Rhema Otabor

Rhema Otabor (born 3 December 2002) is a javelin thrower from the Bahamas.[1]

Rhema Otabor
Personal information
NationalityBahamas
Born (2002-12-03) 3 December 2002
Sport
SportAthletics
EventJavelin
Achievements and titles
Personal best(s)Javelin: 64.19 (Eugene, 2024)
Medal record
Women's Athletics
Representing  Bahamas
Pan American Games
2023 SantiagoJavelin throw
NACAC Championships
2022 FreeportJavelin throw
NACAC U23 Championships
2023 San JoseJavelin
NACAC U20 Championships
2021 San JoseJavelin

Early life

From Nassau, Bahamas, she attended Florida International University and University of Nebraska in the United States.[2][3]

Career

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]

References

  1. "Rhema Otabor". World Athletics. Retrieved 7 June 2024.
  2. Swanigan, Ryan (7 June 2024). "Otabor wins back-to-back javelin titles at NCAA Outdoor Championships". 1012now.com. Retrieved 7 June 2024.
  3. "Rhema Otabor Junior Female Athlete of Year". Tribune242. 29 December 2021. Retrieved 7 June 2024.
  4. Foster, Anthony (August 22, 2022). "USA dominate, but Jamaican drops 19.8 at NACAC Open Championships". Track Alerts. Retrieved 7 June 2024.
  5. "Rhema Otabor wins second consecutive NCAA". Journal Star. 6 June 2024. Retrieved 7 June 2024.
  6. Cowan, Sherdon (August 23, 2023). "Caribbean's lone female javelin representative Bahamian Otabor, misses out on final". SportMax. Retrieved 7 June 2024.
  7. "Bahamas Championship". World Athletics. July 2023. Retrieved 7 June 2024.
  8. Jacks, Bradley (November 4, 2023). "Rhema Otabor takes javelin silver at 2023 Pan American Games". SportsMax. Retrieved 7 June 2024.
  9. "NCAA Division 1 Outdoor". World Athletics. 6 June 2024. Retrieved 7 June 2024.
  10. Zahn, Jennifer (6 June 2024). "Rhema Otabor Sets New Javelin Collegiate Record". Flotrack. Retrieved 7 June 2024.
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