Wally Kirika

Wally Kirika

Personal information
Nationality	Papua New Guinea
Born	October 27, 1982 Kainantu, Eastern Highlands
Sport
Sport	Athletics
Medal record Men's athletics Competitor for  Papua New Guinea (South) Pacific Games 2003 Suva 4x100 m relay 2007 Apia 100 m (South) Pacific Mini Games 2005 Koror 4x100 m relay 2001 Middlegate 4x100 m relay 2005 Koror 100 m Oceania Championships 2006 Apia 100 m 2006 Apia 4x100 m relay
Updated on 28 April 2013.

Wally Kirika (born October 27, 1982) is a sprinter from Kainantu, Papua New Guinea.

He began sprinting at Kainantu High School.^[1] As a junior athlete, he was one of four male sprinters selected by the Papua New Guinea Athletic Union to take part in the Melanesian Championships in Fiji in April 2001.^[2] He reached the second round in the 100m at the 2006 Commonwealth Games with a then-personal best of 10.76s.^[3] His time of 10.80s in the second round was the best of the three Pacific Islanders in the second round.^[4] His personal bests, both set in 2007, are 10.74s in the 100m and 22.01s in the 200m.^[5]

As of 2010 he was a winger with the Hornibrook NGI Harlequins rugby team.^[6]

Achievements

Year	Competition	Venue	Position	Event	Notes
Representing  Papua New Guinea
2001	South Pacific Mini Games	Middlegate, Norfolk Island	1st	4 × 100 m relay	42.04 s
2003	South Pacific Games	Suva, Fiji	1st	4 × 100 m relay	40.94 s
2005	South Pacific Mini Games	Koror, Palau	3rd	100 m	10.84 s (wind: +0.5 m/s)
			1st	4 × 100 m relay	41.92 s
2006	Oceania Championships	Apia, Samoa	2nd	100 m	10.82 s (wind: -0.3 m/s)
			2nd	4 × 100 m relay	42.01 s
2007	Pacific Games	Apia, Samoa	3rd	100 m	10.74 s (wind: +0.7 m/s)

References

1. "Juniors turn in top runs". Post-Courier. 27 July 2000. Retrieved 16 November 2011.
2. "Squad named for championships". Post-Courier. 9 April 2001. Retrieved 16 November 2011.
3. "Team PNG’s best day". Post-Courier. 20 March 2006. Retrieved 16 November 2011.
4. "Oceania runners out of 100m event". Oceania in Melbourne (SportingPulse). 19 March 2006. Retrieved 16 November 2011.
5. "Wally KIRIKA". All-Athletics. Retrieved 16 November 2011.
6. Kivia, Haiveta. "Royals book grand final spot". Post-Courier. Retrieved 16 November 2011.

External links

• Wally Kirika profile at IAAF