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Makelesi Bulikiobo

Makelesi Batimala
Personal information
Birth name Bulikiobo
Nationality  Fiji
Born (1977-10-23) 23 October 1977 (age 39)
Nadi, Ba, Fiji
Residence Suva, Fiji
Height 1.81 m (5 ft 11 in)
Weight 65 kg (143 lb)
Sport
Country Fiji
Sport Running
Event(s) 100 metres, 200 metres, 400 metres
College team Lelean Memorial School
Updated on 29 April 2013.

Makelesi Bulikiobo Batimala (born 23 October 1977) is a Fijian sprinter.

Nicknamed the "Sprint Queen" by the Fiji Times and Fiji Village, she has represented her country in several international competitions, including the 2004 Summer Olympics in Athens. She won four gold medals at the 2003 South Pacific Games, in the 100m, 200m, 400m and 4 × 100 m relay events. She also won the women's 200m sprint at the Australian Athletics Championships in 2008.

While taking part in the 2007 World Athletics Championships, she qualified to represent Fiji at the 2008 Summer Olympics in Beijing. She was Fiji's flag bearer at the Games' opening ceremony.

As of 2007, she held the Fiji national record for the women's 100-metre sprint, at 11.66 seconds.



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