Makelesi Bulikiobo-Batimala

Makelesi Batimala

Personal information
Birth name	Bulikiobo
Nickname	Ma
Nationality	Fiji
Born	(1977-10-23) 23 October 1977 (age 47) Nadi, Ba, Fiji
Height	1.81 m (5 ft 11 in)
Weight	65 kg (143 lb)
Sport
Country	Fiji
Sport	Running
Event(s)	100 metres, 200 metres, 400 metres
College team	Lelean Memorial School
Medal record Women's athletics Representing   Fiji (South) Pacific Games 2007 Apia 100 m 2007 Apia 200 m 2007 Apia 400 m 2003 Suva 100 m 2003 Suva 200 m 2003 Suva 400 m 2003 Suva 4x100 m relay 2007 Apia 4x100 m relay 2007 Apia 4x400 m relay (South) Pacific Mini Games 2009 Rarotonga 100 m 2009 Rarotonga 200 m 2009 Rarotonga 400 m 2001 Middlegate 100 m 2001 Middlegate 200 m 2001 Middlegate 400 m 2001 Middlegate 4x100 m relay 2001 Middlegate 4x400 m relay Oceania Championships 2002 Christchurch 100 m 2002 Christchurch 200 m 2002 Christchurch 400 m 2002 Christchurch 800 m medley relay Oceania Youth Championships 1993 Canberra 400 m
Updated on 29 April 2013

Makelesi Bulikiobo Batimala (born 23 October 1977 ^[1] ) is a Fijian sprinter.

Biography

Nicknamed the "Sprint Queen" by the Fiji Times and Fiji Village, she has represented her country in several international competitions, including the 2004 Summer Olympics in Athens. She won four gold medals at the 2003 South Pacific Games, in the 100m, 200m, 400m and 4 × 100 m relay events. ^[2] She also won the women's 200m sprint at the Australian Athletics Championships in 2008. ^[3]

While taking part in the 2007 World Athletics Championships, she qualified to represent Fiji at the 2008 Summer Olympics in Beijing. She was Fiji's flag bearer at the Games' opening ceremony. ^[4]

As of 2007, she held the Fiji national record for the women's 100-metre sprint, at 11.66 seconds. ^[5] which she broke 2 months later running 11.55 seconds at the 2007 Pacific Games, a record that has not been beaten since.

Achievements

Year	Competition	Venue	Position	Event	Notes
Representing   Fiji
1993	Oceania Youth Championships	Canberra, Australia	1st	400 m	60.94
2001	South Pacific Mini Games	Middlegate, Norfolk Island	1st	100 m	12.26 s (wind: +0.3 m/s)
			1st	200 m	25.29 s (wind: -2.2 m/s)
			1st	400 m	58.17 s
			1st	4 × 100 m relay	47.84 s
			1st	4 × 400 m relay	3:49.24 min
2002	Oceania Championships	Christchurch, New Zealand	1st	100 m	12.22 s (wind: -2.6 m/s)
			1st	200 m	24.21 s (wind: +1.5 m/s)
			1st	400 m	56.67 s
			1st	800 m medley relay	1:45.09 min
2003	South Pacific Games	Suva, Fiji	1st	100 m	11.9 s (ht)
			1st	200 m	23.68 s (wind: -2.1 m/s) GR
			1st	400 m	52.66 s GR
			1st	4 × 100 m relay	44.86 s GR
2007	Pacific Games	Apia, Samoa	1st	100 m	11.55 s (wind: +0.1 m/s) GR
			1st	200 m	23.40 s (wind: +0.3 m/s) GR
			1st	400 m	52.96 s
			2nd	4 × 100 m relay	46.01 s
			2nd	4 × 400 m relay	3:41.03 min
2009	Pacific Mini Games	Rarotonga, Cook Islands	1st	100 m	11.97 s (wind: +0.1 m/s)
			1st	200 m	24.52 s (wind: +0.4 m/s)
			1st	400 m	55.71 s

References

1. "Athlete Biography: BULIKIOBO BATIMALA Makelesi" Archived 9 September 2008 at the Wayback Machine , official website of the Beijing Olympics
2. "Bulikiobo Chosen As Flag Bearer for Olympics", FijiVillage, 29 July 2008
3. "Sprint queen creates history" ^{[ permanent dead link ]}, Fiji Times, 3 March 2008
4. "Bulikiobo Chosen As Flag Bearer for Olympics", FijiVillage, 29 July 2008
5. "Bulikiobo sets 100m record", Fiji Times, 24 July 2007

External links

• Makelesi Batimala at World Athletics
• Makelesi Batimala at Olympedia
• Makelesi Batimala at the Commonwealth Games Federation (archived)
• Makelesi Bulikiobo-Batimala at World Athletics
• Biography on the official website of the Beijing Olympics at the Wayback Machine (archived 9 September 2008)
• Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill; et al. "Makelesi Bulikiobo-Batimala". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on 18 April 2020.