Wendy Hale (born November 3, 1987"Weightlifter Wendy", Solomon Star July 25, 2008) is a Solomon Islands weightlifter.
She won a silver medal and a bronze at the Commonwealth Youth Games in 2004, two silver medals at the Mini South Pacific Games in 2005, four gold medals at the Arafura Games in 2007, and two silver medals at the South Pacific Games in 2007.
Hale represented Solomon Islands at the 2008 Summer Olympics in Beijing. She was her country's flagbearer during the opening ceremony."Hale carries our flag", Solomon Star, July 24, 2008 In the Olympic tournament she ranked 12th in the 58 kg category, with a total of 173 kg. In 2016 after the silver medalist Russian Marina Shainova disqualified, she stepped up to the eleventh place."Retests for two Russian weightlifting medalists come back positive", www.espn.co.uk, June 7, 2016
Major results
YearVenueWeight Snatch (kg) Clean & Jerk (kg) Total Rank123ResultRank123ResultRankRepresenting Olympic Games2008 Beijing, China 58 kg 747882781195100100951117311World Championships2007 Chiang Mai, Thailand 58 kg 74787874319696101962917030Oceania Championships2008 Auckland, New Zealand 58 kg 6570757580909590165Commonwealth Games2006 Melbourne, Australia 53 kg 6060626257580848051425Pacific Games2007 Apia, Samoa 58 kg 7995174
References
External links
Athlete Biography at beijing2008