Wendy Hale (born November 3, 1987[1]) is a Solomon Islands weightlifter.
| Personal information | |||||||||
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| Born | November 3, 1987 | ||||||||
| Height | 1.62 m (5 ft 4 in) | ||||||||
| Weight | 58 kg (128 lb) | ||||||||
| Sport | |||||||||
| Country |  Solomon Islands | ||||||||
| Sport | Weightlifting | ||||||||
Medal record
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She won a silver medal and a bronze at the Commonwealth Youth Games in 2004, two silver medals at the Mini South Pacific Games in 2005, four gold medals at the Arafura Games in 2007, and two silver medals at the South Pacific Games in 2007.[1]
Hale represented the Solomon Islands at the 2008 Summer Olympics in Beijing. She was her country's flagbearer during the opening ceremony.[2] In the Olympic tournament she ranked 12th in the 58 kg category, with a total of 173 kg.[3] In 2016 after the silver medalist Russian Marina Shainova disqualified, she stepped up to the eleventh place.[4]
Major results edit
| Year | Venue | Weight | Snatch (kg) | Clean & Jerk (kg) | Total | Rank | ||||||||
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| 1 | 2 | 3 | Result | Rank | 1 | 2 | 3 | Result | Rank | |||||
| Representing Solomon Islands
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| Olympic Games | ||||||||||||||
| 2008 |  Beijing, China |
58 kg | 74 | 78 | 78 | 11 | 95 | 95 | 11 | 173 | 11 | |||
| World Championships | ||||||||||||||
| 2007 |  Chiang Mai, Thailand |
58 kg | 74 | 74 | 31 | 96 | 96 | 29 | 170 | 30 | ||||
| Oceania Championships | ||||||||||||||
| 2008 |  Auckland, New Zealand |
58 kg | 65 | 70 | 75 | 75 |  |
80 | 90 | 90 | |
165 |
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| Commonwealth Games | ||||||||||||||
| 2006 |  Melbourne, Australia[5] |
53 kg | 60 | 62 | 62 | 5 | 75 | 80 | 80 | 5 | 142 | 5 | ||
| Pacific Games | ||||||||||||||
| 2007 |  Apia, Samoa |
58 kg | — | — | — | 79 | |
— | — | — | 95 | |
174 |
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References edit
- ^ a b "Weightlifter Wendy", Solomon Star July 25, 2008
- ^ "Hale carries our flag", Solomon Star, July 24, 2008
- ^ "HALE Wendy". International Weightlifting Federation.
- ^ "Retests for two Russian weightlifting medalists come back positive", www.espn.co.uk, June 7, 2016
- ^ "Women's 53 kg - Result". www.melbourne2006.com.au. Archived from the original on October 10, 2006.
External links edit
- Wendy Hale at Olympics.com
- Wendy Hale at Olympedia
- Wendy Hale at the Commonwealth Games Federation (archived)
- Athlete Biography at beijing2008
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