Verina Wihongi

Verina Rosiland Wihongi is a taekwando practitioner from New Zealand.

Wihongi has a 3rd degree black belt in taekwondo.^[1] She was the first woman to represent New Zealand in taekwondo at the 2004 Summer Olympics at Athens.^[2]^[3] She qualified for the Olympics after winning the selection tournament in Auckland and the Asian Taekwondo Games in Bangkok.^[1]

Personal life

She works as a Dairy Herd Manager in Balclutha with her partner, Ngatai.^[1]

External links

Verina Wihongi at the NZOC website
Verina Wihongi at Olympics at Sports-Reference.com (archived)

References

Black Gold by Ron Palenski (2008, 2004 New Zealand Sports Hall of Fame, Dunedin) p. 96 ISBN 047600683X

^ ^a ^b ^c "Verina Wihongi". New Zealand Olympic Team. 9 February 2016. Retrieved 27 June 2024.
^ McMurran, Alistair (21 August 2008). "Rugby: Return of prop boost for Otago Spirit scrum". Otago Daily Times Online News. Retrieved 27 June 2024.
^ "Athens Olympian plots comeback path". NZ Herald. Retrieved 27 June 2024.

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[:0-1] "Verina Wihongi". New Zealand Olympic Team. 9 February 2016. Retrieved 27 June 2024.

[2] McMurran, Alistair (21 August 2008). "Rugby: Return of prop boost for Otago Spirit scrum". Otago Daily Times Online News. Retrieved 27 June 2024.

[3] "Athens Olympian plots comeback path". NZ Herald. Retrieved 27 June 2024.

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