Pauline Kwalea
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| Nationality | Solomon Islander | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Born | February 29, 1988 Honiara, Solomon Islands | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Country |  Solomon Islands | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Sport | Athletics | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Event | 100m | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Personal best(s) | 100m - 12.90s 400m - 1:00.27 min. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Medal record
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| Updated on 29 April 2013. | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Pauline Kwalea (born February 29, 1988, in Honiara) is a track and field sprint athlete who competes internationally for the Solomon Islands.[1]
Kwalea represented the Solomon Islands at the 2008 Summer Olympics in Beijing. She competed at the 100 metres sprint and placed 9th in her heat without advancing to the second round. She ran the distance in a time of 13.28 seconds.[1]
At the 2012 Summer Olympics, she set a new personal best time of 12.90 although she did not advance to the quarterfinals in the Women's 100m event.
Achievements[edit]
| Year | Competition | Venue | Position | Event | Notes |
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| 2005 | South Pacific Mini Games | Koror, Palau | 3rd | 4 × 400 m relay | 4:26.91 min |
| 2007 | Pacific Games | Apia, Samoa | 3rd | 4 × 400 m relay | 4:08.03 min |
| 2008 | Oceania Championships | Saipan, Northern Mariana Islands | 3rd | Mixed 800 m medley relay | 1:41.26 min |
References[edit]
- ^ a b Athlete biography: Pauline Kwalea, beijing2008.cn, ret: Aug 27, 2008
External links[edit]
- Pauline Kwalea at World Athletics
- Pauline Kwalea at Olympics.com
- Pauline Kwalea at Olympedia
- Sports reference biography
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Categories:
- 1988 births
- Living people
- Solomon Islands female sprinters
- Olympic athletes for the Solomon Islands
- Athletes (track and field) at the 2008 Summer Olympics
- Athletes (track and field) at the 2012 Summer Olympics
- People from Honiara
- Olympic female sprinters
- Pacific Games bronze medalists
- Pacific Games medalists in athletics
- Oceanian athletics biography stubs
- Solomon Islands sportspeople stubs