Te Rina Keenan

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Te Rina Keenan
Personal information
Born (1990-06-29) 29 June 1990 (age 31)
Auckland, New Zealand
Education Massey University [1]
University of Hawaii
Height1.80 m (5 ft 11 in) [2]
Sport
Sport Track and field
Event(s) Discus throw

Te Rina Catherine Keenan (born 29 June 1990 in Auckland) is a New Zealand athlete whose specialty is the discus throw. [3] She competed at the 2015 World Championships in Beijing without qualifying for the final. [4]

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Her personal best in the event is 60.78 metres (Hamilton 2015). In addition, she has a best of 16.11 metres in the shot put (Kazan 2013).

Competition record

YearCompetitionVenuePositionEventNotes
Representing Flag of New Zealand.svg  New Zealand
2006 Oceania Youth Championships Apia, Samoa 3rdShot put12.24 m
1stDiscus throw44.46 m
2007 World Youth Championships Ostrava, Czech Republic 9thDiscus throw43.54 m
2008 World Junior Championships Bydgoszcz, Poland 18th (q)Discus throw 47.62 m
2013 Universiade Kazan, Russia 10thShot put 16.11 m
6thDiscus throw 52.38 m
2015 Universiade Gwangju, South Korea 7thShot put 15.39 m
17th (q)Discus throw 48.98 m
World Championships Beijing, China 18th (q)Discus throw 59.20 m

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References

  1. 2015 WSG profile
  2. University of Hawaii profile
  3. "Te Rina Keenan". IAAF. 26 August 2015. Retrieved 26 August 2015.
  4. Qualification results