Sharon Firisua

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]

Sharon Firisua
Firisua at the 2016 Olympics
Personal information
Nationality Solomon Islands
Born (1993-12-15) 15 December 1993
Malu'u, Solomon Islands
Height1.52 m (5 ft 0 in)[1]
Weight50 kg (110 lb)
Sport
SportAthletics
Event(s)1500 m, 5000 m, steeplechase
ClubGlenhuntly Athletic Club[2]
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)[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 Papeete 5000 m
Gold medal – first place2014 Avarua 5000 m
Gold medal – first place2014 Avarua 10,000 m
Gold medal – first place2015 Cairns 5000 m
Silver medal – second place2013 Papeete 3000 m steeplechase
Bronze medal – third place2015 Cairns 3000 m steeplechase
Updated on 23 August 2016.

Career

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[6] and another in the half marathon in Port Moresby, Papua New Guinea.

References
Wikimedia Commons has media related to Sharon Firisua.
  1. "2018 CWG bio". Retrieved 28 April 2018.
  2. Sharon Firisua. nbcolympics.com
  3. Sharon Firisua at World Athletics
  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. DOUBLE GOLD: FIRISUA EXTENDS GOLD TALLY FOR TEAM SOLOMONS, June 2015, The Island Sun, Retrieved 27 August 2016
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