Wavala Kali Explained

Wavala Kali
Nationality:Papua New Guinean
Sport:Sprinting
Event:200 metres
Birth Date:26 June 1954

Wavala Kali (born 26 June 1954) is a Papua New Guinean sprinter. He competed in the men's 200 metres and the men's 400 m at the 1976 Summer Olympics in Montreal.[1]

Kali started running in 1971 at Iarowari High School. He is from Kelekapana, Abau District and Alukuni, Rigo District. He won a gold medal at the 1975 South Pacific Games. He was Papua New Guinea's first ever flag bearer at the Olympic Games.[2]

Notes and References

  1. Wavala Kali Olympic Results . https://web.archive.org/web/20200418004434/https://www.sports-reference.com/olympics/athletes/ka/wavala-kali-1.html . dead . 18 April 2020 . 13 July 2017.
  2. Web site: Team PNG's first flag bearer at the 1976 Olympic Games. Post Courier.