Christabel Nettey Explained

Christabel Nettey
Birth Date:June 2, 1991
Birth Place:Brampton, Ontario, Canada
Height:1.62 m
Weight:57 kg
Sport:Track and field
Event:Long jump
Collegeteam:Arizona State University[1]
Pb:6.99 (2015)

Christabel Nettey (born June 2, 1991 in Brampton, Ontario) is a Canadian athlete specialising in the long jump. She is a two-time Olympian, 2016 and 2020. She has been to two Commonwealth Games, winning gold at the 2018 edition and bronze at the 2014 edition. She won gold at the 2015 Pan American Games.

Athletic career

She was a gold medallist at the 2018 Commonwealth Games and the 2015 Pan American Games. She has also won bronze medals at the 2013 Jeux de la Francophonie and the 2014 Commonwealth Games. Nettey placed fourth at the 2015 World Championships in Athletics and was a member of Canada's 2016 Olympic team.[2]

She has indoor and outdoor personal bests of 6.99 metres (indoors at the XL Galan and outdoor at the Prefontaine Classic, both in 2015). Both of these performances were Canadian records.

She attended Arizona State University and competed collegiately for the Arizona State Sun Devils. Her best performance for them was a second-place finish at the NCAA Women's Division I Indoor Track and Field Championship in 2013.

Nettey has qualified to compete at the 2020 Summer Olympics.[3] [4]

Personal life

Nettey was born in Ontario, Canada to Eustace and Genevieve Nettey who are both from Ghana.[5] [6]

International competitions

2007World Youth ChampionshipsOstrava, Czech Republic8th100 m hurdles (76.2 cm)14.42
14th (q)Long jump5.88 m
3rdMedley relay2:09.08
2009Pan American Junior ChampionshipsPort of Spain, Trinidad and Tobagobgcolor=silver2ndLong jump6.05 m
2012NACAC U23 ChampionshipsIrapuato, Mexicobgcolor=gold1stLong jump6.18 m
2013UniversiadeKazan, Russia14th (q)Long jump6.22 m
World ChampionshipsMoscow, Russia20th (q)Long jump6.47 m
Jeux de la FrancophonieNice, France3rdLong jump6.63 m
2014Commonwealth GamesGlasgow, United Kingdom3rdLong jump6.49 m
2015Pan American GamesToronto, Canadabgcolor=gold1stLong jump6.90 m
World ChampionshipsBeijing, China4thLong jump6.95 m
2016Olympic GamesRio de Janeiro, Brazil20th (q)Long jump6.37 m
2017World ChampionshipsLondon, United Kingdom19th (q)Long jump6.36 m
2018World Indoor ChampionshipsBirmingham, United Kingdom7thLong jump6.63 m
Commonwealth GamesGold Coast, Australiabgcolor=gold1stLong jump6.84 m
2019Pan American GamesLima, Peru14thLong jump5.96 m
2021Olympic GamesTokyo, Japan22nd (q)Long jump6.29 m
2022World ChampionshipsEugene, United States17th (q)Long jump6.50 m
NACAC ChampionshipsFreeport, Bahamasbgcolor=silver2ndLong jump6.46 m

Collegiate competitions

Representing Arizona State University
2013NCAA Outdoor ChampionshipsEugene, Oregon
University of Oregon
13thLong jump
NCAA Indoor ChampionshipsFayetteville, Arkansas
Randal Tyson Track Center
bgcolor=silver2ndLong jump
2012NCAA Outdoor ChampionshipsDes Moines, Iowa
Drake Stadium
8thLong jump
16th4 × 100 m relay44.84
NCAA Indoor ChampionshipsNampa, Idaho
Ford Idaho Center
11thLong jump
2011NCAA Outdoor ChampionshipsDes Moines, Iowa
Drake Stadium
7thLong jump
NCAA Indoor ChampionshipsCollege Station, Texas
Gilliam Indoor Track Stadium
17thLong jump
2010NCAA Outdoor ChampionshipsEugene, Oregon
Hayward Field
16th4x10044.96
NCAA Indoor ChampionshipsFayetteville, Arkansas
Randal Tyson Track Center
17thLong jump
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External links

Notes and References

  1. https://archive.today/20130917232740/http://kazan2013.ru/NH/en/-240/Participant/ParticipantInfo/79f27758-3323-4ea9-8ab1-dc3c662c5902 Kazan 2013 profile
  2. News: Asif . Hossain . Athletics Canada nominates largest squad to Team Canada for Rio . . 11 July 2016 . 11 July 2016.
  3. Web site: Team Canada to have 57 competitors in athletics at Tokyo 2020 . Nichols . Paula . 3 July 2021 . www.olympic.ca/ . . 3 July 2021.
  4. Web site: 57 athletes nominated to Canada's Olympic track & field team . 3 July 2021 . www.cbc.ca/ . . 3 July 2021.
  5. Web site: 2015-06-02 . Christabel Nettey Canada Long Jump Spikes. 2021-08-23. spikes.worldathletics.org. en.
  6. Web site: Athletics NETTEY Christabel . dead . 2021-08-23 . Tokyo 2020 Olympics . . en-us . https://web.archive.org/web/20210801062551/https://olympics.com/tokyo-2020/olympic-games/en/results/athletics/athlete-profile-n1432550-nettey-christabel.htm . 2021-08-01.
  7. Web site: tfrrs.org Christabel Nettey Arizona State DI, Pac-12, MPSF, DI West Results . 3 June 2016.