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{{short description|Fijian athlete and hotel owner}} |
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{{Infobox athlete |
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| image = Ana-Ramacake.jpg |
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| birth_date = {{Birth date|1937|12|24|df=yes}} |
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| birth_place = Visama, [[Tailevu Province]], Fiji |
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| death_date = {{Death date and age|2014|07|17|1937|12|24|df=yes}} |
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| country = Fiji |
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| sport = [[Track and field]] |
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| event = [[100 meters]], [[200 meters]], [[long jump]], [[4 × 100 m relay]], [[80 m hurdles]] |
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| medaltemplates = {{MedalSport|Women's athletics}} |
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{{MedalCountry|{{Flag|Fiji}}}} |
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{{MedalCompetition | South Pacific Games }} |
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{{MedalGold | [[1963 South Pacific Games|1963 Suva]] | 100 m }} |
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{{MedalGold | 1963 Suva | 4 x 100 m relay }} |
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{{MedalGold | [[1966 South Pacific Games|1966 Nouméa]] | 4 x 100 m relay }} |
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{{MedalGold | 1966 Nouméa | Long jump }} |
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{{MedalSilver | 1963 Suva | 200 m }} |
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{{MedalSilver | 1963 Suva | Long jump }} |
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{{MedalSilver | 1966 Nouméa | 100 m }} |
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{{MedalSilver | 1966 Nouméa | 200 m }} |
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{{MedalBronze | 1963 Suva | 80 m hurdles }} |
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'''Ana Ramacake''' was a Fijian athlete and, together with her husband, the operator of several hotels in [[ |
'''Ana Ramacake''' (24 December 1937 – 17 July 2014)<ref>{{Cite web |title=Sa Moce Ana! |url=https://fijisun.com.fj/2014/07/24/sa-moce-ana/ |access-date=2023-07-22 |website=fijisun.com.fj |language=en-US}}</ref> was a Fijian athlete and, together with her husband, the operator of several hotels in Fiji. [[Sprint (running)]] |
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[[File:Ana-Ramacake.jpg|thumb|250px|Ana Ramacake]] |
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==Early life== |
==Early life== |
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Ana Ramacake came from the village of Visama in the [[Tailevu Province]] in the south-east of Fiji's main island of [[Viti Levu]]. She studied at the [[Lelean Memorial School]], a co-educational school run by the [[ |
Ana Ramacake came from the village of Visama in the [[Tailevu Province]] in the south-east of Fiji's main island of [[Viti Levu]]. She studied at the [[Lelean Memorial School]], a co-educational school run by the [[Methodist Church of Fiji and Rotuma]]. Her father, Misaeli Ramacake, was one of the first Fijians to play [[rugby football|rugby]].<ref name="AF">{{cite web |title=1993 ANA RAMACAKE |url=https://athleticsfiji.com/portfolio/1993-ana-ramacake/ |website=Athletics Fiji |access-date=2 November 2021}}</ref><ref>{{cite journal |title=Island Deaths |journal=Pacific Islands Monthly |date=March 1966 |volume=32 |issue=3 |page=153 |url=https://nla.gov.au/nla.obj-331533004/view?partId=nla.obj-331634288#page/n154/mode/1up |access-date=2 November 2021}}</ref><ref name="Times">{{cite web |title=150th anniversary: Fiji’s first sprint queen |url=https://www.fijitimes.com/150th-anniversary-fijis-first-sprint-queen/ |website=The Fiji Times |access-date=2 November 2021}}</ref><ref name="Sun">{{cite web |title=Pioneering Sprint Champ Ana Dies |url=https://fijisun.com.fj/2014/07/19/pioneering-sprint-champ-ana-dies/ |website=Fiji Sun |access-date=2 November 2021}}</ref> |
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==Athletic career== |
==Athletic career== |
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Ramacake first represented Fiji at the age of 29 in 1963 at the inaugural [[Pacific Games|South Pacific Games]], held in Fiji's capital, [[Suva]]. She won 2 gold, 2 silver and 1 bronze medal, competing in the [[sprint (running)|sprints]] and the long jump. In the 1966 South Pacific Games in [[Nouméa]], [[New Caledonia]], she won 2 gold and 2 silver medals. Also in 1966, she travelled alone to [[Kingston, Jamaica|Kingston]], [[Jamaica]], without a manager or coach, to represent Fiji in the [[1966 British Empire and Commonwealth Games]]. While countries had in the past been represented by just one man at these games, it was the first occasion in which a country's only representative was a woman. While in Jamaica she received training from [[Ron Pickering]], who was coaching the [[Wales|Welsh]] team. Pickering had coached [[Lynn Davies]] who had won the long jump gold medal at the [[1964 Summer Olympics]]. Ramacake finished 15th in the long jump in Jamaica. At the 1967 Fiji national championships, she set national records in the 200 metres and the long jump, which were not broken for 25 years. She was inducted into the Fiji Association of Sports and National Olympic Committee Hall of Fame in 1993.<ref name=AF/><ref name=Times/><ref name=Sun/><ref>{{cite web |title=Ana Ramacake |url=https://thecgf.com/results/athletes/39754 |website=Commonwealth Sport |access-date=2 November 2021}}</ref><ref name="Sun2">{{cite web |title=John Birch Honours Late Ana, Family Role |url=https://fijisun.com.fj/2017/02/20/john-birch-honours-late-ana-family-role/ |website=Fiji Sun |access-date=2 November 2021}}</ref> |
