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| Nationality |  Kiribati | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Born | July 22, 1984 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Height | 165 cm (5.41 ft) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Weight | 65 kg (143 lb) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Sport | Athletics | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Medal record
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Kaitinano Mwemweata (born July 22, 1984) is an I-Kiribati athlete. She was the first person 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]
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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]
