Max Teuruaa, born on 31 July 2002, is a Cook Islands decathlete and the country’s leading multi-event athlete. He is from Matavera, on Rarotonga, and was born and raised in Kaukapakapa, New Zealand. World Athletics lists him as eligible for New Zealand until 15 October 2023 and for the Cook Islands from 16 October 2023. He made his Cook Islands debut at the 2023 Pacific Games in Honiara. At the Glasgow Commonwealth Games, his first Games, he contested the decathlon and finished on his 24th birthday. Cook Islands Sports and regional reports gave the score as 6,434, called a new national record and above the 6,337 mark; World Athletics lists 6,434 with a not-legal flag. Splits reported by Cook Islands Sports included 11.18 in the 100 m, 6.64 m in the long jump, 11.31 m in the shot put, 1.76 m in the high jump and 51.95 in the 400 m

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