Ramacake first represented Fiji at the age of 29 in 1963 at the inaugural [[Pacific Games|South Pacific Games]], held in Fiji's capital, [[Suva]]. She won 2 gold, 2 silver and 1 bronze medal, competing in the [[sprint (running)|sprints]] and the long jump. In the 1966 South Pacific Games in [[Nouméa]], [[New Caledonia]], she won 2 gold and 2 silver medals. Also in 1966, she travelled alone to [[Kingston, Jamaica|Kingston]], [[Jamaica]], without a manager or coach, to represent Fiji in the [[1966 British Empire and Commonwealth Games]]. While countries had in the past been represented by just one man at these games, it was the first occasion in which a country's only representative was a woman. While in Jamaica she received training from [[Ron Pickering]], who was coaching the [[Wales|Welsh]] team. Pickering had coached [[Lynn Davies]] who had won the long jump gold medal at the [[1964 Summer Olympics]]. Ramacake finished 15th in the long jump in Jamaica. At the 1967 Fiji national championships, she set national records in the 200 metres and the long jump, which were not broken for 25 years. She was inducted into the Fiji Association of Sports and National Olympic Committee Hall of Fame in 1993.<ref name=AF/><ref name=Times/><ref name=Sun/><ref>{{cite web |title=Ana Ramacake |url=https://thecgf.com/results/athletes/39754 |website=Commonwealth Sport |access-date=2 November 2021 |archive-date=2 November 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20211102182214/https://thecgf.com/results/athletes/39754 |url-status=dead }}</ref><ref name="Sun2">{{cite web |title=John Birch Honours Late Ana, Family Role |url=https://fijisun.com.fj/2017/02/20/john-birch-honours-late-ana-family-role/ |website=Fiji Sun |access-date=2 November 2021}}</ref> |
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==Later life== |
==Later life== |
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Ramacake married John Birch. They had two daughters. The elder became a swimming champion in Fiji. Her husband was a long-time president of the Fiji Hotel Association and the couple owned two hotels in [[Nadi]]. She died on 17 July 2014, predeceasing her husband.<ref name=Sun/><ref name="Sun2" |
Ramacake married John Birch. They had two daughters. The elder became a swimming champion in Fiji. Her husband was a long-time president of the Fiji Hotel Association and the couple owned two hotels in [[Nadi]]. She died on 17 July 2014, predeceasing her husband.<ref name=Sun/><ref name="Sun2"/> |
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==References== |
==References== |
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[[Category:1937 births]] |
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[[Category:2014 deaths]] |
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[[Category:Fijian sportswomen]] |
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[[Category:Fijian female long jumpers]] |
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[[Category:Fijian female sprinters]] |
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[[Category:Fijian businesspeople]] |
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[[Category:Pacific Games gold medalists for Fiji]] |
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[[Category:Pacific Games medalists in athletics]] |
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[[Category:Pacific Games silver medalists for Fiji]] |
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[[Category:Pacific Games bronze medalists for Fiji]] |
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[[Category:People from Tailevu Province]] |
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| Born | 24 December 1937 Visama, Tailevu Province, Fiji | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Died | 17 July 2014 (aged 76) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Country | Fiji | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Sport | Track and field | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Event(s) | 100 meters, 200 meters, long jump, 4 × 100 m relay, 80 m hurdles | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Ana Ramacake (24 December 1937 – 17 July 2014)[1] was a Fijian athlete and, together with her husband, the operator of several hotels in Fiji. Sprint (running)
Early life
[edit]Ana Ramacake came from the village of Visama in the Tailevu Province in the south-east of Fiji's main island of Viti Levu. She studied at the Lelean Memorial School, a co-educational school run by the Methodist Church of Fiji and Rotuma. Her father, Misaeli Ramacake, was one of the first Fijians to play rugby.[2][3][4][5]
Athletic career
[edit]Ramacake first represented Fiji at the age of 29 in 1963 at the inaugural South Pacific Games, held in Fiji's capital, Suva. She won 2 gold, 2 silver and 1 bronze medal, competing in the sprints and the long jump. In the 1966 South Pacific Games in Nouméa, New Caledonia, she won 2 gold and 2 silver medals. Also in 1966, she travelled alone to Kingston, Jamaica, without a manager or coach, to represent Fiji in the 1966 British Empire and Commonwealth Games. While countries had in the past been represented by just one man at these games, it was the first occasion in which a country's only representative was a woman. While in Jamaica she received training from Ron Pickering, who was coaching the Welsh team. Pickering had coached Lynn Davies who had won the long jump gold medal at the 1964 Summer Olympics. Ramacake finished 15th in the long jump in Jamaica. At the 1967 Fiji national championships, she set national records in the 200 metres and the long jump, which were not broken for 25 years. She was inducted into the Fiji Association of Sports and National Olympic Committee Hall of Fame in 1993.[2][4][5][6][7]
Later life
[edit]Ramacake married John Birch. They had two daughters. The elder became a swimming champion in Fiji. Her husband was a long-time president of the Fiji Hotel Association and the couple owned two hotels in Nadi. She died on 17 July 2014, predeceasing her husband.[5][7]
References
[edit]- ^ "Sa Moce Ana!". fijisun.com.fj. Retrieved 2023-07-22.
- ^ a b "1993 ANA RAMACAKE". Athletics Fiji. Retrieved 2 November 2021.
- ^ "Island Deaths". Pacific Islands Monthly. 32 (3): 153. March 1966. Retrieved 2 November 2021.
- ^ a b "150th anniversary: Fiji's first sprint queen". The Fiji Times. Retrieved 2 November 2021.
- ^ a b c "Pioneering Sprint Champ Ana Dies". Fiji Sun. Retrieved 2 November 2021.
- ^ "Ana Ramacake". Commonwealth Sport. Archived from the original on 2 November 2021. Retrieved 2 November 2021.
- ^ a b "John Birch Honours Late Ana, Family Role". Fiji Sun. Retrieved 2 November 2021.