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Okilani Tinilau

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Okilani Tinilau
Tinilau with the Tuvalu national football team
Personal information
Born (1989-01-02) 2 January 1989 (age 35)
Nukulaelae, Tuvalu
Height1.78 m (5 ft 10 in)
Association football career
Position(s) Midfielder
Team information
Current team
 FC Manu Laeva
Number 8
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2006- FC Manu Laeva (7)
International career
2006- Tuvalu 3
*Club domestic league appearances and goals
Sport
SportAthletics (2007- ),
Achievements and titles
Personal best100m: 11.44 (2011)[1]
Medal record
Men's athletics
Representing  Tuvalu
Oceania Championships
Bronze medal – third place 2011 Apia Long jump
Bronze medal – third place 2011 Apia Triple jump
Updated on 25 April 2013

Okilani Tinilau (born 2 January 1989) is a Tuvaluan footballer and sprinter who represented Tuvalu at the 2008 Summer Olympics. As a footballer, Tinilau plays for F.C. Manu Laeva in the Tuvalu A-Division, also playing on the Tuvalu national football team.

Football

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Club career

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He plays for FC Manu Laeva football club in Tuvalu. At the 2012 NBT Cup, he was the top scorer with 5 goals.

He represented Tuvalu at the 2008 Summer Olympics at the 2008 Summer Olympics in Beijing, during the country's first ever Olympic Games. While competing in the 100 metre sprint,[2] he set a national record with a time of 11.48.[3][4] His personal best time is 11.44.

Tinilau also participated in the 2009 World Championships in Athletics, (11.57 sec)[5] the 2011 World Championships (11.58 secs)[6] and the 2013 World Championships (11.57 secs).[7]

His personal best in the long jump is 7.02 m.

International career

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Tinilau is also part of the Tuvalu national football team as a midfielder and participated in the 2011 Pacific Games. He made his debut in the match against New Caledonia on 1 September 2011.[8] He also played in the games against Vanuatu;[9] and the Solomon Islands.[10]

No. Date Venue Opponent Score Result Competition
1 9 June 2018 Bedfont Recreation Ground, Bedfont, England  Chagos Islands 1–0 6–1 Friendly
2 4–1
Okilani Tinilau in action against Vanuatu (2011)

Honours

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Athletics

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Track events

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Event Performance Date Place
200 m 23.73 s (nat. rec.) 6 August 2009 Gold Coast, Australia
100 m 11.44.11 s (+1.2 m/s) (nat. rec.) 21 June 2011 Oceania Regional Championships, Apia, Samoa[11]

Field events

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Year Competition Venue Position Event Notes
Representing  Tuvalu
2011 Oceania Championships (Regional Division East) Apia, Samoa 3rd Long jump 7.02 m (wind: -0.6 m/s)
3rd Triple jump 13.61 m (wind: +1.8 m/s)
See also: Tuvaluan records in athletics and Tuvalu at the Olympics

References

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  1. ^ "14th IAAF World Championships - Biographical entry list". IAAF. August 2013. Archived from the original on 13 December 2013. Retrieved 9 December 2013.
  2. ^ "Tuvalu Olympic Athletes Finish Competition Proudly". Tuvalu News. 16 August 2008. Archived from the original on 13 September 2008.
  3. ^ "Beijing 2008 Athletics, 100M Men". IOC. 2008. Archived from the original on 13 December 2013. Retrieved 9 December 2013.
  4. ^ Schepens, Marlies. "De Tegelse palagi van Tuvalu" (PDF). Buun. 14: 48. Retrieved 7 August 2022.
  5. ^ "12th IAAF World Championships Results - 100 metres". IAAF. 15 August 2009. Archived from the original on 7 October 2017. Retrieved 13 March 2016.
  6. ^ "13th IAAF World Championships Results - 100 metres". IAAF. 27 August 2011. Archived from the original on 7 October 2017. Retrieved 13 March 2016.
  7. ^ "14th IAAF World Championships Results - 100 metres". IAAF. 10 August 2013. Archived from the original on 24 March 2016. Retrieved 13 March 2016.
  8. ^ "New Caledonia defeated Tuvalu 8-0 in their Group A match at the XIV Pacific Games". Oceania Football Confederation. 1 September 2011. Archived from the original on 18 December 2014. Retrieved 26 May 2015.
  9. ^ "Vanuatu have beaten Tuvalu 5–1 in their men's Group A match at Riviere Salée in Nouméa at the XIV Pacific Games". Oceania Football Confederation. 30 August 2011. Archived from the original on 8 September 2012. Retrieved 30 August 2011.
  10. ^ "Solomon Islands have beaten Tuvalu in their men's Group A match at Rivière Salée in Nouméa at the XIV Pacific Games". Oceania Football Confederation. 3 September 2011. Archived from the original on 18 December 2014. Retrieved 26 May 2015.
  11. ^ "Oceania Regional Championships East Region Day 1 Results" (PDF). www.hosting1.sportingpulse.com. 21 June 2011. Archived from the original (PDF) on 26 March 2012. Retrieved 1 July 2011.
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