Christabel Nettey

Christabel Nettey (born June 2, 1991 in Brampton, Ontario) is a Canadian athlete specialising in the long jump.[2] She is a two-time Olympian, 2016 and 2020. She has been to two Commonwealth Games, winning gold at the 2018 edition and bronze at the 2014 edition. She won gold at the 2015 Pan American Games.

Christabel Nettey
Christabel Nettey (2013 World Championships in Athletics)
Personal information
NationalityCanadian
Born (1991-06-02) June 2, 1991
Brampton, Ontario, Canada
Height1.62 m (5 ft 4 in)
Weight57 kg (126 lb)
Sport
SportTrack and field
Event(s)Long jump
College teamArizona State University[1]
Achievements and titles
Personal best(s)6.99 NR (2015)
Medal record
Women's athletics
Representing  Canada
Commonwealth Games
Gold medal – first place2018 Gold CoastLong jump
Bronze medal – third place2014 GlasgowLong jump
Pan American Games
Gold medal – first place2015 TorontoLong jump

Athletic career

She was a gold medallist at the 2018 Commonwealth Games and the 2015 Pan American Games. She has also won bronze medals at the 2013 Jeux de la Francophonie and the 2014 Commonwealth Games. Nettey placed fourth at the 2015 World Championships in Athletics and was a member of Canada's 2016 Olympic team.[3]

She has indoor and outdoor personal bests of 6.99 metres (indoors at the XL Galan and outdoor at the Prefontaine Classic, both in 2015). Both of these performances were Canadian records.

She attended Arizona State University and competed collegiately for the Arizona State Sun Devils. Her best performance for them was a second-place finish at the NCAA Women's Division I Indoor Track and Field Championship in 2013.

Nettey has qualified to compete at the 2020 Summer Olympics.[4][5]

Personal life

Nettey was born in Ontario, Canada to Eustace and Genevieve Nettey who are both from Ghana.[6][7]

International competitions
Representing  Canada
YearCompetitionVenuePositionEventNotes
2007 World Youth Championships Ostrava, Czech Republic 8th 100 m hurdles (76.2 cm) 14.42
14th (q) Long jump 5.88 m
3rd Medley relay 2:09.08
2009 Pan American Junior Championships Port of Spain, Trinidad and Tobago 2nd Long jump 6.05 m
2012 NACAC U23 Championships Irapuato, Mexico 1st Long jump 6.18 m
2013 Universiade Kazan, Russia 14th (q) Long jump 6.22 m
World Championships Moscow, Russia 20th (q) Long jump 6.47 m
Jeux de la Francophonie Nice, France 3rd Long jump 6.63 m
2014 Commonwealth Games Glasgow, United Kingdom 3rd Long jump 6.49 m
2015 Pan American Games Toronto, Canada 1st Long jump 6.90 m
World Championships Beijing, China 4th Long jump 6.95 m
2016 Olympic Games Rio de Janeiro, Brazil 20th (q) Long jump 6.37 m
2017 World Championships London, United Kingdom 19th (q) Long jump 6.36 m
2018 World Indoor Championships Birmingham, United Kingdom 7th Long jump 6.63 m
Commonwealth Games Gold Coast, Australia 1st Long jump 6.84 m
2019 Pan American Games Lima, Peru 14th Long jump 5.96 m
2021 Olympic Games Tokyo, Japan 22nd (q) Long jump 6.29 m
2022 World Championships Eugene, United States 17th (q) Long jump 6.50 m
NACAC Championships Freeport, Bahamas 2nd Long jump 6.46 m

Collegiate competitions
YearCompetitionVenuePositionEventNotes
Representing Arizona State University
2013 NCAA Outdoor Championships Eugene, Oregon
University of Oregon		 13th Long jump 6.24 m (20 ft 5+1⁄2 in)
NCAA Indoor Championships Fayetteville, Arkansas
Randal Tyson Track Center		 2nd Long jump 6.55 m (21 ft 5+3⁄4 in)
2012 NCAA Outdoor Championships Des Moines, Iowa
Drake Stadium		 8th Long jump 6.37 m (20 ft 10+3⁄4 in)
16th 4 × 100 m relay 44.84
NCAA Indoor Championships Nampa, Idaho
Ford Idaho Center		 11th Long jump 6.15 m (20 ft 2 in)
2011 NCAA Outdoor Championships Des Moines, Iowa
Drake Stadium		 7th Long jump 6.47 m (21 ft 2+1⁄2 in)
NCAA Indoor Championships College Station, Texas
Gilliam Indoor Track Stadium		 17th Long jump 5.13 m (16 ft 9+3⁄4 in)
2010 NCAA Outdoor Championships Eugene, Oregon
Hayward Field		 16th 4x100 44.96
NCAA Indoor Championships Fayetteville, Arkansas
Randal Tyson Track Center		 17th Long jump 6.04 m (19 ft 9+3⁄4 in)

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References
  1. Kazan 2013 profile
  2. Christabel Nettey at World Athletics
  3. Hossain, Asif (11 July 2016). "Athletics Canada nominates largest squad to Team Canada for Rio". Canadian Olympic Committee. Retrieved 11 July 2016.
  4. Nichols, Paula (3 July 2021). "Team Canada to have 57 competitors in athletics at Tokyo 2020". www.olympic.ca/. Canadian Olympic Committee. Retrieved 3 July 2021.
  5. "57 athletes nominated to Canada's Olympic track & field team". www.cbc.ca/. CBC Sports. 3 July 2021. Retrieved 3 July 2021.
  6. "Christabel Nettey Canada Long Jump | Spikes". spikes.worldathletics.org. 2015-06-02. Retrieved 2021-08-23.
  7. "Athletics NETTEY Christabel". Tokyo 2020 Olympics. Tokyo Organising Committee of the Olympic and Paralympic Games. Archived from the original on 2021-08-01. Retrieved 2021-08-23.
  8. "tfrrs.org Christabel Nettey Arizona State DI, Pac-12, MPSF, DI West Results". Retrieved 3 June 2016.
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