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Solomon Islands track and field athlete
Sharon Firisua
Firisua at the 2016 Olympics
Personal information
Nationality Solomon Islands
Born (1993-12-15) 15 December 1993 (age 31)
Malu'u, Solomon Islands
Height1.52 m (5 ft 0 in)
Weight50 kg (110 lb)
Sport
SportAthletics
Event(s)1500 m, 5000 m, steeplechase
ClubGlenhuntly Athletic Club
Coached byTrevor Vincent
Achievements and titles
Personal best(s)1500 m – 4:58.45 (2013)
3000 mS – 11:50.31 (2015)
5000 m – 18:01.62(2016)
Medal record
Representing  Solomon Islands
Pacific Games
Gold medal – first place 2015 Port Moresby 5000 m
Gold medal – first place 2015 Port Moresby 10,000 m
Gold medal – first place 2015 Port Moresby Half marathon
Gold medal – first place 2019 Apia 10,000 m
Oceania Championships
Gold medal – first place 2013 Papeete 5000 m
Gold medal – first place 2014 Avarua 5000 m
Gold medal – first place 2014 Avarua 10,000 m
Gold medal – first place 2015 Cairns 5000 m
Silver medal – second place 2013 Papeete 3000 m steeplechase
Bronze medal – third place 2015 Cairns 3000 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. At the 2020 Summer Olympics, she competed in the Women's marathon.

Career

Firisua is from Loina on the island of Malaita. 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 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. She ran a personal best time of 14.31 seconds during the preliminary round and finished last in her heat.

References

  1. "2018 CWG bio". Retrieved 28 April 2018.
  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. ^ Narayan, Shivneel (2024-08-03). "Pacific NOCs at the Olympics – 02 August". www.oceanianoc.org. Retrieved 2024-08-19.
  9. ^ 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.

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