Jone Delai

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Born (1967-09-05) September 5, 1967 (age 58)
Country Fiji
Event(s)
100 m, 200 m
Jone Delai
Personal information
Born (1967-09-05) September 5, 1967 (age 58)
Sport
Country Fiji
SportAthletics
Event(s)
100 m, 200 m
College teamSuva Grammar School
Achievements and titles
Personal best(s)10.34s - 100 m
21.22s - 200 m
Medal record
Men's athletics
Representing  Fiji
(South) Pacific Games
Gold medal – first place2007 Apia100 m
Gold medal – first place1999 Santa Rita4x100 m relay
Gold medal – first place1995 Pirae100 m
Gold medal – first place1995 Pirae200 m
Gold medal – first place1995 Pirae4x400 m relay
Silver medal – second place2003 Suva100 m
Silver medal – second place2003 Suva4x100 m relay
Silver medal – second place1995 Pirae4x100 m relay
Silver medal – second place1991 Port Moresby4x00 m relay
Bronze medal – third place1999 Santa Rita100 m
Bronze medal – third place1991 Port Moresby100 m
(South) Pacific Mini Games
Gold medal – first place1997 Pago Pago100 m
Gold medal – first place1997 Pago Pago4x100 m relay
Gold medal – first place1997 Pago Pago4x400 m relay
Gold medal – first place1993 Port Vila100 m
Gold medal – first place1993 Port Vila200 m
Gold medal – first place1993 Port Vila4x100 m relay
Gold medal – first place1993 Port Vila4x400 m relay
Silver medal – second place2005 Koror100 m
Silver medal – second place2005 Koror4x100 m relay
Silver medal – second place1997 Pago Pago200 m
Oceania Championships
Gold medal – first place1994 Auckland100 m
Gold medal – first place1994 Auckland200 m
Bronze medal – third place1990 Suva100 m
Updated on 28 April 2013

Jone Delai (born September 5, 1967) is a Fijian former sprinter. Competing mostly over 100 metres, his personal best is 10.26 seconds.

Delai won a bronze medal in 100 metres at the 1990 Oceanian Championships, and became Oceanian champion over both 100 and 200 metres in 1994. Jone competed in the 1996 and 2000 Summer Olympics. In 1998 he became the California Junior College 100 meters champion tying his personal best.

Jone Delai held the title of Fastest Man in the Pacific,[1] with a time of 10.34s in the 100m sprints which was a South Pacific Games record. The SPG Record & his personal achieved best now comes in 2nd to reigning sprint king, Banuve Tabakaucoro's 10.22s for the 100m sprint.

He has been a teacher at Suva Grammar School since 2007.[1][2]

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