Pauline Kwalea

Pauline Kwalea (born February 29, 1988 in Honiara) is a track and field sprint athlete who competes internationally for the Solomon Islands.[1]

Pauline Kwalea
Personal information
NationalitySolomon Islander
Born (1988-02-29) February 29, 1988
Honiara, Solomon Islands
Sport
Country Solomon Islands
SportAthletics
Event(s)100m
Achievements and titles
Personal best(s)100m - 12.90s
400m - 1:00.27 min.
Updated on 29 April 2013.

Kwalea represented the Solomon Islands at the 2008 Summer Olympics in Beijing. She competed at the 100 metres sprint and placed 9th in her heat without advancing to the second round. She ran the distance in a time of 13.28 seconds.[1]

At the 2012 Summer Olympics, she set a new personal best time of 12.90 although she did not advance to the quarterfinals in the Women's 100m event.

Achievements

YearCompetitionVenuePositionEventNotes
Representing  Solomon Islands
2005 South Pacific Mini Games Koror, Palau 3rd 4 × 400 m relay 4:26.91 min
2007 Pacific Games Apia, Samoa 3rd 4 × 400 m relay 4:08.03 min
2008 Oceania Championships Saipan, Northern Mariana Islands 3rd Mixed 800 m medley relay 1:41.26 min

References

  1. Athlete biography: Pauline Kwalea, beijing2008.cn, ret: Aug 27, 2008


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