Wendy Hale

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Wendy Hale
Personal information
Born (1987-11-03) November 3, 1987 (age 36)
Height1.62 m (5 ft 4 in)
Weight58 kg (128 lb)
Sport
CountryFlag of the Solomon Islands.svg  Solomon Islands
Sport Weightlifting
Medal record
Oceania Weightlifting Championships
Silver medal icon (S initial).svg 2008 Auckland 58 kg

Wendy Hale (born November 3, 1987 [1] ) is a Solomon Islands weightlifter.

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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 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

YearVenueWeightSnatch (kg)Clean & Jerk (kg)TotalRank
123ResultRank123ResultRank
Representing Flag of the Solomon Islands.svg  Solomon Islands
Olympic Games
2008 Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg Beijing, China 58 kg 747882781195100100951117311
World Championships
2007 Flag of Thailand.svg Chiang Mai, Thailand 58 kg 74787874319696101962917030
Oceania Championships
2008 Flag of New Zealand.svg Auckland, New Zealand 58 kg65707575Silver medal icon.svg80909590Silver medal icon.svg165Silver medal icon.svg
Commonwealth Games
2006 Flag of Australia (converted).svg Melbourne, Australia [5] 53 kg6060626257580848051425
Pacific Games
2007 Flag of Samoa.svg Apia, Samoa 58 kg79Silver medal icon.svg95Silver medal icon.svg174Silver medal icon.svg

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References

  1. 1 2 "Weightlifter Wendy", Solomon Star July 25, 2008
  2. "Hale carries our flag", Solomon Star, July 24, 2008
  3. "HALE Wendy". International Weightlifting Federation.
  4. "Retests for two Russian weightlifting medalists come back positive", www.espn.co.uk, June 7, 2016
  5. "Women's 53 kg - Result". www.melbourne2006.com.au. Archived from the original on October 10, 2006.
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