Tereapii Tapoki (born 9 April 1984 in Mauke) is a female discus thrower from the

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. At age twenty, Tapoki made her official debut for the

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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

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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, 11 October 2006 *Discus throw: 57.61 m NR –

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, 11 November 2006 *Javelin throw: 45.85 m NR –

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, 14 December 2006

Achievements

References

External links

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NBC 2008 Olympics profile
{{DEFAULTSORT:Tapoki, Tereapii Female discus throwers Living people Olympic athletes for the Cook Islands Athletes (track and field) at the 2004 Summer Olympics Athletes (track and field) at the 2008 Summer Olympics Commonwealth Games competitors for the Cook Islands Athletes (track and field) at the 2006 Commonwealth Games Athletes (track and field) at the 2018 Commonwealth Games 1984 births Cook Island female athletes Cook Island discus throwers People from Mauke