Tommy Asinga
Olympic athlete
1968 –
Who is Tommy Asinga?
Tommy Asinga is a track star from Suriname.
Asinga trained in the United States, attending Eastern Michigan University from 1991–1994, where he won All-American honors five times.
Asinga competed at three Olympic Games, representing Suriname: in 1988 at Seoul, in 1992 at Barcelona 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 3,200-meter Eastern Michigan University relay team at the NCAA Indoor 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.
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- Born
- Nov 20, 1968
Moengo - Nationality
- Suriname
- Education
- Eastern Michigan University
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on July 23, 2013
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