Maleselo Fukofuka

Tongan sprinter

Maleselo Fukofuka
Personal information
Nationality	Tonga
Born	(2005-06-10) 10 June 2005 (age 19) Tatakamotonga, Tongatapu
Sport
Country	Tonga
Sport	Athletics
Event	100 m
Achievements and titles
Personal best	12.11s (100 m)

Maleselo Fukofuka (born 10 June 2005) is a Tongan sprinter. He competed for Tonga in the men's 100 metres at the 2024 Summer Olympics.

Career

Fukofuka represented Tonga in the decathlon event at the 2023 Pacific Games.^[1] He also competed in the decathlon event in the 2024 Oceania Athletics Championships, where he ran a time of 12.57 seconds in the 100 metres.^[1]^[2]

He represented Tonga in the men's 100 metres at the 2024 Summer Olympics in Paris.^[3]^[4] He ran a personal best time of 12.11 seconds in Heat 5 of the preliminary round, he finished in eighth place and did not progress to the next round.^[2]^[5]

References

^ ^a ^b "FUKOFUKA Maleselo – Paris 2024". olympics.com. 2024. Retrieved 2024-08-18.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link)
^ ^a ^b "Maleselo Fukofuka's Olympic debut in 100m ends in preliminary round". Talanoa o Tonga. 2024-08-04. Retrieved 2024-08-18.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link)
^ "College sprinter, Maleselo, off to Paris Olympics: "I'm good to go!"". Matangi Tonga. 2024-07-24. Retrieved 2024-08-18.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link)
^ "Tonga's Olympians make debut at Paris 2024 Olympic Games". Talanoa o Tonga. 2024-07-18. Retrieved 2024-08-18.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link)
^ "Team Tonga completes Olympic events". Matangi Tonga. 2024-08-04. Retrieved 2024-08-18.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link)