Jone Delai

Jone Delai

Personal information
Born	(1967-09-05) September 5, 1967 Naidrodro, Ba, Fiji
Sport
Country	Fiji
Sport	Athletics
Event(s)	100 m, 200 m
College team	Suva 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 2007 Apia 100 m 1999 Santa Rita 4x100 m relay 1995 Pirae 100 m 1995 Pirae 200 m 1995 Pirae 4x400 m relay 2003 Suva 100 m 2003 Suva 4x100 m relay 1995 Pirae 4x100 m relay 1991 Port Moresby 4x00 m relay 1999 Santa Rita 100 m 1991 Port Moresby 100 m (South) Pacific Mini Games 1997 Pago Pago 100 m 1997 Pago Pago 4x100 m relay 1997 Pago Pago 4x400 m relay 1993 Port Vila 100 m 1993 Port Vila 200 m 1993 Port Vila 4x100 m relay 1993 Port Vila 4x400 m relay 2005 Koror 100 m 2005 Koror 4x100 m relay 1997 Pago Pago 200 m Oceania Championships 1994 Auckland 100 m 1994 Auckland 200 m 1990 Suva 100 m
Updated on 28 April 2013.

Jone Delai (born September 5, 1967) is a Fijian 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, 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.

Achievements

Year	Competition	Venue	Position	Event	Notes
Representing  Fiji
1990	Oceania Championships	Suva, Fiji	3rd	100 m	10.92 s
1991	South Pacific Games	Port Moresby, Papua New Guinea	3rd	100 m	10.93 s (wind: -2.4 m/s)
			2nd	4 × 100 m relay	40.90 s
1993	South Pacific Mini Games	Port Vila, Vanuatu	1st	100 m	11.06 s (wind: -6.0 m/s)
			1st	200 m	21.38 s (wind: -3.3 m/s)
			1st	4 × 100 m relay	40.47 s
			1st	4 × 400 m relay	3:09.97 min
1994	Oceania Championships	Auckland, New Zealand	1st	100 m	10.63 s (wind: -0.3 m/s)
			1st	200 m	21.55 s (wind: +0.7 m/s)
1995	South Pacific Games	Pirae, French Polynesia	1st	100 m	10.34 s (wind: +0.0 m/s) GR
			1st	200 m	21.20 s (wind: +2.9 m/s) w
			2nd	4 × 100 m relay	40.52 s
			1st	4 × 400 m relay	3:10.16 min
1997	South Pacific Mini Games	Pago Pago, American Samoa	1st	100 m	10.52 s (wind: -2.0 m/s)
			2nd	200 m	21.38 s (wind: -3.6 m/s)
			1st	4 × 100 m relay	40.15 s GR
			1st	4 × 400 m relay	3:13.80 min
1999	South Pacific Games	Santa Rita, Guam	3rd	100 m	10.79 s (wind: -1.1 m/s)
			1st	4 × 100 m relay	40.48 s
2003	South Pacific Games	Suva, Fiji	2nd	100 m	10.9 s (ht)
			2nd	4 × 100 m relay	41.03 s
2005	South Pacific Mini Games	Koror, Palau	2nd	100 m	10.73 s (wind: +0.5 m/s)
			2nd	4 × 100 m relay	41.97 s
2007	Pacific Games	Apia, Samoa	1st	100 m	10.66 s (wind: +0.7 m/s)

External links

• Jone Delai at IAAF
• Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill. "Jone Delai". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC.