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Riley, David, 1966 June 28-

Olympic Islands / by David Riley. - First edition. - Auckland, New Zealand : Reading Warrior, 2016. - 46 pages; Colour illustrations; 23 cm.

Includes bibliographical references.

Introduction: An Olympic state of mind -- The Olympic Games -- American Samoa (Maselino Masoe: boxing ; Lisa Misipeka: hammer throw, shot put, discus ; Faauuga Muagututia: bobsled) -- Cook Islands (Luisa Peters: weightlifting ; Sam Pera, Sr., Sam Pera, Jr: weightlifting ; Christie Mokotupu: volleyball) -- Fiji (Maria Liku: wightlifting ; Anthony (Tony) Philp: windsurfing ; Jone Delai, 100m, 200m ; Iliesa Delana: Class F42 (single leg amputee without prosthesis) high jump) -- Hawaii (Duke Kahanamoku: swimming ; Natasha Kai: football (soccer) ; Warren Kealoha: swimming ; Tommy Tamio Kono: weightlifting) -- Nauru (Yukio Peter: weightlifting ; Marcus Stephen: weightlifting ; Paul Coffa: Oceania Weightlifting Institute ; Itte Detenamo: weightlifting) -- Niue (Jody Cameron: basketball ; Pero Cameron: basketball) -- Samoa (Ele Opeloge: weightlifting ; Greg Louganis: diving ; Eric Fonoimoana: beach volleyball ; To'aletai David Tua: boxing) -- Tonga ('Otosico Havili: middleweight boxing; Fuahea Semi (AKA Bruno Banani): luge ; Siulolo Vao 'Ikavuka: shot put, discus ; Paea Wolfgram: superheavyweight boxing ; Valerie Sdams: shot put) -- Tuvalu (Asenate Manoa: 100m ; Logona Esau: weightlifting ; Okilani Tinilau: 100m).

A book about Pasifika Olympic gold medal winners.

Junior, primary, intermediate National Library of New Zealand.

ISBN: 9780473361624 0473361620

Source: davidrileynz@gmail.com

Subjects--Topical Terms:
Olympic athletes--Oceania --Juvenile literature.
Olympics--Juvenile literature.
Olympic athletes--Juvenile literature.

Subjects--Geographic Terms:
Oceania.

Index Terms--Genre/Form:
Biographies.

Dewey Class. No.: 796.48092295