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Papua New Guinean athlete

Rellie Kaputin

Kaputin in 2021

Personal information

Born

(1993-03-12) March 12, 1993 (age 31)
East New Britain, Papua New Guinea

Home town

Height

1.73 m (5 ft 8 in)

Weight

54 kg (119 lb)

Sport

Country

Event(s)

College team

Turned pro

2017

Achievements and titles

Personal best(s)

High Jump: 1.77m

Long Jump: 6.50m

Triple Jump: 13.28m

Medal record

Women's Athletics

Representing Papua New Guinea
Pacific Games
	2015 Port Moresby	High jump
	2015 Port Moresby	Long jump
	2015 Port Moresby	Triple jump
	2019 Apia	Long jump
	2019 Apia	High jump
	2019 Apia	Triple jump
	2023 Honiara	High jump
	2023 Honiara	Long jump
	2023 Honiara	Triple jump
Pacific Mini Games
	2017 Port Vila	Long jump
	2017 Port Vila	Triple jump
	2022 Saipan	High jump
	2017 Port Vila	High jjump
	2022 Saipan	Long jump
	2022 Saipan	Triple jump
Oceania Championships
	2019 Townsville	Long jump
	2019 Townsville	Triple jump
	2017 Suva	High jump
	2017 Suva	Long jump
	2017 Suva	Triple jump
	2014 Rarotonga	High jump
	2014 Rarotonga	Long jump
	2014 Rarotonga	Triple jump

Rellie Kaputin (born March 12, 1993) is a Papua New Guinean track and field athlete who specializes in the jumps. She competed at the 2020 Summer Olympics, in Women's long jump.

Life

She currently holds the national records for the high jump, long jump, and triple jump events. In 2017, Kaputin competed at the 2017 World Championships in London, Great Britain jumping 5 meters 59 in the long jump qualification round without advancing to the final.

Year	Competition	Venue	Position	Event	Notes
Representing Papua New Guinea
2013	Pacific Mini Games	Mata-Utu, Wallis and Futuna	=4th	High jump	1.45 m
2013	Pacific Mini Games	Mata-Utu, Wallis and Futuna	5th	Long jump	5.05 m
2014	Oceania Championships	Rarotonga, Cook Islands	2nd	High jump	1.57 m
			2nd	Long jump	5.56 m
			3rd	Triple jump	11.35 m
2015	Pacific Games	Port Moresby, Papua New Guinea	1st	High jump	1.77 m
			1st	Long jump	5.97 m
			1st	Triple jump	12.65 m
2016	Melanesian Championships	Suva, Fiji	2nd	High jump	1.69 m
			1st	Long jump	5.95 m
			1st	Triple jump	12.25 m
2017	Oceania Championships	Suva, Fiji	1st	High jump	1.65 m
			1st	Long jump	5.86 m
			1st	Triple jump	13.05 m
	World Championships	London, United Kingdom	30th (q)	Long jump	5.59 m
	Pacific Mini Games	Port Vila, Vanuatu	2nd	High jump	1.65 m
			1st	Long jump	6.40 m
			1st	Triple jump	13.26 m
			3rd	4 × 400 m relay	4:06.39
2018	Commonwealth Games	Gold Coast, Australia	13th (q)	Long jump	6.18 m
2018	Commonwealth Games	Gold Coast, Australia	N/A	Triple jump	NM
2019	Oceania Championships	Townsville, Australia	1st	Long jump	6.50 m
	Oceania Championships	Townsville, Australia	1st	Triple jump	13.04 m
	Pacific Games	Apia, Samoa	2nd	High jump	1.65 m
			1st	Long jump	6.15 m
			2nd	Triple jump	12.44 m
2021	Olympic Games	Tokyo, Japan	19th (q)	Long jump	6.40 m

"2018 CWG bio". Retrieved 28 April 2018.
"Athletics - KAPUTIN Rellie". Tokyo 2020 Olympics. Tokyo Organising Committee of the Olympic and Paralympic Games. Archived from the original on 2021-09-04. Retrieved 2021-09-04.
Staff Reports. "West Texas A&M briefs: Rellie Kaputin set to compete in long jump at Olympics". Amarillo Globe-News. Retrieved 2021-09-04.
"Kaputin Ready to Compete in Long Jump at Olympics". West Texas A&M University Athletics. Retrieved 2021-09-04.
"Rellie Kaputin Qualifies for Olympics". West Texas A&M University Athletics. Retrieved 2021-09-04.