Derek Sua
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Full name | Derek Sua | |||||||||||||||||||
Nationality | Samoan | |||||||||||||||||||
Born | [1] | 29 December 1987|||||||||||||||||||
Weight | 100+ kg | |||||||||||||||||||
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Country | Samoa | |||||||||||||||||||
Sport | Judo | |||||||||||||||||||
Event(s) | 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
- ^ 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.
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