Lisa Misipeka
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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Full name | Lisa Vasa Misipeka | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Nationality | American Samoa | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Born | January 3, 1975 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Height | 1.68 m (5 ft 6 in) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Weight | 110 kg (243 lb) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Sport | Athletics | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Medal record
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Updated on 28 April 2013. |
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
Year | Competition | Venue | Position | Event | Notes |
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Representing American Samoa | |||||
1997 | South Pacific Mini Games | Pago Pago, American Samoa | 1st | Shot put | 14.37 m |
2nd | Discus throw | 43.32 m | |||
1st | Hammer throw | 58.20 m | |||
1999 | South Pacific Games | Santa Rita, Guam | 1st | Shot put | 15.13 m GR |
1st | Discus throw | 46.00 m | |||
1st | Hammer throw | 63.39 m GR | |||
World Championships | Seville, Spain | 3rd | Hammer throw | 66.06 m | |
2000 | Olympic Games | Sydney, Australia | 14th | Hammer throw | 61.74 m |
2001 | World Championships | Edmonton, Canada | 20th | Hammer throw | 63.34 m |
2003 | World Championships | Paris, France | 21st | Hammer throw | 64.42 m |
2004 | Olympic Games | Athens, Greece | — | Hammer throw | NM |
References
- "First female competitors at the Olympics by country". Olympedia. Retrieved 14 June 2020.
External links
- Lisa Misipeka at World Athletics
- Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill; et al. "Lisa Misipeka". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on 2020-04-18.
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Preceded by Maselino Masoe |
Flagbearer for American Samoa Sydney 2000 Athens 2004 |
Succeeded by Silulu A'etonu |
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