Sharon Firisua

Sharon Firisua

Firisua at the 2016 Olympics
Personal information
Nationality  Solomon Islands
Born (1993-12-15) 15 December 1993
Sport
Sport Athletics
Event(s) 1500 m, 5000 m, steeplechase
Club Glenhuntly Athletic Club[1]
Achievements and titles
Personal best(s) 1500 m – 4:58.45 (2013)
3000 mS – 11:50.31 (2015)
5000 m – 18:01.62(2016)[2]
Updated on 23 August 2016.

Sharon Firisua (born 15 December 1993) is a Solomon Islands track and field athlete. In 2013 she was named the Solomon Islands Sportswoman of the Year.[1] She started training seriously in 2010 and at her second Pacific Games in 2015 she took two gold medals at 5000 and 1000m[3] and another in the half marathon in Port Moresby, Papua New Guinea.

At the 2016 Summer Olympics she competed in the 5000 m event.[4]

References

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  1. 1 2 Sharon Firisua. nbcolympics.com
  2. Sharon Firisua profile at IAAF
  3. DOUBLE GOLD: FIRISUA EXTENDS GOLD TALLY FOR TEAM SOLOMONS, June 2015, The Island Sun, Retrieved 27 August 2016
  4. Sharon Firisua. rio2016.com
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