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Born | Northern Mariana Islands | February 10, 2006
Education | Kagman High School |
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Sport | Athletics |
Event(s) | 100 metres, 200 metres |
Filomenaleonisa Iakopo (born February 10, 2006) is a Chamorro-American Samoan sprinter. She qualified for the 2024 Summer Olympics and was named American Samoa's flagbearer.
Iakopo was born on February 10, 2006, in the Northern Mariana Islands. [1] [2] She is of Chamorro and American Samoan descent: her father, an Air Force veteran, is from American Samoa, while her mother is from Saipan. [2] She began competing in athletics in seventh grade. [3] After being coached by her father for a time, her father hired Olympian Peter Pulu to help train her. [2] She also has competed in bodybuilding events, participating in the 2021 Dee Clayton Classic championship along with her father. [4]
Iakopo attended Kagman High School in Saipan; she graduated in 2024 in the top 10 of her class. [2] While in high school, she began competing in international competitions representing American Samoa, setting several national records, including in the 100 metres and 200 metres. [2] [5] She made her international debut at the 2022 Oceania Athletics Championships and competed in the 100m and 200m events; her father, then-aged 49, also competed in those events. [3] She later competed at the 2022 Pacific Mini Games, the 2023 Oceania Cup, the 2023 Pacific Games, the 2024 World Athletics Indoor Championships and the 2024 Oceania Athletics Championships. [2] At the 2024 World Championships, she competed in the 60 metres and set the national record. [1]
After Iakopo graduated from Kagman High School, she decided to attend Baylor University, majoring in neuroscience, in 2024. [2] In July 2024, she was selected to compete at the 2024 Summer Olympics in the 100 metres. [2] [6] She was named the American Samoan flagbearer at the competition. [2]
Personal information | |
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Born | Northern Mariana Islands | February 10, 2006
Education | Kagman High School |
Sport | |
Country | ![]() |
Sport | Athletics |
Event(s) | 100 metres, 200 metres |
Filomenaleonisa Iakopo (born February 10, 2006) is a Chamorro-American Samoan sprinter. She qualified for the 2024 Summer Olympics and was named American Samoa's flagbearer.
Iakopo was born on February 10, 2006, in the Northern Mariana Islands. [1] [2] She is of Chamorro and American Samoan descent: her father, an Air Force veteran, is from American Samoa, while her mother is from Saipan. [2] She began competing in athletics in seventh grade. [3] After being coached by her father for a time, her father hired Olympian Peter Pulu to help train her. [2] She also has competed in bodybuilding events, participating in the 2021 Dee Clayton Classic championship along with her father. [4]
Iakopo attended Kagman High School in Saipan; she graduated in 2024 in the top 10 of her class. [2] While in high school, she began competing in international competitions representing American Samoa, setting several national records, including in the 100 metres and 200 metres. [2] [5] She made her international debut at the 2022 Oceania Athletics Championships and competed in the 100m and 200m events; her father, then-aged 49, also competed in those events. [3] She later competed at the 2022 Pacific Mini Games, the 2023 Oceania Cup, the 2023 Pacific Games, the 2024 World Athletics Indoor Championships and the 2024 Oceania Athletics Championships. [2] At the 2024 World Championships, she competed in the 60 metres and set the national record. [1]
After Iakopo graduated from Kagman High School, she decided to attend Baylor University, majoring in neuroscience, in 2024. [2] In July 2024, she was selected to compete at the 2024 Summer Olympics in the 100 metres. [2] [6] She was named the American Samoan flagbearer at the competition. [2]