Francis Manioru

Francis Manioru (born September 17, 1981) is a sprinter from the Solomon Islands who specializes in the 100 metres.[1]

Francis Manioru

Personal information
Nationality	Solomon Islands
Born	(1981-09-17) September 17, 1981
Height	1.60 m (5 ft 3 in)
Weight	64 kg (141 lb)
Sport
Sport	Athletics
Medal record Men's athletics Representing  Solomon Islands Pacific Games 2007 Apia 4x100 m relay (South) Pacific Mini Games 2001 Middlegate 4x100 m relay Oceania Championships 2004 Townsville 800 m medley relay
Updated on 26 June 2019.

He participated at the 2004 Olympic Games where he achieved 11.05 seconds in the heats. Four years later, at the 2008 Summer Olympics he finished in eighth and last position in his heat with a time of 11.09 seconds.[1]

Personal best

Event	Result	Venue	Date	Notes
Outdoor
100 m	10.99 s (wind: +0.7 m/s)	New Delhi	6 October 2010
	10.96 s (wind: -0.4 m/s)	Apia	13 December 2006	not official
	10.86 s (wind: +2.1 m/s)	Townsville	16 December 2004	wind assisted
200 m	22.91 s (wind: +0.2 m/s)	Cairns	25 September 2010
	22.32 s (wind: +3.0 m/s)	Townsville	17 December 2004	wind assisted
Indoor
60 m	7.07 s	Moscow	10 March 2006	National record

Achievements

Year	Competition	Venue	Position	Event	Notes
Representing  Solomon Islands
2001	South Pacific Mini Games[2]	Middlegate, Norfolk Island	10th (sf)	100 m	11.34
			3rd	4 × 100 m relay	42.41
2003	South Pacific Games[3]	Suva, Fiji	13th (sf)	100 m	11.56
			4th	4 × 100 m relay	42.38
2004	Olympic Games	Athens, Greece	69th (h)	100 m	11.05
	Oceania Championships[4]	Townsville, Australia	5th	100 m	11.01
			7th	200 m	22.61
			3rd	800 m medley relay	1:35.48
2006	Indoor World Championships	Moscow, Russia	45th (h)	60 m	7.07 NR
	Commonwealth Games	Melbourne, Australia	46th (h)	100 m	11.12
	Oceania Championships[5][6]	Apia, Samoa	5th	100 m	11.00
			4th	4 × 100 m relay	42.33
2007	Pacific Games[7]	Apia, Samoa	12th (sf)	100 m	11.11
			3rd	4 × 100 m relay	41.55 NR
2008	Indoor World Championships	Valencia, Spain	46th (h)	60 m	7.22
	Oceania Championships[8]	Saipan, Northern Mariana Islands	6th	100 m	11.24
	Olympic Games	Beijing, China	67th (h)	100 m	11.09
2010	Oceania Championships	Cairns, Australia	9th (sf)	100 m	11.04
			13th (h)	200 m	22.91
	Commonwealth Games	New Delhi, India	45th (h)	100 m	10.99
			14th (h)	4 × 100 m relay	44.04
2011	World Championships	Daegu, South Korea	58th (pr)	100 m	11.28
2014	Commonwealth Games	Glasgow, Great Britain	72nd (h)	100 m	11.87

References

1. Athlete biography: Francis Manioru, beijing2008.cn, ret: Aug 24, 2008
2. "RESULTS OF THE MINI SOUTH PACIFIC GAMES COMPETITION". websites.sportstg.com. Retrieved June 26, 2019.
3. "SOUTH PACIFIC GAMES - Suva, July 2003 ATHLETICS COMPETITION - FULL RESULTS" (PDF). athletics-oceania.com. Retrieved June 26, 2019.
4. "2004 Oceania Championships - Full Results" (PDF). athletics-oceania.com. Retrieved June 26, 2019.
5. "2006 Oceania Championships - Day One Results" (PDF). athletics-oceania.com. Retrieved June 26, 2019.
6. "2006 Oceania Championships - Day Three Results" (PDF). athletics-oceania.com. Retrieved June 26, 2019.
7. "South Pacific Games Full Results" (PDF). athletics-oceania.com. Retrieved June 26, 2019.
8. "2008 Oceania Championships - Full Results" (PDF). athletics-oceania.com. Retrieved June 26, 2019.

External links

• Francis Manioru at World Athletics
• Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill; et al. "Francis Manioru". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on 2012-12-15.