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'''Elis Lapenmal''' (born 6 September 1987 in [[Malakula]]) is a ni-[[Vanuatu]] [[Sprint (running)|sprinter]]. |
'''Elis Lapenmal''' (born 6 September 1987 in [[Malakula]]) is a ni-[[Vanuatu]] [[Sprint (running)|sprinter]]. |
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Competing at the [[World Athletics Championships]] in 2007, Lapenmal ran the 100 metres in 13.10 seconds.<ref>[http://www.lequipe.fr/Athletisme/AthletismeFicheAthlete11176.html "Elis Lapenmal"], ''L'Equipe''</ref> She won a silver medal at the [[South Pacific Mini Games]], and qualified as a "[[wild card (sports)|wildcard]] entry" to [[Vanuatu at the 2008 Summer Olympics|represent Vanuatu]] in the 100 metres event at the [[2008 Summer Olympics]] in [[Beijing]].<ref>[http://www.radioaustralia.net.au/news/stories/200805/s2238084.htm?tab=sport "Vanuatu table tennis gets Olympic invitation"], ABC Radio Australia, May 7, 2008</ref> |
Competing at the [[World Athletics Championships]] in 2007, Lapenmal ran the 100 metres in 13.10 seconds.<ref>[http://www.lequipe.fr/Athletisme/AthletismeFicheAthlete11176.html "Elis Lapenmal"], ''L'Equipe''</ref> She won a silver medal at the [[South Pacific Mini Games]], and qualified as a "[[wild card (sports)|wildcard]] entry" to [[Vanuatu at the 2008 Summer Olympics|represent Vanuatu]] in the 100 metres event at the [[2008 Summer Olympics]] in [[Beijing]].<ref>[http://www.radioaustralia.net.au/news/stories/200805/s2238084.htm?tab=sport "Vanuatu table tennis gets Olympic invitation"]{{dead link|date=September 2017 |bot=InternetArchiveBot |fix-attempted=yes }}, ABC Radio Australia, May 7, 2008</ref> |
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Prior to the Beijing Games, the [[United Kingdom|British]] [[newspaper]] ''[[The Guardian]]'' described her, along with [[Palestine at the 2008 Summer Olympics|Palestine]]'s [[Hamza Abdu]], as one of the Games' "underdogs",<ref>[https://www.theguardian.com/sport/2008/jun/29/olympicgames2008.olympicgames1 "A to Z of the Olympics"], ''The Guardian'', June 29, 2008. ''The Guardian'' mistakenly identified Lapenmal as a male athlete.</ref> and as such she has also been described as a "potential successor to [[Eric Moussambani|(Eric) Moussambani]]".<ref>[http://www.france24.com/en/20080706-lovable-losers-olympic-ideal-or-waste-space "Lovable losers - the Olympic ideal or waste of space"], AFP, July 6, 2008</ref> In her first round heat in [[Beijing]] she placed eighth and last in a time of 13.31 which was not enough to advance to the second round.<ref name="beijing">[http://results.beijing2008.cn/WRM/ENG/BIO/Athlete/8/8003858.shtml Athlete biography: Elis Lapenmal], beijing2008.cn, ret: Aug 27, 2008</ref> |
Prior to the Beijing Games, the [[United Kingdom|British]] [[newspaper]] ''[[The Guardian]]'' described her, along with [[Palestine at the 2008 Summer Olympics|Palestine]]'s [[Hamza Abdu]], as one of the Games' "underdogs",<ref>[https://www.theguardian.com/sport/2008/jun/29/olympicgames2008.olympicgames1 "A to Z of the Olympics"], ''The Guardian'', June 29, 2008. ''The Guardian'' mistakenly identified Lapenmal as a male athlete.</ref> and as such she has also been described as a "potential successor to [[Eric Moussambani|(Eric) Moussambani]]".<ref>[http://www.france24.com/en/20080706-lovable-losers-olympic-ideal-or-waste-space "Lovable losers - the Olympic ideal or waste of space"] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090116190905/http://www.france24.com/en/20080706-lovable-losers-olympic-ideal-or-waste-space |date=2009-01-16 }}, AFP, July 6, 2008</ref> In her first round heat in [[Beijing]] she placed eighth and last in a time of 13.31 which was not enough to advance to the second round.<ref name="beijing">[http://results.beijing2008.cn/WRM/ENG/BIO/Athlete/8/8003858.shtml Athlete biography: Elis Lapenmal], beijing2008.cn, ret: Aug 27, 2008</ref> |
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== References == |
== References == |
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Revision as of 11:21, 19 September 2017
| Personal information | |
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| Born | September 6, 1987 |
| Height | 1.6 m (5 ft 3 in) |
| Sport | |
| Country |  Vanuatu |
| Sport | Athletics |
| Event | 100m |
Elis Lapenmal (born 6 September 1987 in Malakula) is a ni-Vanuatu sprinter.
Competing at the World Athletics Championships in 2007, Lapenmal ran the 100 metres in 13.10 seconds.[1] She won a silver medal at the South Pacific Mini Games, and qualified as a "wildcard entry" to represent Vanuatu in the 100 metres event at the 2008 Summer Olympics in Beijing.[2]
Prior to the Beijing Games, the British newspaper The Guardian described her, along with Palestine's Hamza Abdu, as one of the Games' "underdogs",[3] and as such she has also been described as a "potential successor to (Eric) Moussambani".[4] In her first round heat in Beijing she placed eighth and last in a time of 13.31 which was not enough to advance to the second round.[5]
References
- Elis Lapenmal at World Athletics
- Biography on the website of the Beijing Olympics
- ^ "Elis Lapenmal", L'Equipe
- ^ "Vanuatu table tennis gets Olympic invitation"[permanent dead link], ABC Radio Australia, May 7, 2008
- ^ "A to Z of the Olympics", The Guardian, June 29, 2008. The Guardian mistakenly identified Lapenmal as a male athlete.
- ^ "Lovable losers - the Olympic ideal or waste of space" Archived 2009-01-16 at the Wayback Machine, AFP, July 6, 2008
- ^ Athlete biography: Elis Lapenmal, beijing2008.cn, ret: Aug 27, 2008
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