Tereapii Tapoki (born 9 April 1984) is a Cook Islands discus thrower. At age twenty, Tapoki made her official debut for the 2004 Summer Olympics in Athens, where she competed in the women's discus throw. She placed fortieth in the qualifying rounds of the competition, with a throw of 48.12 metres.
At the 2008 Summer Olympics in Beijing, Tapoki improved her performance by successfully throwing the discus into the field on her third and final attempt, at 48.35 metres. Tapoki, however, failed to advance into the discus throw final, as she placed thirty-seventh overall in the qualifying rounds.
Personal bests Shot put: 14.96 m NR – Nikao, Cook Islands, 11 October 2006 Discus throw: 57.61 m NR – Auckland New Zealand, 11 November 2006 Javelin throw: 45.85 m NR – Apia, Samoa, 14 December 2006
Achievements Representing the 1999Oceania Youth ChampionshipsSanta Rita, Guam4thShot put11.06m1stDiscus34.22 m5thJavelin29.58m2000Oceania Youth ChampionshipsAdelaide, Australia1stShot put12.57 m1stDiscus38.23 mPolynesian ChampionshipsApia, Samoa3rdShot put12.36m2ndDiscus40.38m2001World Youth ChampionshipsDebrecen, Hungary8th (q)Shot put12.30 m9thDiscus40.71 mSouth Pacific Mini GamesMiddlegate, Norfolk Island4thShot put12.43m4thDiscus40.82m2002World Junior ChampionshipsKingston, Jamaica15th (q)Discus36.75 mOceania ChampionshipsChristchurch, New Zealand4thShot put12.94m3rdDiscus40.87 m2003South Pacific GamesSuva, Fiji3rdShot put13.91 m3rdDiscus46.46 mUniversiadeDaegu, South Korea9thShot put14.12 m15thDiscus45.48 m2004Olympic GamesAthens, Greece20th (q)Discus48.12 mOceania ChampionshipsTownsville, Australia2ndShot put14.58 m1stDiscus52.98 m CR4thJavelin39.70m2005World ChampionshipsHelsinki, Finland9th (q)Discus50.92 mSouth Pacific Mini GamesKoror, Palau3rdShot put13.85 m2ndDiscus48.32 m3rdJavelin43.78 m2006Commonwealth GamesMelbourne, Australia11thDiscus51.50 mOceania ChampionshipsApia, Samoa2ndShot put14.81 m1stDiscus52.83 m1stJavelin45.85 m2007World ChampionshipsOsaka, Japan27th (q)Discus50.35 mPacific GamesApia, Samoa2ndShot put14.90 m1stDiscus53.17 m5thJavelin42.28 m2008Oceania ChampionshipsSaipan, Northern Mariana Islands1stDiscus50.59 mOlympic GamesBeijing, China37th (q)Discus48.35 m2009World ChampionshipsBerlin, Germany37th (q)Discus45.29 mPacific Mini GamesRarotonga, Cook Islands3rdShot put13.88 m3rdDiscus48.46 m4thJavelin40.01m2011Oceania Championships (Regional Division East)Apia, Samoa3rdShot put12.91 m2ndDiscus46.21 mPacific GamesNouméa, New Caledonia5thShot put13.12m4thDiscus45.12m2013Oceania ChampionshipsPapeete, French Polynesia1stShot put14.17 m2ndDiscus49.98 mPacific Mini GamesMata-Utu, Wallis and Futuna1stShot put14.46m1stDiscus48.48m2015Oceania ChampionshipsCairns, Australia4thShot put13.59m2ndDiscus50.83mPacific GamesPort Moresby, Papua New Guinea2ndShot put14.31m1stDiscus48.70m2017Oceania ChampionshipsSuva, Fiji4thShot put12.81m2ndDiscus44.83mAsian Indoor and Martial Arts GamesAshgabat, Turkmenistan5thShot put13.39mPacific Mini GamesPort Vila, Vanuatu3rdShot put12.75m1stDiscus47.11m2018Commonwealth GamesGold Coast, Australia13th (q)Shot put12.60m10thDiscus46.01m2019Oceania ChampionshipsTownsville, Australia7thShot put11.77m6thDiscus46.13mPacific GamesApia, Samoa4thShot put12.23m2ndDiscus44.63m
References
External links
NBC 2008 Olympics profile Sports reference biography