Christabel Nettey (born June 2, 1991 in

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) is a

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athlete specialising in the

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. She is a two-time Olympian, 2016 and 2020. She has been to two Commonwealth Games, winning gold at the

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edition and bronze at the

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edition. She won gold at the

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Athletic career

She was a gold medallist at the

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and the

. She has also won bronze medals at the

2013 Jeux de la Francophonie The 2013 Jeux de la Francophonie, also known as ''VIIèmes Jeux de la Francophonie'' ( French for ''7th Francophone Games''), were held in Nice, France, from September 6-15. This was the second edition of the games to be hosted in France and the fi ...

and the

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. Nettey placed fourth at the

2015 World Championships in Athletics The 2015 IAAF World Championships ( zh, 第十五届世界田径锦标赛), the fifteenth edition of the IAAF World Championships, were held from 22 to 30 August at the National Stadium in Beijing, China. Forty-three nations won medals, 144 of ...

and was a member of Canada's 2016 Olympic team. She has indoor and outdoor personal bests of 6.99 metres (indoors at the

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and outdoor at the

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, both in 2015). Both of these performances were Canadian records. She attended

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and competed collegiately for the

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. Her best performance for them was a second-place finish at the NCAA Women's Division I Indoor Track and Field Championship in 2013. Nettey has qualified to compete at the

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Personal life

Nettey was born in Ontario, Canada to Eustace and Genevieve Nettey who are both from

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International competitions

Collegiate competitions

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* * * * Living people 1991 births Sportspeople from Surrey, British Columbia Canadian female long jumpers Olympic female long jumpers Olympic track and field athletes for Canada Athletes (track and field) at the 2016 Summer Olympics Pan American Games gold medalists for Canada Pan American Games medalists in athletics (track and field) Pan American Games track and field athletes for Canada Athletes (track and field) at the 2015 Pan American Games Athletes (track and field) at the 2019 Pan American Games Commonwealth Games gold medallists for Canada Commonwealth Games bronze medallists for Canada Commonwealth Games medallists in athletics Athletes (track and field) at the 2014 Commonwealth Games Athletes (track and field) at the 2018 Commonwealth Games World Athletics Championships athletes for Canada Arizona State Sun Devils women's track and field athletes Canadian people of Ghanaian descent Black Canadian female track and field athletes Canadian Track and Field Championships winners Commonwealth Games gold medallists in athletics Competitors at the 2013 Summer Universiade Medalists at the 2015 Pan American Games Athletes (track and field) at the 2020 Summer Olympics Medallists at the 2014 Commonwealth Games Medallists at the 2018 Commonwealth Games {{Canada-athletics-bio-stub