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Further Personal Information | |
| Residence | Gold Coast, QLD, AUS |
General Interest | |
| Memorable sporting achievement | Winning a silver medal in the 200m at the 2013 Pacific Mini Games in Mata-Utu, Wallis and Futuna Islands. (Athlete, 09 Aug 2016) |
Sport Specific Information | |
| Why this sport? | Her mother encouraged her to take up athletics. |
General Interest | |
| Hero / Idol | New Zealand shot put athlete Valerie Adams. (Athlete, 09 Aug 2016) |
| Ambitions | To set a new national record at the 2016 Olympic Games in Rio de Janeiro. (athletics-oceania.com, 13 May 2016) |
| Awards and honours | She was flag bearer for the Cook Islands at the opening ceremony of the 2014 Commonwealth Games in Glasgow, Scotland, and the 2013 Pacific Mini Games in Wallis and Futuna. (GNS, 24 Jul 2014; cookislandnews.com, 03 Sep 2013) She won the Cook Islands Sportswoman of the Year award in 2012 and 2014, and the Junior Sportswoman of the Year award in 2008 and 2010. (Vaiana Mila Engu Facebook profile, 30 Jun 2014; ciherald.co.ck, 09 Aug 2012; foxsportspulse.com, 14 Jun 2012) |
Sport Specific Information | |
| Name of coach | Tony Fairweather [club], AUS |
| When and where did you begin this sport? | She began the sport in 2006 in the Cook Islands. |
Further Personal Information | |
| Occupation | Athlete |
| Languages | Maori, English |
General Interest | |
| Nicknames | Patty (athletics-oceania.com, 13 May 2016) |
| Sporting philosophy / motto | "The more you put in, the more you get out." (Athlete, 23 Jul 2014) |
Sport Specific Information | |
| Club / Team | Ignition Athletics Club: Gold Coast, QLD, AUS |
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| Injuries | In 2013 she pulled her hamstring and missed two months. She also injured her knee and missed a further three months. (Athlete, 09 Aug 2016, 23 Jul 2014) |
| Most influential person in career | Her mother. (Athlete, 23 Jul 2014) |