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Lisa Misipeka

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Lisa Misipeka
Personal information
Full nameLisa Vasa Misipeka
Nationality American Samoa
Born(1975-01-03) January 3, 1975 (age 40)
Height1.68 m (5 ft 6 in)
Weight110 kg (240 lb)
Sport
SportAthletics
Updated on 28 April 2013.
Lisa Vasa Misipeka (born January 3, 1975) is an American Samoan athlete who specialises in the hammer throw. She won the bronze medal at the 1999 World Championships in Athletics. First place was 75.20m, second place 72.56m, and 9m behind first and 6.5m behind second was Misipeka in third with 66.06m. It was the first ever international medal for American Samoa, and the greatest difference in distance between the first three medal places. The flag bearer for American Samoa at the 2004 Olympic Games in Athens, Greece where she did not record a distance in the qualifying round of the women's hammer and therefore did not advance to the final.

Achievements[edit]

YearCompetitionVenuePositionEventNotes
Representing  American Samoa
1997South Pacific Mini GamesPago Pago, American Samoa1stShot put14.37 m
2ndDiscus throw43.32 m
1stHammer throw58.20 m
1999South Pacific GamesSanta Rita, Guam1stShot put15.13 m GR
1stDiscus throw46.00 m
1stHammer throw63.39 m GR
World ChampionshipsSeville, Spain3rdHammer throw66.06 m
2000Olympic GamesSydney, Australia14thHammer throw61.74 m
2001World ChampionshipsEdmonton, Canada20thHammer throw63.34 m
2003World ChampionshipsParis, France21stHammer throw64.42 m
2004Olympic GamesAthens, GreeceHammer throwNM

External links[edit]



Olympic Games
Preceded by
Maselino Masoe
Flagbearer for  American Samoa
Sydney 2000
Athens 2004
Succeeded by
Silulu A'etonu


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