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'''Karalo Hepoiteloto Maibuca Junior''' (born 10 June 1999) is a Tuvaluan [[sprint (running)|sprinter]]. He is the son of [[Ratu]] Karalo Maibuca Senior, a Fijian, and a mother from [[Kioa]].<ref>https://www.pressreader.com/fiji/the-fiji-times/20210731/282935273367842</ref> He was selected to compete at the [[2020 Summer Olympics]]<ref>{{Cite web|title=Athletics MAIBUCA Karalo Hepoiteloto|url=https://olympics.com/tokyo-2020/olympic-games/en/results/athletics/athlete-profile-n1377488-maibuca-karalo-hepoiteloto.htm|url-status=live|access-date=24 July 2021|website=Tokyo 2020}}</ref> and was given the honour of being the flag bearer for his nation in the opening ceremony alongside [[Matie Stanley]].<ref>{{Cite web|date=23 July 2021|title=Athletics flag bearers help to light up Olympic Opening Ceremony in Tokyo|url=https://www.worldathletics.org/competitions/olympic-games/news/athletics-flag-bearers-tokyo-olympic-opening-ceremony|access-date=24 July 2021|website=worldathletics.org}}</ref> In the preliminary round of the [[Athletics at the 2020 Summer Olympics – Men's 100 metres|100 metres]] he ran a [[Tuvaluan records in athletics|Tuvaluan national record]] time of 11.42 seconds, but did not qualify to the next round.<ref name="T100">{{cite web|title=Athletics - Preliminary Round - Heat 3 Results|url=https://olympics.com/tokyo-2020/olympic-games/en/results/athletics/result-men-s-100m-prel-000300-.htm|access-date=2 August 2021|publisher=Tokyo 2020}}</ref>
'''Karalo Hepoiteloto Maibuca Junior''' (born 10 June 1999) is a Tuvaluan [[sprint (running)|sprinter]]. He is the son of Ratu Karalo Maibuca Senior, a Fijian, and a mother from [[Kioa]].<ref name="PC">{{cite web| last = Curuqara| first = Paulini | work= The Fijian Times |title= Fijian leads Tuvalu contingent |date =31 July 2021|url= https://www.pressreader.com/fiji/the-fiji-times/20210731/282935273367842 | accessdate=8 May 2022}}</ref> He was selected to compete at the [[2020 Summer Olympics]]<ref>{{Cite web|title=Athletics MAIBUCA Karalo Hepoiteloto|url=https://olympics.com/tokyo-2020/olympic-games/en/results/athletics/athlete-profile-n1377488-maibuca-karalo-hepoiteloto.htm|url-status=dead|access-date=24 July 2021|website=Tokyo 2020|archive-date=15 August 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210815113436/https://olympics.com/tokyo-2020/olympic-games/en/results/athletics/athlete-profile-n1377488-maibuca-karalo-hepoiteloto.htm}}</ref> and was given the honour of being the flag bearer for his nation in the opening ceremony alongside [[Matie Stanley]].<ref>{{Cite web|date=23 July 2021|title=Athletics flag bearers help to light up Olympic Opening Ceremony in Tokyo|url=https://www.worldathletics.org/competitions/olympic-games/news/athletics-flag-bearers-tokyo-olympic-opening-ceremony|access-date=24 July 2021|website=worldathletics.org}}</ref> In the preliminary round of the [[Athletics at the 2020 Summer Olympics – Men's 100 metres|100m]] he ran a [[Tuvaluan records in athletics|Tuvaluan national record]] time of 11.42 seconds, but did not qualify to the next round.<ref name="T100">{{cite web|title=Athletics - Preliminary Round - Heat 3 Results|url=https://olympics.com/tokyo-2020/olympic-games/en/results/athletics/result-men-s-100m-prel-000300-.htm|access-date=2 August 2021|publisher=Tokyo 2020|archive-date=9 August 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210809182513/https://olympics.com/tokyo-2020/olympic-games/en/results/athletics/result-men-s-100m-prel-000300-.htm|url-status=dead}}</ref>


