Felix T. Sasamoto Jr. is a Northern Mariana Islands spearfisher.

Career

At the 2006 Micronesian Games, he won gold medals in the individual and team events.[2] Sasamoto along with Morito Asai and others established the Marianas Apnea Spearfishing Club following the wins.[3] Sasamoto came first in a trial competition conducted by the club to determine the Northern Mariana Islands' spearfishers for the 2010 Micronesian Games but finished sixth in the event.[4][5]

Personal life

Sasamoto's father Felix Aguon Sasamoto was the son of a Chamorro woman and a Japanese agriculturist stationed on the islands prior to the Battle of Saipan.[6] His father died in 2023.[1]

Sasamoto and his wife Suzette have a child and grandchildren.[1]

References

  1. ^ a b c "†Felix Aguon Sasamoto". Marianas Variety News & Views. June 9, 2023. Archived from the original on September 10, 2024. Retrieved September 10, 2024.
  2. ^ "Micronesian Games - CNMI". GameDay. Archived from the original on September 8, 2024. Retrieved September 8, 2024.
  3. ^ "About Us". Aquasmith. Archived from the original on September 8, 2024. Retrieved September 8, 2024.
  4. ^ Staff, Variety News (March 31, 2010). "Sasamoto tops Micronesian Games spear fishing tryout". Marianas Variety News & Views. Archived from the original on September 8, 2024. Retrieved September 6, 2024.
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  6. ^ Soder, Stephanie (April 2019). "The Japanese and U.S. Fought the War, We Ended Up Paying the Price: the Indigenous Experience on Saipan During World War II" (PDF). core.ac.uk. Archived (PDF) from the original on September 10, 2024. Retrieved September 10, 2024.
Allikas: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Felix_Sasamoto
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