Kaitinano Mwemweata (born July 22, 1984) is an I-Kiribati athlete. She was the first person ever to compete for Kiribati at the Olympic Games, when she represented her country at the 100 metre sprint in Athens in 2004.[1][2][3]
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| Nationality |  Kiribati | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Born | July 22, 1984 Butaritari | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Height | 165 cm (5.41 ft) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Weight | 65 kg (143 lb) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Sport | Athletics | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Medal record
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Mwemweata finished seventh out of eight in her heat, achieving a personal best of 13.07.[4]
She was due to represent Kiribati again at the 2008 Summer Olympics in Beijing, competing in the 200 metre sprint,[5] but had to withdraw after contracting tuberculosis. She was undergoing treatment at the time of the Games.[6]
She won gold in the long jump at the Micronesian Championships, in Koror in 2003.[7] She also took part in the World Athletics Championships in Edmonton in 2001.[8]
At the Kiribati National Games of 2006, Mwemweata won a bronze medal in the shot put, a silver medal in the high jump, and four gold medals in long jump, the 100 metre sprint, the 200 metre sprint and the triple jump.[9]
Achievements edit
| Year | Competition | Venue | Position | Event | Notes |
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| Representing Kiribati
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| 2008 | Oceania Championships | Saipan, Northern Mariana Islands | 3rd | 400 m hurdles | 81.71 s |
References edit
- ^ "Small step at Olympics is giant leap for tiny island nation", Mike Lopresti, USA Today, August 19, 2008
- ^ "Kiribati's Olympic adventure", Andrew Fraser, BBC, August 3, 2004
- ^ "First female competitors at the Olympics by country". Olympedia. Retrieved 14 June 2020.
- ^ Track & field results
- ^ "Kiribati sends three athletes to Beijing Olympics" Archived 2008-08-24 at the Wayback Machine, Xinhua, August 5, 2008
- ^ "Kiribati athletes ready for Olympic competition" Archived 2008-09-08 at the Wayback Machine, ABC Radio Australia, August 9, 2008
- ^ Micronesian Championships Archived 2007-09-29 at the Wayback Machine
- ^ Edmonton 2001
- ^ Kiribati National Games: Athletics
External links edit
- Kaitinano Mwemweata at World Athletics
- Kaitinano Mwemweata at Olympics.com
- Kaitinano Mwemweata at Olympedia
- Kaitinano Mwemweata at the Commonwealth Games Federation (archived)
- Sports reference biography
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