Kaitinano Mwemweata

Kaitinano Mwemweata
Personal information
Nationality Kiribati
Born (1984-07-22) July 22, 1984 (age 39)
Butaritari
Height165 cm (5.41 ft)
Weight65 kg (143 lb)
Sport
SportAthletics
Medal record
Women's Athletics
Representing  Kiribati
Oceania Championships
Bronze medal – third place 2008 Saipan 400 m hurdles
Micronesian Championships
Gold medal – first place 2003 Koror long jump
Kiribati National Games
Bronze medal – third place 2006 shot put
Silver medal – second place 2006 high jump
Gold medal – first place 2006 long jump
Gold medal – first place 2006 triple jump
Gold medal – first place 2006 100m sprint
Gold medal – first place 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][3]

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

Year Competition Venue Position Event Notes
Representing  Kiribati
2008 Oceania Championships Saipan, Northern Mariana Islands 3rd 400 m hurdles 81.71 s

References

  1. ^ "Small step at Olympics is giant leap for tiny island nation", Mike Lopresti, USA Today, August 19, 2008
  2. ^ "Kiribati's Olympic adventure", Andrew Fraser, BBC, August 3, 2004
  3. ^ "First female competitors at the Olympics by country". Olympedia. Retrieved 14 June 2020.
  4. ^ Track & field results
  5. ^ "Kiribati sends three athletes to Beijing Olympics" Archived 2008-08-24 at the Wayback Machine, Xinhua, August 5, 2008
  6. ^ "Kiribati athletes ready for Olympic competition" Archived 2008-09-08 at the Wayback Machine, ABC Radio Australia, August 9, 2008
  7. ^ Micronesian Championships Archived 2007-09-29 at the Wayback Machine
  8. ^ Edmonton 2001
  9. ^ Kiribati National Games: Athletics

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