Lisa-Marie Vizaniari

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Lisa-Marie Vizaniari
Personal information
NationalityAustralian
Born (1971-12-14) 14 December 1971 (age 53)
Lake Cargelligo, New South Wales, Australia
Height172 cm (5 ft 8 in)
Weight103 kg (227 lb)
Sport
Sport Athletics
Event
discus
ClubToowong Harriers/Griffith University
Medal record
Representing Flag of the United Kingdom.svg  Great Britain
Athletics

Lisa-Marie Vizaniari (born 14 December 1971) is an Australian retired discus thrower who competed at two Olympic Games. She is also a retired professional boxer.

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Athletics career

Vizaniari won the British AAA Championships title at the 1990 AAA Championships. [1] [2] [3]

At the 1996 Olympic Games in Atlanta, she represented Australia in the discus event. [4]

Her personal best throw was 65.86 metres, achieved in March 1997 in Melbourne. The Australian, and Oceanian, [5] record then belonged to Daniela Costian with 68.72 metres. [6]

She went to her second Olympic Games in 2000 at Sydney, competing in the discus event again. [4]

Achievements

YearCompetitionVenuePositionEventNotes
Representing Flag of Australia (converted).svg  Australia
1989 World Cup Barcelona, Spain 6thDiscus throw 57.92 m 1
1990 Commonwealth Games Auckland, New Zealand1stDiscus throw 56.38 m
World Junior Championships Plovdiv, Bulgaria 2ndDiscus throw 60.44 m
1994 Commonwealth Games Victoria, Canada 3rdShot put 16.61 m
6thDiscus throw 53.88 m
1995 World Championships Gothenburg, Sweden 14th (q)Discus throw 59.24 m
1996 Olympic Games Atlanta, United States 8thDiscus throw 62.48 m
1997 World Championships Athens, Greece 12thDiscus throw 57.56 m
1998 Goodwill Games Uniondale, United States 8thDiscus throw 58.43 m
Commonwealth Games Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia 2ndDiscus throw 62.14 m
1999 World Championships Seville, Spain 14th (q)Discus throw 61.49 m
2000 Olympic Games Sydney, Australia 8thDiscus throw 62.57 m

1Representing Oceania

Professional boxing

Lisa-Marie Vizaniari
Height173 cm (5 ft 8 in)
Weight122.4 kg (270 lb; 19 st 4 lb)
Reach190 cm (74.8 in)
Years active2001 - 2004, 2012 - 2014
Professional boxing record
Total8
Wins8
By knockout4
Losses0
Draws0
Other information
Boxing record from BoxRec

In 2001, Vizaniari made her professional debut as a boxer. Vizaniari is a two time World Heavyweight Champion.

Professional titles

Professional record

8 fights8 wins0 losses
By knockout40
By decision40
Draws0

[7]

No.ResultRecordOpponentTypeRound, timeDateLocationNotes
8Win8–0 Flag of the United States.svg Kathy RiversTKO10 (10) 1:586 Nov 2014 Flag of Australia (converted).svg Jupiters Hotel & Casino, Broadbeach, Queensland, Australiavacant Women's International Boxing Association World heavyweight title
7Win7–0 Flag of New Zealand.svg Victoria NansenUD618 May 2013 Flag of Australia (converted).svg Jupiters Hotel & Casino, Broadbeach, Queensland, Australia
6Win6–0 Flag of Sweden.svg Linda EliasonTKO1 (6) 0:5921 Dec 2012 Flag of Australia (converted).svg Jupiters Hotel & Casino, Broadbeach, Queensland, Australia
5Win5–0 Flag of New Zealand.svg Ali DuttUD1026 May 2012 Flag of Australia (converted).svg Jupiters Hotel & Casino, Broadbeach, Queensland, Australia vacant World Boxing Foundation female heavyweight title
4Win4–0 Flag of New Zealand.svg Ali DuttUD829 May 2003 Flag of New Zealand.svg Kath Dale Hall, Otahuhu, New Zealand South Pacific Women's Heavyweight Title
3Win3–0 Flag of New Zealand.svg Ali DuttUD828 Feb 2002 Flag of New Zealand.svg ABA Stadium, Kohimarama, New Zealand Vacant South Pacific Women's Heavyweight Title
2Win2–0 Flag of Australia (converted).svg Kelli CourtenayKO3 (5)28 Feb 2002 Flag of Australia (converted).svg Southport Sharks AFL Club, Southport, Queensland, Australia
1Win1–0 Flag of Australia (converted).svg Leisa HinesTKO1 (4)22 Jun 2001 Flag of Australia (converted).svg Coolangatta Hotel, Coolangatta, Queensland, AustraliaProfessional debut

Personal life

She is openly lesbian. [8]

References

  1. ↑ "Results" . Wales on Sunday. 5 August 1990. Retrieved 29 March 2025– via British Newspaper Archive.
  2. ↑ "AAA, WAAA and National Championships Medallists". National Union of Track Statisticians. Retrieved 29 March 2025.
  3. ↑ "AAA Championships (women)". GBR Athletics. Retrieved 29 March 2025.
  4. 1 2 "Biographical Information". Olympedia. Retrieved 28 March 2025.
  5. ↑ Area Outdoor Records - Women - Oceania - IAAF.org
  6. ↑ Australian athletics records Archived 8 December 2007 at the Wayback Machine
  7. ↑ "Lisa Marie Vizaniari". Boxrec. Retrieved 16 October 2016.
  8. ↑ Buzinski, Jim (7 November 2000). "Glory - and a little gold - for gay Olympians". The Advocate . Retrieved 12 December 2014.
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