Rellie Kaputin

Rellie Kaputin

File:Rellie Kaputin 2021 (cropped).jpg Kaputin in 2021
Personal information
Born	(1993-03-12) March 12, 1993 East New Britain, Papua New Guinea
Home town	Canyon, West Texas, United States
Height	1.73 m (5 ft 8 in)
Weight	54 kg (119 lb)
Sport
Country	Papua New Guinea
Event(s)	High Jump, Long Jump, Triple Jump
College team	West Texas A&M Lady Buffs
Turned pro	2017
Achievements and titles
Personal best(s)	High Jump: 1.77m Long Jump: 6.50m Triple Jump: 13.28m
Medal record Women's Athletics Representing Papua New Guinea Pacific Games Gold medal – first place 2015 Port Moresby High jump Gold medal – first place 2015 Port Moresby Long jump Gold medal – first place 2015 Port Moresby Triple jump Gold medal – first place 2019 Apia Long jump Silver medal – second place 2019 Apia High jump Silver medal – second place 2019 Apia Triple jump Silver medal – second place 2023 Honiara High jump Bronze medal – third place 2023 Honiara Long jump Bronze medal – third place 2023 Honiara Triple jump Pacific Mini Games Gold medal – first place 2017 Port Vila Long jump Gold medal – first place 2017 Port Vila Triple jump Gold medal – first place 2022 Saipan High jump Silver medal – second place 2017 Port Vila High jjump Silver medal – second place 2022 Saipan Long jump Silver medal – second place 2022 Saipan Triple jump Oceania Championships Gold medal – first place 2019 Townsville Long jump Gold medal – first place 2019 Townsville Triple jump Gold medal – first place 2017 Suva High jump Gold medal – first place 2017 Suva Long jump Gold medal – first place 2017 Suva Triple jump Silver medal – second place 2014 Rarotonga High jump Silver medal – second place 2014 Rarotonga Long jump Bronze medal – third place 2014 Rarotonga Triple jump

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.

Life

She studied at West Texas A&M University. 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

Year	Competition	Venue	Position	Event	Notes
Representing Papua New Guinea
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	2nd	High jump	1.57 m
			2nd	Long jump	5.56 m
			3rd	Triple jump	11.35 m
2015	Pacific Games	Port Moresby, Papua New Guinea	1st	High jump	1.77 m
			1st	Long jump	5.97 m
			1st	Triple jump	12.65 m
2016	Melanesian Championships	Suva, Fiji	2nd	High jump	1.69 m
			1st	Long jump	5.95 m
			1st	Triple jump	12.25 m
2017	Oceania Championships	Suva, Fiji	1st	High jump	1.65 m
			1st	Long jump	5.86 m
			1st	Triple jump	13.05 m
	World Championships	London, United Kingdom	30th (q)	Long jump	5.59 m
	Pacific Mini Games	Port Vila, Vanuatu	2nd	High jump	1.65 m
			1st	Long jump	6.40 m
			1st	Triple jump	13.26 m
			3rd	4 × 400 m 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	1st	Long jump	6.50 m
			1st	Triple jump	13.04 m
	Pacific Games	Apia, Samoa	2nd	High jump	1.65 m
			1st	Long jump	6.15 m
			2nd	Triple jump	12.44 m
2021	Olympic Games	Tokyo, Japan	19th (q)	Long jump	6.40 m

External links

• Rellie Kaputin, iaaf.org

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