| 词条 | Mataika Tuicakau |
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| name = | image =Mataika Tuicakau 1950.jpg | image_size = | caption = Tuicakau at the 1950 British Empire Games | birth_name = | fullname = | nationality = | residence = | birth_date = | birth_place = | death_date = | death_place = | height = | weight = | country = | sport = Athletics | event = Shot put, discus throw | pb =SP – 15.48 m (1951)[1] | club = | alma_mater = | retired = | olympics = | highestranking = | show-medals = yes | medaltemplates ={{MedalCountry|{{flagCGF|FIJ|1950}}}}{{Medal|Competition|1950 British Empire Games}}{{Medal|Gold |1950 Auckland|Shot put}}{{Medal|Silver|1950 Auckland|Discus throw}} }} Mataika Tuicakau was a Fijian track and field athlete who competed in the shot put and discus throw events. Born on Tovu, Totoya on the Lau Islands of Fiji, Tuicakau was a tall athlete who excelled at throwing events.[2] He was the first Fijian to have success internationally in the sport of athletics.[3][4] At the 1950 British Empire Games he threw {{T&Fcalc|14.64}} in the shot put to hold off England's Harold Moody and be declared the champion. He also claimed a silver medal in the discus behind Ian Reed of Australia, who broke the games record in the process.[5][6] He was the first gold medallist for Fiji at the Commonwealth Games and remains their only athletics winner in the tournament's history.[7] The shot put national record of {{T&Fcalc|15.48}} he set in Suva in 1951 stood for over 50 years.[8] He was the first entrant into the Fiji Sports Hall of Fame alongside rugby player Josefa Levula.[9] References{{Commons category|Mataika Tuicakau}}1. ^[https://www.iaaf.org/athletes/fiji/mataika-tuicakau-7299 Mataika Tuicakau]. IAAF 2. ^Charter Inductee 1990 Mataika Tuicakau – Athletics. Fox Sports Pulse. Retrieved on 2016-03-16. 3. ^Matthews, Peter (2012). [https://books.google.com/books?id=kh97OBEUTn4C&pg=PA81 Historical Dictionary of Track and Field]. Scarecrow Press, p. 81. Retrieved on 2016-03-16. 4. ^Rakoko, Kameli (2015-01-12). The priceless moment. The Fiji Times. Retrieved on 2016-03-16. 5. ^Commonwealth Games. GBR Athletics. Retrieved on 2016-03-16. 6. ^Games Results for Mataika Tuicakau. Commonwealth Games Federation. Retrieved on 2016-03-16. 7. ^Fiji. Commonwealth Games Federation. Retrieved on 2016-03-16. 8. ^Legends Mataika Tuicakau – Athletics (Fiji) Charter Inductee 1990 Mataika Tuicakau – Athletics. Oceania Sports Information Centre. Retrieved on 2016-03-16. 9. ^Fiji Sports Hall of Fame. Sporting Pulse. Retrieved on 2016-03-16. External links
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