Mosese Foliaki

Mosese Foliaki (born 2000) is a Tongan athlete who competes in the hurdles, high jump, and pole vault. He has represented Tonga at the Pacific Games and Pacific Mini Games.

At the 2017 Pacific Mini Games in Port Vila he won silver in the pole vault, and bronze in the high jump.^[2]^[3] At the 2019 Pacific Games in Apia he won gold in both the 110 metres hurdles^[4]^[5] and the high jump.^[3]^[6] Following the games he was granted land in Vavaʻu by governor Lord Fakatulolo.^[7]

Foliaki was working as a Mormon missionary on Nomuka during the 2022 Hunga Tonga–Hunga Ha'apai eruption and tsunami, and was involved in rescue efforts after the tsunami.^[8]

References

^ "Mosese FOLIAKI". World Athletics. Retrieved 28 July 2022.
^ "MINI SOUTH PACIFIC GAMES MEDALLISTS". Retrieved 28 July 2022.
^ ^a ^b Rosi Doviverata (16 July 2019). "Pacific Games: Silver For Kaiwalu, Tonga's Foliaki Takes Gold At High Jump". Fiji Sun. Retrieved 28 July 2022.
^ "Mosese Foliaki and Talatala Po'oi win Gold and Silver 110m hurdles". Matangi Tonga. 19 July 2019. Retrieved 28 July 2022.
^ "Tonga soar to gold and silver in men's hurdles". Samoa 2019. 18 July 2019. Retrieved 28 July 2022.
^ "Mosese Foliaki takes Gold in high jump". Matangi Tonga. 17 July 2019. Retrieved 28 July 2022.
^ "Vava'u Governor gifts land to athletes". Tonga Broadcasting Commission. 29 July 2019. Retrieved 28 July 2022.
^ Haley Lundberg (23 February 2022). "During tsunami, Tongan missionaries spring into action and save lives". LDS Living. Retrieved 28 July 2022.

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