Pita Nikolas Taufatofua, born on 5 November 1983, is a Tongan athlete who has competed in taekwondo, cross-country skiing and canoe. He became internationally famous as Tonga's flagbearer at the opening ceremony of the 2016 Summer Olympics in Rio de Janeiro, appearing with his chest bared and oiled in a traditional Tongan garment. After announcing in December 2016 that he would take up cross-country skiing, partly learning technique from online videos, he qualified for the 2018 Winter Olympics in a race in Iceland on the final day of the qualification period, and he was Tonga's flagbearer there as well. He is also a UNICEF ambassador and motivational speaker.
Facts
Connections
Competed In
Source Pita Taufatofua (Wikipedia)
Plays
Source Pita Taufatofua (Wikipedia)
In the Other Atlases
Nationality
Also in Geography Atlas: the nationality of this subject.
Source Pita Taufatofua (Wikipedia)Lead, nationalityQuote, Lead, nationality
is a Tongan athlete in taekwondo, cross-country skiing, and canoe
Sources
1. Pita Taufatofua (Wikipedia)
Lead, birth
(born 5 November 1983)
Article, pronoun
He is also a UNICEF ambassador and motivational speaker
Lead, nationality
is a Tongan athlete in taekwondo, cross-country skiing, and canoe
Plays: Nordic Skiing, Lead
is a Tongan athlete in taekwondo, cross-country skiing, and canoe
Competed In: 2018 Winter Olympics, Article, 2018-winter-olympics
Taufatofua succeeded in qualifying for the 2018 Winter Olympics in the Iceland race
View the SourceReader Challenges (0)
No disputes yet. Spotted an error or a better source? Open the first one.
Sign in to dispute this or suggest a correction.