Pesamino Iakopo (born 28 March 2000) is a Samoan sprinter and rugby union player. He represented Samoa at the 2022 Pacific Mini Games and is part of the team for the 2022 Commonwealth Games.
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| Born | 28 March 2000[1] | |||||||||||||||||
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| Country |  Samoa | |||||||||||||||||
| Sport | Athletics | |||||||||||||||||
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Iakopo is from Faala on the island of Savai'i.[2] He was educated at Don Bosco College.[2] He competed at the 2019 Pacific Games in Apia, making it to the semifinals.[2] In August 2019 he won the Champion of Champions competition in Samoa, setting a new record in the triple-jump.[2] He later competed in the 2022 Pacific Mini Games in Saipan, Northern Mariana Islands, winning silver in the 100 metres[3] and 4 × 100 metres relay.[4][5]
On 14 July 2022 he was selected as part of Samoa's team for the 2022 Commonwealth Games in Birmingham.[6][7]
In 2019 he was selected for the training squad for the Samoa national rugby sevens team for its Olympic qualifier.[8] In January 2020 he was named as a non-travelling reserve for the Hamilton Sevens.[9] He was not included in the team in its 2021 trials.[10]
References
edit- ^ "Pesamino IAKOPO". World Athletics. Retrieved 14 July 2022.
- ^ a b c d Thomas Airey (30 August 2019). "Pesamino is Samoa's fastest schoolboy". Samoa Observer. Retrieved 14 July 2022.
- ^ Matai'a Lanuola Tusani T - Ah Tong (23 June 2022). "Team Samoa bags 15 medals in Saipan". Samoa Observer. Retrieved 14 July 2022.
- ^ Matai'a Lanuola Tusani T - Ah Tong (24 June 2022). "Athletics scoops 2 more medals". Samoa Observer. Retrieved 14 July 2022.
- ^ "Team Samoa returning home with 21 medals from the Pacific Mini Games". Talamua. 27 June 2022. Retrieved 14 July 2022.
- ^ Gutu Faasau (13 July 2022). "SASNOC announces Team Samoa for Commonwealth Games". Samoa Observer. Retrieved 13 July 2022.
- ^ "Team Samoa for Commonwealth Games 2022 in Birmingham Announced". Samoa Global News. 13 July 2022. Retrieved 13 July 2022.
- ^ "Samoa Sevens Prepare for Olympic Qualifier at upcoming Oceania Tournament". Samoa Global News. 6 October 2019. Retrieved 14 July 2022.
- ^ "Sport: Returning stars bolster Samoa 7s side in Hamilton". RNZ. 21 January 2020. Retrieved 14 July 2022.
- ^ "Manu Samoa Sevens Set for First Week of Trials". Samoa Global News. 14 January 2021. Retrieved 14 July 2022.
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