Jenly Tegu Wini

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Jenly Tegu Wini
Personal information
Nationality Solomon Islands
Born (1983-06-09) June 9, 1983 (age 40)
Honiara, Solomon Islands
Height1.55 m (5 ft 1 in)
WeightTemplate:Unit weight
Sport
SportWeightlifting
Event-58 kg
Coached byLeslie Ata
Medal record
Women's Weightlifting
Representing  Solomon Islands
Pacific Games
Gold medal – first place 2015 Port Moresby -58 kg
Silver medal – second place 2011 Nouméa -58 kg
Commonwealth Games
Bronze medal – third place 2018 Gold Coast -58 kg

Jenly Tegu Wini (born 9 June 1983 in Honiara, Solomon Islands) is Solomons Islander weightlifter. She competed in the 2012 Summer Olympics at the women's 58 kg category. She was flagbearer of Solomon Islands sports team in the opening ceremony.[1] In the event, Wini finished in 17th.

She won the 2013 Oceania Championships in her weight category, the first female weightlifter from the Solomon Islands to do so.[2]

She also competed at the 2014 Commonwealth Games, finishing 8th in the women's 58 kg.[3] She was also the Solomon Islands flagbearer at this event.[2]

She competed at the 2016 Summer Olympics in Rio de Janeiro in the women's 58 kg. She finished in 15th place.[4] She was the flagbearer for the Solomon Islands during the opening ceremony.[5]

In 2018 she became the first Solomon Islands athlete to win a Commonwealth Games medal, finishing third in the women's 58kg weightlifting event on the Gold Coast.[6]

References

  1. ^ Wini our Olympic flag bearer Archived 2012-08-11 at the Wayback Machine
  2. ^ a b "Glasgow 2014 - Jenly Wini Profile". g2014results.thecgf.com. Retrieved 2015-06-12.
  3. ^ "Glasgow 2014 - Women's 58kg Group A". g2014results.thecgf.com. Retrieved 2015-06-12.
  4. ^ "Rio 2016". Rio 2016. Archived from the original on 2016-09-22. Retrieved 2016-08-27. {{cite web}}: Unknown parameter |deadurl= ignored (|url-status= suggested) (help)
  5. ^ "The Flagbearers for the Rio 2016 Opening Ceremony". 2016-08-16. Retrieved 2016-08-27.
  6. ^ "Women's 58kg Weightlifting Results". 2018-04-06. Retrieved 2018-04-06.

External links

Olympic Games
Preceded by Flagbearer for  Solomon Islands
London 2012
Rio de Janeiro 2016
Succeeded by
Incumbent