Patricia Taea

{{short description|Cook Island sprinter}} {{Use British English|date=August 2017}} {{Use dmy dates|date=August 2017}} {{Infobox sportsperson | name = Patricia Taea | image = | image_size = | caption = | birth_name = | nationality = | residence = | birth_date = {{birth date and age|df=yes|1993|5|25}} | birth_place = Rarotonga, Cook Islands | height = 1.76 m<ref>{{cite web|url=https://results.gc2018.com/en/athletics/athlete-profile-n6027647-patricia-nooroa-taea.htm|title=2018 Commonwealth Games profile|accessdate=1 May 2018|archive-date=1 May 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180501161312/https://results.gc2018.com/en/athletics/athlete-profile-n6027647-patricia-nooroa-taea.htm|url-status=dead}}</ref> | weight = 71 kg | country = {{COK}} | sport = Athletics | event = 100 metres | turnedpro = | coach = Tony Fairweather | worlds = | regionals = | nationals = | olympics = | highestranking = | pb = 100m - 11.97 NR (2017) | medaltemplates = {{Medal|Sport | Women's athletics}} {{Medal|Country | the {{COK}} }} {{MedalCompetition|Pacific Mini Games}} {{MedalGold |2017 Port Vila | 200 m}} {{MedalSilver |2013 Mata-Utu | 200 m}} {{MedalSilver |2017 Port Vila | 100 m}} {{Medal|Competition|Oceania Championships}} {{MedalSilver |2013 Papeete | 100 m}} {{MedalBronze |2014 Rarotonga | 100 m}} {{Medal|Bronze |2011 Apia | Javelin throw}} | updated = 19 May 2015 }}

'''Patricia Nooroa Taea''' (born 25 May 1993) is a Cook Island female sprinter who competed in the 100 metres event at the 2012 Summer Olympics.<ref>[http://www.london2012.com/athlete/taea-patricia-1072993/ Profile] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120804195921/http://www.london2012.com/athlete/taea-patricia-1072993/ |date=4 August 2012 }}</ref> She was ranked 14th in the Preliminaries for the women's 100 metres in a time of 12.47 seconds. She was chosen as torch lighter for the 2009 Pacific Mini Games (together with athlete Daniel Tutai)<ref name=cook_01>{{Citation | last = | first = | date = | title = RAROTONGA: 21ST SEPTEMBER TO 2ND OCTOBER, 2009 | url = http://cookislands.org.uk/pacificgames.html | publisher = Cook Islands Sports and National Olympic Committee (CISNOC) | pages = | language = | accessdate = 30 April 2013 | archive-date = 19 September 2015 | archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20150919215611/http://www.cookislands.org.uk/pacificgames.html | url-status = dead }}</ref> and flag bearer for the 2014 Commonwealth Games. She returned to the 2016 Olympics, advancing to the next round of heats.

==Personal bests== {| class="wikitable" style="border-collapse: collapse; font-size: 95%;" |- !Event !! Result !! Venue !! Date |- !colspan="4"|Outdoor |- | 100 m || '''11.97 s''' (wind: +1.5 m/s) || {{flagicon|AUS}} Brisbane || 3 Dec 2017 |- | 200 m || '''24.16 s''' (wind: +0.3 m/s) || {{flagicon|VAN}} Port Vila || 14 Dec 2017 |- | 400 m || '''59.41 s''' || {{flagicon|AUS}} Brisbane || 5 Nov 2016 |- | Long jump || '''5.07 m''' (wind: +1.6 m/s) || {{flagicon|AUS}} Gold Coast, Queensland || 2 Aug 2009 |- | Javelin throw || '''38.07 m''' || {{flagicon|AUS}} Sydney || 12 Mar 2010 |- !colspan="4"|Indoor |- | 60 m || '''7.93 s''' || {{flagicon|POL}} Sopot || 8 Mar 2014 |}

