Salome Dell (born 21 March 1983) is an athlete from Papua New Guinea. She has represented her country at two

Commonwealth Games The Commonwealth Games, often referred to as the Friendly Games or simply the Comm Games, are a quadrennial international multi-sport event among athletes from the Commonwealth of Nations. The event was first held in 1930, and, with the exce ...

and is considered Papua New Guinea's most successful middle-distance athlete.

Life

Dell is from the Eastern Highlands Province of Papua New Guinea. Her athletic talent was discovered by Sean Synott, an athletic coach at Ukarumpa High School in the Aiyura Valley. Dell first represented Papua New Guinea at the 2004 Oceania Championships. She also represented her country at the 2008 Oceania Championships, the Pacific Games (2007 and 2011), the

2006 Commonwealth Games The 2006 Commonwealth Games, officially the XVIII Commonwealth Games and commonly known as Melbourne 2006 (Boonwurrung/Woiwurrung: ''Narrm 2006'' or ''Naarm 2006''), was an international multi-sport event for members of the Commonwealth held ...

, the

2009 World Championships in Athletics The 12th IAAF World Championships in Athletics () were held in Berlin, Germany from 15–23 August 2009. The majority of events took place in the Olympiastadion, while the marathon and racewalking events started and finished at the Brandenburg ...

and the

2010 Commonwealth Games The 2010 Commonwealth Games (Hindi: 2010 राष्ट्रमण्डल खेल), officially known as the XIX Commonwealth Games and commonly known as Delhi 2010, was an international multi-sport event that was held in Delhi, India, f ...

. In total, she won six gold medals in Pacific Games, nine individual Oceania Championships gold medals and was a runner in the four-runner relay team which won gold at the 2007 Pacific Games.

References

{{DEFAULTSORT:Dell, Salome Living people 1983 births Papua New Guinean female runners Athletes (track and field) at the 2006 Commonwealth Games Athletes (track and field) at the 2010 Commonwealth Games Commonwealth Games competitors for Papua New Guinea Oceanian Athletics Championships winners People from the Eastern Highlands Province