ʻAna Kilistina Poʻuhila (born October 18, 1979, in Longoteme, Tongatapu, Tonga) is a Tongan athlete.
Biography She represented the Kingdom of Tonga in the shot put event during the 2008 Summer Olympics in Beijing. She had the honour of being the flagbearer for her country at the opening ceremony. Originally a sprinter, she is now known for breaking the national Tongan shot put record in 2008 during her European Olympic preparation tour with a put of 18.03 metres in Albertville.
As she threw over the Olympic qualifying distance of 17.20 metres ten times she qualified for the 2008 Olympics on merit. However, she did not advance beyond the qualification round as her put of 16.42 metres placed her in only the 27th position. She had previously competed in the 2004 Summer Olympics for the event of shot put, but her throw of 15.33 metres did not allow her to qualify for the final round.
On July 2, 2009, she broke the Tongan national record in hammer throwing, with a throw of 53,53m."'Ana Po'uhila Tonga's record-breaking hammer thrower", Matangi Tonga, July 12, 2009
She placed 14th in the shot put qualifier of the 2012 Summer Olympics with a put of 15.80 m.
Personal best Event Performance Wind Venue Date100 metres 13.57 -0.2 Edmonton August 5, 2001Shot Put 18.03 Albertville July 7, 2008Discus Throw 53.10 Cook Island August 24, 2009Hammer throw 53.53 France July 2, 2009Javelin throw 45.45 Noumea New Caledonia April 3, 2008
Achievements Representing 2000Oceania ChampionshipsAdelaide, Australia1stShot put14.36 m3rdDiscus throw38.41 m3rdHammer throw35.29 m1stJavelin throw42.32 m2001South Pacific Mini GamesMiddlegate, Norfolk Island1stShot put15.13 m3rdDiscus throw42.28 m2002Oceania ChampionshipsChristchurch, New Zealand1stShot put15.66 m 2ndDiscus throw45.11 m2003South Pacific GamesSuva, Fiji1stShot put15.89 m GR2ndDiscus throw48.14 m2004Olympic Games Athens, Greece32ndShot put15.33 mOceania ChampionshipsTownsville, Australia1stShot put14.89 m3rdDiscus throw45.49 m2005South Pacific Mini GamesKoror, Palau1stShot put16.92 m GR3rdDiscus throw45.69 m2006Oceania ChampionshipsApia, Samoa1stShot put16.57 m CR2ndDiscus throw52.48 m2007Pacific GamesApia, Samoa1stShot put16.60 m2ndDiscus throw48.92 m2009Pacific Mini GamesRarotonga, Cook Islands1stShot put16.53 m1stDiscus throw53.10 m1stHammer throw50.70 m GR2011Pacific GamesNouméa, New Caledonia1stShot put15.72 m2ndDiscus throw48.22 m3rdHammer throw47.27 m2012Olympic Games London, Great Britain30thShot put15.80 m
Honours National honours Order of Queen Sālote Tupou III, Member (31 July 2008).
References
External links
Let The Games Begin at HPTC Oceania Biography on the official website of the Beijing Olympics