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Jenly Tegu Wini
Solomon Islands weightlifter (born 1983) From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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Jenly Tegu Wini (born 9 June 1983 in Honiara, Solomon Islands) is Solomon Islander weightlifter. She competed in the 2012 Summer Olympics in the women's 58 kg category. She was the flagbearer of the Solomon Islands sports team in the opening ceremony.[1] In the event, Wini finished in the 17th place.
She won the 2013 Oceania Championships in her weight category, becoming the first female weightlifter from Solomon Islands to achieve this feat.[2]
She also competed at the 2014 Commonwealth Games, finishing 8th in the women's 58 kg event.[3] She was also the Solomon Islands flagbearer at this event.[2]
She competed at the 2016 Summer Olympics in Rio de Janeiro in the women's 58 kg. She finished in 15th place.[4] She was the flagbearer for the Solomon Islands during the opening ceremony.[5]
In 2018, she made history by becoming the first Solomon Islands athlete to win a Commonwealth Games medal, claiming bronze in the women's 58kg weightlifting event on the Gold Coast.[6]
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