Donna Koniel

Donna Koniel (born 20 August 1992) is an athlete from Papua New Guinea competing primarily in the 400 and 800 metres.[2] She represented her country at the 2015 World Championships in Beijing without advancing from the first round.

Donna Koniel

Personal information
Born	(1992-08-20) 20 August 1992 East New Britain, Papua New Guinea[1]
Sport
Sport	Track and field
Event(s)	400 m, 800 m, 400 metres hurdles
Medal record Women's Athletics Representing  Papua New Guinea Pacific Games 2011 Nouméa 4x400 m relay 2015 Port Moresby 800 m 2015 Port Moresby 400 m hurdles 2015 Port Moresby 4x400 m relay 2019 Apia 400 m hurdles 2019 Apia 4x400 m 2011 Nouméa 800 m 2015 Port Moresby 400 m 2019 Apia 800 m 2011 Nouméa 400 m hurdles Oceania Championships 2012 Cairns 400 m 2012 Cairns 400 m hurdles 2014 Avarua 4x100 m relay 2015 Cairns 800 m 2015 Cairns 4x400 m relay 2012 Cairns 4x100 m relay 2012 Cairns 4x400 m relay 2014 Avarua 800 m 2014 Avarua 4x400 m relay 2012 Cairns 800 m 2014 Avarua 400 m 2014 Avarua 400 m hurdles 2015 Cairns 400 m
Updated on 9 August 2019.

In 2019, at the 2019 Pacific Games held in Samoa, she won the silver medal in the women's 800 metres event.[3]

Competition record

Year	Competition	Venue	Position	Event	Notes
Representing  Papua New Guinea
2010	Oceania Junior Championships	Cairns, Australia	5th	400 m	60.69
			3rd	800 m	2:22.79
			4th	400 m hurdles	80.93
2011	Pacific Games	Nouméa, New Caledonia	2nd	800 m	2:16.80
			3rd	400 m hurdles	70.62
			1st	4 × 400 m relay	3:45.32
2012	Oceania Championships	Cairns, Australia	1st	400 m	56.17
			3rd	800 m	2:16.41
			1st	400 m hurdles	61.54
			2nd	4 × 100 m relay	50.65
			2nd	4 × 400 m relay	4:01.77
2013	Pacific Mini Games	Mata-Utu, Wallis and Futuna	2nd	400 m hurdles	61.37
2014	Oceania Championships	Avarua, Cook Islands	3rd	400 m	56.57
			2nd	800 m	2:18.52
			3rd	400 m hurdles	62.06
			1st	4 × 100 m relay	47.88
			2nd	4 × 400 m relay	3:59.52
	Commonwealth Games	Glasgow, United Kingdom	33rd (h)	400 m	58.40
			26th (h)	800 m	2:14.56
2015	Oceania Championships	Hamilton, Bermuda	3rd	400 m	54.89
			1st	800 m	2:09.58
			1st	4 × 400 m relay	3:52.66
	Pacific Games	Port Moresby, Papua New Guinea	2nd	400 m	54.29
			1st	800 m	2:12.78
			1st	400 m hurdles	58.22
			1st	4 × 400 m relay	3:45.13
	World Championships	Beijing, China	42nd (h)	800 m	2:12.51

Personal bests

Outdoor

• 200 metres – 25.58 (+0.5 m/s, Brisbane 2015)
• 400 metres – 54.29 (Port Moresby 2015)
• 800 metres – 2:08.77 (Gold Coast 2015)
• 400 metres hurdles – 58.28 (Port Moresby 2015)

References

1. 2014 CWG bio
2. Donna Koniel at World Athletics
3. "Women's 800 metres". 2019 Pacific Games. Archived from the original on 21 July 2019. Retrieved 5 July 2020.

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