Pesamino Iakopo
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| Born | 28 March 2000[1] | |||||||||||||||||
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| Country |  Samoa | |||||||||||||||||
| Sport | Athletics | |||||||||||||||||
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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.
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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