Sharon Firisua
 Firisua at the 2016 Olympics | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Nationality |  Solomon Islands | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Born | 15 December 1993 Malu'u, Solomon Island | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Height | 1.52 m (5 ft 0 in)[1] | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Weight | 50 kg (110 lb) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Sport | Athletics | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Event(s) | 1500 m, 5000 m, steeplechase | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Club | Glenhuntly Athletic Club[2] | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Coached by | Trevor Vincent | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Personal best(s) | 1500 m – 4:58.45 (2013) 3000 mS – 11:50.31 (2015) 5000 m – 18:01.62(2016)[3] | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Updated on 23 August 2016 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Sharon Firisua (born 15 December 1993) is a Solomon Islands track and field athlete. In 2013 she was named the Solomon Islands Sportswoman of the Year.[2] She started training seriously in 2010 and at her second Pacific Games in 2015 she took two gold medals at 5000 and 1000m[4] and another in the half marathon in Port Moresby, Papua New Guinea.
At the 2016 Summer Olympics she competed in the 5000 m event.[5]
References
Wikimedia Commons has media related to Sharon Firisua.
- ^ "2018 CWG bio". Retrieved 28 April 2018.
- ^ a b Sharon Firisua. nbcolympics.com
- ^ Sharon Firisua at World Athletics
- ^ DOUBLE GOLD: FIRISUA EXTENDS GOLD TALLY FOR TEAM SOLOMONS, June 2015, The Island Sun, Retrieved 27 August 2016
- ^ Sharon Firisua. rio2016.com
Categories:
- 1993 births
- Living people
- Solomon Islands steeplechase runners
- Solomon Islands long-distance runners
- Olympic athletes of the Solomon Islands
- Athletes (track and field) at the 2016 Summer Olympics
- Commonwealth Games competitors for the Solomon Islands
- Athletes (track and field) at the 2014 Commonwealth Games
- Athletes (track and field) at the 2018 Commonwealth Games