Donna Koniel

Donna Koniel (born 20 August 1992) is an athlete from Papua New Guinea competing primarily in the 400 and 800 metres.[2] She represented her country at the 2015 World Championships in Beijing without advancing from the first round.

Donna Koniel

Personal information
Born	20 August 1992 East New Britain, Papua New Guinea[1]
Sport
Sport	Track and field
Event(s)	400 m, 800 m, 400 metres hurdles
Medal record Women's Athletics Representing  Papua New Guinea Pacific Games 2011 Nouméa 4x400 m relay 2015 Port Moresby 800 m 2015 Port Moresby 400 m hurdles 2015 Port Moresby 4x400 m relay 2019 Apia 400 m hurdles 2019 Apia 4x400 m 2011 Nouméa 800 m 2015 Port Moresby 400 m 2019 Apia 800 m 2011 Nouméa 400 m hurdles Oceania Championships 2012 Cairns 400 m 2012 Cairns 400 m hurdles 2014 Avarua 4x100 m relay 2015 Cairns 800 m 2015 Cairns 4x400 m relay 2012 Cairns 4x100 m relay 2012 Cairns 4x400 m relay 2014 Avarua 800 m 2014 Avarua 4x400 m relay 2012 Cairns 800 m 2014 Avarua 400 m 2014 Avarua 400 m hurdles 2015 Cairns 400 m
Updated on 9 August 2019.

In 2019, at the 2019 Pacific Games held in Samoa, she won the silver medal in the women's 800 metres event.[3]

Competition record

Year	Competition	Venue	Position	Event	Notes
Representing  Papua New Guinea
2010	Oceania Junior Championships	Cairns, Australia	5th	400 m	60.69
			3rd	800 m	2:22.79
			4th	400 m hurdles	80.93
2011	Pacific Games	Nouméa, New Caledonia	2nd	800 m	2:16.80
			3rd	400 m hurdles	70.62
			1st	4 × 400 m relay	3:45.32
2012	Oceania Championships	Cairns, Australia	1st	400 m	56.17
			3rd	800 m	2:16.41
			1st	400 m hurdles	61.54
			2nd	4 × 100 m relay	50.65
			2nd	4 × 400 m relay	4:01.77
2013	Pacific Mini Games	Mata-Utu, Wallis and Futuna	2nd	400 m hurdles	61.37
2014	Oceania Championships	Avarua, Cook Islands	3rd	400 m	56.57
			2nd	800 m	2:18.52
			3rd	400 m hurdles	62.06
			1st	4 × 100 m relay	47.88
			2nd	4 × 400 m relay	3:59.52
	Commonwealth Games	Glasgow, United Kingdom	33rd (h)	400 m	58.40
			26th (h)	800 m	2:14.56
2015	Oceania Championships	Hamilton, Bermuda	3rd	400 m	54.89
			1st	800 m	2:09.58
			1st	4 × 400 m relay	3:52.66
	Pacific Games	Port Moresby, Papua New Guinea	2nd	400 m	54.29
			1st	800 m	2:12.78
			1st	400 m hurdles	58.22
			1st	4 × 400 m relay	3:45.13
	World Championships	Beijing, China	42nd (h)	800 m	2:12.51

Personal bests

Outdoor

• 200 metres – 25.58 (+0.5 m/s, Brisbane 2015)
• 400 metres – 54.29 (Port Moresby 2015)
• 800 metres – 2:08.77 (Gold Coast 2015)
• 400 metres hurdles – 58.28 (Port Moresby 2015)

References

1. 2014 CWG bio
2. Donna Koniel at World Athletics
3. "Women's 800 metres". 2019 Pacific Games. Archived from the original on 21 July 2019. Retrieved 5 July 2020.

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