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Athletics At The 2017 Pacific Mini Games
The athletics competition at the 2017 Pacific Mini Games was held from the 11–14 December 2017 at the newly upgraded Korman Stadium in Port Vila, Vanuatu. Participating nations Eighteen teams entered athletes for the track and field competitions. Medal table Papua New Guinea topped the medal table, winning seventeen gold. Hosts Vanuatu were a creditable fourth with the second highest medal total overall. Event summary A total of 47 events were contested at the 2017 Pacific Mini Games athletics competition. Men Men's para-athletics Women Women's para-athletics See also * Athletics at the Pacific Games References Sources * {{2017 in athletics Athletics at the Pacific Mini Games Athletics in Vanuatu Pacific Games The Pacific Games (French: Jeux du Pacifique), is a continental multi-sport event held every four years among athletes from Oceania. The inaugural Games took place in 1963 in Suva, Fiji, and most recently in 2019 in Apia, Samoa. The Ga ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Port Vila
Port Vila (french: Port-Vila), or simply Vila (; french: Vila; bi, Vila ), is the capital and largest city of Vanuatu. It is located on the island of Efate. Its population in the last census (2009) was 44,040, an increase of 35% on the previous census result (29,356 in 1999). In 2009, the population of Port Vila formed 18.8% of the country's population, and 66.9% of the population of Efate. On the south coast of the island of Efate, in Shefa Province, Port Vila is the economic and commercial centre of Vanuatu. The mayor is Erick Puyo Festa, of the Vanua'aku Pati, elected in January 2018; his deputy is Jenny Regenvanu, of the Graun mo Jastis Pati. On 13 March 2015, Port Vila bore extensive damage from Cyclone Pam. Name Locally the town is most commonly referred to simply as "Vila", whether in French or Bislama or in English (not like English "villa"). The name of the area is ''Efil'' in the native South Efate language and ''Ifira'' in neighbouring Mele-Fila lang ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Nelson Stone
Nelson Stone (born 2 June 1984) is a Papua New Guinea Papua New Guinea (abbreviated PNG; , ; tpi, Papua Niugini; ho, Papua Niu Gini), officially the Independent State of Papua New Guinea ( tpi, Independen Stet bilong Papua Niugini; ho, Independen Stet bilong Papua Niu Gini), is a country i ...n runner. He competed in the 400 m event at the 2012 Summer Olympics but was eliminated in the first round despite setting a season's best time of 46.71. Personal bests Achievements 1: Did not show in the final.References External links * *[...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Miriama Senokonoko
Miriama Senokonoko (born 21 January 1995) is a Fijian athlete. She competed in the women's 400 metres at the 2018 IAAF World Indoor Championships The 17th IAAF World Indoor Championships was held from 1 to 4 March 2018 in Birmingham, United Kingdom. This was the city's second hosting of the event as it previously did so in 2003. Bidding process Birmingham bid for the 2016 IAAF World Ind .... References External links * 1995 births Living people Fijian female sprinters Athletes (track and field) at the 2018 Commonwealth Games Place of birth missing (living people) Commonwealth Games competitors for Fiji Pacific Games silver medalists for Fiji Pacific Games medalists in athletics {{Fiji-athletics-bio-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Afure Adah
Afure Adah (born 9 September 1997) is a Papua New Guinean sprinter. She competed in the women's 100 metres and 200 metres at the 2018 Commonwealth Games The 2018 Commonwealth Games, officially known as the XXI Commonwealth Games and also known as Gold Coast 2018, was an international multi-sport event for members of the Commonwealth of Nations, Commonwealth that were held on the Gold Coast, .... Personal bests ;Outdoor ;Indoor *All information taken from IAAF profile. References External links * 1997 births Living people Papua New Guinean female sprinters Athletes (track and field) at the 2018 Commonwealth Games Commonwealth Games competitors for Papua New Guinea People from the National Capital District (Papua New Guinea) {{PapuaNewGuinea-athletics-bio-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Patricia Taea
Patricia Nooroa Taea (born 25 May 1993) is a Cook Island female sprinter who competed in the 100 metres event at the 2012 Summer Olympics. She was ranked 14th in the Preliminaries for the women's 100 metres in a time of 12.47 seconds. She was chosen as torch lighter for the (together with athlete ) and flag bearer for the . She returned to the ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Toea Wisil
Toea Wisil (1 January 1988) is an athlete from Papua New Guinea who specializes in sprints. She was selected as her nation's flag bearer at the 2012 Summer Olympics Parade of Nations. In her race, she impressed American TV announcer Ato Bolden by running an eased up 11.60 into a strong headwind, the number one qualifier from the preliminary round of the 100 m. She was equally impressive in the quarterfinal, beating the field including Allyson Felix out of the blocks and coming within .05 of qualifying to the semi-final round, finishing ahead of athletes that did not need to run in the preliminary round. During the Pacific Games, she won a triple-triple individual gold, 100 m, 200 m and 400 m, during 3 different editions, 2011, 2015 and 2019. Personal bests *100 m: 11.29 s NR (wind: +1.9 m/s) – Suva, 9 July 2016 *200 m: 23.13 s NR (wind: +1.5 m/s) – Canberra, 12 March 2017 *400 m: 53.19 s NR – Gold Coast Gold Coast may refer to: Places Africa * Gold ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Thierry Cibone
