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Sharon Firisua

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Sharon Firisua
Firisua at the 2016 Olympics
Personal information
Nationality Solomon Islands
Born (1993-12-15) 15 December 1993 (age 32)
Malu'u, Solomon Islands
Height1.52 m (5 ft 0 in)[1]
Weight50 kg (110 lb)
Sport
SportAthletics
Events
1500 m, 5000 m, steeplechase
ClubGlenhuntly Athletic Club[2]
Coached byTrevor Vincent
Achievements and titles
Personal bests1500 m – 4:58.45 (2013)
3000 mS – 11:50.31 (2015)
5000 m – 18:01.62(2016)[3]
Medal record
Representing  Solomon Islands
Pacific Games
Gold medal – first place2015 Port Moresby5000 m
Gold medal – first place2015 Port Moresby10,000 m
Gold medal – first place2015 Port MoresbyHalf marathon
Gold medal – first place2019 Apia10,000 m
Oceania Championships
Gold medal – first place2013 Papeete5000 m
Gold medal – first place2014 Avarua5000 m
Gold medal – first place2014 Avarua10,000 m
Gold medal – first place2015 Cairns5000 m
Silver medal – second place2013 Papeete3000 m steeplechase
Bronze medal – third place2015 Cairns3000 m steeplechase
Updated on 23 August 2016

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]

Career

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Firisua 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] At the 2024 Summer Olympics closing ceremony, Firisua carried the flag of the Solomon Islands.[10]

References

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  1. ↑ "2018 CWG bio". Retrieved 28 April 2018.
  2. 1 2 Sharon Firisua. nbcolympics.com
  3. ↑ Sharon Firisua at World Athletics Edit this at Wikidata
  4. ↑ Sharon Firisua. rio2016.com
  5. ↑ "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.
  6. ↑ 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.
  7. ↑ DOUBLE GOLD: FIRISUA EXTENDS GOLD TALLY FOR TEAM SOLOMONS, June 2015, The Island Sun, Retrieved 27 August 2016
  8. 1 2 Narayan, Shivneel (2024-08-03). "Pacific NOCs at the Olympics – 02 August". www.oceanianoc.org. Retrieved 2024-08-19.
  9. 1 2 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.
  10. ↑ Braidwood, James. "Every Olympic flagbearer for Paris 2024 closing ceremony including Alex Yee and Katie Ledecky". The Independent. Archived from the original on 11 August 2024.
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