| Personal information | |
|---|---|
| Nationality |  Solomon Islands |
| Born | October 14, 1963 Solomon Islands |
| Weight | 66 kg (146 lb) |
| Sport | |
| Sport | Weightlifting |
Leslie Ata (born 14 October 1963) is a retired weightlifter who represented the Solomon Islands.
Ata competed in two Olympics, the first was at the 1984 Summer Olympics held in Los Angeles, where he finished 16th, and then again at the 1992 Summer Olympics in Barcelona, where he was the only competitor for the Solomon Islands and he finished 29th.[1]
After retiring he became a weightlifting coach, and won the Solomon Islands Coach of the Year in 2010.[2] He is now the President of the Solomon Islands Weightlifting Federation.[3]
Major results
| Year | Venue | Weight | Snatch (kg) | Clean & Jerk (kg) | Total | Rank | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 2 | 3 | Result | Rank | 1 | 2 | 3 | Result | Rank | |||||
| Representing Solomon Islands
| ||||||||||||||
| Olympic Games | ||||||||||||||
| 1992 |  Barcelona, Spain |
75 kg | 105.0 | 105.0 | 30 | 130.0 | 130.0 | 29 | 235.0 | 29 | ||||
| 1984 |  Los Angeles, United States |
67.5 kg | 75.0 | 80.0 | 80.0 | 16 | 100.0 | 105.0 | 107.5 | 107.5 | 18 | 187.5 | 16 | |
| World Championships | ||||||||||||||
| 1984 | Los Angeles, United States |
75 kg | 75.0 | 80.0 | 80.0 | 16 | 100.0 | 105.0 | 107.5 | 107.5 | 18 | 187.5 | 16 | |
| Commonwealth Games | ||||||||||||||
| 1990 |  Auckland, New Zealand[4] |
67.5 kg | — | — | — | 95.0 | 13 | — | — | — | 117.5 | 12 | 212.5 | 13 |
References
- ^ Sports Reference Profile
- ^ Ata, Leslie. "Coach of the Year". SIFF.Com. Archived from the original on 4 March 2016. Retrieved 23 May 2015.
- ^ "New President". sportingpulse.com. Sporting Pulse. Retrieved 23 May 2015.
- ^ "Weightlifting 67.5kg Combined - Men Auckland 1990". thecgf.com. Retrieved 5 December 2018.
External links
- Leslie Ata at Olympics.com
- Leslie Ata at Olympedia
- Leslie Ata at the Commonwealth Games Federation (archived)
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