Tevita Takayawa
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| Born | 18 May 1996 | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| Occupation | Judoka | |||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Country | Fiji | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| Sport | Judo | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| Weight class | –100 kg | |||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Olympic Games | R32 (2020) | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| World Champ. | R32 (2021) | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| OJU Champ. | 
(2018) | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Medal record
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| Profile at external databases | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| IJF | 12863 | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| JudoInside.com | 45443 | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| Updated on 30 October 2022. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Tevita Takayawa (born 18 May 1996) is a Fijian judoka.
From a family with a strong tradition in Judo, his father Viliame Takayawa represented Fiji at the Olympic Games in 1984 and 1988, and his older brother Nacanieli Takayawa-Qerawaqa also competed in judo at the Olympic Games in 1992, 1996, and 2000 and won a Commonwealth Games gold medal in 2002. His niece, and Nacianieli's daughter, Shanice Takawaya also competes in Judo.[1] After being selected to compete at the 2020 Summer Games Tevita Takayawa was drawn against Aleksandar Kukolj in the opening round.[2]
References
- ^ "2019 Pacific Games: Judoka Takayawa wins Fiji's 19th gold medal".
- ^ "Tevita Takayawa". Tokyo 2020. Retrieved 23 July 2021.
External links
- Tevita Takayawa at the International Judo Federation
- Tevita Takayawa at JudoInside.com
- Tevita Takayawa at AllJudo.net (in French)
- Tevita Takayawa at Olympics.com
- Tevita Takayawa at Olympedia
- Tevita Takayawa at The-Sports.org
- Tevita Takayawa on Instagram
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