Haley Nemra
Marshallese distance runner
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Full name | Haley Nicole Nemra | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Born | (1989-10-04) October 4, 1989 (age 34) Marysville, Washington, U.S. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Height | 1.68 m (5 ft 6 in) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Weight | 59 kg (130 lb) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Sport | Athletics | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Event | 800m | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
University team | University of San Francisco | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Olympic finals | Beijing 2008 (didn't advance), London 2012 (didn't advance) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Personal best | 2:14:90 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Updated on 6 May 2013 |
Haley Nicole Nemra (born October 4, 1989) is an American-born Marshallese track athlete from Marysville, Washington. She was the first woman to represent the Marshall Islands at the Olympics.[1]
She represented her country at the 2008 Summer Olympics and the 2012 Summer Olympics in the women's 800 meters where she did not advance to the semifinals but finished with a personal best time of 2:14.90. She was flag-bearer for Marshall Islands during the Opening Ceremony in London.[2] She competed for the University of San Francisco from 2008–2011.[3]
Achievements
Year | Competition | Venue | Position | Event | Notes |
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2006 | Oceania Youth Championships | Apia, Samoa | 3rd | 800 m | 2:31.08 min |
3rd | 1500 m | 5:32.57 min | |||
2010 | Micronesian Games | Koror, Palau | 2nd | 400 m | 62.15 s |
1st | 800 m | 2:27.40 min | |||
2nd | 1500 m | 5:22.80 min | |||
3rd | 5000 m | 21:32.75 min | |||
2012 | Oceania Championships (Regional Division West) | Cairns, Australia | 2nd | 800 m | 2:16.04 min |
References
External links
- Haley Nemra at World Athletics
- Haley Nemra at TFRRS.org
- Haley Nemra at Olympedia
- Sports reference biography
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Preceded by | Flagbearer for ![]() London 2012 | Succeeded by |
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