Kaitinano Mwemweata

Kaitinano Mwemweata
Personal information
Nationality Kiribati
Born (1984-07-22) July 22, 1984
Butaritari
Height165 cm (5.41 ft)
Weight65 kg (143 lb)
Sport
SportAthletics
Medal record
Women's Athletics
Representing  Kiribati
Oceania Championships
2008 Saipan400 m hurdles
Micronesian Championships
2003 Kororlong jump
Kiribati National Games
2006shot put
2006high jump
2006long jump
2006triple jump
2006100m sprint
2006200m sprint
Updated on 22 April 2013

Kaitinano Mwemweata (born July 22, 1984) is an I-Kiribati athlete. She was the first person to compete for Kiribati at the Olympic Games, when she represented her country at the 100 metre sprint in Athens in 2004.

Mwemweata finished seventh out of eight in her heat, achieving a personal best of 13.07.

She was due to represent Kiribati again at the 2008 Summer Olympics in Beijing, competing in the 200 metre sprint, but had to withdraw after contracting tuberculosis. She was undergoing treatment at the time of the Games.

She won gold in the long jump at the Micronesian Championships, in Koror in 2003. She also took part in the World Athletics Championships in Edmonton in 2001.

At the Kiribati National Games of 2006, Mwemweata won a bronze medal in the shot put, a silver medal in the high jump, and four gold medals in long jump, the 100 metre sprint, the 200 metre sprint and the triple jump.