| Mae Koime | |
| Birth Date: | 14 December 1983 |
| Birth Place: | Kerema, Gulf Province |
| Height: | 1650NaN0 |
| Weight: | 63kg (139lb) |
| Sport: | Athletics |
| Updated: | 29 April 2013 |
Mae Koime (born 14 December 1983) is a Papua New Guinean sprinter.[1]
Described as "the fastest ever female sprinter in Papua New Guinea",[2] as Papua New Guinea's "star sprinter",[3] and as Oceania's "fastest woman",[4] Koime has represented her country at the 2004 Summer Olympics, the 2006 Commonwealth Games, and the 2003, 2005 and 2007 World Championships in Athletics.
She set a national record for Papua New Guinea at the Athens Olympics when she ran the 100 metres with a time of 12.00 seconds.[5]
Competing at the Oceania Grand Prix in June 2008, she finished first in the 100 metre sprint, with a time of 11.70 seconds,[6] and in the 200 metre sprint, with a time of 24.11.[7] Koime finished first overall at the international Grand Prix.[8]
Koime represented Papua New Guinea at the 2008 Summer Olympics in Beijing competing at the 100 metres sprint. In her first round heat she placed sixth in a time of 11.68 which was not enough to advance to the second round.[1]
| Representing | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2001 | South Pacific Mini Games | Middlegate, Norfolk Island | bgcolor=silver | 2nd | 100 m | 12.61 s (wind: +0.3 m/s) | |
| bgcolor=silver | 2nd | 4 × 100 m relay | 49.74 s | ||||
| bgcolor=silver | 2nd | 4 × 400 m relay | 4:07.15 min | ||||
| 2002 | World Junior Championships | Kingston, Jamaica | 21st (sf) | 100m | 12.17 s (wind: +0.7 m/s) | ||
| Oceania Championships | Christchurch, New Zealand | bgcolor=gold | 1st | 400 m hurdles | 69.15 s | ||
| 2003 | South Pacific Games | Suva, Fiji | 3rd | 400 m hurdles | 64.16 s | ||
| bgcolor=silver | 2nd | 4 × 100 m relay | 48.95 s | ||||
| bgcolor=silver | 2nd | 4 × 400 m relay | 4:04.83 min | ||||
| 2004 | Oceania Championships | Townsville, Australia | bgcolor=gold | 1st | 100 m | 12.02 s w (wind: +2.3 m/s) | |
| bgcolor=gold | 1st | 200 m | 24.68 s (wind: +0.4 m/s) | ||||
| 2005 | South Pacific Mini Games | Koror, Palau | bgcolor=gold | 1st | 100 m | 12.03 s (wind: +0.1 m/s) | |
| bgcolor=gold | 1st | 200 m | 24.69 s w (wind: +2.1 m/s) | ||||
| bgcolor=gold | 1st | 400 m | 57.10 s | ||||
| bgcolor=silver | 2nd | 4 × 100 m relay | 49.16 s | ||||
| bgcolor=gold | 1st | 4 × 400 m relay | 3:58.97 min | ||||
| 2006 | Oceania Championships | Apia, Samoa | bgcolor=gold | 1st | 100 m | 11.79 s (wind: +0.2 m/s) CR | |
| bgcolor=silver | 2nd | 200 m | 24.29 s (wind: +0.8 m/s) | ||||
| bgcolor=silver | 2nd | 400 m | 56.75 s | ||||
| bgcolor=gold | 1st | 4 × 100 m relay | 48.30 s | ||||
| 2007 | Pacific Games | Apia, Samoa | bgcolor=silver | 2nd | 100 m | 11.57 s (wind: +0.1 m/s) | |
| bgcolor=silver | 2nd | 200 m | 23.86 s (wind: +0.3 m/s) | ||||
| bgcolor=gold | 1st | 4 × 100 m relay | 45.99 s | ||||
| bgcolor=gold | 1st | 4 × 400 m relay | 3:40.55 min GR | ||||
| 2008 | Oceania Championships | Saipan, Northern Mariana Islands | bgcolor=gold | 1st | 100 m | 11.66 s (wind: -1.2 m/s) CR | |
| bgcolor=gold | 1st | 200 m | 24.11 s (wind: -2.1 m/s) | ||||
| bgcolor=gold | 1st | 4 × 100 m relay | 47.27 s | ||||
| 2010 | Oceania Championships | Cairns, Australia | bgcolor=gold | 1st | 4 × 100 m relay | 46.86 s CR | |