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Betty Burua

Personal information
Born	(1986-11-24) 24 November 1986 (age 38) Port Moresby, Papua New Guinea
Sport
Sport	Track and field
Event(s)	Sprints, Triple Jump
Medal record Women's Athletics Representing  Papua New Guinea Pacific Games 2011 Nouméa 400 m Hurdles 2011 Nouméa Triple Jump 2015 Port Moresby 400 m (South) Pacific Mini Games 2013 Mata Utu 400 m 2013 Mata Utu 400 m Hurdles 2013 Mata Utu Triple Jump 2013 Mata Utu 4×100 m Relay 2013 Mata Utu 4×400 m Relay Oceania Championships 2006 Apia 800 m 2006 Apia 4×100 m Relay 2008 Saipan 4×100 m Relay 2010 Cairns 4×100 m Relay 2015 Cairns 400 m 2015 Cairns 400 m Hurdles 2015 Cairns 4×100 m Relay 2015 Cairns 4×400 m Relay 2008 Saipan 400 m 2008 Saipan 800 m Medley Relay 2010 Cairns 400 m 2015 Cairns 200 m 2015 Cairns 800 m Medley Relay 2008 Saipan 200 m 2010 Cairns 800 m
Updated on 22 July 2017

Betty Burua (born 24 November 1986) is a Papua New Guinean track athlete who specializes in sprinting and the triple jump. She ran the 400 meters at the 2011 World Championships in Daegu, South Korea clocking 56.98 seconds to place 33 overall.

Personal Bests

Type	Event	Best	Date	Place	Meet
Outdoor	200 meters	23.74 (+0.5)	9 May 2015	Cairns, Australia	2015 Oceania Athletics Championships
	400 metres	53.63	28 June 2015	Loughborough, Great Britain
	400 metres Hurdles	58.02 NR	29 March 2015	Brisbane, Australia	Australian National Championships
	Triple Jump	11.95 m (+1.1)	6 September 2013	Mata Utu, Wallis and Futuna	2013 Pacific Mini Games
Indoor	400 metres	55.48 NR	26 February 2011	Baton Rouge, United States	SWAC Championship
	1500 meters	6:26.95 NR	23 January 2009	Baton Rouge, United States

• All information taken from IAAF profile.

References

• All-Athletics profile
• Betty Burua Olympic profile
• http://g2014results.thecgf.com/athlete/powerlifting/1024060/betty_burua.html

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