Charisma Amoe-Tarrant
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| Full name | Charisma Precious Amoe-Tarrant | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Nationality | Nauruan/Australian | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Born | 26 May 1999 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Height | 165 cm (5 ft 5 in)[1] | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Weight | 154 kg (340 lb)[2] | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Sport | Weightlifting | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Event | Weightlifting +90kg | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Charisma Precious Amoe-Tarrant (born 26 May 1999) is a Nauruan-born Australian weightlifter.[3][1] She competed in the women's +90 kg event at the 2018 Commonwealth Games, winning the silver medal for Nauru.[4][5] Amoe-Tarrant was selected for the Australian team at the Pacific Games held in Samoa in 2019,[6] winning a bronze medal for the +87 kg snatch.[7][3] She qualified to represent Australia at the 2020 Summer Olympics in Tokyo, Japan.[8] She finished in 6th place in the women's +87 kg event[9] with a total lift of 243kg.[10] Australia at the 2020 Summer Olympics details her performance in depth.
Personal life[edit]
Her uncle died of cancer. Her mother died of kidney problems in 2009.She lived in Nauru until the age of 12, and lived in Australia with her grandfather.[11]
References[edit]
- ^ a b "Charisma Amoe-Tarrant". Gold Coast 2018. Retrieved 11 April 2018.
- ^ "Competition Sheet" (PDF). Tokyo 2020. 2 August 2021. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2 August 2021. Retrieved 4 August 2021.
- ^ a b Stewart, Anthony (15 July 2019). "Pacific Games 2019: Nauru's star weightlifter Charisma Amoe-Tarrant switches allegiance to win bronze for Australia". Australian Broadcasting Corporation. Archived from the original on 16 July 2019.
- ^ "Feagaiga Stowers secures Samoa's second gold medal". Samoa Observer. Retrieved 11 April 2018.
- ^ "Event Schedule - Women's +90kg". Gold Coast 2018. Archived from the original on 2 February 2023. Retrieved 11 April 2018.
- ^ "Australian team announced for 2019 Pacific Games". Australian Olympic Committee. 7 June 2019. Archived from the original on 7 June 2019. Retrieved 7 June 2019.
- ^ "The Spirit of the Games on show on Day 6 of Samoa 2019". olympics.com.au. 14 July 2019. Archived from the original on 14 July 2019.
- ^ "Five weightlifters announced for Australia's Tokyo Olympics team". Xinhuanet. 22 June 2021. Retrieved 18 July 2021.
- ^ "Women's +87 kg Results" (PDF). 2020 Summer Olympics. Archived (PDF) from the original on 2 August 2021. Retrieved 2 August 2021.
- ^ "Australian Olympic Team for Tokyo 2021". The Roar. Retrieved 6 March 2022.
- ^ "Australia's Charisma Amoe-Tarrant lifts for her late mother and uncle, while England's face of the Games, Emily Campbell, wins gold".
External links[edit]
- Charisma Amoe-Tarrant at the International Weightlifting Federation
- Charisma Amoe-Tarrant at the International Weightlifting Federation
- Charisma Amoe-Tarrant at Olympedia
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