Nationality Tongan Sport Athletics Role Athlete Weight 96 kg | Country Tonga Name ʻAna Poʻuhila Height 1.81 m Events Shot put | |
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Born October 18, 1979 (age 44) ( 1979-10-18 ) Neiafu, Tongatapu | ||
ʻAna Poʻuhila (born October 18, 1979 in Longoteme, Tongatapu) is a Tongan athlete.
Biography
She represented the Kingdom of Tonga in the shot put event during the 2008 Summer Olympics in Beijing. She had the honour of being the flagbearer for her country at the opening ceremony. Originally a sprinter, she is now known for breaking the national Tongan shot put record in 2008 during her European Olympic preparation tour with a put of 18.03 metres in Albertville.
As she threw over the Olympic qualifying distance of 17.20 metres ten times she qualified for the 2008 Olympics on merit. However, she did not advance beyond the qualification round as her put of 16.42 metres placed her in only the 27th position. She had previously competed in the 2004 Summer Olympics for the event of shot put, but her throw of 15.33 metres did not allow her to qualify for the final round.
On July 2, 2009, she broke the Tongan national record in hammer throwing, with a throw of 53,53m.
She placed 14th in the shot put qualifier of the 2012 Summer Olympics with a put of 15.8 m.