Tommy Asinga

Tommy Asinga

Personal information
Born	(1968-11-20) 20 November 1968 Moengo, Suriname
Height	1.88 m (6 ft 2 in)
Weight	71 kg (157 lb)
Medal record Men's Athletics Representing Suriname Pan American Games 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

• "Tommy Asinga," http://www.emueagles.com/News/gen/2006/1/19/2005HOF.asp?path=gen
• "Eight to be added to EMU Athletic Hall of Fame," https://archive.today/20120729231409/http://www.emich.edu/focus_emu/013106/athletichalloffame.html
• "Interview met Tommy Asinga, Friday 16 June 2006," https://web.archive.org/web/20071012052353/http://www.nospang.com/index2.php?option=com_content&do_pdf=1&id=36