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."Small step at Olympics is giant leap for tiny island nation", Mike Lopresti, USA Today, August 19, 2008"Kiribati's Olympic adventure", Andrew Fraser, BBC, August 3, 2004
Mwemweata finished seventh out of eight in her heat, achieving a personal best of 13.07.Track & field results
She was due to represent Kiribati again at the 2008 Summer Olympics in Beijing, competing in the 200 metre sprint,"Kiribati sends three athletes to Beijing Olympics" , Xinhua, August 5, 2008 but had to withdraw after contracting tuberculosis. She was undergoing treatment at the time of the Games."Kiribati athletes ready for Olympic competition" , ABC Radio Australia, August 9, 2008
She won gold in the long jump at the Micronesian Championships, in Koror in 2003.Micronesian Championships She also took part in the World Athletics Championships in Edmonton in 2001.Edmonton 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.
Achievements Representing 2008Oceania ChampionshipsSaipan, Northern Mariana Islands3rd400 m hurdles81.71 s
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