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Tereapii Tapoki

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Nationality
  
Cook Islands

Weight
  
94 kg

Height
  
1.70 m


Name
  
Tereapii Tapoki

Sport
  
Athletics

Events
  
Discus throw

Born
  
19 April 1984 (age 39) (
1984-04-19
)
Mauke, Cook Islands

Personal best(s)
  
Discus throw: 57.61 m (2006)

Tereapii Tapoki (born 9 April 1984 in Mauke) is a female discus thrower from the Cook Islands. At age twenty, Tapoki made her official debut for the 2004 Summer Olympics in Athens, where she competed in the women's discus throw. She placed fortieth in the qualifying rounds of the competition, with a throw of 48.12 metres.

At the 2008 Summer Olympics in Beijing, Tapoki improved her performance by successfully throwing the discus into the field on her third and final attempt, at 48.35 metres. Tapoki, however, failed to advance into the discus throw final, as she placed thirty-seventh overall in the qualifying rounds.

Personal bests

  • Shot put: 14.96 m NR – Nikao, 11 October 2006
  • Discus throw: 57.61 m NR – Auckland, 11 November 2006
  • Javelin throw: 45.85 m NR – Apia, 14 December 2006
  • References

    Tereapii Tapoki Wikipedia