Pita Taufatofua
Taufatofua at the 2016 Summer Olympics | |||||||||||||||||||||
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| Full name | Pita Nikolas Taufatofua | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Nicknames | Tonga Flag Bearer | ||||||||||||||||||||
| National team | Tonga | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Citizenship | Tongan | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Born | 5 November 1983 Brisbane, Queensland, Australia | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Education | Tonga Side School Tonga High School Saint Peter's Lutheran College | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Height | 1.92 m (6 ft 3+1⁄2 in) | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Weight | 100 kg (220 lb) | ||||||||||||||||||||
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| Sport | Taekwondo Cross-country skiing Canoe | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Coached by | Vasini Piu Paul Sitapa (Both for Taekwondo) | ||||||||||||||||||||
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Pita Nikolas Taufatofua (born 5 November 1983) is a Tongan athlete in taekwondo, cross-country skiing, and canoe. He is also a UNICEF ambassador and motivational speaker and lives in Brisbane, Australia.
Taufatofua 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. He went on to reprise his role as flagbearer for the 2018 Winter Olympics and the 2020 Summer Olympics.