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Manuel Minginfel

Manuel Minginfel

Micronesian weightlifter

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.

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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

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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]

References

  1. [1]
    "MINGINFEL Manuel". International Weightlifting Federation.
  2. [2]
    "Hale to Olympics", Solomon Star, July 14, 2008
  3. [3]
    "List of Flagbearers Beijing 2008" (PDF). www.olympic.org. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2008-08-08. Retrieved 2008-08-23.
  4. [4]
    "62 Kg Category for Men". websites.sportstg.com.
  5. [5]
    "XI SOUTH PACIFIC GAMES RESULTS". websites.sportstg.com.
  6. [6]
    "Olympic weightlifter who sexually abused girl sentenced". Associated Press. 16 January 2020.
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