Savannah Sanitoa

Personal information
Nationality	American Samoa
Born	(1987-04-30) April 30, 1987 (age 37)
Sport
Sport	Women's athletics
Event	Sprint
Medal record Athletics Representing  American Samoa Oceania Youth Championships 2002 Christchurch Long jump 2002 Christchurch Hammer throw
Updated on 16 April 2013

Savannah Sanitoa (born April 30, 1987) is a track and field athlete who competes internationally for American Samoa. She is most famous for competing at the 100 metres sprint at the 2009 IAAF World Championships in Berlin.

In 2006, Sanitoa represented American Samoa at the 11th IAAF World Junior Championships in Beijing. She competed at the 100 metres sprint and placed 8th in her heat without advancing to the second round. She ran the distance in a time of 14.56 seconds.

In 2009, she took part in the 12th IAAF World Championships. She had originally intended to compete in the shot put, but having not qualified, decided to take a wildcard spot in the 100 meters.^[1] She placed 6th in her heat without advancing to the second round. She ran the distance in a time of 14.23 seconds, 0.16 seconds outside of her personal best of 14.07.

Year	Competition	Venue	Position	Event	Notes
Representing  American Samoa
2002	Oceania Youth Championships	Christchurch, New Zealand	3rd	Long jump	4.38 m w (wind: 6.2 m/s)
	Oceania Youth Championships	Christchurch, New Zealand	3rd	Hammer throw	21.44 m
2006	World Junior Championships	Beijing, China	62nd (h)	100m	14.56 s (wind: +0.8 m/s)

• Savannah Sanitoa at World Athletics