Sport Specific Information |
Club / Team |
Hawthorn Weightlifting Club: Melbourne, VIC, AUS |
Further Personal Information |
Higher education |
Engineering - Royal Melbourne Institute of Technology [RMIT]: Australia |
General Interest |
Hero / Idol |
Australian sprinter Peter Norman, Chinese weightlifter Yang Xia. (gc2018.com, 18 Aug 2017; olympics.com, 20 Jun 2012) |
Sport Specific Information |
Name of coach |
Anthony Dove [club], AUS |
When and where did you begin this sport? |
She began weightlifting at age 17 in Melbourne, VIC, Australia. |
Further Personal Information |
Occupation |
Athlete, Engineer |
General Interest |
Sporting philosophy / motto |
"Well, it's better than a kick in the teeth I guess." (olympics.com, 20 Jun 2012) |
Injuries |
She sustained a chronic hip injury in mid-2014. She returned to full fitness in August 2015. (Australian Weightlifting Federation YouTube channel, 28 Aug 2015)
She underwent ankle surgery in 2011. (abc.net.au, 01 Aug 2012) |
Further Personal Information |
Languages |
English |
General Interest |
Memorable sporting achievement |
Setting a 58kg snatch Commonwealth record in 2008 in Melbourne, VIC, Australia. (commonwealthweightlifting.com, 01 Jul 2018; gc2018.com, 18 Aug 2017) |
Famous relatives |
Her relative Vivian Lee has also represented Australia in weightlifting, and competed at the 2010 Commonwealth Games in Delhi, India. (gc2018.com, 18 Aug 2017) |
Sport Specific Information |
Why this sport? |
She was encouraged to take up the sport by her teacher. |
General Interest |
Most influential person in career |
Coach Anthony Dove. (results.gc2018.com, 18 Aug 2017) |