2021-02-15.
  7. "Tilastopaja Oy Result Service". 2016-03-03. Archived from the original on 2016-03-03. Retrieved 2021-02-15.
  8. "Adams in different league as Kenya come good again". Hindustan Times. 2010-10-09. Retrieved 2021-02-15.
  9. "National Records - Oceania" (PDF). 2013-10-30. Archived (PDF) from the original on 2013-10-30. Retrieved 2021-02-15.

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