Mereoni Vibose

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Mereoni Vibose
Personal information
Born(1951-04-26)26 April 1951
Nadroga, Fiji
Died27 January 2018(2018-01-27) (aged 66)
Sigatoka, Fiji
OccupationAthlete
Sport
CountryFiji
SportDiscus and javelin
Medal record
Women's athletics
Representing  Fiji
Oceania Athletics Championships
Bronze medal – third place 1990 Suva Women's discus
Gold medal – first place 1990 Suva Women's javelin
South Pacific Games
Silver medal – second place 1969 Port Moresby Women's discus
Silver medal – second place 1969 Port Moresby Women's javelin
Gold medal – first place 1975 Tumon Women's javelin
Bronze medal – third place 1975 Tumon Women's discus
Gold medal – first place 1979 Suva Women's javelin
Silver medal – second place 1983 Apia Women's discus
Silver medal – second place 1983 Apia Women's javelin
Gold medal – first place 1987 Nouméa Women's javelin
Bronze medal – third place 1991 Port Moresby Women's discus

Mereoni Vibose (26 April 1951 – 27 January 2018) was a

World Championships in Athletics and at the Commonwealth Games
.

Biography

Vibose was born on 26 April 1951.

Nadroga, Fiji and was an athlete during her time at Adi Cakobau School.[2]

In national championships, Vibose won 2 gold medals in javelin and discus each at the 1983 and 1987 National Athletics Championships in Fiji.[3] During the championships, Vibose set the Fijian discus record in 1983 with 47.76 m and the Fijian javelin record in 1987 with 53.18 m.[4] Alternatively, Vibose won nine South Pacific Games medals during her career. Her first South Pacific medals were a silver medal in the javelin and discus events at the 1969 South Pacific Games. Overall, Vibose won a total of nine medals at the South Pacific games.[5]

Outside of the South Pacific, Vibose competed at the

1974 Commonwealth Games and the 1982 Commonwealth Games but did not medal.[4] The following year, Vibose competed in the 1983 World Championships in Athletics in the javelin and discus events.[6][7] After competing at the 1987 World Championships in Athletics in javelin,[8] Vibose's final IAAF event was at the 1990 Oceania Athletics Championships where she won a bronze in discus and a gold in javelin.[9] Vibose retired the following year in 1991.[5] After her retirement, Vibose returned to athletics to compete in the 2016 World Masters Athletics Championships.[10] Her best performance at the World Masters was fourth place in the javelin event.[5]

In 1998, Vibose was inducted into the Fiji Sports Hall of Fame.[2]

Vibose died on 27 January 2018 in Sigatoka, Fiji.[4]

References

  1. ^ "Mereoni Vibose". IAAF. Retrieved 31 January 2018.
  2. ^ a b "1998 Mereoni Vibose - Athletics". Fiji Association of Sports and National Olympic Committee. Retrieved 31 January 2018.
  3. ^ "Fiji Sports Hall of Fame". Fiji Sports Hall of Fame. Retrieved 1 February 2018.
  4. ^ a b c Narai n, Pravin (31 January 2018). "Family prepares to lay former Fiji rep to rest". Fiji Times. Archived from the original on 4 February 2018. Retrieved 1 February 2018.
  5. ^ a b c Narain, Pravin (1 February 2018). "Sports loses role model". Fiji Times. Retrieved 1 February 2018.
  6. ^ "Women's Javelin Throw 1st IAAF World Championships in Athletics". IAAF. Retrieved 1 February 2018.
  7. ^ "Women's Discus Throw 1st IAAF World Championships in Athletics". IAAF. Retrieved 1 February 2018.
  8. ^ "Women's Javelin Throw 2nd IAAF World Championships in Athletics". IAAF. Retrieved 1 February 2018.
  9. ^ "OCEANIA CHAMPIONSHIPS". GBR Athletics. Retrieved 1 February 2018.
  10. ^ Mudunavonu, Peni (22 September 2016). "Vibose ready for World Masters Athletics Championship". Fiji Times. Retrieved 31 January 2018.

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