FONUA Amini

Tonga

Swimming

Date of Birth: 14 Dec 1989

Age: 31

Gender: Male

Place of birth: AUCKLAND

Birth Country:

New Zealand

Place of residence : UNITED STATES OF AMERICA

Events and Medals
Records
Schedule
Bio
General Interest
Milestones

Events and Medals

Discipline	Event	Rank	Medal
Swimming	Men's 100m Breaststroke

Schedule

Change

Start Time	Location	Event	Status
	Tokyo Aquatics Centre	Men's 100m Breaststroke - Heat 1	Finished

Biographical Information

Highlights

Athlete:

Olympic Games

Year	Location	100Breast
2016	Rio de Janeiro, BRA	H (1:06.40)
2012	London, GBR	H (1:03.65)

World Championships

Year	Location	50Breast	100Breast	4x100Free X	4x100Medley X
2019	Gwangju, KOR	H (29.73)	H (1:08.32)	H (4:08.19)	H (4:39.91)
2015	Kazan, RUS	-	H (1:04.28)	-	-
2011	Shanghai, CHN	H (28.23)	H (1:04.02)	-	-

World Championships Short Course

Year	Location	50Breast	50Fly	4x50Free X	4x50Medley X
2018	Hangzhou, CHN	H (28.73)	H (24.50)	H (1:48.42)	H (1:59.74)

Legend
Free - Freestyle, Back - Backstroke, Breast - Breaststroke, Fly - Butterfly, IndMed - Individual Medley, SF - Semifinal, H - Heats, DNS - Did Not Start, M - Men, W - Women, X - Mixed, DSQ - Disqualified, [Relay athlete without time] - Did not swim in final

Nickname:

The Tongan Tiger (aminifonua.typepad.com, 01 Jan 2016)

Occupation:

Athlete

Education:

Media Studies - Texas A&M University, College Station, TX, USA

Languages spoken:

English

Debut:

2010 (Athlete, 03 Aug 2016)

Injuries:

In February 2016 he suffered from a bacterial growth in his small intestine. The issue continued for a couple of months before an acupuncturist cured him of his problem. (Athlete, 03 Aug 2016)

Start:

He took up swimming at age seven at Roskill Swim Club in Auckland, New Zealand. He began competing in races at age nine in Auckland, New Zealand. (matangitonga.to, 02 Aug 2016; Athlete, 03 Aug 2016; stuff.co.nz, 28 May 2012)

Reason:

After his father bought a boat his mother decided that he needed to learn to swim. "My mother wanted us to learn just in case anything happened when we went out to sea in a boat." (Athlete, 03 Aug 2016)

Hero:

US tennis player Serena Williams. (Athlete, 03 Aug 2016)

Philosophy:

"Compete, enjoy and do your best." (Athlete, 03 Aug 2016)

Award:

He was Tonga's flag bearer at the opening ceremony of the 2012 Olympic Games in London. (matangitonga.to, 02 Aug 2016)

General Interest

General
EARLY DAYS
Born to a Tongan father and English mother, he grew up in Auckland, New Zealand. "My father had been whispering in my ear, 'Swim for Tonga.' There were no water safety programmes or swim lessons being offered at the time in Tonga. The Tonga Swimming Association was established in 2010 and I was cleared to swim for them internationally." (tongamaatonga.to, 07 Feb 2020; matangitonga.to, 02 Aug 2016)

Social Media

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LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/amini-fonua-b0398665
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Athlete Website: https://www.aminifonua.com/
Athlete Website 2: http://aminifonua.typepad.com

Legend

:: Gold Medal Event
:: Silver Medal Event
:: Bronze Medal Event

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