Thierry Cibone (born 8 August 1973) is a Paralympic athlete competing in throwing events. He lives in New Caledonia and represents France in international competition. He has cerebral palsy.https://www.bleushandisport.com/bleus/cibone-thierry/ Cibone has competed in 5 Paralympic Games. Initially, he threw standing as an F35 athlete. At the 2000 Summer Paralympics in Sydney, he won 3 gold medals, in discus, javelin and shot put. At the 2004 Summer Paralympics in Athens, he won bronze medals in shot put and javelin. He also competed at the 2008 Summer Paralympics but did not medal. Cibone then commenced throwing seated, as an F34 athlete. At the 2011 IPC Athletics World Championships, he won gold in the F34 shot put and javelin. At the 2012 Summer Paralympics, he won bronze in the F34 shot put. He competed but did not medal at the 2020 Summer Paralympics The , branded as the Tokyo 2020 Paralympic Games, was an international multi-sport parasports event held from 24 Augu ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Manako Fal Aveuki
is a Japanese former professional motorcycle racer. He competed in Grand Prix motorcycle racing from 1994 to 1999. Manako is notable for finishing in the top three of the 125cc world championship for three consecutive years, narrowly missing out on the title in 1998. Early career Manako began racing at the relatively late age of 21, competing in the Kyushu Area and Suzuka Area Championship. 1994 Manako began competing at national level in the 125cc All-Japan Road Racing Championship and finished the season 7th. Spotted by Honda, he was offered a ride on an RVF750 in the Suzuka 8 Hour Endurance race. Partnered by Tekeshi Tsujimura he finished in 13th place. Midway through the year he was offered a Honda ride in the 125cc World Championship with the FCC Technical Sports team as a replacement for their injured rider Tomoko Igata. He finished 3rd in his first race and ended the season 20th overall. 1995 Now a full-time Grand Prix rider with the team, Manako scored two more ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Sililo Kivalu
Sililo Kivalu (born 8 July 1999) is a Wallisian athlete who has represented Wallis and Futuna at the Pacific Mini Games. Kivalu participated in athletics at the 2017 Pacific Mini Games, where he won bronze in the decathlon. He took part in the 2018 Melanesian Athletics Championships, where he won the pole vault, as the only participant, and was awarded bronze in the long jump. At the 2019 Oceania Athletics Championships, he came seventh in the decathlon, and at the 2019 Pacific Games The 2019 Pacific Games was the sixteenth edition of the Pacific Games. The Games were held in Apia, Samoa, returning there for the first time since 2007. It was the third time overall that the Pacific Games were held in Samoa. The event was init ..., he came fifth in the decathlon with 5,249 points. References Living people 1999 births Wallis and Futuna athletes {{WallisFutuna-bio-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Donny Tuimaseve
Donny Tuimaseve (born 17 April 1999) is a Samoan athlete. He competed in the 2018 Commonwealth Games on the Gold Coast in Australia, as well as in the 2022 Pacific Mini Games. Tuimaseve was born in Vaiafai on the island of Savaiʻi. He competed in the 2017 Pacific Mini Games, winning a gold medal with a throw of 63.73m. At the Gold Coast Commonwealth Games in 2018 he came 10th in his qualifying round, with a throw of 67.78m. Following the competition he took a three year break from the sport to work as a Mormon missionary in the Philippines. At the 2022 Pacific Mini Games in Saipan Saipan ( ch, Sa’ipan, cal, Seipél, formerly in es, Saipán, and in ja, 彩帆島, Saipan-tō) is the largest island of the Northern Mariana Islands, a commonwealth of the United States in the western Pacific Ocean. According to 2020 est ... he won gold in the javelin with a throw of 69.05m. References Living people 1999 births People from Fa'asaleleaga Samoan male javelin throwe ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Selevasio-Ryan Valao
Selevasio-Ryan Valao (born 7 January 1998) is a Wallisian athlete who has represented Wallis and Futuna at the Pacific Games and Pacific Mini Games. At the 2017 Pacific Mini Games in Port Vila he won gold in the shot put and silver in the discus. At the 2019 Pacific Games in Apia Apia () is the capital and largest city of Samoa, as well as the nation's only city. It is located on the central north coast of Upolu, Samoa's second-largest island. Apia falls within the political district (''itūmālō'') of Tuamasaga. Th ... he won silver in the discus. References Living people 1998 births Wallis and Futuna discus throwers Wallis and Futuna shot putters Pacific Games silver medalists Pacific Games medalists in athletics {{WallisFutuna-bio-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Kevin Paul
Kevin Paul (born 30 June 1991) is a South African Paralympic swimmer Swimming is an individual or team racing sport that requires the use of one's entire body to move through water. The sport takes place in pools or open water (e.g., in a sea or lake). Competitive swimming is one of the most popular Olympic .... Competing in the SB9-class 100 m breaststroke he won gold medals at the 2008 and 2016 Paralympics and a silver medal at the 2012 London Game. . rio2016.com References Living people World record holders in paralympic swimming 1991 bir ...[...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
