Niko Verekauta
Personal information
Nationality Fiji
Born (1987-02-16) February 16, 1987
Nabukelevu-i-ra, Kadavu, Fiji
Height1.86 m (6 ft 1 in)
Weight74 kg (163 lb)
Sport
SportAthletics
Medal record
Men's athletics
Representing  Fiji
Pacific Games
Gold medal – first place2007 Apia 200 m
Gold medal – first place2007 Apia 400 m
Gold medal – first place2007 Apia 4x100 m relay
Gold medal – first place2007 Apia 4x400 m relay
Silver medal – second place2011 Nouméa 4x400 m relay
(South) Pacific Mini Games
Gold medal – first place2009 Rarotonga 100 m
Gold medal – first place2009 Rarotonga 200 m
Gold medal – first place2009 Rarotonga 400 m
Gold medal – first place2009 Rarotonga 4x100 m relay
Gold medal – first place2009 Rarotonga 4x400 m relay
Gold medal – first place2005 Koror 4x400 m relay
Silver medal – second place2005 Koror 400 m
Updated on 29 April 2013.

Niko Verekauta (born February 16, 1987 in Kadavu) is a Fiji Islands sprinter.[1]

Biography

He represented Fiji in the 400m sprint at 2006 Commonwealth Games[2] and the 400m sprint at the 2008 Summer Olympics.[3] He also won five gold medals at the Mini South Pacific Games in 2009.

Achievements

YearCompetitionVenuePositionEventNotes
Representing  Fiji
2005 South Pacific Mini Games Koror, Palau 2nd 400 m 49.55 s
1st 4 × 400 m relay 3:18.26 min
2006 World Junior Championships Beijing, China 10th (sf) 400m 46.77
2007 Pacific Games Apia, Samoa 1st 200 m 21.26 s (wind: +0.2 m/s) GR
1st 400 m 47.18 s
1st 4 × 100 m relay 40.60 s
1st 4 × 400 m relay 3:10.18 min
2009 Pacific Mini Games Rarotonga, Cook Islands 1st 100 m 10.59 s (wind: +0.9 m/s)
1st 200 m 21.33 s (wind: -0.4 m/s)
1st 400 m 48.83 s
1st 4 × 100 m relay 41.20 s
1st 4 × 400 m relay 3:20.49 min
2011 Pacific Games Nouméa, New Caledonia 2nd 4 × 400 m relay 3:12.75 min

Further achievements

2004

Coca-Cola games 2 gold(200meters,400meters) 1 silver (relay)

2005
  • Coca-Cola Games 2 gold (400m,relay)
2006
  • Coca-Cola Games 2 gold (400m,relay) 1 silver(200m)
  • Commonwealth Games 400m Semifinalist, Melbourne, Australia.
  • World Junior Championship 400m Semifinalist, Beijing, China.
  • 4*400m Oceania relay Selection team for to the world cup in Greece.
2007
  • New Zealand Championship 1 bronze(400meters)
  • Belgium Championship 1 Gold (400meters)
  • Australia under 23 1 Silver (400meter)
2008
  • New Zealand Championship 1 Gold (400meters)
  • Belgium Championship 1 Gold (400meters)
  • France A league Series 1 Silver (400meters)
  • Europe 300m A league Placed 4th Overall
  • Fiji representative to the Olympic Games in Beijing, China.
2009
  • Under 23 Australian Championship 2 Gold(200m,400m)
  • Represented Fiji at the World Championship in Berlin,Germany.
  • Oceania Games in Gold Coast Australia 4 Gold medal(100m,200m both the relays)

References

  1. ↑ Whippy, Sera (April 12, 2010), Niko changes track spikes for rugby studs, Fiji Times, retrieved April 27, 2013
  2. ↑ "Niko Verekauta Biography". 2006 Commonwealth Games. Archived from the original on 2009-10-28. Retrieved 2009-02-25.
  3. ↑ "Niko Verekauta Biography". NBC. Retrieved 2009-02-25.
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