Nooa Takooa (born 10 March 1993) is a sprinter who is internationally representing Kiribati. He participated in 2009 World Championships in Athletics and 2010 Summer Youth Olympics. He represented Kiribati at 2012 Summer Olympics in London in the Men's 100m event. Takooa was eliminated in the preliminary round but finished with a personal best time of 11.53. Takooa is a member of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints.
Personal bests Outdoor 100 m: 11.51 s (wind: -0.1 m/s) – Papeete, 5 June 2013 Indoor 60 m: 7.57 s – Istanbul, 9 March 2012
Achievements 2009World Championships in AthleticsBerlin, Germany85th100 m11.74 s (wind: -0.3 m/s)2010Kiribati Athletics ChampionshipsKiribati 3rd100 m11.5 (PB) 2nd200 m23.7Youth OlympicsSingapore City, Singapore —100 mDNSOceania Youth ChampionshipsSydney, Australia6th (h)100 m11.85 s (wind: +0.7 m/s)2012World Indoor ChampionshipsIstanbul, Turkey6th (h)60 m7.57 sOlympic GamesLondon, United Kingdom13th (q)100 m11.53 s (wind: +0.5 m/s)2013Oceania ChampionshipsPapeete, French Polynesia14th (sf)100 m11.51 s (wind: -0.1 m/s)12th (h)200 m23.86 s (wind: -1.3 m/s)2nd4 × 100 m relay44.46 s –High jumpNH2014Commonwealth GamesGlasgow, United Kingdom70th (h)100m11.56 (wind: +0.2 m/s)Oceania ChampionshipsRarotonga, Cook Islands15th (sf)100m11.99 (wind: -3.3 m/s)11th (h)200m24.13 w (wind: +5.0 m/s)7th4 × 100 m relay45.24
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