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Sharon Firisua

Sharon Firisua

Solomon Islands track and field athlete

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]

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Firisua is from Loina on the island of Malaita.[6]

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

References

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    "2018 CWG bio". Retrieved 28 April 2018.
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    Sharon Firisua. rio2016.com
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    "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.
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    Patrick Skene (17 November 2023). "From lucky shoes to Olympic trailblazer: Solomon Islands athlete pushes for Pacific Games gold". The Guardian. Retrieved 18 November 2023.
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    DOUBLE GOLD: FIRISUA EXTENDS GOLD TALLY FOR TEAM SOLOMONS, June 2015, The Island Sun, Retrieved 27 August 2016
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