He represented [[Tuvalu]] at the [[2018 Commonwealth Games|Gold Coast XXI Commonwealth Games]] in 2018. He finished in 6th place in the men's 100m Round 1 - Heat 9, with a time of 11.98 seconds; his heat was won by [[Usain Bolt]].<ref name="cwg1">{{cite web|url= https://results.gc2018.com/en/athletics/result-men-s-100m-rnd1-000900-.htm|title= Results: men's 100m Round 1 - Heat 9|publisher=2018 Commonwealth Games|access-date=24 July 2021}}</ref>
Maibuca represented [[Tuvalu]] at the [[Pacific Mini Games]] in [[Saipan]] where he competed in the [[100 metres|100m]] (11.76 [-2.0]) and the [[200 metres|200m]] (23.66 [-0.9].<ref>{{cite web |date=17 November 2023 |title=World Championships – Budapest 2023|website=Oceania Athletics |accessdate=24 November 2023 |url=https://athletics-oceania.com/17/08/20548/}}</ref>

Maibuca represented [[Tuvalu]] at the [[2018 Commonwealth Games|Gold Coast XXI Commonwealth Games]] in 2018 and the [[2022 Commonwealth Games|Birmingham XXII Commonwealth Games]] in 2022,<ref name="AW">{{cite web| last = Webster | first =Andrew |title= 'I am from Tuvalu and my country is going to sink': Comm Games team you should be backing |publisher=Sydney Morning Herald |page=|date = 30 July 2022|url= https://www.smh.com.au/sport/i-am-from-tuvalu-and-my-country-is-going-to-sink-comm-games-team-you-should-be-backing-20220730-p5b5v2.html| accessdate=30 July 2022}}</ref> where he broke the [[List of Tuvaluan records in athletics|Tuvalu national record]] in the 100m with a time of 11.39 [+0.6].<ref>{{cite web |date=17 November 2023 |title=World Championships – Budapest 2023|website=Oceania Athletics |accessdate=24 November 2023 |url=https://athletics-oceania.com/17/08/20548/}}</ref> Maibuca competed in the [[2023 World Athletics Championships]] in [[Budapest]], running 11.55 [0.0] in the [[2023 World Athletics Championships – Men's 100 metres|100 metres]],<ref>{{cite web |date=17 November 2023 |title=World Championships – Budapest 2023|website=Oceania Athletics |accessdate=24 November 2023 |url=https://athletics-oceania.com/17/08/20548/}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |date=19 August 2023|title= Karalo Hepoiteloto MAIBUCA |website=Worldathletics.org|accessdate=24 November 2023|url= https://worldathletics.org/athletes/_/14830098}}</ref> but failed to progress past the preliminary round.

Maibuca represented Tuvalu in the [[Tuvalu at the 2023 Pacific Games|2023 Pacific Games]]:
* In the preliminary heat of the 100 metres, he placed 6th with a time of 11.35 seconds, but not proceed in the competition.<ref>{{cite web |access-date=28 November 2023 |title=100 metre Men |website=Sol2023 |url=https://sol2023.gems.pro/Result/Event_Single.aspx?Event_GUID=1fd10464-1eb3-4945-b48c-878f4140d22b&SetLanguage=en-GB }}</ref>
* In the preliminary heat of the 200 metres, he placed 4th with a time of 23.31 seconds; in the semifinal he placed 7th with a time of 23.66 seconds, but not proceed in the competition.<ref>{{cite web |access-date=1 December 2023 |title=200 metre Men |website=Sol2023 |url=https://sol2023.gems.pro/Result/Event.aspx?Event_GUID=2403a093-65f2-466c-b60f-e940fbbfaa13&SetLanguage=en-GB }}</ref>
* He also ran in the 4 x 100 metre relay with Kanae Saloa Malua, Londoni Tiso and Kaumoana Teaitala. In the preliminary heat the team placed 3rd with a time of 43.56 seconds; in the final the team placed 6th with a time of 43.29 seconds.<ref>{{cite web |access-date=1 December 2023 |title=4x100 relay Men |website=Sol2023 |url=https://sol2023.gems.pro/Result/Event.aspx?Event_GUID=2e8d3c18-dcb8-4270-aa51-53976ac4b20a&SetLanguage=en-GB }}</ref>

He competed in the 100 metres at the [[Athletics at the 2024 Summer Olympics – Men's 100 metres|2024 Paris Olympics]].<ref>{{cite web|url= https://www.watchathletics.com/page/5834/men-s-100m-results-paris-olympic-games-2024-athletics |website=Watch Athletics|accessdate=28 December 2024|title=Men's 100 Metres - Paris Olympic Games 2024 Athletics|date=4 August 2024}}</ref>


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Latest revision as of 02:31, 29 December 2024

