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| Born | (1996-05-18) 18 May 1996 (age 28) | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| Occupation | Judoka | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| Sport | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Country | Fiji | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| Sport | Judo | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| Weight class | –100 kg | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| Achievements and titles | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 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, as Takayawa's 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. After being selected to compete at the 2020 Summer Games Tevita Takayawa was drawn against Aleksandar Kukolj in the opening round.
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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