Vahaafenua Vitolio Tipotio (born 17 July 1975) is a French
track and field athlete who competes in the
javelin throw. Born in
Wallis and Futuna, he competed for his native nation at the
South Pacific Games, winning a bronze in 1995 and a silver in 1999.
Tipotio's highest honour was a gold medal at the
2005 Mediterranean Games
The XVth Mediterranean Games Almería 2005 (XV Juegos del Mediterráneo 2005 in Spanish), commonly known as the 2005 Mediterranean Games, were the 15th Mediterranean Games. The Games were held in Almería, Spain over 10 days, from 24 June to 3 Ju ...
. He is a two-time silver medallist at the
Francophonie Games, reaching the podium in 1997 and again in 2005.
His personal best for the javelin is , set in
Saint-Étienne
Saint-Étienne (; frp, Sant-Etiève; oc, Sant Estève, ) is a city and the prefecture of the Loire department in eastern-central France, in the Massif Central, southwest of Lyon in the Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes region.
Saint-Étienne is the t ...
on 14 July 2002. He is a member of
Ca Montreuil 93 athletic club.
International competitions
National titles
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French Athletics Championships
The French Athletics Championships (french: Championnats de France d'athlétisme) is an annual outdoor track and field competition organised by the Fédération française d'athlétisme (FFA; French Athletics Federation), which serves as the Frenc ...
**Javelin throw: 2006,
French Championships
GBR Athletics. Retrieved on 2016-02-21. 2007, 2009, 2013
See also
*List of javelin throw national champions (men)
Below a list of all national champions in the Men's javelin event in track and field from several countries since 1980.
Australia
*1980: Manfred Rohkämper
*1981: Mike O'Rourke (NZL)
*1982: Garry Calvert
*1983: Dave Dixon
*1984: Dave Dixon
* ...
References
External links
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Living people
1975 births
Wallis and Futuna javelin throwers
French male javelin throwers
Mediterranean Games gold medalists for France
Mediterranean Games medalists in athletics
Athletes (track and field) at the 2005 Mediterranean Games
Wallis and Futuna sportsmen
French Athletics Championships winners
Pacific Games silver medalists
Pacific Games medalists in athletics
Pacific Games bronze medalists