Francis Manioru
Personal information
Nationality Solomon Islands
Born (1981-09-17) September 17, 1981 (age 42)
Height1.60 m (5 ft 3 in)
Weight64 kg (141 lb)
Sport
SportAthletics
Medal record
Men's athletics
Representing  Solomon Islands
Pacific Games
Bronze medal – third place 2007 Apia 4x100 m relay
(South) Pacific Mini Games
Bronze medal – third place 2001 Middlegate 4x100 m relay
Oceania Championships
Bronze medal – third place 2004 Townsville 800 m medley relay
Updated on 26 June 2019.

Francis Manioru (born September 17, 1981) is a sprinter from the Solomon Islands who specializes in the 100 metres.[1]

He participated at the 2004 Olympic Games where he achieved 11.05 seconds in the heat. Four years later, at the 2008 Summer Olympics he finished in eighth and last position in his heat with a time of 11.09 seconds.[1]

Personal best

Event Result Venue Date Notes
Outdoor
100 m 10.99 s (wind: +0.7 m/s) India New Delhi 6 October 2010
10.96 s (wind: -0.4 m/s) Samoa Apia 13 December 2006 not official
10.86 s (wind: +2.1 m/s) Australia Townsville 16 December 2004 wind assisted
200 m 22.91 s (wind: +0.2 m/s) Australia Cairns 25 September 2010
22.32 s (wind: +3.0 m/s) Australia Townsville 17 December 2004 wind assisted
Indoor
60 m 7.07 s Russia Moscow 10 March 2006 National record

Achievements

Year Competition Venue Position Event Notes
Representing  Solomon Islands
2001 South Pacific Mini Games[2] Middlegate, Norfolk Island 10th (sf) 100 m 11.34
3rd 4 × 100 m relay 42.41
2003 South Pacific Games[3] Suva, Fiji 13th (sf) 100 m 11.56
4th 4 × 100 m relay 42.38
2004 Olympic Games Athens, Greece 69th (h) 100 m 11.05
Oceania Championships[4] Townsville, Australia 5th 100 m 11.01
7th 200 m 22.61
3rd 800 m medley relay 1:35.48
2006 Indoor World Championships Moscow, Russia 45th (h) 60 m 7.07 NR
Commonwealth Games Melbourne, Australia 46th (h) 100 m 11.12
Oceania Championships[5][6] Apia, Samoa 5th 100 m 11.00
4th 4 × 100 m relay 42.33
2007 Pacific Games[7] Apia, Samoa 12th (sf) 100 m 11.11
3rd 4 × 100 m relay 41.55 NR
2008 Indoor World Championships Valencia, Spain 46th (h) 60 m 7.22
Oceania Championships[8] Saipan, Northern Mariana Islands 6th 100 m 11.24
Olympic Games Beijing, China 67th (h) 100 m 11.09
2010 Oceania Championships Cairns, Australia 9th (sf) 100 m 11.04
13th (h) 200 m 22.91
Commonwealth Games New Delhi, India 45th (h) 100 m 10.99
14th (h) 4 × 100 m relay 44.04
2011 World Championships Daegu, South Korea 58th (pr) 100 m 11.28
2014 Commonwealth Games Glasgow, Great Britain 72nd (h) 100 m 11.87

References

  1. ^ a b Athlete biography: Francis Manioru, beijing2008.cn, ret: Aug 24, 2008
  2. ^ "RESULTS OF THE MINI SOUTH PACIFIC GAMES COMPETITION". websites.sportstg.com. Retrieved June 26, 2019.
  3. ^ "SOUTH PACIFIC GAMES - Suva, July 2003 ATHLETICS COMPETITION - FULL RESULTS" (PDF). athletics-oceania.com. Retrieved June 26, 2019.
  4. ^ "2004 Oceania Championships - Full Results" (PDF). athletics-oceania.com. Retrieved June 26, 2019.
  5. ^ "2006 Oceania Championships - Day One Results" (PDF). athletics-oceania.com. Retrieved June 26, 2019.
  6. ^ "2006 Oceania Championships - Day Three Results" (PDF). athletics-oceania.com. Retrieved June 26, 2019.
  7. ^ "South Pacific Games Full Results" (PDF). athletics-oceania.com. Retrieved June 26, 2019.
  8. ^ "2008 Oceania Championships - Full Results" (PDF). athletics-oceania.com. Retrieved June 26, 2019.

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