Dolores Tuimoloau
Dolores Tuimoloau (born May 29, 1976 – February 19, 2011) was an American Samoan athlete, primarily known for throwing events. She represented American Samoa at the 1995 Athletics at the Pacific Ocean Games, Pacific Ocean Games, earning a silver medal in the shot put, the only such medal for her country. Tuimoloau grew up in Oxnard, California. Since the age of 9, she excelled in basketball because she was always the largest in her class, a trend that brought her to the height of 310 pounds by the age of 18. She eventually played for Channel Islands High School where she was All-County in basketball. Looking for a sport to play in the springtime, she thought she would play softball but a friend invited her to try out for the track team. The first time she threw a shot put, it went . She continued to improve, by her senior year she set the Ventura County record in both the shot put at and the discus at . She won the 1994 CIF California State Meet in the shot put, beating her nea ...
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Athletics At The Pacific Ocean Games
At the 1995 Pacific Ocean Games, the Athletics (sport), athletics events were held at the Estadio Olímpico Pascual Guerrero in Cali, Colombia from June 24 to July 2. A total of 31 events were contested, of which 14 by male and 17 by female athletes.Pacific Ocean Games
GBR Athletics. Retrieved on 2015-03-21. The athletics competition did not attract many of the highest level athletes from the Pacific Rim countries and the host nation athletes were foremost among in the medallists.MUCHAS MEDALLAS, PERO POCAS MARCAS
. ''El Tiempo'' (1995-06-29). Retrieved on 2015-03-21. Colombia topped the medal table with 14 gold medals and 41 medals overall.< ...
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