Tonga at the 2011 Pacific Games - AbsoluteAstronomy.com

Tonga
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...

competed at the 2011 Pacific Games

2011 Pacific Games

The 2011 Pacific Games took place in Nouméa, New Caledonia, from August 27 to September 10, 2011. Nouméa was the 14th host of the Pacific Games...

in Nouméa

Nouméa

Nouméa is the capital city of the French territory of New Caledonia. It is situated on a peninsula in the south of New Caledonia's main island, Grande Terre, and is home to the majority of the island's European, Polynesian , Indonesian, and Vietnamese populations, as well as many Melanesians,...

, New Caledonia

New Caledonia

New Caledonia is a special collectivity of France located in the southwest Pacific Ocean, east of Australia and about from Metropolitan France. The archipelago, part of the Melanesia subregion, includes the main island of Grande Terre, the Loyalty Islands, the Belep archipelago, the Isle of...

between August 27 and September 10, 2011. As of June 28, 2011 Tonga has listed 139 competitors.

Archery

Tonga has qualified 1 athlete.

Men

Sio Sifa Taumoepeau

Athletics

Tonga has qualified 7 athletes.

Men

Lars Fa'apoi - Decathlon
Epeli Ika
Haui Hetesi Sakalia

Women

Olivia Eteaki
Vasi Feke
Kalina Mama'o
'Ana Po'Uhila - Shot Put, Discus Throw, Hammer Throw

Badminton

Tonga has qualified 2 athletes.

Men

Metuisela Vainikolo
Sione Vainikolo

Bodybuilding

Tonga has qualified 3 athletes.

Men

Sitani Tautalanoa - -80kg
Mateo Vaihu - -85kg
Sione Fatai - -90kg

Boxing

Tonga has qualified 2 athletes.

Men

Sosefo Kauatoa Falekaono - -81kg
Semisi Kalu - 91kg & Over

Football

Tonga has qualified a women's team. Each team can consist of a maximum of 21 athletes.

Women

Siaila La’akulu
Emelita Moala
Buccilea Ongolea
Olive Mateialona
Koni Vungamoeahi
Sofia Filo
Eseta Vi
Salome Va’Enuku
Kiana Mu’amoholeva
Piuingi Feke
Laite Si’i Manu
Pauline Tonga
Neomai Tupou
Tania Silakivai
Vea Funaki
Suliana Utaatu
Ofa La’akulu
Wendy Feke
Lupe Likiliki
Tangimausia Ma’afu

Golf

Tonga has qualified 8 athletes.

Men

Kalolo Fifita
Tasisio Lolesio
Paula Piukala
Afa Vasi

Women

Losa Fapiano
Joyce Kaho
Elina Raass
Ana Veronesi

Surfing

Tonga has qualified 3 athletes.

Men

Michael Burling
Alan Burling

Women

Anau-ki-uiha Burling

Swimming

Tonga has qualified 3 athletes.

Men

Amini Fonua - 50m Breaststroke, 200m Breaststroke, 100m Breaststroke
Ifalemi Sau-Paea - 100m Butterfly, 200m Butterfly

Women

Charissa Panuve

Table Tennis

Tonga had qualified 9 athletes. However the team was left behind in Brisbane

Brisbane

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, Australia

Australia

Australia , officially the Commonwealth of Australia, is a country in the Southern Hemisphere comprising the mainland of the Australian continent, the island of Tasmania, and numerous smaller islands in the Indian and Pacific Oceans. It is the world's sixth-largest country by total area...

and missed the team events, should the team arrive in time they may compete in the singles and doubles events. Only 1 athlete competed in the games.

Women