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Rellie Kaputin

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Rellie Kaputin
Kaputin in 2021
Personal information
Born (1993-03-12) March 12, 1993 (age 31)
East New Britain, Papua New Guinea
Home townCanyon, West Texas, United States
Height1.73 m (5 ft 8 in)[1]
Weight54 kg (119 lb)
Sport
Country Papua New Guinea
Event(s)High Jump, Long Jump, Triple Jump
College teamWest 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  Papua New Guinea
Pacific Games
Gold medal – first place 2015 Port Moresby High jump
Gold medal – first place 2015 Port Moresby Long jump
Gold medal – first place 2015 Port Moresby Triple jump
Gold medal – first place 2019 Apia Long jump
Silver medal – second place 2019 Apia High jump
Silver medal – second place 2019 Apia Triple jump
Silver medal – second place 2023 Honiara High jump
Bronze medal – third place 2023 Honiara Long jump
Bronze medal – third place 2023 Honiara Triple jump
Pacific Mini Games
Gold medal – first place 2017 Port Vila Long jump
Gold medal – first place 2017 Port Vila Triple jump
Gold medal – first place 2022 Saipan High jump
Silver medal – second place 2017 Port Vila High jjump
Silver medal – second place 2022 Saipan Long jump
Silver medal – second place 2022 Saipan Triple jump
Oceania Championships
Gold medal – first place 2019 Townsville Long jump
Gold medal – first place 2019 Townsville Triple jump
Gold medal – first place 2017 Suva High jump
Gold medal – first place 2017 Suva Long jump
Gold medal – first place 2017 Suva Triple jump
Silver medal – second place 2014 Rarotonga High jump
Silver medal – second place 2014 Rarotonga Long jump
Bronze medal – third place 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]

Life

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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

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Year Competition Venue Position Event Notes
Representing  Papua New Guinea
2013 Pacific Mini Games Mata-Utu, Wallis and Futuna =4th High jump 1.45 m
5th Long jump 5.05 m
2014 Oceania Championships Rarotonga, Cook Islands 2nd High jump 1.57 m
2nd Long jump 5.56 m
3rd Triple jump 11.35 m
2015 Pacific Games Port Moresby, Papua New Guinea 1st High jump 1.77 m
1st Long jump 5.97 m
1st Triple jump 12.65 m
2016 Melanesian Championships Suva, Fiji 2nd High jump 1.69 m
1st Long jump 5.95 m
1st Triple jump 12.25 m
2017 Oceania Championships Suva, Fiji 1st High jump 1.65 m
1st Long jump 5.86 m
1st Triple jump 13.05 m
World Championships London, United Kingdom 30th (q) Long jump 5.59 m
Pacific Mini Games Port Vila, Vanuatu 2nd High jump 1.65 m
1st Long jump 6.40 m
1st Triple jump 13.26 m
3rd 4 × 400 m relay 4:06.39
2018 Commonwealth Games Gold Coast, Australia 13th (q) Long jump 6.18 m
N/A Triple jump NM
2019 Oceania Championships Townsville, Australia 1st Long jump 6.50 m
1st Triple jump 13.04 m
Pacific Games Apia, Samoa 2nd High jump 1.65 m
1st Long jump 6.15 m
2nd Triple jump 12.44 m
2021 Olympic Games Tokyo, Japan 19th (q) Long jump 6.40 m

References

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  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. ^ Staff Reports. "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.
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