Jenny Keni

Jenny Keni (born October 11, 1982) is a sprinter from the Solomon Islands.

Jenny Keni
Personal information
Nationality Solomon Islands
Born (1982-10-11) October 11, 1982
Ato'ifi, Malaita, Solomon Islands
Height1.72 m (5 ft 7+1⁄2 in)
Weight64 kg (141 lb)
Sport
SportWomen's athletics
Medal record
Women's athletics
Representing  Solomon Islands
Oceania Youth Championships
Bronze medal – third place1999 Santa Rita 200 m
Updated on 16 April 2013.

Keni has represented her country at the 2000 Summer Olympics in Sydney and the 2004 Summer Olympics in Athens, as well as the 2002 Commonwealth Games.[1] She also took part in the 2003 and 2007 World Athletics Championships,[2][3] setting a national record in the former with a time of 12.64 seconds in the 100 metre sprint.[4]

In the Solomon Islands Games in 2006, Keni won silver in the 100m sprint, and bronze in the 200m sprint.[5]

Achievements
YearCompetitionVenuePositionEventNotes
Representing  Solomon Islands
1999 Oceania Youth Championships Santa Rita, Guam 3rd 200 m 27.97 (wind: 0.0 m/s)

References
  1. 2002 Commonwealth Games, BBC Archived January 27, 2011, at the Wayback Machine
  2. "Jenny Keni", L'Equipe Archived May 19, 2011, at the Wayback Machine
  3. "World championships women's 100m heats results", Reuters, August 26, 2007 Archived October 11, 2007, at the Wayback Machine
  4. "Jenny Keni", IAAF Archived December 24, 2010, at WebCite
  5. "Solomon Islands Games 2006 - Athletics" Archived May 20, 2011, at the Wayback Machine


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