Tevita Takayawa

{{Short description|Fijian judoka (born 1996)}}

{{Use dmy dates|date=May 2024}}

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| country = Fiji

| weight_class = {{nbnd}}100 kg

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| olympics_rank = R32

| olympics_year = 2020

| olympics_weight = Men's 100 kg

| worlds_rank = R32

| worlds_year = 2021

| worlds_weight = Men's 100 kg

| regionals_type = OC

| regionals_rank = 1

| regionals_year = 2018

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{{Medal|Sport| Men's judo }}

{{Medal|Country| {{FIJ}} }}

{{Medal|Competition| Oceania Championships }}

{{Medal|G| 2018 Nouméa | {{nbnd}}100 kg }}

{{Medal|B| 2017 Nukuʻalofa | {{nbnd}}100 kg }}

{{Medal|Competition| IJF Grand Prix }}

{{Medal|B| 2022 Perth | {{nbnd}}100 kg }}

| updated = 30 October 2022

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Tevita Takayawa (born 18 May 1996) is a Fijian judoka.

From a family with a strong tradition in judo, as Takayawa's father Viliame Takayawa represented Fiji at the Olympic Games in 1984 and 1988, and his older brother Nacanieli Takayawa-Qerawaqa also competed in judo at the Olympic Games in 1992, 1996 and 2000 and won a Commonwealth Games gold medal in 2002. His niece, and Nacianieli's daughter, Shanice Takawaya also competes in Judo.{{cite web | url=https://www.fijitimes.com/2019-pacific-games-judoka-takayawa-wins-fijis-19th-gold-medal/ | title=2019 Pacific Games: Judoka Takayawa wins Fiji's 19th gold medal }} After being selected to compete at the 2020 Summer Games Tevita Takayawa was drawn against Aleksandar Kukolj in the opening round.{{cite web|url=https://olympics.com/tokyo-2020/olympic-games/en/results/judo/athlete-profile-n1280973-takayawa-tevita.htm|title=Tevita Takayawa|publisher=Tokyo 2020|access-date=23 July 2021}}