ʻAna Poʻuhila

ʻAna Kilistina Poʻuhila (born October 18, 1979, in Longoteme, Tongatapu, Tonga) is a Tongan athlete.

ʻAna Poʻuhila

Personal information
Nationality	Tongan
Born	(1979-10-18) October 18, 1979 (age 45) Neiafu, Tongatapu
Height	1.82 m (6 ft 0 in)
Weight	96 kg (212 lb)
Sport
Country	Tonga
Sport	Athletics
Event	Shot put
Club	Bays Cougars (New Zealand)
Coached by	Didier Poppe
Medal record Women's Athletics Representing  Tonga (South) Pacific Games 2011 Nouméa Shot put 2007 Apia Shot put 2003 Suva Shot put 2011 Nouméa Discus throw 2007 Apia Discus throw 2003 Suva Discus throw 2011 Nouméa Hammer throw (South) Pacific Mini Games 2009 Rarotonga Shot put 2009 Rarotonga Discus throw 2009 Rarotonga Hammer throw 2005 Koror Shot put 2001 Middlegate 100 m 2005 Koror Discus throw 2001 Middlegate Discus throw Oceania Championships 2006 Apia Shot put 2004 Townsville Shot put 2002 Christchurch Shot put 2000 Adelaide Shot put 2000 Adelaide Javelin throw 2006 Apia Discus throw 2002 Christchurch Discus throw 2004 Townsville Discus throw 2000 Adelaide Discus throw 2000 Adelaide Hammer throw
Updated on 29 April 2013

Biography

She represented the Kingdom of Tonga in the shot put event during the 2008 Summer Olympics in Beijing. She had the honour of being the flagbearer for her country at the opening ceremony. Originally a sprinter, she is now known for breaking the national Tongan shot put record in 2008 during her European Olympic preparation tour with a put of 18.03 metres in Albertville.

As she threw over the Olympic qualifying distance of 17.20 metres ten times she qualified for the 2008 Olympics on merit. However, she did not advance beyond the qualification round as her put of 16.42 metres placed her in only the 27th position. She had previously competed in the 2004 Summer Olympics for the event of shot put, but her throw of 15.33 metres did not allow her to qualify for the final round.

On July 2, 2009, she broke the Tongan national record in hammer throwing, with a throw of 53,53m.^[1]

She placed 14th in the shot put qualifier of the 2012 Summer Olympics with a put of 15.80 m.^[2]

Personal best

Event	Performance	Wind	Venue	Date
100 metres	13.57	-0.2	Edmonton	August 5, 2001
Shot Put	18.03		Albertville	July 7, 2008
Discus Throw	53.10		Cook Island	August 24, 2009
Hammer Throw	53.53		France	July 2, 2009
Javelin Throw	45.45		Noumea New Caledonia	April 3, 2008

Achievements

Year	Competition	Venue	Position	Event	Notes
Representing  Tonga
2000	Oceania Championships	Adelaide, Australia	1st	Shot put	14.36 m
			3rd	Discus throw	38.41 m
			3rd	Hammer throw	35.29 m
			1st	Javelin throw	42.32 m
2001	South Pacific Mini Games	Middlegate, Norfolk Island	1st	Shot put	15.13 m
			3rd	Discus throw	42.28 m
2002	Oceania Championships	Christchurch, New Zealand	1st	Shot put	15.66 m
			2nd	Discus throw	45.11 m
2003	South Pacific Games	Suva, Fiji	1st	Shot put	15.89 m GR
			2nd	Discus throw	48.14 m
2004	Olympic Games	Athens, Greece	32nd	Shot put	15.33 m
	Oceania Championships	Townsville, Australia	1st	Shot put	14.89 m
			3rd	Discus throw	45.49 m
2005	South Pacific Mini Games	Koror, Palau	1st	Shot put	16.92 m GR
			3rd	Discus throw	45.69 m
2006	Oceania Championships	Apia, Samoa	1st	Shot put	16.57 m CR
			2nd	Discus throw	52.48 m
2007	Pacific Games	Apia, Samoa	1st	Shot put	16.60 m
			2nd	Discus throw	48.92 m
2009	Pacific Mini Games	Rarotonga, Cook Islands	1st	Shot put	16.53 m
			1st	Discus throw	53.10 m
			1st	Hammer throw	50.70 m GR
2011	Pacific Games	Nouméa, New Caledonia	1st	Shot put	15.72 m
			2nd	Discus throw	48.22 m
			3rd	Hammer throw	47.27 m
2012	Olympic Games	London, Great Britain	30th	Shot put	15.80 m

Honours

National honours

• Order of Queen Sālote Tupou III, Member (31 July 2008).^[3]

References

1. "'Ana Po'uhila Tonga's record-breaking hammer thrower", Matangi Tonga, July 12, 2009
2. "Ana Pouhila - Events and results". London 2012. The London Organising Committee of the Olympic Games and Paralympic Games Limited. Archived from the original on 2 September 2012. Retrieved 28 August 2012.
3. "Royal orders presented at Palace". Matangi Tonga. 1 August 2008. Archived from the original on 21 January 2021. Retrieved 2 January 2022.

External links

• ʻAna Poʻuhila at World Athletics
• ʻAna Poʻuhila at Olympedia
• ʻAna Poʻuhila at the Commonwealth Games Federation (archived)
• "List of Flagbearers Beijing 2008 at Olympic.org" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 2008-08-08. Retrieved 2008-08-10.
• Let The Games Begin at HPTC Oceania
• Biography on the official website of the Beijing Olympics