Global InformationKateema Riettie information
Kateema Riettie (born 5 December 1973) is a Jamaican female track and field athlete who competes in the javelin throw. She is a nine-time national champion, taking titles from 2002 to 2017.[1] Riettie has had success at the regional level, including a gold medal at the 2010 Central American and Caribbean Games and minor medals at the Central American and Caribbean Championships in Athletics in 2003 and 2008.[2]
Riettie has also represented Jamaica at the 2010 Commonwealth Games and 2011 Pan American Games, being a finalist at both events.[1] She is based in Bridgeport, Connecticut, where she works as a fitness instructor for the local police department. She moved to the American city in 1989 and attended Southern Connecticut State University, for which she competed athletically.[3]
- ^ a b Kateema Riettie. IAAF. Retrieved 2018-02-04.
- ^ Central American and Caribbean Championships (Women). GBR Athletics. Retrieved 2018-02-04.
- ^ Bridgeport Police Department's Own Wins Jamaican National Javelin Title . Patch (2016-07-25). Retrieved 2018-02-04.