==Achievements== {| {{AchievementTable|Event=yes|class=wikitable style="text-align:center; font-size: 90%;}} |- !bgcolor="#eeeeee" colspan="6"|Representing the {{COK}} |- |rowspan=4|2007 |rowspan=4|Polynesian Championships |rowspan=4|Rarotonga, Cook Islands |bgcolor=silver|2nd |100m |13.2 |- |bgcolor=silver|2nd |200m |27.5 |- |bgcolor="cc9966"|3rd |Long jump |4.79 m |- |4th |Javelin |30.02 m |- |rowspan=3|2008 |rowspan=3|Oceania Youth Championships |rowspan=3|Saipan, Northern Mariana Islands |4th |100m |13.34 (wind: -0.7 m/s) |- |bgcolor=silver|2nd |Long jump |5.02 m (wind: +0.3 m/s) |- |bgcolor=cc9966|3rd |Javelin throw |31.91 m |- |rowspan=7|2009 |rowspan=4|Polynesian Championships |rowspan=4|Gold Coast, Queensland, Australia |bgcolor="cc9966"|3rd |100m |13.31 (wind: -1.0 m/s) |- |4th |200m |27.11 '''w''' (wind: +3.5 m/s) |- |bgcolor="cc9966"|3rd |Long jump |5.09m '''w''' (wind: +5.1 m/s) |- |4th |Javelin |32.26m |- |rowspan=3|Pacific Mini Games |rowspan=3|Rarotonga, Cook Islands |5th |100m |13.09 (wind: +0.1 m/s) |- |7th (h) |200m |27.34 (NWI) |- |5th |Long jump |5.03m (wind: 0.0 m/s) |- |rowspan=6|2010 |rowspan=2|Oceania Youth Championships |rowspan=2|Sydney, Australia ||25th (h) |100m |13.31 (wind: +0.5 m/s) |- |bgcolor=cc9966|3rd |Javelin throw |38.07 m |- |rowspan=2|Oceania Junior Championships |rowspan=2|Cairns, Australia |bgcolor=cc9966|3rd |100 m |12.73 s '''w''' (wind: +2.3 m/s) |- |bgcolor=gold|1st |Javelin throw |37.17 m |- |World Junior Championships |Moncton, New Brunswick, Canada |38th (h) |100m |13.05 (wind: +0.2 m/s) |- |Commonwealth Games |Delhi, India |39th (h) |100m |13.10 |- |rowspan=4|2011 |rowspan=2|Oceania Championships (Regional Division East) |rowspan=2|Apia, Samoa |4th |Shot put |12.79m |- |bgcolor=cc9966|3rd |Javelin throw |27.67 m |- |World Championships |Daegu, South Korea |54th (h) |100m |12.63 (wind: +1.0 m/s) |- |Pacific Games |Nouméa, New Caledonia |7th |100m |12.60 (wind: +0.3 m/s) |- |rowspan=5|2012 |World Indoor Championships |Istanbul, Turkey |48th (h) |60 m |8.06 |- |rowspan=2|Oceania Junior Championships (Regional Division East) |rowspan=2|Cairns, Australia |bgcolor=silver|2nd |100 m |12.78 s (wind: -0.1 m/s) |- |bgcolor=silver|2nd |Javelin throw |37.40 m |- |Oceania Championships (Regional Division East) |Cairns, Queensland, Australia |4th |100m |12.64 (wind: +0.4 m/s) |- |Olympic Games |London, United Kingdom |60th (pr) |100 m |12.47 (wind: +0.2 m/s) |- |rowspan=4|2013 |Oceania Championships |Papeete, French Polynesia |bgcolor=silver|2nd |100m |12.57 (wind: -0.7 m/s) |- |World Championships |Moscow, Russia |39th (h) |100m |12.39 (wind: -0.6 m/s) |- |rowspan=2|Pacific Mini Games |rowspan=2|Mata-Utu, Wallis and Futuna |5th |100m |12.29 (wind: +1.5 m/s) |- |bgcolor=silver|2nd |200m |25.13 (wind: +1.1 m/s) |- |rowspan=6|2014 |World Indoor Championships |Sopot, Poland |39th (h) |60 m |7.93 |- |rowspan=3|Oceania Championships |rowspan=3|Rarotonga, Cook Islands |bgcolor="cc9966"|3rd |100m |12.34 (wind: +0.5 m/s) |- |5th |200m |26.11 '''w''' (wind: +2.2 m/s) |- |7th |Mixed sprint medley |1:50.10 |- |rowspan=2|Commonwealth Games |rowspan=2|Glasgow, United Kingdom |42nd (h) |100m |12.68 (wind: -0.3 m/s) |- |38th (h) |200m |26.14 (wind: -0.5 m/s) |- |rowspan=3|2015 |rowspan=2|Oceania Championships |rowspan=2|Cairns, Queensland, Australia |7th |100m |12.29 '''w''' (wind: +2.9 m/s) |- |9th (h) |200m |25.29 (wind: +1.2 m/s) |- |World Championships |Beijing, China |48th (h) |100 m |12.34 |- |2016 |Olympic Games |Rio de Janeiro, Brazil |61st (h) |100 m |12.41 |- |2017 |World Championships |London, United Kingdom |40th (h) |100 m |12.18 '''NR''' |- |rowspan=3|2018 |World Indoor Championships |Birmingham, United Kingdom |45th (h) |60 m |7.90 |- |rowspan=2|Commonwealth Games |rowspan=2|Gold Coast, Australia |35th (h) |100 m |12.22 |- |30th (h) |200 m |24.91 |}

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==External links== * {{sports links}} * {{Sports-reference|ta/pat-taea-1}}

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