Peniamina Percival
Peniamina Percival (born 8 November 1994) is a judoka from Samoa. He competed at the 2020 Summer Olympics, in the Judo – Men's 81 kg.[1][2] His coach at the olympics was his brother Iosefa Percival.[3] He trains at a local Dojo in Osaka.[4]
Early and personal life[]
Percival was born to a Samoan father and American mother. He attended Brandeis University in Waltham, Massachusetts where he studied environmental studies and international studies. Prior to that he had begun judo aged 13. In 2016 he had a semester in Japan and obtained his first judo black belt. He sells traditional handmade bonecarvings,[5] and also is a music producer and DJ for the Original Samoan Krump Kingz, by the name of 685 Metal.[6]
References[]
- ^ "Peniamina Percival". EuroSport. Retrieved 25 July 2021.
- ^ "Judo PERCIVAL Peniamina - Tokyo 2020 Olympics". .. Retrieved 4 September 2021.
- ^ "First-Time Olympian Ben Percival '18 Heads to Tokyo". Brandeis University. 7 July 2021. Retrieved 7 December 2021.
- ^ "Samoan athlete holds onto Tokyo dreams despite pandemic". NHK World - Japan. 22 July 2021. Retrieved 7 December 2021.
- ^ "Peniamina Percival". Tokyo 2020. Retrieved 25 July 2021.
- ^ Sapeer Mayron (13 December 2018). "Samoa's young rappers get a chance to shine". Samoa Observer. Retrieved 7 December 2021.
External links[]
- Peniamina Percival at the International Judo Federation
- Peniamina Percival at JudoInside.com
- Peniamina Percival at Olympedia
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