Jenly Tegu Wini

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Jenly Tegu Wini
Personal information
NationalityFlag of the Solomon Islands.svg  Solomon Islands
Born (1983-06-09) 9 June 1983 (age 41)
Honiara, Solomon Islands
Height1.55 m (5 ft 1 in)
Weight58 kg (128 lb)
Sport
SportWeightlifting
Event-58 kg
Coached byLeslie Ata
Medal record
Women's weightlifting
Representing Flag of the Solomon Islands.svg  Solomon Islands
Pacific Games
Gold medal icon (G initial).svg 2015 Port Moresby 58 kg
Silver medal icon (S initial).svg 2019 Apia 59 kg
Silver medal icon (S initial).svg 2011 Nouméa 58 kg
Commonwealth Games
Bronze medal icon (B initial).svg 2018 Gold Coast 58 kg
Commonwealth Championships
Gold medal icon (G initial).svg 2015 Pune 58 kg
Gold medal icon (G initial).svg 2017 Gold Coast 58 kg
Bronze medal icon (B initial).svg 2012 Apia 58 kg
Oceania Championships
Gold medal icon (G initial).svg 2013 Brisbane 58 kg
Gold medal icon (G initial).svg 2014 Le Mont-Dore 58 kg
Gold medal icon (G initial).svg2015 Port Moresby58 kg
Gold medal icon (G initial).svg 2017 Gold Coast 58 kg
Gold medal icon (G initial).svg 2018 Le Mont-Dore 58 kg
Gold medal icon (G initial).svg 2021 55 kg
Silver medal icon (S initial).svg 2012 Apia 58 kg
Silver medal icon (S initial).svg 2016 Suva 58 kg
Silver medal icon (S initial).svg 2019 Apia 59 kg

Jenly Tegu Wini (born 9 June 1983 in Honiara, Solomon Islands) is Solomon Islander weightlifter. She competed in the 2012 Summer Olympics at the women's 58 kg category. She was flagbearer of Solomon Islands sports team in the opening ceremony. [1] In the event, Wini finished in 17th.

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She won the 2013 Oceania Championships in her weight category, the first female weightlifter from Solomon Islands to do so. [2]

She also competed at the 2014 Commonwealth Games, finishing 8th in the women's 58 kg. [3] She was also the Solomon Islands flagbearer at this event. [2]

She competed at the 2016 Summer Olympics in Rio de Janeiro in the women's 58 kg. She finished in 15th place. [4] She was the flagbearer for the Solomon Islands during the opening ceremony. [5]

In 2018 she became the first Solomon Islands athlete to win a Commonwealth Games medal, finishing third in the women's 58kg weightlifting event on the Gold Coast. [6]

Major results

YearVenueWeightSnatch (kg)Clean & Jerk (kg)TotalRank
123ResultRank123ResultRank
Representing Flag of the Solomon Islands.svg  Solomon Islands
Olympic Games
2016 Flag of Brazil.svg Rio de Janeiro, Brazil 58 kg 80848784131001041091041418815
2012 Flag of the United Kingdom.svg London, Great Britain 58 kg 6569696517909395951516015
World Championships
2019 Flag of Thailand.svg Pattaya, Thailand 59 kg 808280281001041002918028
2015 Flag of the United States.svg Houston, United States 58 kg 81848784251031071101072319122
2011 Flag of France.svg Paris, France 58 kg 7174777430929898982617227
Oceania Championships
2018 Flags of New Caledonia.svg Mont-Dore, New Caledonia 58 kg72778282Gold medal icon.svg93100110110Gold medal icon.svg192Gold medal icon.svg
2017 Flag of Australia (converted).svg Gold Coast, Australia 58 kg80848787Gold medal icon.svg101104109109Gold medal icon.svg196Gold medal icon.svg
2016 Flag of Fiji.svg Suva, Fiji 58 kg82858787Gold medal icon.svg105108113108Bronze medal icon.svg195Silver medal icon.svg
2015 Flag of Papua New Guinea.svg Port Moresby, Papua New Guinea 58 kg78788383Gold medal icon.svg99105110110Gold medal icon.svg193Gold medal icon.svg
2014 Flags of New Caledonia.svg Mont-Dore, New Caledonia 58 kg75808480Gold medal icon.svg103110110103Gold medal icon.svg183Gold medal icon.svg
2013 Flag of Australia (converted).svg Brisbane, Australia 58 kg77808383Silver medal icon.svg100103106103Gold medal icon.svg186Gold medal icon.svg
2012 Flag of Samoa.svg Apia, Samoa 58 kg65686868Silver medal icon.svg90939593Silver medal icon.svg161Silver medal icon.svg
Commonwealth Games
2018 Flag of Australia (converted).svg Gold Coast, Australia 58 kg 8084878431051111053189Bronze medal icon.svg
2014 Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Glasgow, Great Britain 58 kg 797982791010210510510281818
2010 Flag of India.svg Delhi, India 63 kg 6570737069095979561656
Pacific Games
2019 Flag of Samoa.svg Apia, Samoa 59 kg75798279Silver medal icon.svg99102102102Silver medal icon.svg181Silver medal icon.svg
2015 Flag of Papua New Guinea.svg Port Moresby, Papua New Guinea 58 kg78788383Gold medal icon.svg99105110110Gold medal icon.svg193Gold medal icon.svg
2011 Flags of New Caledonia.svg Nouméa, New Caledonia [7] 58 kg70707575Silver medal icon.svg939710197Silver medal icon.svg172Silver medal icon.svg

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References

  1. Wini our Olympic flag bearer Archived 2012-08-11 at the Wayback Machine
  2. 1 2 "Glasgow 2014 - Jenly Wini Profile". g2014results.thecgf.com. Retrieved 12 June 2015.
  3. "Glasgow 2014 - Women's 58kg Group A". g2014results.thecgf.com. Retrieved 12 June 2015.
  4. "Rio 2016". Rio 2016. Archived from the original on 22 September 2016. Retrieved 27 August 2016.
  5. "The Flagbearers for the Rio 2016 Opening Ceremony". 16 August 2016. Retrieved 27 August 2016.
  6. "Women's 58kg Weightlifting Results". 6 April 2018. Retrieved 6 April 2018.
  7. Women's 58kg Results Archived 2012-10-16 at the Wayback Machine
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