Tonga at the 1974 British Commonwealth Games
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Tonga
sent a delegation to the 1974 British Commonwealth Games
in Christchurch
. The 1974 Games marked the Pacific
kingdom's first participation in the Commonwealth Games
. Tonga fielded four representatives in athletics, six in boxing
and two in shooting
.
Tonga
Tonga, officially the Kingdom of Tonga , is a state and an archipelago in the South Pacific Ocean, comprising 176 islands scattered over of ocean in the South Pacific...
sent a delegation to the 1974 British Commonwealth Games
1974 British Commonwealth Games
The 1974 British Commonwealth Games were held in Christchurch, New Zealand from 24 January to 2 February 1974. The bid vote was held in Edinburgh at the 1970 British Commonwealth Games....
in Christchurch
Christchurch
Christchurch is the largest city in the South Island of New Zealand, and the country's second-largest urban area after Auckland. It lies one third of the way down the South Island's east coast, just north of Banks Peninsula which itself, since 2006, lies within the formal limits of...
. The 1974 Games marked the Pacific
Oceania
Oceania is a region centered on the islands of the tropical Pacific Ocean. Conceptions of what constitutes Oceania range from the coral atolls and volcanic islands of the South Pacific to the entire insular region between Asia and the Americas, including Australasia and the Malay Archipelago...
kingdom's first participation in the Commonwealth Games
Commonwealth Games
The Commonwealth Games is an international, multi-sport event involving athletes from the Commonwealth of Nations. The event was first held in 1930 and takes place every four years....
. Tonga fielded four representatives in athletics, six in boxing
Boxing
Boxing, also called pugilism, is a combat sport in which two people fight each other using their fists. Boxing is supervised by a referee over a series of between one to three minute intervals called rounds...
and two in shooting
Shooting sports
A shooting sport is a competitive sport involving tests of proficiency using various types of guns such as firearms and airguns . Hunting is also a shooting sport, and indeed shooting live pigeons was an Olympic event...
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Medals and results
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Athletics
- Uafu Tuineau finished last overall in the heats of the Women's 100m, with a time of 13.01 seconds.
- Keta Iongi finished last overall in the heats of the Women's 100m hurdles, with a time of 15.19 seconds.
- Uafu Tuineau finished last of heat 1 in the Women's 100m, with a time of 26.91 seconds, although she beat Jamaica's Rose Allwood, who failed to complete the race.
- Keta Iongi finished last of heat 1 in the Women's 100m, with a time of 25.67 seconds.
- Sanitesi Latu finished fifth out of thirteen in the men's decathlonDecathlonThe decathlon is a combined event in athletics consisting of ten track and field events. The word decathlon is of Greek origin . Events are held over two consecutive days and the winners are determined by the combined performance in all. Performance is judged on a points system in each event, not...
, with a score of 7140 points. - Losaline Faka'ata finished twelfth out of fourteen in the women's discus throwDiscus throwThe discus throw is an event in track and field athletics competition, in which an athlete throws a heavy disc—called a discus—in an attempt to mark a farther distance than his or her competitors. It is an ancient sport, as evidenced by the 5th century BC Myron statue, Discobolus...
, with a result of 34.24m. - Losaline Faka'ata finished sixteenth out of twenty in the women's shotput, with a result of 11.81m.
Boxing
- Sanipoi Naupoto failed to qualify for the final in the men's Featherweight Division (57kg).
- Sione Pulu qualified for the finals but did not win a medal in the men's Heavyweight Division (91kg).
- Talete Moala failed to qualify for the final in the men's Light heavyweight Division (81kg).
- Solomone Namoa failed to qualify for the final in the men's Light Middleweight Division (71kg).
- Matekihilia Lui failed to qualify for the final in the men's Light Welterweight Division (63.5kg).
- Tupou Avatongo failed to qualify for the final in the men's Welterweight Division (67kg).
Shooting
- Sesimani Fenukitau finished 27th out of 29 in the Fullbore Rifle Queen's Prize- Open, with a score of 232.13 points.
- Ha'angana Tau finished 29th in the same event.