Chris Meke Walasi (born 18 May 1980) is a sprinter from the Solomon Islands.[1] He came sixth in Heat 3 of the 100 metres Preliminaries at the 2012 Summer Olympics.

Chris Walasi
Personal information
Full nameChris Meke Walasi
Nationality Solomon Islands
Born (1980-05-18) 18 May 1980 (age 44)
Sulufou, Malaita Province
Height170 cm (5 ft 7 in)
Weight70 kg (154 lb)
Sport
SportAthletics
Event100 metres
Medal record
Men's athletics
Representing the  Solomon Islands
(South) Pacific Games
Bronze medal – third place 2007 Apia 4x100 m relay
Bronze medal – third place 2003 Suva 4x400 m relay
(South) Pacific Mini Games
Bronze medal – third place 2005 Koror 4x400 m relay
Oceania Championships
Silver medal – second place 2006 Apia 400 m
Bronze medal – third place 2004 Townsville 800 m medley relay
Updated on 29 April 2013

Personal bests

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Event Result Venue Date
Outdoor
100 m 10.78 s (wind: +1.3 m/s)   Melbourne 19 Mar 2006
200 m 21.85 s (wind: -0.7 m/s)   Hamilton 14 Dec 2005
400 m 47.76 s   Christchurch 27 Jan 2006
Indoor
60 m 7.47 s   Istanbul 9 Mar 2012
200 m 23.83 s   Budapest 6 Mar 2004

Achievements

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Year Competition Venue Position Event Notes
Representing the   Solomon Islands
2003 South Pacific Games Suva, Fiji 6th 400m 48.85
4th 4 × 100 m relay 42.38
3rd 4 × 400 m relay 3:21.55 min
2004 World Indoor Championships Budapest, Hungary 26th (h) 200m 23.83
Oceania Championships Townsville, Australia 6th 200m 22.53 w (wind: +3.8 m/s)
4th 400m 48.81
3rd 800 m medley relay 1:35.48 min
2005 South Pacific Mini Games Koror, Palau 4th 400m 50.03
4th 4 × 100 m relay 43.65
3rd 4 × 400 m relay 3:28.15 min
World Championships Helsinki, Finland 47th (h) 400m 49.47
2006 Oceania Championships Apia, Samoa 6th 100m 11.05 (wind: -0.3 m/s)
6th 200m 21.89 (wind: +1.6 m/s)
2nd 400 m 48.62 s
4th 4 × 100 m relay 42.33
2007 Melanesian Championships Cairns, Queensland, Australia 5th 100m 11.15 (wind: -2.4 m/s)
5th 200m 22.06 (wind: -2.7 m/s)
9th (h) 400m 49.17
3rd 4 × 100 m relay 42.75
Pacific Games Apia, Samoa 7th 100m 11.01 (wind: +0.7 m/s)
3rd 4 × 100 m relay 41.55 s
World Championships Osaka, Japan 52nd (h) 100m 11.07 (wind: -1.5 m/s)
2008 Oceania Championships Saipan, Northern Mariana Islands 9th (sf) 100m 11.38 (wind: -2.4 m/s)
7th 200m 22.59 (wind: -0.9 m/s)
4th 4 × 100 m relay 43.12
2010 Oceania Championships Cairns, Queensland, Australia 13th (sf) 100m 11.26 (wind: -0.9 m/s)
11th (h) 200m 22.63 (wind: -0.6 m/s)
4 × 100 m relay DQ
2012 World Indoor Championships Istanbul, Turkey 47th (h) 60 m 7.47
Olympic Games London, United Kingdom 69th (pr) 100 m 11.42 (wind: +1.7 m/s)
2014 Oceania Championships Rarotonga, Cook Islands 13th (sf) 100m 11.87 (wind: +0.1 m/s)
12th (h) 200m 24.17 w (wind: +6.1 m/s)
6th 4 × 100 m relay 44.98

References

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  1. ^ WALASI Chris – Biography, Commonwealth Games Federation, archived from the original on 6 April 2015, retrieved 22 May 2015
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