Kaitinano Mwemweata
athletes at the 2004 summer olympics | kiribati athletes | living people | olympic athletes of kiribati | sprinters
Micronesian Championships
long jump
Kiribati National Games
shot put high jump long jump triple jump 100m sprint 200m sprint
Kaitinano Mwemweata 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. "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
Mwemweata finished seventh out of eight in her heat, achieving a personal best of 13.07. Track & field results
She won gold in the long jump at the Micronesian Championships, in Koror in 2003. Micronesian Championships She also took part in the World Athletics Championships in Edmonton in 2001. Edmonton 2001
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. Kiribati National Games: Athletics
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Category: Kiribati athletes Category: Athletes at the 2004 Summer Olympics Category: Sprinters Category: Olympic athletes of Kiribati Category: Living people
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