Personal information | |
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Full name | Akapei Latu |
Nationality | Tonga |
Born | Nuku'alofa, Tongatapu, Tonga | 3 November 1978
Height | 1.76 m (5 ft 9 in) |
Weight | 73 kg (161 lb) |
Sport | |
Sport | Judo |
Event | 73 kg |
Akapei Latu (born November 3, 1978) is a Tongan judoka, who competed in the men's lightweight category. [1] Latu qualified as a lone judoka for the Tongan squad in the men's lightweight class (73 kg) at the 2004 Summer Olympics in Athens, by granting a tripartite invitation from the International Judo Federation. [2] He received a bye in the opening round, before losing out in his first match to Algeria's Noureddine Yagoubi, who pinned and subdued him on the tatami with a kuchiki taoshi (single leg takedown) assault at three minutes and seven seconds. [3] [4]
Personal information | |
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Full name | Akapei Latu |
Nationality | Tonga |
Born | Nuku'alofa, Tongatapu, Tonga | 3 November 1978
Height | 1.76 m (5 ft 9 in) |
Weight | 73 kg (161 lb) |
Sport | |
Sport | Judo |
Event | 73 kg |
Akapei Latu (born November 3, 1978) is a Tongan judoka, who competed in the men's lightweight category. [1] Latu qualified as a lone judoka for the Tongan squad in the men's lightweight class (73 kg) at the 2004 Summer Olympics in Athens, by granting a tripartite invitation from the International Judo Federation. [2] He received a bye in the opening round, before losing out in his first match to Algeria's Noureddine Yagoubi, who pinned and subdued him on the tatami with a kuchiki taoshi (single leg takedown) assault at three minutes and seven seconds. [3] [4]