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| Birth name | Andrea Helen Miller | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Born | 13 March 1982 Howick, New Zealand[1] | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Spouse | Regan Hams[2] | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Country | New Zealand | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Sport | Women's athletics and weightlifting | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| National finals | 100 m hurdles champion (2002, 2006, 2007, 2008, 2012)[3] | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Andrea Helen Hams (née Miller,[4] born 13 March 1982) is a New Zealand representative weightlifter and former hurdler.
At the 2010 Commonwealth Games she won the bronze medal in the women's 100 m hurdles.[5]
She was selected to compete in the sport of weightlifting (69 kg class) at the 2018 Commonwealth Games.[6]
Achievements in athletics
| Year | Competition | Venue | Position | Event | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1997 | Oceania Youth Championships | Suva, Fiji | 2nd | 100 m | 12.20 |
| 1st | 200 m | 25.30 | |||
| 1st | 100 m hurdles | 14.76 | |||
| 1st | Long jump | 5.56 m | |||
| 2000 | World Junior Championships | Santiago, Chile | 17th (h) | 100m hurdles | 13.77 (wind: -0.2 m/s) |
| 9th (h) | 4 × 100 m relay | 45.71 | |||
| 2009 | Summer Universiade | Belgrade, Serbia | 3rd | 100 m hurdles | 13.13 s |
| 2010 | Oceania Championships | Cairns, Australia | 1st | 100 m hurdles | 13.55 s CR |
| 3rd | 4 × 100 m relay | 48.33 s | |||
| 2010 | Commonwealth Games | Delhi, India | 3rd | 100 m hurdles | 13.25 s |
Achievements in weightlifting
| Year | Competition | Venue | Position | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2014 | Oceania Championships | Mont Dore, New Caledonia | 3rd | 69 kg |
| 2015 | World Championships | Houston, Texas | 34th | 69 kg |
| 2016 | Oceania Championships | Suva, Fiji | DNC | 63 kg |
| 2017 | Australian International | Melbourne, Australia | 1st | 69 kg |
| 2017 | Oceania Championships | Gold Coast, Australia | 2nd | 69 kg |
| 2017 | Commonwealth Championships | Gold Coast, Australia | 5th | 69 kg |
| 2018 | Commonwealth Games | Gold Coast, Australia | 6th | 69 kg |
Source: MILLER Andrea Helen NZL at iwf.net
References
- ^ "Andrea Miller". New Zealand Olympic Committee. 2018. Retrieved 5 April 2018.
- ^ "The new wave of weightlifting". Gold Coast 2018 Commonwealth Games Corporation. 16 January 2018. Retrieved 5 April 2018.
- ^ Hollings, Stephen (December 2016). "National champions 1887–2016" (PDF). Athletics New Zealand. Retrieved 5 April 2018.
- ^ "Five Commonwealth Games athletes who shocked the world with sporting switches". Gold Coast Bulletin. 30 March 2018. Retrieved 1 April 2018.
- ^ "Athletics: Bronze medal dream come true for Miller". Otago Daily Times. 13 October 2010. Retrieved 25 March 2018.
- ^ "History to be made by NZ weightlifting team in Gold Coast". Radio New Zealand. 24 November 2017. Retrieved 25 March 2018.
External links
- Andrea Miller at World Athletics
- Andrea Miller at Diamond League
- Andrea Miller at the International Weightlifting Federation
- Andrea Miller at the International Weightlifting Federation
- Andrea Miller at the New Zealand Olympic Committee
- Andrea Hams at the Gold Coast 2018 Commonwealth Games (archived)
- Andrea Miller’s amazing journey from hurdles to weightlifting at gc2018.com
- Andrea Miller at World Athletics
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This page was last edited on 26 March 2024, at 04:18