Okilani Tinilau

Okilani Tinilau

Tinilau with the Tuvalu national football team
Personal information
Born	(1989-01-02) 2 January 1989 (age 36) Nukulaelae, Tuvalu
Height	1.78 m (5 ft 10 in)
Association football career Position(s) Midfielder Team information Current team FC Manu Laeva Number 8 Senior career* Years Team Apps (Gls) 2006- FC Manu Laeva (7) International career 2006-2011 Tuvalu 3 (0) *Club domestic league appearances and goals
Sport
Sport	Athletics (2007- ),
Achievements and titles
Personal best	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

Okilani Tinilau (born 2 January 1989) 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.

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 at the 2008 Summer Olympics in Beijing, during the country's first ever Olympic Games. While competing in the 100 metre sprint,[2] he set a national record with a time of 11.48.[3][4] His personal best time is 11.44.

Tinilau also participated in the 2009 World Championships in Athletics, (11.57 sec)[5] the 2011 World Championships (11.58 secs)[6] and the 2013 World Championships (11.57 secs).[7]

His personal best in the long jump is 7.02 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.[8] He also played in the games against Vanuatu;[9] and the Solomon Islands.[10]

No.	Date	Venue	Opponent	Score	Result	Competition
1	9 June 2018	Bedfont Recreation Ground, Bedfont, England	Chagos Islands	1–0	6–1	Friendly
2				4–1

Okilani Tinilau in action against Vanuatu (2011)

Honours

• NBT Cup Top Scorer: 2012
• Christmas Cup Top Scorer: 2012

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	Oceania Regional Championships, Apia, Samoa[11]

Field events

Year	Competition	Venue	Position	Event	Notes
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

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. "Tuvalu Olympic Athletes Finish Competition Proudly". Tuvalu News. 16 August 2008. Archived from the original on 13 September 2008.
3. "Beijing 2008 Athletics, 100M Men". IOC. 2008. Archived from the original on 13 December 2013. Retrieved 9 December 2013.
4. Schepens, Marlies. "De Tegelse palagi van Tuvalu" (PDF). Buun. 14: 48. Retrieved 7 August 2022.
5. "12th IAAF World Championships Results - 100 metres". IAAF. 15 August 2009. Archived from the original on 7 October 2017. Retrieved 13 March 2016.
6. "13th IAAF World Championships Results - 100 metres". IAAF. 27 August 2011. Archived from the original on 7 October 2017. Retrieved 13 March 2016.
7. "14th IAAF World Championships Results - 100 metres". IAAF. 10 August 2013. Archived from the original on 24 March 2016. Retrieved 13 March 2016.
8. "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.
9. "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.
10. "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.
11. "Oceania Regional Championships East Region Day 1 Results" (PDF). www.hosting1.sportingpulse.com. 21 June 2011. Archived from the original (PDF) on 26 March 2012. Retrieved 1 July 2011.

External links

• Okilani Tinilau at World Athletics
• Okilani Tinilau at National-Football-Teams.com
• Okilani Tinilau at Olympedia