Jone Delai (born September 5, 1967) is a Fijian former sprinter. Competing mostly over 100 metres, his personal best is 10.26 seconds.
Delai won a bronze medal in 100 metres at the 1990 Oceanian Championships, and became Oceanian champion over both 100 and 200 metres in 1994. Jone competed in the 1996 and 2000 Summer Olympics. In 1998 he became the California Junior College 100 meters champion tying his personal best.
Jone Delai held the title of Fastest Man in the Pacific, with a time of 10.34s in the 100m sprints which was a South Pacific Games record. The SPG Record & his personal achieved best now comes in 2nd to reigning sprint king, Banuve Tabakaucoro's 10.22s for the 100m sprint.
He has been a teacher at Suva Grammar School since 2007.
Achievements Representing 1990Oceania ChampionshipsSuva, Fiji3rd100 m10.92 s1991South Pacific GamesPort Moresby, Papua New Guinea3rd100 m10.93 s (wind: -2.4 m/s)2nd4 × 100 m relay40.90 s1993South Pacific Mini GamesPort Vila, Vanuatu1st100 m11.06 s (wind: -6.0 m/s)1st200 m21.38 s (wind: -3.3 m/s)1st4 × 100 m relay40.47 s1st4 × 400 m relay3:09.97 min1994Oceania ChampionshipsAuckland, New Zealand1st100 m10.63 s (wind: -0.3 m/s)1st200 m21.55 s (wind: +0.7 m/s)1995South Pacific GamesPirae, French Polynesia1st100 m10.34 s (wind: +0.0 m/s) GR1st200 m21.20 s (wind: +2.9 m/s) w2nd4 × 100 m relay40.52 s1st4 × 400 m relay3:10.16 min1997South Pacific Mini GamesPago Pago, American Samoa1st100 m10.52 s (wind: -2.0 m/s)2nd200 m21.38 s (wind: -3.6 m/s)1st4 × 100 m relay40.15 s GR1st4 × 400 m relay3:13.80 min1999South Pacific GamesSanta Rita, Guam3rd100 m10.79 s (wind: -1.1 m/s)1st4 × 100 m relay40.48 s2003South Pacific GamesSuva, Fiji2nd100 m10.9 s (ht)2nd4 × 100 m relay41.03 s2005South Pacific Mini GamesKoror, Palau2nd100 m10.73 s (wind: +0.5 m/s)2nd4 × 100 m relay41.97 s2007Pacific GamesApia, Samoa1st100 m10.66 s (wind: +0.7 m/s)
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