Background
Due to his father being born in the American Samoa Nakanelua competed twice at the Olympics, firstly he entered the 100 metres at the 2000 Summer Olympics, he ran a time of 10.93 seconds and finished 8th in his heat out of nine starters so didn"t qualify for the next round, four years later at the 2004 Summer Olympics again he entered the 100 metres and this time finished 7th in his heat so didn"t advance.
