Peoria Koshiba
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| Nationality |
 Palau | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Born |
June 27, 1979 Ngerbeched, Koror | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Height | 1.60 m (5 ft 3 in) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Weight | 50 kg (110 lb) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Sport | Athletics | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Medal record
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| Updated on 6 May 2013. | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Peoria Koshiba (born June 27, 1979, in Ngerbeched, Koror)[1] is a track and field sprint athlete who competes internationally for Palau.[2]
Koshiba represented Palau at the 2008 Summer Olympics in Beijing. She competed at the 100 metres sprint and placed eighth in her heat without advancing to the second round. She ran the distance in a time of 13.18 seconds.[2] She is currently serving as coach for young Palauns yearning to be track stars.
Achievements
| Year | Competition | Venue | Position | Event | Notes |
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| Representing Palau | |||||
| 1998 | Micronesian Games | Koror, Palau | 1st | 100 m | 13.35 s |
| 1st | 200 m | 27.14 s GR | |||
| 1st | 4x100 m relay | 52.37 s GR | |||
| 2nd | 4x400 m relay | 4:28.79 min | |||
| 2006 | Micronesian Games | Saipan, Northern Mariana Islands | 1st | 4x100 m relay | 52.25 s |
| 1st | 4x400 m relay | 4:29.01 min | |||
| 3rd | 3km Cross country - Team | 23 pts | |||
References
- ↑ Palau's first Olympians get kudos from Senate (PDF), retrieved May 4, 2013
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 Athlete biography: Peoria Koshiba, beijing2008.cn, ret: Aug 27, 2008
External links
- Peoria Koshiba profile at IAAF
- Sports reference biography