Tommy Asinga

Tommy Asinga
Personal information
Born (1968-11-20) 20 November 1968 (age 56)
Moengo, Suriname
Height1.88 m (6 ft 2 in)
Weight71 kg (157 lb)
Medal record
Men's Athletics
Representing  Suriname
Pan American Games
Bronze medal – third place 1991 Havana 800 m

Tommy Asinga (born 20 November 1968) is a former track and field athlete from Suriname.

Asinga trained in the United States, attending Eastern Michigan University from 1991 to 1994, where he won All-American honors five times.

Asinga competed at three Olympic Games, representing Suriname: in 1988 at Seoul, in 1992 at Barcelona (where he was Suriname's flag bearer in the opening ceremonies) and in 1996 in Atlanta.

Asinga won the bronze medal in the 800 metres at the 1991 Pan American Games in Havana, Cuba. That same year, he also took the silver medal 800 metres run at the 1991 NCAA Outdoor Championships. Asinga placed sixth in the 1992 NCAA Indoor Championships. In 1993, Asinga was the anchor leg on the winning Eastern Michigan University team for the 4 × 800 meter relay at the NCAA Division I Indoor Track and Field Championships. Asinga also won the silver medal in the Mid-American Conference outdoor 400 metres in three consecutive years in 1992, 1993 and 1994.

After graduating from Eastern Michigan University, Asinga went to Tuskegee University's School of Veterinary Medicine, and is now a practicing veterinarian in Lusaka, Zambia. He is the husband of Zambian former sprinter Ngozi Mwanamwambwa and the father of Surinamese sprinter Issam Asinga.

International competitions

Year Competition Venue Position Event Notes
Representing  Suriname
1988 Olympic Games Seoul, South Korea 800 m DQ
1991 Universiade Sheffield, United Kingdom 8th 800 m 1:48.14
23rd (h) 1500 m 3:57.42
Pan American Games Havana, Cuba 9th (h) 400 m 46.89
3rd 800 m 1:47.24
World Championships Tokyo, Japan 17th (h) 800 m 1:47.33
1992 Olympic Games Barcelona, Spain 13th (sf) 800 m 1:46.78
1993 Universiade Buffalo, United States 7th 800 m 1:51.58
Central American and Caribbean Games Ponce, Puerto Rico 4th 800 m 1:50.60
1995 World Indoor Championships Barcelona, Spain 18th (h) 800 m 1:51.83
Pan American Games Buenos Aires, Argentina 11th (h) 800 m 1:50.72
South American Championships Manaus, Brazil 7th 400 m 48.81
4th 800 m 1:50.49
World Championships Gothenburg, Sweden 42nd (h) 800 m 1:51.60
1996 Olympic Games Atlanta, United States 37th (h) 800 m 1:48.29

References

Olympic Games
Preceded by Flagbearer for  Suriname
Barcelona 1992
Succeeded by


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