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Nationality
  
Fiji

Weight
  
74 kg

Height
  
1.86 m

Name
  
Niko Verekauta

Sport
  
Athletics


Niko Verekauta Niko Verekauta A Future Star in Athletics Oceania Sport

Born
  
February 16, 1987 (age 37) (
1987-02-16
)
Nabukelevu-i-ra, Kadavu, Fiji

Niko Verekauta (born February 16, 1987 in Kadavu) is a Fiji Islands sprinter.

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Biography

He represented Fiji in the 400m sprint at 2006 Commonwealth Games and the 400m sprint at the 2008 Summer Olympics. He also won five gold medals at the Mini South Pacific Games in 2009.

Further achievements

2004

Coca Cola games 2 gold(200meters,400meters) 1 silver (relay)

2005
  • Coca Cola Games 2 gold (400m,relay)
    • 2006
  • Coca Cola Games 2 gold (400m,relay) 1 silver(200m)
  • Commonwealth Games 400m Semifinalist, Melbourne, Australia.
  • World Junior Championship 400m Semifinalist, Beijing, China.
  • 4*400m Oceania relay Selection team for to the world cup in Greece.
    • 2007
  • New Zealand Championship 1 bronze(400meters)
  • Belgium Championship 1 Gold (400meters)
  • Australia under 23 1 Silver (400meter)
    • 2008
  • New Zealand Championship 1 Gold (400meters)
  • Belgium Championship 1 Gold (400meters)
  • France A league Series 1 Silver (400meters)
  • Europe 300m A league Placed 4th Overall
  • Fiji representative to the Olympic Games in Beijing, China.
    • 2009
  • Under 23 Australian Championship 2 Gold(200m,400m)
  • Represented Fiji at the World Championship in Berlin,Germany.
  • Oceania Games in Gold Coast Australia 4 Gold medal(100m,200m both the relays)

    • References

    Niko Verekauta Wikipedia
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