Mae Koime (born 14 December 1983) is a

Papua New Guinea Papua New Guinea (abbreviated PNG; , ; tpi, Papua Niugini; ho, Papua Niu Gini), officially the Independent State of Papua New Guinea ( tpi, Independen Stet bilong Papua Niugini; ho, Independen Stet bilong Papua Niu Gini), is a country i ...

n sprinter. Described as "the fastest ever female sprinter in Papua New Guinea", as Papua New Guinea's "star sprinter", and as

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's "fastest woman", Koime has represented her country at the 2004 Summer Olympics, the 2006 Commonwealth Games, and the 2003, 2005 and

2007 World Championships in Athletics The 11th World Championships in Athletics, () under the auspices of the International Association of Athletics Federations (IAAF), were held at Nagai Stadium in Osaka, Japan from 24 August to 2 September 2007. 200 of the IAAF's 212 member federat ...

. She set a national record for Papua New Guinea at the Athens Olympics when she ran the 100 metres with a time of 12.00 seconds. Competing at the Oceania Grand Prix in June 2008, she finished first in the 100 metre sprint, with a time of 11.70 seconds, and in the 200 metre sprint, with a time of 24.11. Koime finished first overall at the international Grand Prix."PNG top Oceania Grand Prix Women"
''Marianas Variety'', 30 June 2008 Koime represented Papua New Guinea at the 2008 Summer Olympics in

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competing at the

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sprint. In her first round heat she placed sixth in a time of 11.68 which was not enough to advance to the second round.

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* * {{DEFAULTSORT:Koime, Mae 1983 births Living people Papua New Guinean female sprinters Papua New Guinean female hurdlers Olympic athletes for Papua New Guinea Athletes (track and field) at the 2004 Summer Olympics Athletes (track and field) at the 2006 Commonwealth Games Athletes (track and field) at the 2008 Summer Olympics People from Gulf Province Commonwealth Games competitors for Papua New Guinea Pacific Games gold medalists for Papua New Guinea Pacific Games silver medalists for Papua New Guinea Pacific Games bronze medalists for Papua New Guinea Pacific Games medalists in athletics