Mary-Estelle Mahuk

Mary-Estelle Mahuk
Personal information
Born (1966-08-11) August 11, 1966 (age 58)
Height1.64 m (5 ft 4+12 in)
Weight57 kg (126 lb)
Sport
Country Vanuatu
SportAthletics
Event100 metres

Mary-Estelle Mahuk (née Kapalu born 11 August 1966 in Tanna) is a Vanuatuan athlete.

Mahuk competed in three Summer Olympics for her country, at the 1992 Summer Olympics she competed in two events, in the 400 metres she finished 7th in her heat, then in the 400 metres hurdles she again finished 7th in her heat so in neither did she qualify for the next round. Four years later she went to Atlanta for the 1996 Summer Olympics, she entered the 400 metres hurdle and this time finished 6th in her heat but again failed to qualify, then she went to the 2000 Summer Olympics and in the 400 metres hurdles and this time she finished 5th in her heat.[1] Mahuk reached the final and finished 7th in the 400 metres hurdles at the 1998 Commonwealth Games.

Mahuk was the flag bearer for Vanuatu in the 2000 Summer Olympics opening ceremony.[2]

Competition record

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Year Competition Venue Position Event Notes
Representing  Vanuatu
1981 South Pacific Mini Games Honiara, Solomon Islands 4th 400 m 60.67
1982 Commonwealth Games Brisbane, Australia 29th (h) 200 m 27.64
22nd (h) 400 m 59.85
1983 South Pacific Games Apia, Western Samoa 6th 200 m 26.60
3rd 400 m 59.05
1985 South Pacific Mini Games Rarotonga, Cook Islands 4th 100 m 12.82 (w)
2nd 400 m 58.95
1986 Commonwealth Games Edinburgh, United Kingdom 14th (h) 200 m 26.02
14th (h) 400 m 58.43
1991 World Championships Tokyo, Japan 30th (h) 400 m 56.47
South Pacific Games Port Moresby, Papua New Guinea 5th 200 m 26.19
1st 400 m 55.82
1st 400 m hurdles 60.98
1992 Olympic Games Barcelona, Spain 38th (h) 400 m 55.75
26th (h) 400 m hurdles 60.97
1993 World Championships Stuttgart, Germany 28th (h) 400 m 56.06
34th (h) 400 m hurdles 60.29
South Pacific Mini Games Port Vila, Vanuatu 1st 400 m 54.25
1st 400 m hurdles 60.99
1994 Oceania Championships Auckland, New Zealand 1st 400 m 55.72
1st 400 m hurdles 61.70
Jeux de la Francophonie Bondoufle, France 6th 400 m 54.90
12th (h) 400 m hurdles 59.69
Commonwealth Games Victoria, Canada 24th (h) 400 m 55.77
14th (h) 400 m hurdles 59.94
1995 World Championships Gothenburg, Sweden 38th (h) 400 m 53.92
South Pacific Games Pirae, Tahiti 2nd 200 m 24.85
1st 400 m 54.69
1st 400 m hurdles 59.65
2nd 4 × 400 m relay 3:57.50
1996 Olympic Games Atlanta, United States 29th (h) 400 m hurdles 58.68
1998 Oceania Championships Nuku'alofa, Tonga 2nd 400 m 55.06
2nd 800 m 2:23.94
2nd 400 m hurdles 61.10
Commonwealth Games Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia 21st (h) 400 m 55.60
7th 400 m hurdles 59.87
1999 South Pacific Games Santa Rita, Guam 3rd 200 m 25.16
1st 400 m 54.30
2nd 800 m 2:18.33
1st 400 m hurdles 58.90
World Championships Seville, Spain 27th (h) 400 m hurdles 61.86
2000 Oceania Championships Adelaide, Australia 1st 400 m 55.37
1st 400 m hurdles 60.62
Olympic Games Sydney, Australia 32nd (h) 400 m hurdles 62.68
2001 Melanesian Championships Suva, Fiji 3rd 200 m 26.0
1st 400 m 59.0
1st 400 m hurdles 65.5

References

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  1. ^ Sports Reference Profile
  2. ^ "Mary-Estelle Kapalu". olympedia.org. OlyMADMen. Retrieved 17 December 2023.
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Olympic Games
Preceded by Flagbearer for  Vanuatu
Sydney 2000
Succeeded by