Peoria Koshiba

Peoria Koshiba
Personal information
Nationality	Palau
Born	June 27, 1979; Ngerbeched, Koror
Height	1.60 m (5 ft 3 in)
Weight	50 kg (110 lb)
Sport
Sport	Athletics
Women's athletics
Representing Palau
Micronesian Games
	Updated on 6 May 2013.

Peoria Koshiba (born June 27, 1979, in Ngerbeched, Koror)[1] is a track and field sprint athlete who competes internationally for Palau.[2]

Koshiba represented Palau at the 2008 Summer Olympics in Beijing. She competed at the 100 metres sprint and placed eighth in her heat without advancing to the second round. She ran the distance in a time of 13.18 seconds.[2] She is currently serving as coach for young Palauns yearning to be track stars.

In February 2008, she was elected to office of the Palau Track and Field Association[3] and re-elected for the period 2012-2016.[4]

Personal bests

Event	Result	Venue	Date
100 m	12.66 s (wind: -0.2 m/s)	Sydney	22 Sep 2000
200 m	26.29 s (NWI)	Sydney	19 Aug 2000

Achievements

Year	Competition	Venue	Position	Event	Notes
Representing Palau
1997	World Championships	Athens, Greece	56th (h)	100m	14.55 (wind: -1.5 m/s)
1998	Micronesian Games	Koror, Palau	1st	100 m	13.35 s
			1st	200 m	27.14 s GR
			1st	4 × 100 m relay	52.37 s GR
			2nd	4 × 400 m relay	4:28.79 min
2000	Oceania Championships	Adelaide, Australia	6th (h)	100m	12.81 (wind: +1.9 m/s)
	Oceania Championships	Adelaide, Australia	12th (h)	200m	26.25 w (NWI)
	Olympic Games	Sydney, Australia	68th (h)	100m	12.66 (wind: -0.2 m/s)
2001	World Championships	Edmonton, Canada	53rd (h)	100m	13.50 (wind: -1.3 m/s)
2003	South Pacific Games	Suva, Fiji	10th (h)	100m	13.75 (wind: -3.2 m/s)
			9th (h)	200m	27.06 (wind: -2.3 m/s)
			4th	4 × 400 m relay	4:26.20
2006	Micronesian Games	Saipan, Northern Mariana Islands	4th	100m	13.62 (wind: 0.0 m/s)
			4th	3 km Cross-country	12:40.09
			1st	4 × 100 m relay	52.25 s
			1st	4 × 400 m relay	4:29.01 min
			3rd	3 km Cross country - Team	23 pts
2008	Oceania Championships	Saipan, Northern Mariana Islands	12th (h)	100m	13.60 (wind: -2.1 m/s)
	Oceania Championships	Saipan, Northern Mariana Islands	9th	200m	27.49 (wind: -0.4 m/s)
	Olympic Games	Beijing, China	74th (h)	100m	13.18 (wind: -0.8 m/s)
2014	Micronesian Games	Palikir, Pohnpei	4th	4 × 100 m relay	54.06
2014	Oceania Masters Championships (35y-39y)	Rarotonga, Cook Islands	1st	60m	8.75 (wind: +1.8 m/s)

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References

Palau's first Olympians get kudos from Senate (PDF), retrieved May 4, 2013
Athlete biography: Peoria Koshiba, beijing2008.cn, ret: Aug 27, 2008
Koshiba, Peoria (February 19, 2008), Palau Track and Field Association - 2008 General Assembly - 19 February @PICRC Conference Room, Palau Track and Field Association, retrieved January 27, 2014
2012 Annual General Meeting, Palau Track and Field Association, February 2, 2013, retrieved January 27, 2014

External links

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[plw_01-1] Palau's first Olympians get kudos from Senate (PDF), retrieved May 4, 2013

[beijing-2] Athlete biography: Peoria Koshiba, beijing2008.cn, ret: Aug 27, 2008

[ptfa_01-3] Koshiba, Peoria (February 19, 2008), Palau Track and Field Association - 2008 General Assembly - 19 February @PICRC Conference Room, Palau Track and Field Association, retrieved January 27, 2014

[ptfa_02-4] 2012 Annual General Meeting, Palau Track and Field Association, February 2, 2013, retrieved January 27, 2014