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Verina Rosiland Wihongi is a taekwando practitioner from New Zealand.

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

Personal life

She works as a Dairy Herd Manager in Balclutha with her partner, Ngatai.

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

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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