Kaitinano Mwemweata
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 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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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]
Mwemweata finished seventh out of eight in her heat, achieving a personal best of 13.07.[3]
She was due to represent Kiribati again at the 2008 Summer Olympics in Beijing, competing in the 200 metre sprint,[4] but had to withdraw after contracting tuberculosis. She was undergoing treatment at the time of the Games.[5]
She won gold in the long jump at the Micronesian Championships, in Koror in 2003.[6] She also took part in the World Athletics Championships in Edmonton in 2001.[7]
At the Kiribati National Games of 2006, Mwemweata won a bronze medal in the shotput event, 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.[8]
Achievements
| Year | Competition | Venue | Position | Event | Notes |
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| 2008 | Oceania Championships | Saipan, Northern Mariana Islands | 3rd | 400 m hurdles | 81.71 s |
References
- ↑ "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
- ↑ Track & field results
- ↑ "Kiribati sends three athletes to Beijing Olympics", Xinhua, August 5, 2008
- ↑ "Kiribati athletes ready for Olympic competition", ABC Radio Australia, August 9, 2008
- ↑ Micronesian Championships
- ↑ Edmonton 2001
- ↑ Kiribati National Games: Athletics