Wally Kirika

Wally Kirika

Personal information
Nationality	Papua New Guinea
Born	(1982-10-27) October 27, 1982 Kainantu, Eastern Highlands
Sport
Sport	Athletics
Medal record Men's athletics Competitor for  Papua New Guinea (South) Pacific Games 2003 Suva 4x100 m relay 2007 Apia 100 m (South) Pacific Mini Games 2005 Koror 4x100 m relay 2001 Middlegate 4x100 m relay 2005 Koror 100 m Oceania Championships 2006 Apia 100 m 2006 Apia 4x100 m relay
Updated on 28 April 2013.

Wally Kirika (born October 27, 1982) is a sprinter from Kainantu, Papua New Guinea.

He began sprinting at Kainantu High School.^[1] As a junior athlete, he was one of four male sprinters selected by the Papua New Guinea Athletic Union to take part in the Melanesian Championships in Fiji in April 2001.^[2] He reached the second round in the 100m at the 2006 Commonwealth Games with a then-personal best of 10.76s.^[3] His time of 10.80s in the second round was the best of the three Pacific Islanders in the second round.^[4] His personal bests, both set in 2007, are 10.74s in the 100m and 22.01s in the 200m.^[5]

As of 2010 he was a winger with the Hornibrook NGI Harlequins rugby team.^[6]

Achievements

Year	Competition	Venue	Position	Event	Notes
Representing  Papua New Guinea
2001	South Pacific Mini Games	Middlegate, Norfolk Island	1st	4 × 100 m relay	42.04 s
2003	South Pacific Games	Suva, Fiji	1st	4 × 100 m relay	40.94 s
2005	South Pacific Mini Games	Koror, Palau	3rd	100 m	10.84 s (wind: +0.5 m/s)
			1st	4 × 100 m relay	41.92 s
2006	Oceania Championships	Apia, Samoa	2nd	100 m	10.82 s (wind: -0.3 m/s)
			2nd	4 × 100 m relay	42.01 s
2007	Pacific Games	Apia, Samoa	3rd	100 m	10.74 s (wind: +0.7 m/s)

References

External links

• Wally Kirika profile at IAAF