Leonie Beu (born 28 November 1998) is a Papuan track and field athlete who competes in sprinting. She represented Papua New Guinea in the women's 100 metres event at the 2024 Summer Olympics.
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| Born | 28 November 1998 Lae, Papua New Guinea | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Education | Middle Tennessee State University | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Height | 165 cm (5 ft 5 in) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Country | Papua New Guinea | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Sport | Athletics | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Event | Sprints | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| College team | Middle Tennessee Blue Raiders | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Career
editBeu competed in the 200 meters at the 2022 Commonwealth Games.[1]
In 2023, Beu became the fourth woman from Papua New Guinea to run inside 24 seconds and the number 2 all-time in the 200 metres clocking 23.61 seconds in Denton, Texas, United States.[2] At the 2023 Oceania Athletics Cup in Saipan, Northern Mariana Islands, she helped Team Melanesia win the fourth Oceania Cup by winning a total of 28 points in the 100, 200, and 400 meters.[3]
Beu competed in the women's 100 metres event at the 2024 Summer Olympics, she ran a personal best time of 11.63 seconds during the preliminary round and qualified for round 1 of the competition.[4][5] She finished eighth in her Heat with a time of 11.73 seconds and did not progress to the semi-finals.[4][5]
References
edit- ^ "Women's 200m - Round 1 - Heat 2". Birmingham 2022. 4 August 2022. Retrieved 26 June 2023.
- ^ "Beu clocks PNG's second fastest time in women's 200m". The National PNG. 16 May 2023. Retrieved 26 June 2023.
- ^ "PNG dominate at meet". The National PNG. 26 June 2023. Retrieved 26 June 2023.
- ^ a b "Leonie Beu Thrilled to Race Against Olympic Medalist". www.oceanianoc.org. 5 August 2024. Retrieved 19 August 2024.
- ^ a b "PNG's Beu Shows Courage Among Top Athletes at Paris 2024 Olympics". One Papua New Guinea. 3 August 2024. Retrieved 19 August 2024.