Sogelau Tuvalu (born 5 June 1994) is an

American Samoa American Samoa ( sm, Amerika Sāmoa, ; also ' or ') is an unincorporated territory of the United States located in the South Pacific Ocean, southeast of the island country of Samoa. Its location is centered on . It is east of the International ...

track and field Track and field is a sport that includes athletic contests based on running, jumping, and throwing skills. The name is derived from where the sport takes place, a running track and a grass field for the throwing and some of the jumping events ...

athlete who represented American Samoa at the 2011 World Championships in Athletics in the

100 meters The 100 metres, or 100-meter dash, is a sprint race in track and field competitions. The shortest common outdoor running distance, the dash is one of the most popular and prestigious events in the sport of athletics. It has been contest ...

, despite being trained as a

shot put The shot put is a track and field event involving "putting" (throwing) a heavy spherical ball—the ''shot''—as far as possible. The shot put competition for men has been a part of the modern Olympics since their revival in 1896, and women's ...

ter.

2011 World Athletics Championships

Having not qualified to compete at the shot put event, Tuvalu was entered into the 100 meters at the 2011 World Athletics Championships in

Daegu Daegu (, , literally 'large hill', 대구광역시), formerly spelled Taegu and officially known as the Daegu Metropolitan City, is a city in South Korea. It is the third-largest urban agglomeration in South Korea after Seoul and Busan; it is ...

, which had no qualification standard for smaller nations. Running in the fourth heat of the preliminary round, Tuvalu finished 5 seconds slower than first-placed

Malaysia Malaysia ( ; ) is a country in Southeast Asia. The federation, federal constitutional monarchy consists of States and federal territories of Malaysia, thirteen states and three federal territories, separated by the South China Sea into two r ...

n Mohd Noor Imran, finishing in 15.66s. Tuvalu is also one of the youngest debutants in the history of the World Athletics Championships, making his first and only appearance aged 17.

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* {{DEFAULTSORT:Tuvalu, Sogelau American Samoan male sprinters 1995 births Living people World Athletics Championships athletes for American Samoa