Chris Walasi

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Chris Walasi
Personal information
Full nameChris Meke Walasi
NationalityFlag of the Solomon Islands.svg  Solomon Islands
Born (1980-05-18) 18 May 1980 (age 44)
Sulufou, Malaita Province
Height170 cm (5 ft 7 in)
Weight70 kg (154 lb)
Sport
Sport Athletics
Event 100 metres
Medal record
Men's athletics
Representing the Flag of the Solomon Islands.svg  Solomon Islands
(South) Pacific Games
Bronze medal icon (B initial).svg 2007 Apia 4x100 m relay
Bronze medal icon (B initial).svg 2003 Suva 4x400 m relay
(South) Pacific Mini Games
Bronze medal icon (B initial).svg 2005 Koror 4x400 m relay
Oceania Championships
Silver medal icon (S initial).svg 2006 Apia 400 m
Bronze medal icon (B initial).svg 2004 Townsville 800 m medley relay
Updated on 29 April 2013

Chris Meke Walasi (born 18 May 1980) is a sprinter from the Solomon Islands. [1] He came sixth in Heat 3 of the 100 metres Preliminaries at the 2012 Summer Olympics.

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Personal bests

EventResultVenueDate
Outdoor
100 m10.78 s(wind: +1.3 m/s) Flag of Australia (converted).svg Melbourne 19 Mar 2006
200 m21.85 s(wind: -0.7 m/s) Flag of New Zealand.svg Hamilton 14 Dec 2005
400 m47.76 s Flag of New Zealand.svg Christchurch 27 Jan 2006
Indoor
60 m7.47 s Flag of Turkey.svg Istanbul 9 Mar 2012
200 m23.83 s Flag of Hungary.svg Budapest 6 Mar 2004

Achievements

YearCompetitionVenuePositionEventNotes
Representing the Flag of the Solomon Islands.svg  Solomon Islands
2003 South Pacific Games Suva, Fiji 6th400m48.85
4th4 × 100 m relay42.38
3rd4 × 400 m relay3:21.55 min
2004 World Indoor Championships Budapest, Hungary 26th (h)200m 23.83
Oceania Championships Townsville, Australia 6th200m22.53 w(wind: +3.8 m/s)
4th400m48.81
3rd800 m medley relay1:35.48 min
2005 South Pacific Mini Games Koror, Palau 4th400m50.03
4th4 × 100 m relay43.65
3rd4 × 400 m relay3:28.15 min
World Championships Helsinki, Finland 47th (h)400m 49.47
2006 Oceania Championships Apia, Samoa 6th100m11.05 (wind: -0.3 m/s)
6th200m21.89 (wind: +1.6 m/s)
2nd400 m48.62 s
4th4 × 100 m relay42.33
2007 Melanesian Championships Cairns, Queensland, Australia 5th100m11.15 (wind: -2.4 m/s)
5th200m22.06 (wind: -2.7 m/s)
9th (h)400m49.17
3rd4 × 100 m relay42.75
Pacific Games Apia, Samoa 7th100m11.01 (wind: +0.7 m/s)
3rd4 × 100 m relay41.55 s
World Championships Osaka, Japan 52nd (h)100m 11.07 (wind: -1.5 m/s)
2008 Oceania Championships Saipan, Northern Mariana Islands 9th (sf)100m11.38 (wind: -2.4 m/s)
7th200m22.59 (wind: -0.9 m/s)
4th4 × 100 m relay43.12
2010 Oceania Championships Cairns, Queensland, Australia 13th (sf)100m11.26 (wind: -0.9 m/s)
11th (h)200m22.63 (wind: -0.6 m/s)
4 × 100 m relayDQ
2012 World Indoor Championships Istanbul, Turkey 47th (h)60 m 7.47
Olympic Games London, United Kingdom 69th (pr)100 m 11.42 (wind: +1.7 m/s)
2014 Oceania Championships Rarotonga, Cook Islands 13th (sf)100m11.87 (wind: +0.1 m/s)
12th (h)200m24.17 w(wind: +6.1 m/s)
6th4 × 100 m relay44.98

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References

  1. WALASI Chris – Biography, Commonwealth Games Federation, archived from the original on 6 April 2015, retrieved 22 May 2015