Leonie Beu

Leonie Beu
Personal information
Born (1998-11-28) 28 November 1998
Lae, Papua New Guinea
EducationMiddle Tennessee State University
Height165 cm (5 ft 5 in)
Sport
CountryPapua New Guinea
SportAthletics
Event
Sprints
College teamMiddle Tennessee Blue Raiders
Achievements and titles
Personal bests
Medal record
Women's athletics
Representing  Papua New Guinea
Oceania Championships
Silver medal – second place2017 Suva4 × 400 m relay
Silver medal – second place2024 Suva4 × 400 m mixed
Bronze medal – third place2024 Suva100 m
Bronze medal – third place2019 Townsville4 × 100 m relay
Bronze medal – third place2019 Townsville4 × 400 m relay
Pacific Games
Gold medal – first place2019 Apia4 × 400 m relay
Gold medal – first place2023 Honiara4 × 100 m relay
Gold medal – first place2023 Honiara4 × 400 m relay
Silver medal – second place2019 Apia400 m
Silver medal – second place2019 Apia4 × 100 m relay
Silver medal – second place2023 Honiara200 m
Bronze medal – third place2019 Apia100 m
Bronze medal – third place2019 Apia200 m
Bronze medal – third place2023 Honiara400 m
Pacific Mini Games
Gold medal – first place2022 Saipan400 m
Gold medal – first place2022 Saipan4 × 100 m relay
Gold medal – first place2022 Saipan4 × 400 m relay
Silver medal – second place2022 Saipan200 m
Bronze medal – third place2022 Saipan100 m

Leonie Beu (born 28 November 1998) is a Papuan track and field athlete who competes in sprinting. She represented Papua New Guinea in the women's 100 metres event at the 2024 Summer Olympics.

Career

Beu competed in the 200 meters at the 2022 Commonwealth Games.[1]

In 2023, Beu became the fourth woman from Papua New Guinea to run inside 24 seconds and the number 2 all-time in the 200 metres clocking 23.61 seconds in Denton, Texas, United States.[2] At the 2023 Oceania Athletics Cup in Saipan, Northern Mariana Islands, she helped Team Melanesia win the fourth Oceania Cup by winning a total of 28 points in the 100, 200, and 400 meters.[3]

Beu competed in the women's 100 metres event at the 2024 Summer Olympics, she ran a personal best time of 11.63 seconds during the preliminary round and qualified for round 1 of the competition.[4][5] She finished eighth in her Heat with a time of 11.73 seconds and did not progress to the semi-finals.[4][5]

References

  1. ↑ "Women's 200m - Round 1 - Heat 2". Birmingham 2022. 4 August 2022. Retrieved 26 June 2023.
  2. ↑ "Beu clocks PNG's second fastest time in women's 200m". The National PNG. 16 May 2023. Retrieved 26 June 2023.
  3. ↑ "PNG dominate at meet". The National PNG. 26 June 2023. Retrieved 26 June 2023.
  4. 1 2 "Leonie Beu Thrilled to Race Against Olympic Medalist". www.oceanianoc.org. 5 August 2024. Retrieved 19 August 2024.
  5. 1 2 "PNG's Beu Shows Courage Among Top Athletes at Paris 2024 Olympics". One Papua New Guinea. 3 August 2024. Retrieved 19 August 2024.
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