Record No.
MRB-2026-006893
First Athlete From Tonga to Compete in Both Summer and Winter Olympics
Sports
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Record Holder
Pita Taufatofua
Tonga
Category
Sports
Country
Tonga
(
TO )
Achievement Date
09 February 2018
Verification Status
Reference
Record Description
Pita Taufatofua represented Tonga in taekwondo at the 2016 Rio Olympics and then, having taught himself cross-country skiing, competed at the 2018 Winter Olympics in Pyeongchang, becoming Tonga's first Winter Olympian.
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