Haley Nemra

Haley 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]

Haley Nemra
Personal information
Full nameHaley Nicole Nemra
Nationality Marshall Islands
Born (1989-10-04) October 4, 1989
Marysville, Washington, U.S.
Height1.68 m (5 ft 6 in)
Weight59 kg (130 lb)
Sport
SportAthletics
Event(s)800m
University teamUniversity of San Francisco
Achievements and titles
Olympic finalsBeijing 2008 (didn't advance), London 2012 (didn't advance)
Personal best(s)2:14:90
Medal record
Women's athletics
Representing  Marshall Islands
Micronesian Games
2010 Koror 800 m
2010 Koror 400 m
2010 Koror 1500 m
2010 Koror 5000 m
Oceania Championships
2012 Cairns 800 m
Oceania Youth Championships
2006 Apia 800 m
2006 Apia 1500 m
Updated on 6 May 2013.

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
YearCompetitionVenuePositionEventNotes
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.


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