Rhema Otabor
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| Personal information | |
|---|---|
| Nationality | Bahamas |
| Born | 3 December 2002 |
| Sport | |
| Sport | Athletics |
| Event | Javelin |
| Achievements and titles | |
| Personal best(s) | Javelin: 64.19 (Eugene, 2024) |
Rhema Otabor (born 3 December 2002) is a javelin thrower from the Bahamas.[1]
Early life
[edit]From Nassau, Bahamas, she attended Florida International University and University of Nebraska in the United States.[2][3]
Career
[edit]She won gold representing Bahamas at the 2021 NACAC U20 Championships in San Jose, Costa Rica with a personal best of 55.06m. in August 2021, she finished fourth at the 2021 World Athletics U20 Championships in Nairobi, where set a new Bahamian junior national record and a personal best with a throw of 55.08 metres.[3]
She won bronze at the senior 2022 NACAC Championships in Freeport, Bahamas in August 2022 with a throw of 57.91 metres.[4] In June 2023, she won the NCAA Championship Division 1 javelin competition in Austin, Texas.[5]
She won gold at the 2023 NACAC U23 Championships in San Jose, Costa Rica in July 2023, and threw a personal best 59.75m at the Bahamas National Championships. She competed at the 2023 World Athletics Championships in Budapest but did not qualify for the final.[6][7] She was a silver medalist at the 2023 Pan American Games in Santiago in October 2023.[8]
She set a new personal best of 64.19 to win the 2024 NCAA Championships in Eugene, Oregon.[9] It also broke the collegiate javelin record of 62.19m set in 2016 by Maggie Malone.[10] She competed in the javelin at the 2024 Summer Olympics in Paris in August 2024.[11]
References
[edit]- ^ "Rhema Otabor". World Athletics. Retrieved 7 June 2024.
- ^ Swanigan, Ryan (7 June 2024). "Otabor wins back-to-back javelin titles at NCAA Outdoor Championships". 1012now.com. Retrieved 7 June 2024.
- ^ a b "Rhema Otabor Junior Female Athlete of Year". Tribune242. 29 December 2021. Retrieved 7 June 2024.
- ^ Foster, Anthony (August 22, 2022). "USA dominate, but Jamaican drops 19.8 at NACAC Open Championships". Track Alerts. Retrieved 7 June 2024.
- ^ "Rhema Otabor wins second consecutive NCAA". Journal Star. 6 June 2024. Retrieved 7 June 2024.
- ^ Cowan, Sherdon (August 23, 2023). "Caribbean's lone female javelin representative Bahamian Otabor, misses out on final". SportMax. Retrieved 7 June 2024.
- ^ "Bahamas Championship". World Athletics. July 2023. Retrieved 7 June 2024.
- ^ Jacks, Bradley (November 4, 2023). "Rhema Otabor takes javelin silver at 2023 Pan American Games". SportsMax. Retrieved 7 June 2024.
- ^ "NCAA Division 1 Outdoor". World Athletics. 6 June 2024. Retrieved 7 June 2024.
- ^ Zahn, Jennifer (6 June 2024). "Rhema Otabor Sets New Javelin Collegiate Record". Flotrack. Retrieved 7 June 2024.
- ^ "Women's Javelin Results - Paris Olympic Games 2024 Athletics". Watch Athletics. 10 August 2024. Retrieved 8 September 2024.
- 2002 births
- Living people
- Athletes from Nassau, Bahamas
- Bahamian female javelin throwers
- Nebraska Cornhuskers women's track and field athletes
- Pan American Games silver medalists for the Bahamas
- Central American and Caribbean Games medalists in athletics
- NCAA Division I Outdoor Track and Field Championships winners
- FIU Panthers women's track and field athletes
- Olympic athletes for the Bahamas
- Athletes (track and field) at the 2024 Summer Olympics