Christabel Nettey

Christabel Nettey

Christabel Nettey (2013 World Championships in Athletics)
Personal information
Nationality Canadian
Born (1991-06-02) June 2, 1991
Brampton, Ontario, Canada
Height 1.62 m (5 ft 4 in)
Weight 57 kg (126 lb)
Sport
Sport Track and field
Event(s) Long jump
College team Arizona State University[1]
Achievements and titles
Personal best(s) 6.99 NR, Eugene, 2015
Medal record
Women's athletics
Representing  Canada
Pan American Games
2015 Toronto Long jump

Christabel Nettey (born June 2, 1991 in Brampton, Ontario) is a Canadian athlete specialising in the long jump.[2] She competed at the 2013 World Championships failing to qualify for the final. She won a gold medal at the 2015 Pan American Games and finished 4th at the 2015 World Championships in Athletics after being the second World Leading performance.

She has indoor and outdoor personal bests of 6.99 metres (indoors at the XL Galan and outdoor at the Prefontaine Classic, both in 2015). Both of these performances were Canadian records.

In July 2016 she was officially named to Canada's Olympic team.[3]

Competition record

Year Competition Venue Position Event Notes
Representing  Canada
2007 World Youth Championships Ostrava, Czech Republic 8th 100 m hurdles (76.2 cm) 14.42 s
14th (q) Long jump 5.88 m
3rd Medley reley 2:09.08 min
2009 Pan American Junior Championships Port of Spain, Trinidad and Tobago 2nd Long jump 6.05 m
2012 NACAC U23 Championships Irapuato, Mexico 1st Long jump 6.18 m (wind: 0.8 m/s) A
2013 Universiade Kazan, Russia 14th (q) Long jump 6.22 m
World Championships Moscow, Russia 20th (q) Long jump 6.47 m
Jeux de la Francophonie Nice, France 3rd Long jump 6.63 m
2014 Commonwealth Games Glasgow, United Kingdom 3rd Long jump 6.49 m
2015 Pan American Games Toronto, Canada 1st Long jump 6.90 m
World Championships Beijing, China 4th Long jump 6.95 m
2016 Olympic Games Rio de Janeiro, Brazil 20th (q) Long jump 6.37 m
Year Competition Venue Position Event Notes
Representing Arizona State University
2013 NCAA Women's Division I Outdoor Track and Field Championships Eugene, Oregon
University of Oregon		 13th Long jump 6.24 m (20 ft 5 1⁄2 in)
2013 NCAA Indoor Women's Track and Field Championships Fayetteville, Arkansas
Randal Tyson Track Center		 2nd Long jump 6.55 m (21 ft 5 3⁄4 in)
2012 NCAA Women's Division I Outdoor Track and Field Championships Des Moines, Iowa
Drake Stadium		 8th Long jump 6.37 m (20 ft 10 3⁄4 in)
NCAA Women's Division I Outdoor Track and Field Championships Des Moines, Iowa
Drake Stadium		 16th 4x100 44.84
NCAA Women's Division I Indoor Track and Field Championships Nampa, Idaho
Ford Idaho Center		 11th Long jump 6.15 m (20 ft 2 in)
2011 NCAA Women's Division I Outdoor Track and Field Championships Des Moines, Iowa
Drake Stadium		 7th Long jump 6.47 m (21 ft 2 1⁄2 in)
NCAA Women's Division I Indoor Track and Field Championships College Station, Texas
Gilliam Indoor Track Stadium		 17th Long jump 5.13 m (16 ft 9 3⁄4 in)
2010 NCAA Women's Division I Outdoor Track and Field Championships Eugene, Oregon
Hayward Field		 16th 4x100 44.96
NCAA Women's Division I Indoor Track and Field Championships Fayetteville, Arkansas
Randal Tyson Track Center		 17th Long jump 6.04 m (19 ft 9 3⁄4 in)

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References

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  1. ↑ Kazan 2013 profile
  2. ↑ Christabel Nettey profile at IAAF
  3. ↑ Hossain, Asif (11 July 2016). "Athletics Canada nominates largest squad to Team Canada for Rio". Canadian Olympic Committee. Retrieved 11 July 2016.
  4. ↑ "tfrrs.org Christabel Nettey Arizona State DI, Pac-12, MPSF, DI West Results". Retrieved 3 June 2016.


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