Manuel Minginfel

Main articles: Weightlifting at the 2008 Summer Olympics and Weightlifting at the 2008 Summer Olympics - Qualification

Manuel Minginfel (born September 28, 1978)^[1] is a former weightlifter representing the Federated States of Micronesia.

Manuel Minginfel

Personal information
Nationality	Micronesian
Born	(1978-09-28) September 28, 1978 (age 46) Yap
Height	1.58 m (5 ft 2 in)
Weight	62 kg (137 lb)
Sport
Country	Micronesia
Medal record Men's weightlifting Representing  Federated States of Micronesia Oceania Championships 2006 Apia 62 kg 2007 Apia 62 kg 2008 Auckland 62 kg 2012 Apia 62 kg 2015 Port Moresby 69 kg 2010 Suva 62 kg 2011 Darwin[a] 62 kg 2013 Brisbane 62 kg 2016 Suva 69 kg 2014 Le Mont-Dore 69 kg Pacific Games 1999 Guam 56 kg 2003 Suva 62 kg 2007 Apia 56 kg 2011 Nouméa 62 kg 2015 Port Moresby 69 kg

In the 62 kg category, he ranked 10th at the 2004 Summer Olympics,^[1] 7th at the 2005 World Weightlifting Championships,^[1] and 4th at the 2006 World Weightlifting Championships.^[1]

At the 2008 Oceania Championships he won the gold medal in the 62 kg category.^[1] He also represented the Federated States of Micronesia in weightlifting at the 2008 Summer Olympics in Beijing, China,^[2] where he ranked 11th in the 62 kg category. He was also his country's flag bearer during the Games' opening ceremony.^[3]

He competed in the 2012 Summer Olympics where he ranked #10 in the Men's 62 kg category.

Minginfel is a native of Yap. He set a new record snatch in the men's 56 kilo category at the South Pacific Games in Samoa in 2007.

Major results

Year	Venue	Weight	Snatch (kg)					Clean & Jerk (kg)					Total	Rank
			1	2	3	Result	Rank	1	2	3	Result	Rank
Representing  Federated States of Micronesia
Summer Olympics
2012	London, United Kingdom	62 kg	122	127	130	127	11	158	158	158	158	10	285	10
2008	Beijing, China	62 kg	115	120	123	120	14	145	150	155	155	10	275	11
2004	Athens, Greece	62 kg	115.0	115.0	120.0	120.0	11	147.5	147.5	152.5	152.5	10	272.5	10
2000	Sydney, Australia	56 kg	97.5	97.5	97.5	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
Pacific Games
2015	Port Moresby, Papua New Guinea	69 kg	112	117	120	120		146	150	156	156		276
2011	Nouméa, New Caledonia	62 kg	110	115	120	115		140	145	150	150		265
2007	Apia, Samoa	56 kg	—	—	—	124		—	—	—	152		276
2003	Suva, Fiji	62 kg	—	—	—	117.5		—	—	—	150.0		267.5	[4]
1999	Guam	56 kg	—	—	—	95.0		—	—	—	125.0		220.0	[5]

Child Sex abuse controversy and conviction

It was reported by herald that a child reported in 2018 that an inappropriate touch has occurred twice, then at age younger than 13.^[6] Minginfel initially denied the allegations, but he admitted sexually touching the girl once.^[6] He was pleaded guilty to indecent liberties in November 2019 for sexual contact with a girl incapable of consent.^[6] He was sentenced the week before in January. On his release from prison, Minginfel will be on probation for three years and will also have to register as a sex offender.^[6]