Peter Pulu

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Peter Pulu
Personal information
Born (1975-08-25) 25 August 1975 (age 48)
Arawa, Papua New Guinea
Height1.73 m (5 ft 8 in) [1]
Weight65 kg (143 lb)
Sport
Sport Athletics
Event(s)60m, 100 m, 200 m

Peter Pulu (born 25 August 1975 in Arawa) is a retired athlete from Papua New Guinea who competed in sprinting events. [2] He represented his country at the 1996 Summer Olympics, as well as two outdoor and four indoor World Championships. In addition, he won multiple medals on regional level.

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Competition record

YearCompetitionVenuePositionEventNotes
Representing Flag of Papua New Guinea.svg  Papua New Guinea
1993 South Pacific Mini Games Port Vila, Vanuatu 3rd100 m11.37
2nd4x100 m relay40.90
1994 Commonwealth Games Victoria, Canada (h)100 m 10.64
(h)200 m 21.78
1995 World Indoor Championships Barcelona, Spain 27th (h)60 m 6.79
World Championships Gothenburg, Sweden 62nd (h)100 m 10.68
South Pacific Games Pirae, Tahiti 2nd100 m10.54
2nd200 m21.47 (w)
1st4x100 m relay40.29
2nd4x400 m relay3:10.52
1996 Olympic Games Atlanta, United States 82nd (h)100 m 10.76
4x100 m relay DNF
1997 World Indoor Championships Paris, France 42nd (h)60 m 6.88
World Championships Athens, Greece 81st (h)100 m 10.77
South Pacific Mini Games Pago Pago, American Samoa 2nd100 m10.70
4th (h)200 m22.20 [3]
1998 Commonwealth Games Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia 35th (h)100 m 10.75
Oceania Championships Nuku'alofa, Tonga 1st100 m10.70
1st200 m21.22 (w)
1st4x100 m relay42.22
1st4x400 m relay3:22.84
2000 Oceania Championships Adelaide, Australia 1st100 m10.46 (w)
1st200 m21.39 (w)
2001 World Indoor Championships Lisbon, Portugal 35th (h)60 m 6.89
South Pacific Mini Games Middlegate, Norfolk Island 1st100 m10.67
1st200 m22.22
1st4x100 m relay42.04
2nd4x400 m relay3:18.98
2002 Commonwealth Games Manchester, United Kingdom 25th (qf)100 m 10.73
27th (qf)200 m 22.10
Oceania Championships Christchurch, New Zealand1st100 m10.66
1st200 m21.39
1stMedley relay1:31.17
2003 World Indoor Championships Birmingham, United Kingdom 35th (h)60 m 6.79
Melanesian Championships Lae, Papua New Guinea 3rd100 m10.6
4th200 m21.7
1st4x100 m relay41.4
1st4x400 m relay3:20.4
South Pacific Games Suva, Fiji 3rd100 m10.9
5th (h)200 m22.19 [4]
1st4x100 m relay40.94
1st4x400 m relay3:11.43
2007 Melanesian Championships Cairns, Australia 8th100 m10.90
1st4x100 m relay41.52

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References

  1. Sports-Reference profile
  2. Peter Pulu at World Athletics OOjs UI icon edit-ltr-progressive.svg
  3. Did not finish in the semifinals
  4. Did not finish in the final