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Dolores Tuimoloau : ウィキペディア英語版 | Dolores Tuimoloau Dolores Tuimoloau (born May 29, 1976 - February 19, 2011)〔http://www.ancientfaces.com/person/dolores-tuimoloau/84450825〕 was an American Samoan athlete, primarily known for throwing events. She represented American Samoa at the 1995 Pacific Ocean Games, earning a silver medal in the shot put, the only such medal for her country.〔http://www.gbrathletics.com/ic/pog.htm〕 Tuimoloau grew up in Oxnard, California. Since the age of 9, she excelled in basketball because she was always the largest in her class, a trend that brought her to the height of 310 pounds by the age of 18. She eventually played for Channel Islands High School where she was All-County in basketball. Looking for a sport to play in the springtime, she thought she would play softball but a friend invited her to try out for the track team. The first time she threw a shot put, it went . She continued to improve, by her senior year she set the Ventura County record in both the shot put at and the discus at .〔http://articles.latimes.com/1994-06-03/sports/sp-65445_1_channel-islands-high〕 She won the 1994 CIF California State Meet in the shot put, beating her nearest competitor by almost two feet.〔http://lynbrooksports.prepcaltrack.com/ATHLETICS/TRACK/1994/stateres.htm〕 A week later, she won the Golden West Invitational.〔http://issuu.com/fortius_media/docs/gwi2014program-new.lores〕 She was touted as a potential Olympian while she attended Ventura College, but became academically ineligible while taking care of her father who suffered a massive heart attack at age 40.〔http://articles.latimes.com/1995-03-10/sports/sp-41212_1_olympic-team〕 Returning to school, she set the still standing school records in both shot put and discus in 1996.〔http://fp.academic.venturacollege.edu/athletics/track/Track_2011/Track_School_Records.html〕 She continued her education in Criminal Justice at California State University, Los Angeles. She eventually settled in Eureka, California. ==References==
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