Reanna Solomon
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Reanna Solomon, born December 16, 1981, in Meneng
, is a Nauru
an weightlifter. She was the first female Nauruan athlete to win a Commonwealth Games
gold medal, and remains one of the only three Nauruans ever to have won a Commonwealth Games gold, the others being Marcus Stephen
and Yukio Peter
.
Solomon competed in the 2002 Commonwealth Games
. She lifted 127.5 kg in the Women's 75 kg+ Clean and Jerk, winning the gold medal, and won another gold medal by lifting 227.5 kg in the Women's 75 kg+ Combined. In the Women's 75 kg+ Snatch she took the bronze, lifting 100 kg.
Solomon also took part in the 2004 Summer Olympic Games.
Meneng
Meneng is a district located in the Meneng Constituency in the country Nauru.The constituency returns 2 members to the Parliament of Nauru in Yaren.-Noted Features:...
, is a Nauru
Nauru
Nauru , officially the Republic of Nauru and formerly known as Pleasant Island, is an island country in Micronesia in the South Pacific. Its nearest neighbour is Banaba Island in Kiribati, to the east. Nauru is the world's smallest republic, covering just...
an weightlifter. She was the first female Nauruan athlete to win a Commonwealth Games
Commonwealth Games
The Commonwealth Games is an international, multi-sport event involving athletes from the Commonwealth of Nations. The event was first held in 1930 and takes place every four years....
gold medal, and remains one of the only three Nauruans ever to have won a Commonwealth Games gold, the others being Marcus Stephen
Marcus Stephen
Marcus Stephen was President of the Republic of Nauru from December 2007 to November 2011. In addition to the presidency, he held the offices of Minister for Home Affairs, Minister for the Nauru Phosphate Royalties Trust, Minister for Police, Prisons, & Emergency Services, and Minister for Public...
and Yukio Peter
Yukio Peter
Yukio Peter is a weightlifter from Nauru.-2004:Yukio snatched 142.5kg and clean and jerked 165kg to place eighth at the 2004 Olympic Games in the Men's 69 kg division.-2008:...
.
Solomon competed in the 2002 Commonwealth Games
Nauru at the 2002 Commonwealth Games
Nauru was represented at the 2002 Commonwealth Games in Manchester by a team consisiting solely of weight-lifters. Marcus Stephen, who would become President of Nauru five years later, competed for the fourth and last time...
. She lifted 127.5 kg in the Women's 75 kg+ Clean and Jerk, winning the gold medal, and won another gold medal by lifting 227.5 kg in the Women's 75 kg+ Combined. In the Women's 75 kg+ Snatch she took the bronze, lifting 100 kg.
Solomon also took part in the 2004 Summer Olympic Games.