- Trevor Misipeka
Trevor Misipeka (born
17 June 1979 ) is a professionalAmerican football arena football player fromTemecula ,California ,United States . He currently plays for theQuad City Steamwheelers in theArena Football League 'saf2 league.cite web|author=Jeffries, Stuart|title=Flying high|publisher=The Guardian |url=http://sport.guardian.co.uk/news/story/0,,2161239,00.html|date=3rd September 2007|accessdate=2007-09-03]He is chiefly known for his performance in the
100 metres in the2001 World Athletics Championships , held inEdmonton ,Canada . He representedAmerican Samoa and had originally intended to compete in theshotput , only to discover that theIAAF 's policy of allowing competitors from small countries to enter without meeting qualifying standards had recently been changed, and now applied only to track events and not field ones.cite web|Author=|title=Trevor the Tortoise trails in last|publisher=BBC News Online|url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/in_depth/2001/world_athletics/1474290.stm|date=5th August 2001|accessdate=2007-09-03] Having already arrived at the championships, he was asked by the Samoan federation to enter something, so chose the 100 metres.cite web|author|=Burnett, Mike|title=Life in the slow lane|publisher=BBC News Online|url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/athletics/world_athletics_2003/3151347.stm|date=18th August 2003|accessdate=2007-09-03] Weighing over convert|133|kg|lb|abbr=on|lk=on, he unsurprisingly finished last in his heat, recording a time of 14.28 seconds, nearly four seconds behind the winnerKim Collins . It was one of the slowest times ever seen in the World Championships.cite web|author|=Burnett, Mike|title=Life in the slow lane|publisher=BBC News Online|url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/athletics/world_athletics_2003/3151347.stm|date=18th August 2003|accessdate=2007-09-03] He was nicknamed "Trevor the Tortoise"cite web|Author=|title=Trevor the Tortoise trails in last|publisher=BBC News Online|url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/in_depth/2001/world_athletics/1474290.stm|date=5th August 2001|accessdate=2007-09-03] in a similar vein to other popular sporting failures such as Eddie "The Eagle" Edwards and Eric "The Eel" Moussambani.After the championships he completed a business degree at
California Baptist University and then turned to indoor football, playing forSan Diego Riptide from 2002 until 2005.References
External links
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