Sharon Kikini Firisua (born 15 December 1993) is a Solomon Islands track and field athlete. At the 2016 Summer Olympics she competed in the 5000 m event.[4] At the 2020 Summer Olympics, she competed in the Women's marathon.[5]
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| Nationality |  Solomon Islands | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Born | 15 December 1993 Malu'u, Solomon Islands | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 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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Career
editFirisua is from Loina on the island of Malaita.[6] 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 10,000m[7] and another in the half marathon in Port Moresby, Papua New Guinea.
Firisua represented the Solomon Islands in the women's 100 metres event at the 2024 Summer Olympics.[8][9] She ran a personal best time of 14.31 seconds during the preliminary round and finished last in her heat.[8][9]
References
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- ^ "2018 CWG bio". Retrieved 28 April 2018.
- ^ a b Sharon Firisua. nbcolympics.com
- ^ Sharon Firisua at World Athletics
- ^ Sharon Firisua. rio2016.com
- ^ "Athletics - FIRISUA Sharon". Tokyo 2020 Olympics. Tokyo Organising Committee of the Olympic and Paralympic Games. Archived from the original on 2021-09-04. Retrieved 2021-09-04.
- ^ Patrick Skene (17 November 2023). "From lucky shoes to Olympic trailblazer: Solomon Islands athlete pushes for Pacific Games gold". The Guardian. Retrieved 18 November 2023.
- ^ DOUBLE GOLD: FIRISUA EXTENDS GOLD TALLY FOR TEAM SOLOMONS, June 2015, The Island Sun, Retrieved 27 August 2016
- ^ a b Narayan, Shivneel (2024-08-03). "Pacific NOCs at the Olympics – 02 August". www.oceanianoc.org. Retrieved 2024-08-19.
- ^ a b Goile, Aaron (2024-08-03). "Solomon Islands marathoner Sharon Firisua clocks 14.31 seconds in 100m at Paris Olympics". www.waikatotimes.co.nz. Retrieved 2024-08-19.
External links
edit- Sharon Firisua at World Athletics
- Sharon Firisua at Olympics.com
- Sharon Firisua at Olympedia
- Sharon Firisua at the Commonwealth Games Federation (archived)
- Sharon Firisua at the Glasgow 2014 Commonwealth Games (archived)
