Nelson Stone

Nelson Stone (born 2 June 1984) is a Papua New Guinean runner.[1] He competed in the 400 m event at the 2012 Summer Olympics but was eliminated in the first round despite setting a season's best time of 46.71.[2]

Nelson Stone
Personal information
Born (1984-06-02) 2 June 1984
Hula, Central Province
Height1.79 m (5 ft 10+1⁄2 in)
Weight75 kg (165 lb)
Sport
Country Papua New Guinea
SportAthletics
Event(s)400m
Medal record
Men's Athletics
Representing  Papua New Guinea
Pacific Games
Gold medal – first place 2011 Nouméa 400 m
Gold medal – first place 2011 Nouméa 4x400 m Relay
Gold medal – first place2015 Port Moresby400 m
Gold medal – first place2015 Port Moresby4x400 m Relay
Silver medal – second place 2007 Apia 4x400 m Relay
Silver medal – second place 2011 Nouméa 200 m
Silver medal – second place 2011 Nouméa 4x100 m Relay
Silver medal – second place2015 Port Moresby200 m
Bronze medal – third place 2007 Apia 200 m
Bronze medal – third place 2007 Apia 400 m
Oceania Championships
Gold medal – first place2010 Cairns 200 m
Gold medal – first place2014 Avarua 200 m
Silver medal – second place2010 Cairns 100 m
Silver medal – second place2010 Cairns 400 m
Silver medal – second place2013 Papeete 200 m
Silver medal – second place2015 Cairns 4x100 m Relay
Bronze medal – third place2015 Cairns 400 m
Updated on 23 August 2016.

Personal bests
EventResultVenueDate
100 m10.59 s (wind: -0.8 m/s)Australia Cairns, Queensland23 Sep 2010
200 m21.09 s (wind: +0.7 m/s)Australia Cairns, Queensland25 Sep 2010
400 m46.70 sIndia Delhi8 Oct 2010

Achievements
YearCompetitionVenuePositionEventNotes
Representing  Papua New Guinea
2007 Melanesian Championships Cairns, Queensland, Australia 7th 100m 11.19 (wind: -2.4 m/s)
3rd 400m 48.44
2nd 4 × 400 m relay 3:18.38
Pacific Games Apia, Samoa 3rd 200 m 21.69 s (wind: +0.4 m/s)
3rd 400 m 48.16 s
2nd 4 × 400 m relay 3:11.96 min
2009 Melanesian Championships Gold Coast, Queensland, Australia 2nd 100m 10.76 (wind: +0.1 m/s)
2nd 200m 21.59 w (wind: +2.5 m/s)
1st 400m 47.61
World Championships Berlin, Germany 7th (h) 400 m 47.13 s
2010 Oceania Championships Cairns, Australia 2nd 100 n 10.61 s (wind: -0.5 m/s)
1st 200 m 21.09 s CR NR (wind: +0.5 m/s)
2nd 400 m 47.06 s
Commonwealth Games Delhi, India 6th (sf) 200 m 21.30 s (wind: +0.4 m/s)
5th (sf) 400 m 46.70 s NR
2011 Pacific Games Nouméa, New Caledonia 2nd 200 m 21.59 s (wind: -1.1 m/s)
1st 400 m 47.48 s
2nd 4 × 100 m relay 41.47 s
1st 4 × 400 m relay 3:12.34 min
World Championships Daegu, South Korea 30th (h) 400m 47.86
2012 Olympic Games London, United Kingdom 6th (h) 400 m 46.71 s
2013 Oceania Championships Papeete, French Polynesia 2nd 200 m 21.98 s (wind: -1.5 m/s)
4th (h)1 400m 49.20
2014 World Relays Nassau, Bahamas — 4 × 200 m relay DQ
Commonwealth Games Glasgow, United Kingdom 45th (h) 200m 21.51 (wind: -0.5 m/s)
32nd (h) 400m 47.60
14th (h) 4 × 100 m relay 41.07
10th (h) 4 × 400 m relay 3:10.30
Oceania Championships Rarotonga, Cook Islands 1st 200m 21.24 w (wind: +2.3 m/s)
1st (h)1 400m 48.38
2015 Oceania Championships Cairns, Queensland, Australia 5th 200m 21.67 (wind: +1.6 m/s)
3rd 400m 49.27
2nd 4 × 100 m relay 41.70

1: Did not show in the final.

References
  1. Nelson Stone - Biography, Commonwealth Games Federation, retrieved 21 May 2015
  2. Profile Archived 2013-01-03 at archive.today
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