Kaitinano Mwemweata

Kaitinano Mwemweata

Personal information
Nationality	Kiribati
Born	(1984-07-22) July 22, 1984 Butaritari
Height	165 cm (5.41 ft)
Weight	65 kg (143 lb)
Sport
Sport	Athletics
Medal record Women's Athletics Representing  Kiribati Oceania Championships 2008 Saipan 400 m hurdles Micronesian Championships 2003 Koror long jump Kiribati National Games 2006 shot put 2006 high jump 2006 long jump 2006 triple jump 2006 100m sprint 2006 200m sprint
Updated on 22 April 2013.

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
Representing  Kiribati
2008	Oceania Championships	Saipan, Northern Mariana Islands	3rd	400 m hurdles	81.71 s

References

External links

• Sports reference biography