Faauuga Muagututia

Faauuga Tia Muagututia (born May 13, 1958) is a former United States Navy SEAL and Winter Olympic competitor for American Samoa in the bobsleigh.

Personal life Muagututia was born on May 13, 1958, in Pago Pago, American Samoa. He moved to Los Angeles aged 14 and attended Carson High School in California. Muagututia and his wife Kathy have three sons: Grant, Garrett Muagututia, and Myles.

Navy He became a Navy SEAL in 1979 and by 1994 was a senior chief boatswain mate.

Bobsleigh Muagututia was approached by the American founder of the American Samoa Bobsled Federation because of his background as a Navy SEAL. The pair were managed by William "Buddy" Hoblak. In the first run Muagututia and Kiltz placed 41st out of the 43 sleds in a time of 55.57 seconds. On the second run they were again 41st in a faster time of 55.25 seconds. They improved to 37th position on run three with a time of 55.06 seconds. On the fourth and final run they finished 38th in a time of 55.16 seconds. Overall they finished 39th with a combined time of 3 minutes 31.04 seconds.