Makelesi Bulikiobo-Batimala

Makelesi Bulikiobo Batimala (born 23 October 1977[1]) is a Fijian sprinter.

Makelesi Batimala
Personal information
Birth nameBulikiobo
Nationality Fiji
Born (1977-10-23) 23 October 1977
Nadi, Ba, Fiji
Height1.81 m (5 ft 11 in)
Weight65 kg (143 lb)
Sport
CountryFiji
SportRunning
Event(s)100 metres, 200 metres, 400 metres
College teamLelean Memorial School
Medal record
Women's athletics
Representing  Fiji
(South) Pacific Games
Gold medal – first place2007 Apia 100 m
Gold medal – first place2007 Apia 200 m
Gold medal – first place2007 Apia 400 m
Gold medal – first place2003 Suva 100 m
Gold medal – first place2003 Suva 200 m
Gold medal – first place2003 Suva 400 m
Gold medal – first place2003 Suva 4x100 m relay
Silver medal – second place2007 Apia 4x100 m relay
Silver medal – second place2007 Apia 4x400 m relay
(South) Pacific Mini Games
Gold medal – first place2009 Rarotonga 100 m
Gold medal – first place2009 Rarotonga 200 m
Gold medal – first place2009 Rarotonga 400 m
Gold medal – first place2001 Middlegate 100 m
Gold medal – first place2001 Middlegate 200 m
Gold medal – first place2001 Middlegate 400 m
Gold medal – first place2001 Middlegate 4x100 m relay
Gold medal – first place2001 Middlegate 4x400 m relay
Oceania Championships
Gold medal – first place2002 Christchurch 100 m
Gold medal – first place2002 Christchurch 200 m
Gold medal – first place2002 Christchurch 400 m
Gold medal – first place2002 Christchurch 800 m medley relay
Oceania Youth Championships
Gold medal – first place1993 Canberra 400 m
Updated on 29 April 2013.

Biography

Nicknamed the "Sprint Queen" by the Fiji Times and Fiji Village, she has represented her country in several international competitions, including the 2004 Summer Olympics in Athens. She won four gold medals at the 2003 South Pacific Games, in the 100m, 200m, 400m and 4 × 100 m relay events.[2] She also won the women's 200m sprint at the Australian Athletics Championships in 2008.[3]

While taking part in the 2007 World Athletics Championships, she qualified to represent Fiji at the 2008 Summer Olympics in Beijing. She was Fiji's flag bearer at the Games' opening ceremony.[4]

As of 2007, she held the Fiji national record for the women's 100-metre sprint, at 11.66 seconds.[5]

Achievements
YearCompetitionVenuePositionEventNotes
Representing  Fiji
1993 Oceania Youth Championships Canberra, Australia 1st 400 m 60.94
2001 South Pacific Mini Games Middlegate, Norfolk Island 1st 100 m 12.26 s (wind: +0.3 m/s)
1st 200 m 25.29 s (wind: -2.2 m/s)
1st 400 m 58.17 s
1st 4 × 100 m relay 47.84 s
1st 4 × 400 m relay 3:49.24 min
2002 Oceania Championships Christchurch, New Zealand 1st 100 m 12.22 s (wind: -2.6 m/s)
1st 200 m 24.21 s (wind: +1.5 m/s)
1st 400 m 56.67 s
1st 800 m medley relay 1:45.09 min
2003 South Pacific Games Suva, Fiji 1st 100 m 11.9 s (ht)
1st 200 m 23.68 s (wind: -2.1 m/s) GR
1st 400 m 52.66 s GR
1st 4 × 100 m relay 44.86 s GR
2007 Pacific Games Apia, Samoa 1st 100 m 11.55 s (wind: +0.1 m/s) GR
1st 200 m 23.40 s (wind: +0.3 m/s) GR
1st 400 m 52.96 s
2nd 4 × 100 m relay 46.01 s
2nd 4 × 400 m relay 3:41.03 min
2009 Pacific Mini Games Rarotonga, Cook Islands 1st 100 m 11.97 s (wind: +0.1 m/s)
1st 200 m 24.52 s (wind: +0.4 m/s)
1st 400 m 55.71 s

References
  1. "Athlete Biography: BULIKIOBO BATIMALA Makelesi" Archived 9 September 2008 at the Wayback Machine, official website of the Beijing Olympics
  2. "Bulikiobo Chosen As Flag Bearer for Olympics", FijiVillage, 29 July 2008
  3. "Sprint queen creates history", Fiji Times, 3 March 2008
  4. "Bulikiobo Chosen As Flag Bearer for Olympics", FijiVillage, 29 July 2008
  5. "Bulikiobo sets 100m record", Fiji Times, 24 July 2007
  • Makelesi Batimala at World Athletics
  • Makelesi Batimala at Olympedia
  • Makelesi Batimala at the Commonwealth Games Federation (archived)
  • Makelesi Bulikiobo-Batimala at World Athletics
  • Biography on the official website of the Beijing Olympics at the Wayback Machine (archived 9 September 2008)
  • Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill; et al. "Makelesi Bulikiobo-Batimala". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on 18 April 2020.


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