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Elama Faʻatonu

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Elama Faʻatonu
Personal information
Born (1994-04-30) April 30, 1994 (age 30)
Faga'alu, American Samoa[1]
Height1.75 m (5 ft 9 in)
Weight82 kg (181 lb)
Sport
Country American Samoa
SportAthletics
Event100 metres
Achievements and titles
Personal best11.48 (London 2012)
Updated on 15 August 2012

Elama Faʻatonu (born 30 April 1994) is an American Samoan sprinter.[2] He competed in the 100 metres event at the 2012 Summer Olympics in London.[3] He ranked 7th in his qualifying heat and failed to advance though he set a personal best time of 11.48 seconds.

Football career

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Fa'atonu played besides semi-professional as a striker for the FFAS Senior League club Utulei Youth,[4] as well for the American Samoa national under-17 football team.[5]

References

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  1. ^ "Olympic Athletes Born in Faga'alu, Eastern, American Samoa". Archived from the original on 18 April 2020. Retrieved 3 September 2019.
  2. ^ "ELAMA FA'ATONU — PROUD TO BE AMERICAN SAMOAN". Archived from the original on 2013-10-29. Retrieved 2018-11-09.
  3. ^ "London 2012 profile". Archived from the original on 2013-01-03. Retrieved 2012-08-04.
  4. ^ Utulei needed to fight hard for it with Kaleopa Siligi and Elama Fa’atonu both scoring a goal apiece in the win.
  5. ^ Elama Fa’atonu profile at oceaniafootball.com
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