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| Born | (1968-11-20)20 November 1968 (age 56) Moengo,Suriname | ||||||||||||||
| Height | 1.88 m (6 ft 2 in) | ||||||||||||||
| Weight | 71 kg (157 lb) | ||||||||||||||
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Tommy Asinga (born 20 November 1968) is a former track and field athlete fromSuriname.
Asinga trained in theUnited States, attendingEastern Michigan University from 1991 to 1994, where he wonAll-American honors five times.
Asinga competed at three Olympic Games, representingSuriname: in1988 atSeoul, in1992 atBarcelona (where he wasSuriname's flag bearer in the opening ceremonies) and in1996 inAtlanta.
Asinga won the bronze medal in the800 metres at the1991 Pan American Games inHavana, Cuba. That same year, he also took the silver medal800 metres run at the 1991 NCAA Outdoor Championships. Asinga placed sixth in the 1992NCAA Indoor Championships. In 1993, Asinga was the anchor leg on the winningEastern Michigan University team for the4 × 800 meter relay at the NCAA Division I Indoor Track and Field Championships. Asinga also won the silver medal in theMid-American Conference outdoor400 metres in three consecutive years in 1992, 1993 and 1994.
After graduating fromEastern Michigan University, Asinga went toTuskegee University's School of Veterinary Medicine, and is now a practicingveterinarian inLusaka, Zambia. He is the husband ofZambian former sprinterNgozi Mwanamwambwa and the father ofSurinamese sprinterIssam Asinga.
| Year | Competition | Venue | Position | Event | Notes |
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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 |
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| Preceded by | Flagbearer for Suriname Barcelona 1992 | Succeeded by |
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