Rellie Kaputin

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]

Rellie Kaputin

Kaputin in 2021
Personal information
Born	(1993-03-12) March 12, 1993 (age 31) East New Britain, Papua New Guinea
Home town	Canyon, West Texas, United States
Height	1.73 m (5 ft 8 in)[1]
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 2015 Port Moresby High jump 2015 Port Moresby Long jump 2015 Port Moresby Triple jump 2019 Apia Long jump 2019 Apia High jump 2019 Apia Triple jump 2023 Honiara High jump 2023 Honiara Long jump 2023 Honiara Triple jump Pacific Mini Games 2017 Port Vila Long jump 2017 Port Vila Triple jump 2022 Saipan High jump 2017 Port Vila High jjump 2022 Saipan Long jump 2022 Saipan Triple jump Oceania Championships 2019 Townsville Long jump 2019 Townsville Triple jump 2017 Suva High jump 2017 Suva Long jump 2017 Suva Triple jump 2014 Rarotonga High jump 2014 Rarotonga Long jump 2014 Rarotonga Triple jump

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

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

References

1. "2018 CWG bio". Retrieved 28 April 2018.
2. "Athletics - KAPUTIN Rellie". Tokyo 2020 Olympics. Tokyo Organising Committee of the Olympic and Paralympic Games. Archived from the original on 2021-09-04. Retrieved 2021-09-04.
3. Staff Reports. "West Texas A&M briefs: Rellie Kaputin set to compete in long jump at Olympics". Amarillo Globe-News. Retrieved 2021-09-04.
4. "Kaputin Ready to Compete in Long Jump at Olympics". West Texas A&M University Athletics. Retrieved 2021-09-04.
5. "Rellie Kaputin Qualifies for Olympics". West Texas A&M University Athletics. Retrieved 2021-09-04.

External links

• Rellie Kaputin, iaaf.org

External links

• Rellie Kaputin at World Athletics
• Rellie Kaputin at Olympedia