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Leonie Beu

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Leonie Beu
Personal information
Born (1998-11-28) 28 November 1998 (age 27)
Lae, Papua New Guinea
EducationMiddle Tennessee State University
Height165 cm (5 ft 5 in)
Sport
CountryPapua New Guinea
SportAthletics
Event
Sprints
College teamMiddle Tennessee Blue Raiders
Achievements and titles
Personal bests
Medal record
Women's athletics
Representing Image Papua New Guinea
Oceania Championships
Silver medal – second place2017 Suva4 × 400 m relay
Silver medal – second place2024 Suva4 × 400 m mixed
Bronze medal – third place2024 Suva100 m
Bronze medal – third place2019 Townsville4 × 100 m relay
Bronze medal – third place2019 Townsville4 × 400 m relay
Pacific Games
Gold medal – first place2019 Apia4 × 400 m relay
Gold medal – first place2023 Honiara4 × 100 m relay
Gold medal – first place2023 Honiara4 × 400 m relay
Silver medal – second place2019 Apia400 m
Silver medal – second place2019 Apia4 × 100 m relay
Silver medal – second place2023 Honiara200 m
Bronze medal – third place2019 Apia100 m
Bronze medal – third place2019 Apia200 m
Bronze medal – third place2023 Honiara400 m
Pacific Mini Games
Gold medal – first place2022 Saipan400 m
Gold medal – first place2022 Saipan4 × 100 m relay
Gold medal – first place2022 Saipan4 × 400 m relay
Silver medal – second place2022 Saipan200 m
Bronze medal – third place2022 Saipan100 m

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.

Career

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Beu 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

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  1. ↑ "Women's 200m - Round 1 - Heat 2". Birmingham 2022. 4 August 2022. Retrieved 26 June 2023.
  2. ↑ "Beu clocks PNG's second fastest time in women's 200m". The National PNG. 16 May 2023. Retrieved 26 June 2023.
  3. ↑ "PNG dominate at meet". The National PNG. 26 June 2023. Retrieved 26 June 2023.
  4. 1 2 "Leonie Beu Thrilled to Race Against Olympic Medalist". www.oceanianoc.org. 5 August 2024. Retrieved 19 August 2024.
  5. 1 2 "PNG's Beu Shows Courage Among Top Athletes at Paris 2024 Olympics". One Papua New Guinea. 3 August 2024. Retrieved 19 August 2024.
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