Ana Pouhila

Ana Po'uhila is an Tongan athlete born October 18, 1979 in Longoteme, Tongatapu. She represented the Kingdom of Tonga for the event of shot put during the 2008 Summer Olympics in Beijing. She had the honor of being the flagbearer of her country at the opening ceremony. Originally a sprinter, she is now known for breaking the national Tongan shot put record in 2008 during her European Olympic preparation tour with a put of 18.03 metres in Albertville.

As she threw over the Olympic qualifying distance of 17.20 metres ten times in recent months, she qualified for the 2008 Olympics on merit. However, she did not advance beyond the qualification round as her put of 16.42 metres placed her in only the 27th position. She had previously competed in the 2004 Summer Olympics for the event of shot put, but her throw of 15.33 metres did not allow her to qualify for the final round.

References

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* [http://multimedia.olympic.org/pdf/en_report_1344.pdf List of Flagbearers Beijing 2008] at Olympic.org
* [http://www.hptcoceania.com/ Let The Games Begin] at HPTC Oceania
* [http://results.beijing2008.cn/WRM/ENG/BIO/Athlete/8/223398.shtml Biography] on the official website of the Beijing Olympics