Lakona Gerega
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| Full name | Lakona Gerega | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| Nationality | Papua New Guinean | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| Born | 25 February 1996 Port Moresby, Papua New Guinea | |||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Country |  Papua New Guinea | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| Sport | Athletics | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| Event | Javelin | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| Coached by | Paul Bannister | |||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Personal best | 66.73 m (2024) | |||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Updated on 21 September 2023 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Lakona Gerega (born 25 February 1996) is a Papua New Guinean javelin thrower.[1] He competed in the men's javelin throw at the 2022 Commonwealth Games where he ranked 12th with a 63.46 meter throw.[2][3] His personal best of 66.73 m set at the 2024 Oceania Athletics Championships in Suva, Fiji, is also the current Papua New Guinean national record.
References
- ^ Lakona Gerega at World Athletics
- ^ "Lakona Gerega – Athlete Profile". Birmingham 2022. August 2022. Retrieved 21 September 2023.
- ^ "Gerega finishes 12th, Baru leads Team PNG at closing". The National. 9 August 2022. Retrieved 21 September 2023.