Nelson Stone

Nelson Stone (born 2 June 1984) is a Papua New Guinean runner.^[1] He competed in the 400 m event at the 2012 Summer Olympics but was eliminated in the first round despite setting a season's best time of 46.71.^[2]

Nelson Stone

Personal information
Born	(1984-06-02) 2 June 1984 (age 41) Hula, Central Province
Height	1.79 m (5 ft 10+1⁄2 in)
Weight	75 kg (165 lb)
Sport
Country	Papua New Guinea
Sport	Athletics
Event	400m
Medal record Men's Athletics Representing  Papua New Guinea Pacific Games 2011 Nouméa 400 m 2011 Nouméa 4x400 m Relay 2015 Port Moresby 400 m 2015 Port Moresby 4x400 m Relay 2007 Apia 4x400 m Relay 2011 Nouméa 200 m 2011 Nouméa 4x100 m Relay 2015 Port Moresby 200 m 2007 Apia 200 m 2007 Apia 400 m Oceania Championships 2010 Cairns 200 m 2014 Avarua 200 m 2010 Cairns 100 m 2010 Cairns 400 m 2013 Papeete 200 m 2015 Cairns 4x100 m Relay 2015 Cairns 400 m
Updated on 23 August 2016

Personal bests

Event	Result	Venue	Date
100 m	10.59 s (wind: -0.8 m/s)	Cairns, Queensland	23 Sep 2010
200 m	21.09 s (wind: +0.7 m/s)	Cairns, Queensland	25 Sep 2010
400 m	46.70 s	Delhi	8 Oct 2010

Achievements

Year	Competition	Venue	Position	Event	Notes
Representing  Papua New Guinea
2007	Melanesian Championships	Cairns, Queensland, Australia	7th	100m	11.19 (wind: -2.4 m/s)
			3rd	400m	48.44
			2nd	4 × 400 m relay	3:18.38
	Pacific Games	Apia, Samoa	3rd	200 m	21.69 s (wind: +0.4 m/s)
			3rd	400 m	48.16 s
			2nd	4 × 400 m relay	3:11.96 min
2009	Melanesian Championships	Gold Coast, Queensland, Australia	2nd	100m	10.76 (wind: +0.1 m/s)
			2nd	200m	21.59 w (wind: +2.5 m/s)
			1st	400m	47.61
	World Championships	Berlin, Germany	7th (h)	400 m	47.13 s
2010	Oceania Championships	Cairns, Australia	2nd	100 n	10.61 s (wind: -0.5 m/s)
			1st	200 m	21.09 s CR NR (wind: +0.5 m/s)
			2nd	400 m	47.06 s
	Commonwealth Games	Delhi, India	6th (sf)	200 m	21.30 s (wind: +0.4 m/s)
			5th (sf)	400 m	46.70 s NR
2011	Pacific Games	Nouméa, New Caledonia	2nd	200 m	21.59 s (wind: -1.1 m/s)
			1st	400 m	47.48 s
			2nd	4 × 100 m relay	41.47 s
			1st	4 × 400 m relay	3:12.34 min
	World Championships	Daegu, South Korea	30th (h)	400m	47.86
2012	Olympic Games	London, United Kingdom	6th (h)	400 m	46.71 s
2013	Oceania Championships	Papeete, French Polynesia	2nd	200 m	21.98 s (wind: -1.5 m/s)
			4th (h)1	400m	49.20
2014	World Relays	Nassau, Bahamas	—	4 × 200 m relay	DQ
	Commonwealth Games	Glasgow, United Kingdom	45th (h)	200m	21.51 (wind: -0.5 m/s)
			32nd (h)	400m	47.60
			14th (h)	4 × 100 m relay	41.07
			10th (h)	4 × 400 m relay	3:10.30
	Oceania Championships	Rarotonga, Cook Islands	1st	200m	21.24 w (wind: +2.3 m/s)
			1st (h)1	400m	48.38
2015	Oceania Championships	Cairns, Queensland, Australia	5th	200m	21.67 (wind: +1.6 m/s)
			3rd	400m	49.27
			2nd	4 × 100 m relay	41.70

¹: Did not show in the final.