Megan Ann Signal (born 17 February 1990) is a New Zealand weightlifter who qualified for the 2020 Summer Olympics in the women's 76 kg category.[1]

Megan Signal
Personal information
Full nameMegan Ann Signal
Born (1990-02-07) 7 February 1990 (age 34)
Hamilton, New Zealand
Weight76 kg (168 lb)
Sport
CountryNew Zealand
SportWeightlifting
Event76kg
Medal record
Women's weightlifting
Representing  New Zealand
Pacific Games
Bronze medal – third place 2019 Apia 64 kg[a]
Oceania Championships
Bronze medal – third place 2019 Apia 64 kg

Career

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Signal began weightlifting in 2013 at the FS Olympic Weightlifting Club in Auckland, New Zealand,[2] which she attributed to her CrossFit interest. She holds two Oceania records in the 71 kg class[3] and won medals at the 2019 Pacific Games and Oceania Weightlifting Championships.[4]

She withdrew from the Tokyo Olympics without competing, due to a shoulder injury.[5]

Medalbox note
  1. ^ Also clean & jerk silver and snatch bronze

References

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  1. ^ "Tokyo Olympics: Meet the New Zealand team who will be going for gold". stuff.co.nz. 2 July 2021. Retrieved 20 July 2021.
  2. ^ "2020 Olympic Profile". NBC. Retrieved 24 July 2021.
  3. ^ "Crossfit introduces Olympian Megan Signal to weightlifting". RNZ. 13 July 2021. Retrieved 24 July 2021.
  4. ^ "Megan Signal wins New Zealand's first medals at Pacific Games". New Zealand Olympic Committee. Retrieved 24 July 2021.
  5. ^ "Bitter blow for NZ weightlifter". Radio New Zealand. 1 August 2021.
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