Lisa Misipeka

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Lisa Misipeka
Personal information
Full nameLisa Vasa Misipeka
NationalityFlag of American Samoa.svg  American Samoa
Born (1975-01-03) January 3, 1975 (age 50)
Height1.68 m (5 ft 6 in)
Weight110 kg (243 lb)
Sport
Sport Athletics
Medal record
Women's athletics
Representing Flag of American Samoa.svg  American Samoa
World Championships
Bronze medal icon (B initial).svg 1999 Seville Hammer throw
(South) Pacific Games
Gold medal icon (G initial).svg 1999 Santa Rita Shot put
Gold medal icon (G initial).svg 1999 Santa Rita Discus throw
Gold medal icon (G initial).svg 1999 Santa Rita Hammer throw
(South) Pacific Mini Games
Gold medal icon (G initial).svg 1997 Pago Pago Shot put
Gold medal icon (G initial).svg 1997 Pago Pago Hammer throw
Silver medal icon (S initial).svg 1997 Pago Pago Discus throw
Updated on 28 April 2013

Lisa Vasa Misipeka (born January 3, 1975) is an American Samoan athlete who specialises in the hammer throw. She was the first woman to represent American Samoa at the Olympics. [1]

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She won the bronze medal at the 1999 World Championships in Athletics. First place was 75.20m, second place 72.56m, and 9m behind first and 6.5m behind second was Misipeka in third with 66.06m. It was the first ever international medal for American Samoa, and the greatest difference in distance between the first three medal places. The flag bearer for American Samoa at the 2004 Olympic Games in Athens, Greece where she did not record a distance in the qualifying round of the women's hammer due to a knee injury and therefore did not advance to the final.

Achievements

YearCompetitionVenuePositionEventNotes
Representing Flag of American Samoa.svg  American Samoa
1997 South Pacific Mini Games Pago Pago, American Samoa 1stShot put14.37 m
2ndDiscus throw43.32 m
1stHammer throw58.20 m
1999 South Pacific Games Santa Rita, Guam 1stShot put15.13 m GR
1stDiscus throw46.00 m
1stHammer throw63.39 m GR
World Championships Seville, Spain 3rdHammer throw66.06 m
2000 Olympic Games Sydney, Australia 14thHammer throw61.74 m
2001 World Championships Edmonton, Canada 20thHammer throw63.34 m
2003 World Championships Paris, France 21stHammer throw64.42 m
2004 Olympic Games Athens, Greece Hammer throwNM

References

  1. "First female competitors at the Olympics by country". Olympedia. Retrieved 14 June 2020.
Olympic Games
Preceded by Flagbearer for Flag of American Samoa.svg  American Samoa
Sydney 2000
Athens 2004
Succeeded by