Banuve Tabakaucoro

Banuve Tabakaucoro

Banuve in April 2014
Personal information
Full name Banuve Lalabalavu Tabakaucoro
Nationality  Fiji
Born (1992-09-04) September 4, 1992
Residence Suva, Fiji
Height 1.83 m (6 ft 0 in)
Weight 82 kg (181 lb)
Sport
Country  Fiji
Sport Athletics
Event(s) 100 m, 200 m
College team Marist Brothers High School
Coached by Bola Tafo'ou
Achievements and titles
Personal best(s) 10.22s (100 m)
20.63s (200 m)
Medal record
Men's Athletics
Competitor for  Fiji
Pacific Games
2011 Nouméa 100 m
2011 Nouméa 200 m
2011 Nouméa 4x100 m relay
2015 Port Moresby 100 m
2015 Port Moresby 200 m
2015 Port Moresby 4x400 m relay
2015 Port Moresby 4x100 m relay
Pacific Mini Games
2013 Mata-Utu 100m
2013 Mata-Utu 200m
2013 Mata-Utu 4x400m relay
2009 Rarotonga 100 m
2009 Rarotonga 200 m
Oceania Championships
2010 Cairns 4x100 m relay
2010 Cairns 800 m medley relay
2011 Apia 100 m
2011 Apia 200 m
2011 Apia 4x100 m relay
2011 Apia 4x400 m relay
2013 Papeete 100 m
2013 Papeete 200 m
2013 Papeete 800 m medley relay
Updated on 27 April 2013.

Ratu Banuve Lalabalavu Tabakaucoro (born 4 September 1992 in Suva, Fiji) is a Fijian sprinter who specializes in the 100 and 200 meters. In the 2011 Coke Games Tabakaucoro ran his personal best in the senior boys 100 and 200 meters finals on the 29 and 30 April; he also helped his school win the 4 x 100 metres relay. He now holds the national record in the men's 200 meters for Fiji.

Tabakaucoro is currently enrolled in the Sports Science Academy at the prestigious Marist Brothers High School.

2011 Pacific Games

He also won gold in the 100 meter, 200 meter and 4x100m Relay at the Pacific Games in Nouméa, New Caledonia in September 2011 2011 Pacific Games with a time of 10.52s.

93rd Australian Athletics Championships

In March 2015, he competed in the Australian Athletics Championships on Brisbane where he finished 2nd in the 100m Final with a time of 10.26s breaking the national record of 10.34s set by Jone Delai back in 1995.[1] He also set a new national record in the 200m of 20.63s.[2]

Personal best

Distance Time Date Venue Ref
100 m 10.22 s (-0.1 m/s) 8 May 2015 Cairns, Australia
200 m 20.63 s (+1.7 m/s) 29 March 2015 Brisbane, Australia

Achievements

Year Competition Venue Position Event Notes
Representing  Fiji
2008 Commonwealth Youth Games Pune, India 5th (sf) 100 m 10.91 s (wind: +0.9 m/s)
7th Long jump 6.86 m (wind: +0.4 m/s)
7th 4x100 m relay 41.79 s
2009 World Youth Championships Brixen, Italy 3rd (qf) 100 m 10.77 s (wind: +0.7 m/s)
Melanesian Championships Gold Coast, Queensland, Australia 4th 100m 10.95 (wind: +0.1 m/s)
Pacific Mini Games Rarotonga, Cook Islands 2nd 100 m 10.68 s (wind: +1.9 m/s)
2nd 200 m 21.70 s (wind: -0.4 m/s)
2010 Oceania Junior Championships Cairns, Australia 1st 100 m 10.80 s (wind: +2.0 m/s)
1st 200 m 21.69 s (wind: -0.6 m/s)
Oceania Championships Cairns, Australia 1st 4x100 m relay 42.02 s
1st Mixed 800 m medlex relay 1:35.31 min
2011 Universiade Shenzhen, China 5th (qf) 100 m 10.49 s (wind: -0.1 m/s)
4th (qf) 200 m 21.26 s (wind: +0.0 m/s)
Oceania Championships (Regional Division East) Apia, Samoa 1st 100 m 10.46 s (wind: +1.2 m/s)
1st 200 m 21.01 s (wind: +1.9 m/s)
1st 4x100 m relay 41.71 s
1st 4x400 m relay 3:17.62 min
Pacific Games Nouméa, New Caledonia 1st 100 m 10.52 s (wind: -0.4 m/s)
1st 200 m 21.18 s (wind: -1.1 m/s) GR
1st 4x100 m relay 41.25 s
2013 Oceania Championships Papeete, French Polynesia 1st 100 m 10.65 s (wind: -1.0 m/s)
1st 200 m 21.08 s (wind: -1.5 m/s)
2nd Mixed 800 Sprint Medley relay 1:38.95 min
World Championships Moscow, Russia 46th (h) 100m 10.53 (wind: -0.1 m/s)
40th (h) 200m 21.27 (wind: -0.2 m/s)
Pacific Mini Games Mata-Utu, Wallis and Futuna 1st 100m 10.33 (wind: 0.0 m/s)
1st 200m 21.13 (wind: -2.6 m/s)
— 4x100m relay DQ
1st 4x400m relay 3:15.38
2014 Oceania Championships Rarotonga, Cook Islands 1st 100m 10.30 (wind: -0.2 m/s)
1st 4x100m relay 41.61
2nd 4x400m relay 3:19.13
Commonwealth Games Glasgow, United Kingdom 22nd (h) 100m 10.51 (wind: -0.4 m/s)
16th (h)1 200m 21.04 (wind: -0.5 m/s)
2015 Oceania Championships Cairns, Queensland, Australia 1st 100m 10.22 (wind: -0.1 m/s)
2nd 200m 20.68 (wind: +1.6 m/s)
1st 4x100m relay 40.98
2nd 4x400m relay 3:22.16
1st Mixed 800m sprint medley 1:35.32
Pacific Games Port Moresby, Papua New Guinea 1st 100m 10.55
1st 200m 20.53 GR
World Championships Beijing, China 41th (h) 100m 10.41

1: Disqualified in the semifinal.

References

  1. ↑ "Pearson pushed all the way as Riseley doubles at Australian Championships - iaaf.org". Retrieved 2015-03-30.
  2. ↑ "200M Banuve Tabakaucoro 20.63 Australian Championships 2015 - YouTube". Retrieved 2015-03-30.

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