Makelesi Bulikiobo-Batimala

Fijian sprinter

Makelesi Batimala

Personal information

Birth name

Bulikiobo

Nationality

Born

(1977-10-23) 23 October 1977 (age 47)
Nadi, Ba, Fiji

Height

1.81 m (5 ft 11 in)

Weight

65 kg (143 lb)

Sport

Country

Sport

Running

Event(s)

College team

Medal record

Women's athletics

Representing Fiji
(South) Pacific Games
	2007 Apia	100 m
	2007 Apia	200 m
	2007 Apia	400 m
	2003 Suva	100 m
	2003 Suva	200 m
	2003 Suva	400 m
	2003 Suva	4x100 m relay
	2007 Apia	4x100 m relay
	2007 Apia	4x400 m relay
(South) Pacific Mini Games
	2009 Rarotonga	100 m
	2009 Rarotonga	200 m
	2009 Rarotonga	400 m
	2001 Middlegate	100 m
	2001 Middlegate	200 m
	2001 Middlegate	400 m
	2001 Middlegate	4x100 m relay
	2001 Middlegate	4x400 m relay
Oceania Championships
	2002 Christchurch	100 m
	2002 Christchurch	200 m
	2002 Christchurch	400 m
	2002 Christchurch	800 m medley relay
Oceania Youth Championships
	1993 Canberra	400 m

Updated on 29 April 2013

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

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. She also won the women's 200m sprint at the Australian Athletics Championships in 2008.

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.

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

Year	Competition	Venue	Position	Event	Notes
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

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