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Fijian sprinter (born 1967)
Jone Delai
Personal information
Born (1967-09-05) September 5, 1967 (age 57)
Naidrodro, Ba, Fiji
Sport
Country Fiji
SportAthletics
Event(s)100 m, 200 m
College teamSuva Grammar School
Achievements and titles
Personal best(s)10.34s - 100 m
21.22s - 200 m
Medal record
Men's athletics
Representing  Fiji
(South) Pacific Games
Gold medal – first place 2007 Apia 100 m
Gold medal – first place 1999 Santa Rita 4x100 m relay
Gold medal – first place 1995 Pirae 100 m
Gold medal – first place 1995 Pirae 200 m
Gold medal – first place 1995 Pirae 4x400 m relay
Silver medal – second place 2003 Suva 100 m
Silver medal – second place 2003 Suva 4x100 m relay
Silver medal – second place 1995 Pirae 4x100 m relay
Silver medal – second place 1991 Port Moresby 4x00 m relay
Bronze medal – third place 1999 Santa Rita 100 m
Bronze medal – third place 1991 Port Moresby 100 m
(South) Pacific Mini Games
Gold medal – first place 1997 Pago Pago 100 m
Gold medal – first place 1997 Pago Pago 4x100 m relay
Gold medal – first place 1997 Pago Pago 4x400 m relay
Gold medal – first place 1993 Port Vila 100 m
Gold medal – first place 1993 Port Vila 200 m
Gold medal – first place 1993 Port Vila 4x100 m relay
Gold medal – first place 1993 Port Vila 4x400 m relay
Silver medal – second place 2005 Koror 100 m
Silver medal – second place 2005 Koror 4x100 m relay
Silver medal – second place 1997 Pago Pago 200 m
Oceania Championships
Gold medal – first place 1994 Auckland 100 m
Gold medal – first place 1994 Auckland 200 m
Bronze medal – third place 1990 Suva 100 m
Updated on 28 April 2013

Jone Delai (born September 5, 1967) is a Fijian former sprinter. Competing mostly over 100 metres, his personal best is 10.26 seconds.

Delai won a bronze medal in 100 metres at the 1990 Oceanian Championships, and became Oceanian champion over both 100 and 200 metres in 1994. Jone competed in the 1996 and 2000 Summer Olympics. In 1998 he became the California Junior College 100 meters champion tying his personal best.

Jone Delai held the title of Fastest Man in the Pacific, with a time of 10.34s in the 100m sprints which was a South Pacific Games record. The SPG Record & his personal achieved best now comes in 2nd to reigning sprint king, Banuve Tabakaucoro's 10.22s for the 100m sprint.

He is now currently a teacher at Suva grammar school.

Achievements

Year Competition Venue Position Event Notes
Representing  Fiji
1990 Oceania Championships Suva, Fiji 3rd 100 m 10.92 s
1991 South Pacific Games Port Moresby, Papua New Guinea 3rd 100 m 10.93 s (wind: -2.4 m/s)
2nd 4 × 100 m relay 40.90 s
1993 South Pacific Mini Games Port Vila, Vanuatu 1st 100 m 11.06 s (wind: -6.0 m/s)
1st 200 m 21.38 s (wind: -3.3 m/s)
1st 4 × 100 m relay 40.47 s
1st 4 × 400 m relay 3:09.97 min
1994 Oceania Championships Auckland, New Zealand 1st 100 m 10.63 s (wind: -0.3 m/s)
1st 200 m 21.55 s (wind: +0.7 m/s)
1995 South Pacific Games Pirae, French Polynesia 1st 100 m 10.34 s (wind: +0.0 m/s) GR
1st 200 m 21.20 s (wind: +2.9 m/s) w
2nd 4 × 100 m relay 40.52 s
1st 4 × 400 m relay 3:10.16 min
1997 South Pacific Mini Games Pago Pago, American Samoa 1st 100 m 10.52 s (wind: -2.0 m/s)
2nd 200 m 21.38 s (wind: -3.6 m/s)
1st 4 × 100 m relay 40.15 s GR
1st 4 × 400 m relay 3:13.80 min
1999 South Pacific Games Santa Rita, Guam 3rd 100 m 10.79 s (wind: -1.1 m/s)
1st 4 × 100 m relay 40.48 s
2003 South Pacific Games Suva, Fiji 2nd 100 m 10.9 s (ht)
2nd 4 × 100 m relay 41.03 s
2005 South Pacific Mini Games Koror, Palau 2nd 100 m 10.73 s (wind: +0.5 m/s)
2nd 4 × 100 m relay 41.97 s
2007 Pacific Games Apia, Samoa 1st 100 m 10.66 s (wind: +0.7 m/s)

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