Rellie Kaputin Explained

Rellie Kaputin
Hometown:	Canyon, West Texas, United States
Event:	High Jump, Long Jump, Triple Jump
Birth Date:	12 March 1993
Birth Place:	East New Britain, Papua New Guinea
Height:	1.73 m^[1]
Weight:	54 kg
Turnedpro:	2017
Collegeteam:	West Texas A&M Lady Buffs
Pb:	High Jump: 1.77m Long Jump: 6.50m Triple Jump: 13.28m
Show-Medals:	yes

Rellie Kaputin (born March 12, 1993) is a Papua New Guinean track and field athlete who specializes in the jumps. She competed at the 2020 Summer Olympics, in Women's long jump.^[2]

Life

She studied at West Texas A&M University.^{[3] [4] [5]}

She currently holds the national records for the high jump, long jump, and triple jump events. In 2017, Kaputin competed at the 2017 World Championships in London, Great Britain jumping 5 meters 59 in the long jump qualification round without advancing to the final.

International competitions

Representing
2013	Pacific Mini Games	Mata-Utu, Wallis and Futuna	=4th	High jump	1.45 m
			5th	Long jump	5.05 m
2014	Oceania Championships	Rarotonga, Cook Islands	bgcolor=silver	2nd	High jump	1.57 m
			bgcolor=silver	2nd	Long jump	5.56 m
			3rd	Triple jump	11.35 m
2015	Pacific Games	Port Moresby, Papua New Guinea	bgcolor=gold	1st	High jump	1.77 m
			bgcolor=gold	1st	Long jump	5.97 m
			bgcolor=gold	1st	Triple jump	12.65 m
2016	Melanesian Championships	Suva, Fiji	bgcolor=silver	2nd	High jump	1.69 m
			bgcolor=gold	1st	Long jump	5.95 m
			bgcolor=gold	1st	Triple jump	12.25 m
2017	Oceania Championships	Suva, Fiji	bgcolor=gold	1st	High jump	1.65 m
			bgcolor=gold	1st	Long jump	5.86 m
			bgcolor=gold	1st	Triple jump	13.05 m
	World Championships	London, United Kingdom	30th (q)	Long jump	5.59 m
	Pacific Mini Games	Port Vila, Vanuatu	bgcolor=silver	2nd	High jump	1.65 m
			bgcolor=gold	1st	Long jump	6.40 m
			bgcolor=gold	1st	Triple jump	13.26 m
			3rd	relay	4:06.39
2018	Commonwealth Games	Gold Coast, Australia	13th (q)	Long jump	6.18 m
			N/A	Triple jump	NM
2019	Oceania Championships	Townsville, Australia	bgcolor=gold	1st	Long jump	6.50 m
			bgcolor=gold	1st	Triple jump	13.04 m
	Pacific Games	Apia, Samoa	bgcolor=silver	2nd	High jump	1.65 m
			bgcolor=gold	1st	Long jump	6.15 m
			bgcolor=silver	2nd	Triple jump	12.44 m
2021	Olympic Games	Tokyo, Japan	19th (q)	Long jump	6.40 m

External links

• Rellie Kaputin, iaaf.org

Notes and References

1. Web site: 2018 CWG bio. 28 April 2018.
2. Web site: Athletics - KAPUTIN Rellie. dead. 2021-09-04. Tokyo 2020 Olympics. Tokyo Organising Committee of the Olympic and Paralympic Games. en-us. 2021-09-04. https://web.archive.org/web/20210904194944/https://olympics.com/tokyo-2020/olympic-games/en/results/athletics/athlete-profile-n1320660-kaputin-rellie.htm.
3. Web site: Staff Reports. West Texas A&M briefs: Rellie Kaputin set to compete in long jump at Olympics. 2021-09-04. Amarillo Globe-News. en-US.
4. Web site: Kaputin Ready to Compete in Long Jump at Olympics. 2021-09-04. West Texas A&M University Athletics. en.
5. Web site: Rellie Kaputin Qualifies for Olympics. 2021-09-04. West Texas A&M University Athletics. en.