Mae Koime
Personal information
Nationality Papua New Guinea
Born (1983-12-14) 14 December 1983
Kerema, Gulf Province
Height165 cm (5 ft)
Weight63 kg (139 lb)
Sport
SportAthletics
Medal record
Women's athletics
Representing  Papua New Guinea
(South) Pacific Games
Gold medal – first place2007 Apia 4x100 m relay
Gold medal – first place2007 Apia 4x400 m relay
Silver medal – second place2007 Apia 100 m
Silver medal – second place2007 Apia 200 m
Silver medal – second place2003 Suva 4x100 m relay
Silver medal – second place2003 Suva 4x400 m relay
Bronze medal – third place2003 Suva 400 m hurdles
(South) Pacific Mini Games
Gold medal – first place2005 Koror 100 m
Gold medal – first place2005 Koror 200 m
Gold medal – first place2005 Koror 400 m
Gold medal – first place2005 Koror 4x400 m relay
Silver medal – second place2005 Koror 4x100 m relay
Silver medal – second place2001 Middlegate 100 m
Silver medal – second place2001 Middlegate 4x100 m relay
Silver medal – second place2001 Middlegate 4x00 m relay
Oceania Championships
Gold medal – first place2010 Cairns 4x100 m relay
Gold medal – first place2008 Saipan 100 m
Gold medal – first place2008 Saipan 200 m
Gold medal – first place2008 Saipan 4x100 m relay
Gold medal – first place2006 Apia 100 m
Gold medal – first place2006 Apia 4x100 m relay
Gold medal – first place2004 Townsville 100 m
Gold medal – first place2004 Townsville 200 m
Gold medal – first place2002 Christchurch 400 m hurdles
Silver medal – second place2006 Apia 200 m
Silver medal – second place2006 Apia 400 m
Updated on 29 April 2013.

Mae Koime (born 14 December 1983) is a Papua New Guinean sprinter.[1]

Described as "the fastest ever female sprinter in Papua New Guinea",[2] as Papua New Guinea's "star sprinter",[3] and as Oceania's "fastest woman",[4] Koime has represented her country at the 2004 Summer Olympics, the 2006 Commonwealth Games, and the 2003, 2005 and 2007 World Championships in Athletics.[5]

She set a national record for Papua New Guinea at the Athens Olympics when she ran the 100 metres with a time of 12.00 seconds.[6]

Competing at the Oceania Grand Prix in June 2008, she finished first in the 100 metre sprint, with a time of 11.70 seconds,[7] and in the 200 metre sprint, with a time of 24.11.[8] Koime finished first overall at the international Grand Prix.[9]

Koime represented Papua New Guinea at the 2008 Summer Olympics in Beijing competing at the 100 metres sprint. In her first round heat she placed sixth in a time of 11.68 which was not enough to advance to the second round.[1]

Achievements

YearCompetitionVenuePositionEventNotes
Representing  Papua New Guinea
2001 South Pacific Mini Games Middlegate, Norfolk Island 2nd 100 m 12.61 s (wind: +0.3 m/s)
2nd 4 × 100 m relay 49.74 s
2nd 4 × 400 m relay 4:07.15 min
2002 World Junior Championships Kingston, Jamaica 21st (sf) 100m 12.17 s (wind: +0.7 m/s)
Oceania Championships Christchurch, New Zealand 1st 400 m hurdles 69.15 s
2003 South Pacific Games Suva, Fiji 3rd 400 m hurdles 64.16 s
2nd 4 × 100 m relay 48.95 s
2nd 4 × 400 m relay 4:04.83 min
2004 Oceania Championships Townsville, Australia 1st 100 m 12.02 s w (wind: +2.3 m/s)
1st 200 m 24.68 s (wind: +0.4 m/s)
2005 South Pacific Mini Games Koror, Palau 1st 100 m 12.03 s (wind: +0.1 m/s)
1st 200 m 24.69 s w (wind: +2.1 m/s)
1st 400 m 57.10 s
2nd 4 × 100 m relay 49.16 s
1st 4 × 400 m relay 3:58.97 min
2006 Oceania Championships Apia, Samoa 1st 100 m 11.79 s (wind: +0.2 m/s) CR
2nd 200 m 24.29 s (wind: +0.8 m/s)
2nd 400 m 56.75 s
1st 4 × 100 m relay 48.30 s
2007 Pacific Games Apia, Samoa 2nd 100 m 11.57 s (wind: +0.1 m/s)
2nd 200 m 23.86 s (wind: +0.3 m/s)
1st 4 × 100 m relay 45.99 s
1st 4 × 400 m relay 3:40.55 min GR
2008 Oceania Championships Saipan, Northern Mariana Islands 1st 100 m 11.66 s (wind: -1.2 m/s) CR
1st 200 m 24.11 s (wind: -2.1 m/s)
1st 4 × 100 m relay 47.27 s
2010 Oceania Championships Cairns, Australia 1st 4 × 100 m relay 46.86 s CR

References

  1. 1 2 "Athlete biography: Mae Koime". Beijing2008.cn. Archived from the original on 8 September 2008. Retrieved 27 August 2008.
  2. ↑ Goroka Grammar School
  3. ↑ "Elite athletes ready for 2008 Grand Prix", Solomon Star, 17 June 2008
  4. ↑ "Classy Koime returns to international track" Archived 30 June 2008 at the Wayback Machine, ABC Radio Australia, 30 June 2008
  5. ↑ Mae Koime at World Athletics
  6. ↑ "Koime sets new PNG national 100m record" Archived 22 July 2008 at the Wayback Machine, Papua New Guinea National Olympic Committee
  7. ↑ "Usual suspects, few surprises as Oceania Grand Prix starts" Archived 28 September 2011 at the Wayback Machine, Saipan Tribune, 23 June 2008
  8. ↑ "New Zealand tops medal tally" Archived 28 September 2011 at the Wayback Machine, Saipan Tribune, 30 June 2008
  9. ↑ "PNG top Oceania Grand Prix Women", Marianas Variety, 30 June 2008
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