Savannah Sanitoa is a track and field athlete who competes internationally for American Samoa

American Samoa

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. She is most famous for competing at the 100 metres sprint at the 2009 IAAF World Championships

2009 World Championships in Athletics

The 12th IAAF World Championships in Athletics were held in Berlin, Germany from 15–23 August 2009. The majority of events took place in the Olympiastadion, while the marathon and racewalking events started and finished at the Brandenburg Gate....

 in Berlin

Berlin

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In 2006, Sanitoa represented American Samoa at the 11th IAAF World Junior Championships

2006 World Junior Championships in Athletics

The 2006 World Junior Championships in Athletics is the 2006 version of the World Junior Championships in Athletics. It was held from 15 August to 20 August at the Chaoyang Sports Center in Beijing, the capital of the People's Republic of China....

 in Beijing

Beijing

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. She competed at the 100 metres sprint and placed 8th in her heat without advancing to the second round. She ran the distance in a time of 14.56 seconds.

In 2009, she took part in the 12th IAAF World Championships

2009 World Championships in Athletics

The 12th IAAF World Championships in Athletics were held in Berlin, Germany from 15–23 August 2009. The majority of events took place in the Olympiastadion, while the marathon and racewalking events started and finished at the Brandenburg Gate....

. She competed at the 100 metres sprint and placed 6th in her heat without advancing to the second round. She ran the distance in a time of 14.23 seconds, 0.16 seconds outside of her PB of 14.07.

Personal bests

Date	Event	Venue	Performance
June 1, 2003	100 m	Apia, Western Samoa	14.07
January 1, 2003	Shot put	Apia, Western Samoa	8.55
June 1, 2003	Javelin throw	Apia, Western Samoa	32.41