Karalo Maibuca
Personal information
Born (1999-06-10) 10 June 1999 (age 25)
Nanumanga, Tuvalu[1]
Height1.76 m (5 ft 9 in)[1]
Sport
SportTrack and field
EventSprints
Achievements and titles
Personal best(s)11.35s (100 m)[2]
23.66s (200 m)[3][4]

Karalo Hepoiteloto Maibuca Junior (born 10 June 1999) is a Tuvaluan sprinter. He is the son of Ratu Karalo Maibuca Senior, a Fijian, and a mother from Kioa.[5] He was selected to compete at the 2020 Summer Olympics[6] and was given the honour of being the flag bearer for his nation in the opening ceremony alongside Matie Stanley.[7] In the preliminary round of the 100m he ran a Tuvaluan national record time of 11.42 seconds, but did not qualify to the next round.[8]

Maibuca represented Tuvalu at the Pacific Mini Games in Saipan where he competed in the 100m (11.76 [-2.0]) and the 200m (23.66 [-0.9].[9]

Maibuca represented Tuvalu at the Gold Coast XXI Commonwealth Games in 2018 and the Birmingham XXII Commonwealth Games in 2022,[10] where he broke the Tuvalu national record in the 100m with a time of 11.39 [+0.6].[11] Maibuca competed in the 2023 World Athletics Championships in Budapest, running 11.55 [0.0] in the 100 metres,[12][13] but failed to progress past the preliminary round.

Maibuca represented Tuvalu in the 2023 Pacific Games:

  • In the preliminary heat of the 100 metres, he placed 6th with a time of 11.35 seconds, but not proceed in the competition.[14]
  • In the preliminary heat of the 200 metres, he placed 4th with a time of 23.31 seconds; in the semifinal he placed 7th with a time of 23.66 seconds, but not proceed in the competition.[15]
  • He also ran in the 4 x 100 metre relay with Kanae Saloa Malua, Londoni Tiso and Kaumoana Teaitala. In the preliminary heat the team placed 3rd with a time of 43.56 seconds; in the final the team placed 6th with a time of 43.29 seconds.[16]

He competed in the 100 metres at the 2024 Paris Olympics.[17]

References

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  1. ^ a b "Karalo Maibuca". 2018 Commonwealth Games. Retrieved 24 July 2021.
  2. ^ "100 metre Men". Sol2023. Retrieved 28 November 2023.
  3. ^ "World Championships – Budapest 2023". Oceania Athletics. 17 November 2023. Retrieved 24 November 2023.
  4. ^ "200 metre Men". Sol2023. Retrieved 1 December 2023.
  5. ^ Curuqara, Paulini (31 July 2021). "Fijian leads Tuvalu contingent". The Fijian Times. Retrieved 8 May 2022.
  6. ^ "Athletics MAIBUCA Karalo Hepoiteloto". Tokyo 2020. Archived from the original on 15 August 2021. Retrieved 24 July 2021.
  7. ^ "Athletics flag bearers help to light up Olympic Opening Ceremony in Tokyo". worldathletics.org. 23 July 2021. Retrieved 24 July 2021.
  8. ^ "Athletics - Preliminary Round - Heat 3 Results". Tokyo 2020. Archived from the original on 9 August 2021. Retrieved 2 August 2021.
  9. ^ "World Championships – Budapest 2023". Oceania Athletics. 17 November 2023. Retrieved 24 November 2023.
  10. ^ Webster, Andrew (30 July 2022). "'I am from Tuvalu and my country is going to sink': Comm Games team you should be backing". Sydney Morning Herald. Retrieved 30 July 2022.
  11. ^ "World Championships – Budapest 2023". Oceania Athletics. 17 November 2023. Retrieved 24 November 2023.
  12. ^ "World Championships – Budapest 2023". Oceania Athletics. 17 November 2023. Retrieved 24 November 2023.
  13. ^ "Karalo Hepoiteloto MAIBUCA". Worldathletics.org. 19 August 2023. Retrieved 24 November 2023.
  14. ^ "100 metre Men". Sol2023. Retrieved 28 November 2023.
  15. ^ "200 metre Men". Sol2023. Retrieved 1 December 2023.
  16. ^ "4x100 relay Men". Sol2023. Retrieved 1 December 2023.
  17. ^ "Men's 100 Metres - Paris Olympic Games 2024 Athletics". Watch Athletics. 4 August 2024. Retrieved 28 December 2024.
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