Transcript Beatrice Faumuina

NZ Discus Thrower.
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Date of birth?-23rd October 1974.
Where was she born?- in Auckland.
What is her age now?- 40, turning 41 this year.
Where did she grow up?-she grew up in
Auckland, attending Linfield college.
Did anything eventful happen?- yes, Beatrice
was a support cast in the 1990 Auckland
Commonwealth Games opening ceremony.
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In 1993 when she was 18 she set the first her of 11
NZ discus records, with a 55.20m throw.
1997 World Champs in Athens she won gold
which made her the first New Zealander to win a
title at the World Track and Field event. That same
year Beatrice won 23 consecutive events.
In 2006 she finished second on the T.V show
Dancing with the Stars.
She won the Halberg Award and the Lonsdale Cup
in 1997, she was awarded ONZM in 2005.
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Beatrice's career went off the rails
when Stanley, one of her coaches
died after a heart attack in 1995,
but got back on track when Les
Mills became her coach.
Then after the 1998
Commonwealth Games she fell
out with Mills, and then was not
at her best for the 2000 Olympic
Games. She retained her gold
medal at the 2002
Commonwealth Games.
However at the 2004 Olympic
Games and World Champs she
didn’t get a medal. By then her
place as NZ’s No.1 athlete was
being challenged by Valerie
Adams, in 2006 the change over
was confirmed.
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Beatrice was an only
child of a single Mother.
Her Grandmother
moved from Samoa
wanting to give her
family the best life she
could.
She lived with her
Mother and
Grandmother while she
was growing up.
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Q- Where is she working now?
A- Beatrice now is the CEO of BEST Leader ship
Academy. BEST Academy and Charitable Foundation's
Pasifika Leadership Programme, is aimed at Pasifika
men and women. Helping them to progress, and break
through into, senior leadership positions, and/or start
their own new and exciting businesses to generate
wealth for their families and for New Zealand.
Q- Why do I think Beatrice is a hero?
A- I think Beatrice is a hero because she represented
NZ at the Olympic Games three times, doing well in all
of them.
Credits -
*Info from
The Olympic
Organisation
and
Wikipedia
Made by Oliver- 2015 ™ ©