American Samoa Track & Field Association

American Samoa Track & Field Association
Sport Athletics
Abbreviation ASTFA
Founded 1976 (1976)
Affiliation IAAF
Affiliation date 1986 (1986)
Regional affiliation OAA
Headquarters Pago Pago, Tutuila
President Don Fuimaono Lutu
Secretary Deanna Fuimaono
Official website
www.foxsportspulse.com/assoc_page.cgi?c=2-1142-0-0-0
American Samoa

The American Samoa Track & Field Association (ASTFA) is the governing body for the sport of athletics in American Samoa.[1][2]

History

Athletes from American Samoa participated already at the 1969[3] and 1971 South Pacific Games.[4]

ASTFA was founded in 1976, and was affiliated to the IAAF in the year 1986.[5]

Current president is Don Fuimaono Lutu.[1][2]

Affiliations

Moreover, it is part of the following national organisations:

  • American Samoa National Olympic Committee (ASNOC)

National records

ASTFA maintains the American Samoan records in athletics.

References

  1. 1 2 American Samoa Track & Field Association, IAAF, retrieved January 31, 2014
  2. 1 2 AMERICAN SAMOA TRACK AND FIELD ASSOCIATION, Oceania Athletics Association, retrieved January 31, 2014
  3. ↑ SOUTH PACIFIC GAMES - Port Moresby, Papua New Guinea 1969 (PDF), OAA, archived from the original (PDF) on October 30, 2013, retrieved January 31, 2014
  4. ↑ SOUTH PACIFIC GAMES - Pirae, French Polynesia 1971 (PDF), Oceania Athletics Association, archived from the original (PDF) on October 30, 2013, retrieved January 31, 2014
  5. ↑ International Association of Athletics Federations - Constitution - In force as from 1st November 2011, IAAF, p. 55, retrieved January 31, 2014
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