Kateema Riettie

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Kateema Riettie

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'''Kateema Riettie''' (born 5 December 1973) is a [[Jamaica]]n female former [[track and field]] athlete who competed in the [[javelin throw]]. She is an nine-time national champion, taking titles from 2002 to 2017.<ref name=IAAF>[http://ift.tt/2BVuqKB Kateema Riettie]. IAAF. Retrieved 2018-02-04.</ref> Riettie has had success at regional level, including a gold medal at the [[Athletics at the 2010 Central American and Caribbean Games|2010 Central American and Caribbean Games]] and minor medals at the [[Central American and Caribbean Championships in Athletics]] in 2003 and 2008.<ref>[http://ift.tt/2nBinhs Central American and Caribbean Championships (Women)]. GBR Athletics. Retrieved 2018-02-04.</ref>

Riettie has also represented Jamaica at the [[2010 Commonwealth Games]] and [[2011 Pan American Games]], being a finalist at both those events.<ref name=IAAF/> She is based in [[Bridgeport, Connecticut]], where she works as a fitness instructor for the local police department. She moved to the American city in 1989 and attended [[Southern Connecticut State University]], for which she competed athletically.<ref>[http://ift.tt/2BVurhD Bridgeport Police Department's Own Wins Jamaican National Javelin Title ]. Patch (2016-07-25). Retrieved 2018-02-04.</ref>

==International competitions==
{|
|-
|2003
|[[2003 Central American and Caribbean Championships in Athletics|CAC Championships]]
|[[St. George's, Grenada]]
|bgcolor=silver|2nd
|[[2003 Central American and Caribbean Championships in Athletics – Results|Javelin throw]]
|51.36 m
|-
|2005
|[[2005 Central American and Caribbean Championships in Athletics|CAC Championships]]
|[[Nassau, Bahamas]]
|5th
|[[2005 Central American and Caribbean Championships in Athletics – Results|Javelin throw]]
|51.61 m
|-
|2008
|[[2008 Central American and Caribbean Championships in Athletics|CAC Championships]]
|[[Cali]], Colombia
|bgcolor=cc9966|3rd
|[[2008 Central American and Caribbean Championships in Athletics – Results|Javelin throw]]
|54.90 m
|-
|rowspan=2|2010
|[[Athletics at the 2010 Central American and Caribbean Games|CAC Games]]
|[[Mayagüez]], Puerto Rico
|bgcolor=gold|1st
|[[Athletics at the 2010 Central American and Caribbean Games – Results|Javelin throw]]
|53.77 m
|-
|[[Athletics at the 2010 Commonwealth Games|Commonwealth Games]]
|[[New Delhi]], India
|6th
|[[Athletics at the 2010 Commonwealth Games – Women's javelin throw|Javelin throw]]
|53.80 m
|-
|2011
|[[Athletics at the 2011 Pan American Games|Pan American Games]]
|[[Guadalajara]], Mexico
|8th
|[[Athletics at the 2011 Pan American Games – Women's javelin throw|Javelin throw]]
|50.97 m
|}

==National titles==
*[[Jamaican Athletics Championships]]
**Javelin throw: 2002,<ref>[http://ift.tt/2nBPr99 Jamaican Championships]. GBR Athletics. Retrieved 2018-02-04.</ref> 2003, 2007, 2010, 2012, 2013, 2014, 2016, 2017

==References==


==External links==
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[[Category:Living people]]
[[Category:1973 births]]
[[Category:Jamaican female javelin throwers]]
[[Category:Pan American Games competitors for Jamaica]]
[[Category:Athletes (track and field) at the 2011 Pan American Games]]
[[Category:Commonwealth Games competitors for Jamaica]]
[[Category:Athletes (track and field) at the 2010 Commonwealth Games]]
[[Category:Southern Connecticut State University alumni]]

February 05, 2018 at 06:18AM