Niko Verekauta

Niko Verekauta
Personal information
Nationality Fiji
Born (1987-02-16) February 16, 1987 (age 37)
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 place 2007 Apia 200 m
Gold medal – first place 2007 Apia 400 m
Gold medal – first place 2007 Apia 4x100 m relay
Gold medal – first place 2007 Apia 4x400 m relay
Silver medal – second place 2011 Nouméa 4x400 m relay
(South) Pacific Mini Games
Gold medal – first place 2009 Rarotonga 100 m
Gold medal – first place 2009 Rarotonga 200 m
Gold medal – first place 2009 Rarotonga 400 m
Gold medal – first place 2009 Rarotonga 4x100 m relay
Gold medal – first place 2009 Rarotonga 4x400 m relay
Gold medal – first place 2005 Koror 4x400 m relay
Silver medal – second place 2005 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

Year Competition Venue Position Event Notes
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. Archived from the original on October 26, 2012. Retrieved 2009-02-25.