Kateema Riettie

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 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 those 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]

International competitions

Year	Competition	Venue	Position	Event	Notes
2003	CAC Championships	St. George's, Grenada	2nd	Javelin throw	51.36 m
2005	CAC Championships	Nassau, Bahamas	5th	Javelin throw	51.61 m
2008	CAC Championships	Cali, Colombia	3rd	Javelin throw	54.90 m
2010	CAC Games	Mayagüez, Puerto Rico	1st	Javelin throw	53.77 m
2010	Commonwealth Games	New Delhi, India	6th	Javelin throw	53.80 m
2011	Pan American Games	Guadalajara, Mexico	8th	Javelin throw	50.97 m
2018	CAC Games	Barranquilla, Colombia	6th	Javelin throw	42.23 m

Jamaican Athletics Championships
- Javelin throw: 2002,^[4] 2003, 2007, 2010, 2012, 2013, 2014, 2016, 2017