Reanna Solomon
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Reanna Solomon, born December 16, 1981, in Meneng,[1] is a Nauruan weightlifter. She was the first female Nauruan athlete to win a Commonwealth Games gold medal, and remains one of the only three Nauruans ever to have won a Commonwealth Games gold, the others being Marcus Stephen and Yukio Peter.
Solomon competed in the 2002 Commonwealth Games. She lifted 127.5 kg in the Women's 75 kg+ Clean and Jerk, winning the gold medal, and won another gold medal by lifting 227.5 kg in the Women's 75 kg+ Combined. In the Women's 75 kg+ Snatch she took the bronze, lifting 100 kg.[2][3]
Solomon also took part in the 2004 Summer Olympic Games.[4]
References
- ↑ Official website of the 2002 Commonwealth Games
- ↑ Official results on the website of the Commonwealth Games
- ↑ "COMMONWEALTH GAMES: Nauru leads Pacific in Manchester", Pacific Magazine, August 4, 2002
- ↑ National Olympic Committee of Nauru
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