Makelesi Bulikiobo-Batimala

Makelesi Batimala

Personal information

NicknameMa

NationalityFiji

BornBulikiobo (1977-10-23)23 October 1977(age 48) Nadi, Ba, Fiji

Height1.81 m (5 ft 11 in)

Weight65 kg (143 lb)

Sport

CountryFiji

SportRunning

Event(s)100 metres, 200 metres, 400 metres

College teamLelean Memorial School

Medal record Women's athletics Representing Fiji (South) Pacific Games 2007 Apia 100 m 2007 Apia 200 m 2007 Apia 400 m 2003 Suva 100 m 2003 Suva 200 m 2003 Suva 400 m 2003 Suva 4x100 m relay 2007 Apia 4x100 m relay 2007 Apia 4x400 m relay (South) Pacific Mini Games 2009 Rarotonga 100 m 2009 Rarotonga 200 m 2009 Rarotonga 400 m 2001 Middlegate 100 m 2001 Middlegate 200 m 2001 Middlegate 400 m 2001 Middlegate 4x100 m relay 2001 Middlegate 4x400 m relay Oceania Championships 2002 Christchurch 100 m 2002 Christchurch 200 m 2002 Christchurch 400 m 2002 Christchurch 800 m medley relay Oceania Youth Championships 1993 Canberra 400 m

Women's athletics

Representing Fiji

(South) Pacific Games

2007 Apia · 100 m

2007 Apia · 200 m

2007 Apia · 400 m

2003 Suva · 100 m

2003 Suva · 200 m

2003 Suva · 400 m

2003 Suva · 4x100 m relay

2007 Apia · 4x100 m relay

2007 Apia · 4x400 m relay

(South) Pacific Mini Games

2009 Rarotonga · 100 m

2009 Rarotonga · 200 m

2009 Rarotonga · 400 m

2001 Middlegate · 100 m

2001 Middlegate · 200 m

2001 Middlegate · 400 m

2001 Middlegate · 4x100 m relay

2001 Middlegate · 4x400 m relay

Oceania Championships

2002 Christchurch · 100 m

2002 Christchurch · 200 m

2002 Christchurch · 400 m

2002 Christchurch · 800 m medley relay

Oceania Youth Championships

1993 Canberra · 400 m

Updated on 29 April 2013

Makelesi Bulikiobo Batimala (born 23 October 1977) is a Fijian sprinter.

Biography

Nicknamed the "Sprint Queen" by the Fiji Times and Fiji Village, she has represented her country in several international competitions, including the 2004 Summer Olympics in Athens. She won four gold medals at the 2003 South Pacific Games, in the 100m, 200m, 400m and 4 × 100 m relay events. She also won the women's 200m sprint at the Australian Athletics Championships in 2008.

While taking part in the 2007 World Athletics Championships, she qualified to represent Fiji at the 2008 Summer Olympics in Beijing. She was Fiji's flag bearer at the Games' opening ceremony.

As of 2007, she held the Fiji national record for the women's 100-metre sprint, at 11.66 seconds. which she broke 2 months later running 11.55 seconds at the 2007 Pacific Games, a record that has not been beaten since.

Achievements

Year	Competition	Venue	Position	Event	Notes
Representing Fiji
1993	Oceania Youth Championships	Canberra, Australia	1st	400 m	60.94
2001	South Pacific Mini Games	Middlegate, Norfolk Island	1st	100 m	12.26 s (wind: +0.3 m/s)
1st	200 m	25.29 s (wind: -2.2 m/s)
1st	400 m	58.17 s
1st	4 × 100 m relay	47.84 s
1st	4 × 400 m relay	3:49.24 min
2002	Oceania Championships	Christchurch, New Zealand	1st	100 m	12.22 s (wind: -2.6 m/s)
1st	200 m	24.21 s (wind: +1.5 m/s)
1st	400 m	56.67 s
1st	800 m medley relay	1:45.09 min
2003	South Pacific Games	Suva, Fiji	1st	100 m	11.9 s (ht)
1st	200 m	23.68 s (wind: -2.1 m/s) GR
1st	400 m	52.66 s GR
1st	4 × 100 m relay	44.86 s GR
2007	Pacific Games	Apia, Samoa	1st	100 m	11.55 s (wind: +0.1 m/s) GR
1st	200 m	23.40 s (wind: +0.3 m/s) GR
1st	400 m	52.96 s
2nd	4 × 100 m relay	46.01 s
2nd	4 × 400 m relay	3:41.03 min
2009	Pacific Mini Games	Rarotonga, Cook Islands	1st	100 m	11.97 s (wind: +0.1 m/s)
1st	200 m	24.52 s (wind: +0.4 m/s)
1st	400 m	55.71 s

External links

at World Athletics
at Olympics.com
at Olympedia
at the Commonwealth Games Federation (archived)
at InterSportStats
at World Athletics
at the Wayback Machine (archived 9 September 2008)
Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill; et al. . Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from on 18 April 2020.