| Kaitinano Mwemweata | |
| Birth Date: | 22 July 1984 |
| Birth Place: | Butaritari |
| Height: | 165cm (65inches) |
| Weight: | 65kg (143lb) |
| Sport: | Athletics |
| Updated: | 22 April 2013 |
Kaitinano Mwemweata (born July 22, 1984) is an I-Kiribati athlete. She was the first person ever to compete for Kiribati at the Olympic Games, when she represented her country at the 100 metre sprint in Athens in 2004.[1] [2] [3]
Mwemweata finished seventh out of eight in her heat, achieving a personal best of 13.07.[4]
She was due to represent Kiribati again at the 2008 Summer Olympics in Beijing, competing in the 200 metre sprint,[5] but had to withdraw after contracting tuberculosis. She was undergoing treatment at the time of the Games.[6]
She won gold in the long jump at the Micronesian Championships, in Koror in 2003.[7] She also took part in the World Athletics Championships in Edmonton in 2001.[8]
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.[9]