Rellie Kaputin

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Rellie Kaputin
Rellie Kaputin 2021 (cropped).jpg
Kaputin in 2021
Personal information
Born (1993-03-12) March 12, 1993 (age 30)
East New Britain, Papua New Guinea
Home town Canyon, West Texas, United States
Height1.73 m (5 ft 8 in) [1]
Weight54 kg (119 lb)
Sport
CountryFlag of Papua New Guinea.svg  Papua New Guinea
Event(s) High Jump, Long Jump, Triple Jump
College team West Texas A&M Lady Buffs
Turned pro2017
Achievements and titles
Personal best(s)High Jump: 1.77m

Long Jump: 6.50m

Triple Jump: 13.28m
Medal record
Women's Athletics
Representing Flag of Papua New Guinea.svg  Papua New Guinea
Pacific Games
Gold medal icon (G initial).svg 2015 Port Moresby High Jump
Gold medal icon (G initial).svg 2015 Port Moresby Long Jump
Gold medal icon (G initial).svg 2015 Port Moresby Triple Jump
Gold medal icon (G initial).svg 2019 Apia Long Jump
Silver medal icon (S initial).svg 2019 Apia High Jump
Silver medal icon (S initial).svg 2019 Apia Triple Jump
Pacific Mini Games
Gold medal icon (G initial).svg 2017 Port Vila Long Jump
Gold medal icon (G initial).svg 2017 Port Vila Triple Jump
Gold medal icon (G initial).svg 2022 Saipan High Jump
Silver medal icon (S initial).svg 2017 Port Vila High Jump
Silver medal icon (S initial).svg 2022 Saipan Long Jump
Silver medal icon (S initial).svg 2022 Saipan Triple Jump
Oceania Championships
Gold medal icon (G initial).svg 2019 Townsville Long Jump
Gold medal icon (G initial).svg 2019 Townsville Triple Jump
Gold medal icon (G initial).svg 2017 Suva High Jump
Gold medal icon (G initial).svg 2017 Suva Long Jump
Gold medal icon (G initial).svg 2017 Suva Triple Jump
Silver medal icon (S initial).svg 2014 Rarotonga High Jump
Silver medal icon (S initial).svg 2014 Rarotonga Long Jump
Bronze medal icon (B initial).svg 2014 Rarotonga Triple Jump

Rellie Kaputin (born March 12, 1993) is a Papua New Guinean track and field athlete who specializes in the jumps. She competed at the 2020 Summer Olympics, in Women's long jump. [2]

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Life

She studied at West Texas A&M University. [3] [4] [5]

She currently holds the national records for the high jump, long jump, and triple jump events. In 2017, Kaputin competed at the 2017 World Championships in London, Great Britain jumping 5 meters 59 in the long jump qualification round without advancing to the final.

International competitions

YearCompetitionVenuePositionEventNotes
Representing Flag of Papua New Guinea.svg  Papua New Guinea
2013 Pacific Mini Games Mata-Utu, Wallis and Futuna=4thHigh jump1.45 m
5thLong jump5.05 m
2014 Oceania Championships Rarotonga, Cook Islands2ndHigh jump1.57 m
2ndLong jump5.56 m
3rdTriple jump11.35 m
2015 Pacific Games Port Moresby, Papua New Guinea1stHigh jump1.77 m
1stLong jump5.97 m
1stTriple jump12.65 m
2016 Melanesian Championships Suva, Fiji2ndHigh jump1.69 m
1stLong jump5.95 m
1stTriple jump12.25 m
2017 Oceania Championships Suva, Fiji1stHigh jump1.65 m
1stLong jump5.86 m
1stTriple jump13.05 m
World Championships London, United Kingdom30th (q)Long jump 5.59 m
Pacific Mini Games Port Vila, Vanuatu2ndHigh jump1.65 m
1stLong jump6.40 m
1stTriple jump13.26 m
3rd4 × 400 m relay4:06.39
2018 Commonwealth Games Gold Coast, Australia13th (q)Long jump 6.18 m
N/ATriple jump NM
2019 Oceania Championships Townsville, Australia 1stLong jump6.50 m
1stTriple jump13.04 m
Pacific Games Apia, Samoa 2ndHigh jump1.65 m
1stLong jump6.15 m
2ndTriple jump12.44 m
2021 Olympic Games Tokyo, Japan 19th (q)Long jump 6.40 m

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References

  1. "2018 CWG bio" . Retrieved 28 April 2018.
  2. "Athletics - KAPUTIN Rellie". Tokyo 2020 Olympics. Tokyo Organising Committee of the Olympic and Paralympic Games. Archived from the original on 2021-09-04. Retrieved 2021-09-04.
  3. Reports, By Staff. "West Texas A&M briefs: Rellie Kaputin set to compete in long jump at Olympics". Amarillo Globe-News. Retrieved 2021-09-04.
  4. "Kaputin Ready to Compete in Long Jump at Olympics". West Texas A&M University Athletics. Retrieved 2021-09-04.
  5. "Rellie Kaputin Qualifies for Olympics". West Texas A&M University Athletics. Retrieved 2021-09-04.