Janice Alatoa
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| Personal information | |
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| Born | October 30, 1988 Port Vila, Vanuatu |
| Height | 1.66 m (5 ft 5+1⁄2 in) |
| Weight | 55 kg (121 lb) |
| Sport | |
| Country |  Vanuatu |
| Sport | Athletics |
| Event | 100 metres |
Janice Alatoa (born October 30, 1988, in Port Vila) is a Vanuatuan sprinter.[1] She competed in the 100 metres competition at the 2012 Summer Olympics; she ran the preliminaries in 13.60 seconds, which did not qualify her for Round 1.[2]
Alatoa began training in athletics at thirteen years old, originally coached by her father. Her father was also a former athlete before becoming a coach. She also played for the Vanuatu women's national football team.[3]
She continued to compete for Vanuatu in the years following the Olympics.[4] She won bronze medals in the 4 × 100 metres relay at the 2013 Pacific Mini Games and the long jump at the 2018 Melanesian Athletics Championships.[5]
References
[edit]- ^ "Janice Alatoa". London 2012. Archived from the original on 2012-07-22. Retrieved 2012-08-06.
- ^ "Women's 100m Results: Preliminaries". London 2012. Archived from the original on 2012-12-05. Retrieved 2012-08-06.
- ^ "Janice Alatoa". sportstg.com.[permanent dead link]
- ^ "Team Vanuatu at Noumea 2011, Wallis Futuna 2013, Port Moresby 2015". van2017.com.[permanent dead link]
- ^ Janice Alatoa at Athletics Podium
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