Sharon Firisua Explained

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Sharon Firisua
Birth Date:15 December 1993
Birth Place:Malu'u, Solomon Islands
Sport:Athletics
Event:1500 m, 5000 m, steeplechase
Height:1.52 m[1]
Weight:50 kg
Club:Glenhuntly Athletic Club
Coach:Trevor Vincent
Pb:1500 m – 4:58.45 (2013)
3000 mS – 11:50.31 (2015)
5000 m – 18:01.62(2016)
Updated: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. At the 2020 Summer Olympics, she competed in the Women's marathon.[2]

Career

Firisua is from Loina on the island of Malaita.[3] In 2013 she was named the Solomon Islands Sportswoman of the Year. She started training seriously in 2010 and at her second Pacific Games in 2015 she took two gold medals at 5000 and 10,000m[4] 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.[5] [6] She ran a personal best time of 14.31 seconds during the preliminary round and finished last in her heat.

Notes and References

  1. Web site: 2018 CWG bio. 28 April 2018.
  2. Web site: Athletics - FIRISUA Sharon. dead. 2021-09-04. Tokyo 2020 Olympics. Tokyo Organising Committee of the Olympic and Paralympic Games. en-us. 2021-09-04. https://web.archive.org/web/20210904191820/https://olympics.com/tokyo-2020/olympic-games/en/results/athletics/athlete-profile-n1305070-firisua-sharon.htm.
  3. Web site: From lucky shoes to Olympic trailblazer: Solomon Islands athlete pushes for Pacific Games gold . The Guardian . Patrick Skene . 17 November 2023 . 18 November 2023.
  4. http://theislandsun.com/double-gold-firisua-extends-gold-tally-for-team-solomons/ DOUBLE GOLD: FIRISUA EXTENDS GOLD TALLY FOR TEAM SOLOMONS
  5. Web site: Narayan . Shivneel . 2024-08-03 . Pacific NOCs at the Olympics – 02 August . live . 2024-08-19 . www.oceanianoc.org . en.
  6. Web site: Goile . Aaron . 2024-08-03 . Solomon Islands marathoner Sharon Firisua clocks 14.31 seconds in 100m at Paris Olympics . live . 2024-08-19 . www.waikatotimes.co.nz.