Felix Sasamoto
Northern Mariana Islands spearfisher
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| Birth name | Felix T. Sasamoto Jr.[1] | |||||||||||||||||
| Nationality |  Northern Mariana Islands | |||||||||||||||||
| Spouse | Suzette | |||||||||||||||||
| Children | 1 | |||||||||||||||||
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| Sport | Spearfishing | |||||||||||||||||
| Event(s) | Individual, Team | |||||||||||||||||
Medal record
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Felix T. Sasamoto Jr. is a Northern Mariana Islands spearfisher.
Career
At the 2006 Micronesian Games, he won gold medals in the individual and team events.[2] Sasamoto along with Morito Asai and others established the Marianas Apnea Spearfishing Club following the wins.[3] Sasamoto came first in a trial competition conducted by the club to determine the Northern Mariana Islands' spearfishers for the 2010 Micronesian Games but finished sixth in the event.[4][5]
Personal life
Sasamoto's father Felix Aguon Sasamoto was the son of a Chamorro woman and a Japanese agriculturist stationed on the islands prior to the Battle of Saipan.[6] His father died in 2023.[1]
Sasamoto and his wife Suzette have a child and grandchildren.[1]
References
- ^ a b c "†Felix Aguon Sasamoto". Marianas Variety News & Views. June 9, 2023. Archived from the original on September 10, 2024. Retrieved September 10, 2024.
- ^ "Micronesian Games - CNMI". GameDay. Archived from the original on September 8, 2024. Retrieved September 8, 2024.
- ^ "About Us". Aquasmith. Archived from the original on September 8, 2024. Retrieved September 8, 2024.
- ^ Staff, Variety News (March 31, 2010). "Sasamoto tops Micronesian Games spear fishing tryout". Marianas Variety News & Views. Archived from the original on September 8, 2024. Retrieved September 6, 2024.
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- "2010 Micronesian Games". GameDay. Archived from the original on September 8, 2024. Retrieved September 8, 2024.
- "Spearfishing Competition 7th Micronesian Games". GameDay. August 7, 2010. Archived from the original on September 8, 2024. Retrieved September 8, 2024.
- ^ Soder, Stephanie (April 2019). "The Japanese and U.S. Fought the War, We Ended Up Paying the Price: the Indigenous Experience on Saipan During World War II" (PDF). core.ac.uk. Archived (PDF) from the original on September 10, 2024. Retrieved September 10, 2024.
