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Derek Sua

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Derek Sua
Personal information
Full nameDerek Sua
NationalitySamoan
Born (1987-12-29) 29 December 1987 (age 36)[1]
OccupationJudoka
Weight100+ kg
Sport
CountrySamoa
SportJudo
EventOlympics
Medal record
Men's Judo
Representing  Samoa
Pacific Games
Bronze medal – third place 2019 Apia +100kg
OCeania Championships
Gold medal – first place 2017 Nukuʻalofa +100kg
Profile at external databases
IJF9904
JudoInside.com61464

Nanai Derek Sua (born 29 December 1987) is a Samoan judoka who has represented Samoa at the Pacific Games, Commonwealth Games, and Olympic Games.

He competed in the 2014 Commonwealth Games in Glasgow, but did not advance.[1]

He was awarded with a wild card for the 2016 Summer Olympics in Rio de Janeiro, in the men's +100 kg, where he was eliminated by Abdullo Tangriev in the second round.[2][3][4]

He won a gold medal at the 2017 OJU Senior Championships in Nukuʻalofa, Tonga.[5] He won bronze at the 2019 Pacific Games in Apia.

References

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  1. ^ a b "DEREK SUA". 2014 Glasgow. Retrieved 15 July 2022.
  2. ^ "Derek Sua". rio2016.com. Archived from the original on 26 August 2016. Retrieved 23 August 2016.
  3. ^ "Derek Sua - Judoka". www.judoinside.com/. Judo Inside. Retrieved 17 December 2016.
  4. ^ Deidre Fanene (18 August 2016). "Judo Olympian Sua says thank you Samoa". Samoa Observer. Retrieved 15 July 2022.
  5. ^ Deidre Tautua (2 May 2017). "Gold and Bronze medals for Samoa Judo". Samoa Observer. Retrieved 15 July 2022.
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