Haley Nemra

Haley Nemra
Personal information
Full nameHaley Nicole Nemra
Nationality Marshall Islands
Born (1989-10-04) October 4, 1989 (age 35)
Marysville, Washington, U.S.
Height1.68 m (5 ft 6 in)
Weight59 kg (130 lb)
Sport
SportAthletics
Event800m
University teamUniversity of San Francisco
Achievements and titles
Olympic finalsBeijing 2008 (didn't advance), London 2012 (didn't advance)
Personal best2:14:90
Medal record
Women's athletics
Representing  Marshall Islands
Micronesian Games
Gold medal – first place 2010 Koror 800 m
Silver medal – second place 2010 Koror 400 m
Silver medal – second place 2010 Koror 1500 m
Bronze medal – third place 2010 Koror 5000 m
Oceania Championships
Silver medal – second place 2012 Cairns 800 m
Oceania Youth Championships
Bronze medal – third place 2006 Apia 800 m
Bronze medal – third place 2006 Apia 1500 m
Updated on 6 May 2013

Haley Nicole Nemra (born October 4, 1989) is an American-born Marshallese track athlete from Marysville, Washington. She was the first woman to represent the Marshall Islands at the Olympics.[1]

She represented her country at the 2008 Summer Olympics and the 2012 Summer Olympics in the women's 800 meters where she did not advance to the semifinals but finished with a personal best time of 2:14.90. She was flag-bearer for Marshall Islands during the Opening Ceremony in London.[2] She competed for the University of San Francisco from 2008–2011.[3]

Achievements

Year Competition Venue Position Event Notes
Representing  Marshall Islands
2006 Oceania Youth Championships Apia, Samoa 3rd 800 m 2:31.08 min
3rd 1500 m 5:32.57 min
2010 Micronesian Games Koror, Palau 2nd 400 m 62.15 s
1st 800 m 2:27.40 min
2nd 1500 m 5:22.80 min
3rd 5000 m 21:32.75 min
2012 Oceania Championships (Regional Division West) Cairns, Australia 2nd 800 m 2:16.04 min

References

  1. ^ "First female competitors at the Olympics by country". Olympedia. Retrieved 26 June 2020.
  2. ^ "Haley Nemra". London2012.com. Archived from the original on 2012-07-22.
  3. ^ "Haley Nemra". University of San Francisco.[permanent dead link‍]
Olympic Games
Preceded by Flagbearer for  Marshall Islands
London 2012 		Succeeded by


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