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Okilani Tinilau (born 2 January 1989 in Nukulaelae, Tuvalu[2]) is a Tuvaluan footballer and sprinter who represented Tuvalu at the 2008 Summer Olympics. As a footballer, Tinilau plays for F.C. Manu Laeva in the Tuvalu A-Division, also playing on the Tuvalu national football team.

Okilani Tinilau
Tinilau with the Tuvalu national football team
Personal information
Born (1989-01-02) 2 January 1989 (age 33)
Nukulaelae, Tuvalu
Height1.78 m (5 ft 10 in)
Association football career
Position(s) Midfielder
Club information
Current team
 FC Manu Laeva
Number 8
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2006- FC Manu Laeva (7)
National team
2006- Tuvalu 3
*Club domestic league appearances and goals
Sport
SportAthletics (2007- ),
Achievements and titles
Personal best(s)100m: 11.44 (2011)[1]
Medal record
Men's athletics
Representing  Tuvalu
Oceania Championships
2011 Apia Long jump
2011 Apia Triple jump
Updated on 25 April 2013.

Football



Club career


He plays for FC Manu Laeva football club in Tuvalu. At the 2012 NBT Cup he was the top scorer with 5 goals.

He represented Tuvalu at the 2008 Summer Olympics in Beijing, during the country's first ever Olympic Games. While competing in the 100 metre sprint,[3] he set a national record with a time of 11.48.[4][5] His personal best time is 11.44.

Tinilau also participated in the 2009 World Championships in Athletics, (11.57 sec)[6] the 2011 World Championships (11.58 secs)[7] and the 2013 World Championships (11.57 secs).[8]

His personal best in the long jump is 6.52 m.


International career


Tinilau is also part of the Tuvalu national football team as a midfielder and participated in the 2011 Pacific Games. He made his debut in the match against New Caledonia on 1 September 2011.[9] He also played in the games against Vanuatu;[10] and the Solomon Islands.[11]


Honours



Athletics



Track events


Event Performance Date Place
200 m 23.73 s (nat. rec.) 6 August 2009 Gold Coast, Australia
100 m 11.44.11 s (+1.2 m/s) (nat. rec.) 21 June 2011 Apia, Samoa

Field events


YearCompetitionVenuePositionEventNotes
Representing  Tuvalu
2011 Oceania Championships (Regional Division East) Apia, Samoa 3rd Long jump 7.02 m (wind: -0.6 m/s)
3rd Triple jump 13.61 m (wind: +1.8 m/s)
See also: Tuvaluan records in athletics and Tuvalu at the Olympics
Okilani Tinilau in action against Vanuatu (2011)
Okilani Tinilau in action against Vanuatu (2011)

References


  1. "14th IAAF World Championships - Biographical entry list". IAAF. August 2013. Archived from the original on 13 December 2013. Retrieved 9 December 2013.
  2. "Okilani TINILAU - Olympic Athletics", International Olympic Committee, 26 June 2016, retrieved 18 June 2020
  3. "Tuvalu Olympic Athletes Finish Competition Proudly". Tuvalu News. 16 August 2008. Archived from the original on 13 September 2008.
  4. "Beijing 2008 Athletics, 100M Men". IOC. 2008. Archived from the original on 13 December 2013. Retrieved 9 December 2013.
  5. Schepens, Marlies. "De Tegelse palagi van Tuvalu" (PDF). Buun. 14: 48. Retrieved 7 August 2022.
  6. "12th IAAF World Championships Results - 100 metres". IAAF. 15 August 2009. Archived from the original on 7 October 2017. Retrieved 13 March 2016.
  7. "13th IAAF World Championships Results - 100 metres". IAAF. 27 August 2011. Archived from the original on 7 October 2017. Retrieved 13 March 2016.
  8. "14th IAAF World Championships Results - 100 metres". IAAF. 10 August 2013. Archived from the original on 24 March 2016. Retrieved 13 March 2016.
  9. "New Caledonia defeated Tuvalu 8-0 in their Group A match at the XIV Pacific Games". Oceania Football Confederation. 1 September 2011. Archived from the original on 18 December 2014. Retrieved 26 May 2015.
  10. "Vanuatu have beaten Tuvalu 5–1 in their men's Group A match at Riviere Salée in Nouméa at the XIV Pacific Games". Oceania Football Confederation. 30 August 2011. Archived from the original on 8 September 2012. Retrieved 30 August 2011.
  11. "Solomon Islands have beaten Tuvalu in their men's Group A match at Rivière Salée in Nouméa at the XIV Pacific Games". Oceania Football Confederation. 3 September 2011. Archived from the original on 18 December 2014. Retrieved 26 May 2015.



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Okilani Tinilau (Nukulaelae, 2 gennaio 1989) è un velocista e calciatore tuvaluano, centrocampista del FC Manu Laeva.


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