Ana Moceyawa

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Ana Moceyawa (born 2 November 1989) is a wrestler from New Zealand. [1] In 2018 she is competing in the 2018 Commonwealth Games. [2]

Moceyawa was born in Christchurch, and lives in Tauranga. Her father is Fijian, from the Yasawa islands. [3] She is the 2016 and 2017 Oceania champion. In 2017 she won a bronze medal at the Commonwealth Championships in Wrestling under 57kg. [2] [3]

Moceyawa has also represented New Zealand in judo and from 2007 to 2011 she lived in Germany to focus on the sport. [4]

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References

  1. "Ana Moceyawa, Judoka, JudoInside". www.judoinside.com. Retrieved 8 April 2018.
  2. 1 2 "Ana Moceyawa". New Zealand Olympic Team. 21 February 2018. Retrieved 8 April 2018.
  3. 1 2 "Kiwi-Fijian wrestler competed against the Phogat sisters and won bronze in South Africa". Stuff. Retrieved 8 April 2018.
  4. Bay_Times, Peter White (9 September 2017). "Tauranga wrestler after Games slot". NZ Herald. ISSN   1170-0777 . Retrieved 8 April 2018.