Tonga at the Olympics - Wikipedia
WEB2022. Tonga has competed in eight editions of the Olympic Summer Games and two of the Olympic Winter Games. It became the smallest independent nation to win an Olympic medal in the Summer games when Super Heavyweight Boxer Paea Wolfgramm earned silver in the 1996 Super heavyweight 91 kg championships in Atlanta.
Tonga at the 2024 Summer Olympics - Wikipedia
WEBTonga competed at the 2024 Summer Olympics in Paris from 26 July to 11 August 2024. Since the nation's official debut in 1984, Tongan athletes have competed in every edition of the Summer Olympic Games.
Pita Taufatofua - Wikipedia
WEBTaufatofua became internationally famous after appearing in a traditional Tongan taʻovala wrapped around his waist, with his chest bared and oiled, as Tonga's flagbearer in the 2016 Summer Olympics opening ceremony in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. [4]
Who Is Pita Taufatofua, the Oiled and Shirtless Tonga Olympic …
WEBJul 23, 2021 · Pita Taufatofua, Tonga's most well known flag bearer, leads the Tonga delegation during the opening ceremonies of the Tokyo Olympics, the 2018 Pyeongchang Olympics and the 2016 Rio Olympics...
Pita Taufatofua, Tonga's Popular Flag Bearer and Olympian, Is Back for ...
WEBJul 23, 2021 · Pita Taufatofua marched in Tokyo at his third Olympics, where he will compete in taekwondo. Doug Mills/The New York Times. By Ken Belson. Published July 23, 2021 Updated Aug. 8, 2021.
Olympics: 'Hot Tongan' Pita Taufatofua is back with a story to tell ...
WEBJul 22, 2021 · Tonga's flagbearer Pita Taufatofua leads his delegation during the opening ceremony of the Rio 2016 Olympic Games. (PEDRO UGARTE/AFP via Getty Images) ‘I’m going to be an Olympian’. Pita was 12...
Team Tonga Schedule | Paris 2024 Olympics
WEBTeam Tonga official schedule by day and sport for the Paris 2024 Olympics (Jul 26-Aug 11, 2024). Cheer on team Tonga at the world's biggest sporting event.
Pita Taufatofua on his latest push to help save the oceans - Olympics…
WEBJun 8, 2023 · The theme this year is “Planet Ocean: The Tides are Changing." Tonga's shirtless Olympic flag bearer Pita Taufatofua on his comeback plans for Paris 2024. Opening Ceremony three-peat for shirtless Pita Taufatofua.
'Shirtless Tongan' makes Olympic history | NBC Olympics
WEBJul 26, 2021 · By competing Tuesday in the men's +80kg tournament in Taekwondo, the Tongan flagbearer joins a short list of athletes to compete in three straight Olympic Games (summer and winter) since the introduction of the Winter Olympics in 1924.
Tonga's shirtless Olympic flag bearer Pita Taufatofua reveals Olympic …
WEBJun 7, 2023 · Tonga's shirtless Olympic flag bearer Pita Taufatofua on his comeback plans for Paris 2024. The bare-chested flag bearer could become an Olympian in a new sport after previously competing in taekwondo and cross-country skiing.