Serafina Akeli

Patsy Serafina Akeli (née McKenzie) (born 7 December 1978 in Motootua) is a Samoan javelin thrower.

[1] She is a two-time Olympian, a 2008 national javelin throw champion, and a member of the QEII Track Club in Australia.

[3][4] Akeli made her official debut for the 2004 Summer Olympics in Athens, where she placed fortieth in the qualifying rounds of the women's javelin throw, at a distance of 45.93 metres.

At the 2006 Commonwealth Games in Melbourne, Australia, Akeli achieved her best career result, when she finished ninth in the final round of the women's javelin, with a best possible throw of 51.25 metres.

[5][6] At the 2008 Summer Olympics in Beijing, Akeli qualified for the second time in the women's javelin throw.