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Samuel Aragaw

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Samuel Aragaw
Sport
Country French Polynesia
SportAthletics
Medal record
Men's Athletics
Representing  Tahiti
Pacific Games
Gold medal – first place 2019 Apia 5,000m
Silver medal – second place 2019 Apia Half-marathon

Samuel Aragaw is a French Polynesian long-distance runner who has represented French Polynesia at the Pacific Games.

Aragaw is originally from Africa, and moved to French Polynesia in 2015.[1]

In 2017 he won the Polynesian 10,000m championship.[2] He won again in 2018.[3]

At the 2019 Pacific Games in Apia he won gold in the 5,000m[4] and silver in the half-marathon.[5]

References

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  1. ^ "Portrait – Samuel Aragaw : " Je veux représenter Tahiti aux Jeux Olympiques "" (in French). Radio1. 12 June 2016. Retrieved 26 October 2022.
  2. ^ "Course à pied – Championnat de Polynésie 10km : Samuel Aragaw devant Cédric Wane" (in French). Tahiti Infos. 30 January 2017. Retrieved 26 October 2022.
  3. ^ "Course à pied – Championnat de Polynésie 10 KM : Samuel Aragaw s'envole vers la victoire" (in French). Tahiti Infos. 18 January 2018. Retrieved 26 October 2022.
  4. ^ "Samuel Aragaw remporte la première médaille d'or pour l'athlétisme" (in French). Tahiti Infos. 18 July 2019. Retrieved 26 October 2022.
  5. ^ "2019 Pacific Games: Lal scoops gold for Fiji in half marathon". Fiji Times. 20 July 2019. Retrieved 26 October 2022.