Manuel Minginfel

Manuel Minginfel (born September 28, 1978)[1] is a weightlifter representing the Federated States of Micronesia.

Main articles: Weightlifting at the 2008 Summer Olympics and Weightlifting at the 2008 Summer Olympics - Qualification
Manuel Minginfel
Personal information
NationalityMicronesian
Born (1978-09-28) September 28, 1978
Yap
Height1.58 m (5 ft 2 in)
Weight62 kg (137 lb)
Sport
Country F.S. Micronesia
Medal record
Manuel Minginfel
Medal record
Men's Weightlifting
Representing  Federated States of Micronesia
Oceania Championships
2006 Apia – 62 kg
2007 Apia – 62 kg
2008 Auckland – 62 kg
Pacific Games
1999 Guam -56 kg
2003 Suva -62 kg
2007 Apia -56 kg
2011 Nouméa -62 kg
2015 Port Moresby -69 kg

In the 62 kg category, he ranked 10th at the 2004 Summer Olympics,[1] 7th at the 2005 World Weightlifting Championships,[1] and 4th at the 2006 World Weightlifting Championships.[1]

At the 2008 Oceania Championships he won the gold medal in the 62 kg category.[1] He also represented the Federated States of Micronesia in weightlifting at the 2008 Summer Olympics in Beijing, China,[2] where he ranked 11th in the 62 kg category. He was also his country's flag bearer during the Games' opening ceremony.[3]

He competed in the 2012 Summer Olympics where he ranked #10 in the Men's 62 kg category.

Minginfel is a native of Yap. He set a new record snatch in the men's 56 kilo category at the South Pacific Games in Samoa in 2007.

Major results
Year Venue Weight Snatch (kg) Clean & Jerk (kg) Total Rank
123ResultRank123ResultRank
Representing  Federated States of Micronesia
Summer Olympics
2012 London, United Kingdom62 kg122127130127111581581581581028510
2008 Beijing, China62 kg115120123120141451501551551027511
2004 Athens, Greece62 kg115.0115.0120.0120.011147.5147.5152.5152.510272.510
2000 Sydney, Australia56 kg97.597.597.5—————————
Pacific Games
2015 Port Moresby, Papua New Guinea69 kg112117120120146150156156276
2011 Nouméa, New Caledonia62 kg110115120115140145150150265
2007 Apia, Samoa56 kgN/AN/AN/A124N/AN/AN/A152276
2003 Suva, Fiji62 kgN/AN/AN/A117.5N/AN/AN/A150.0267.5[4]
1999 Guam56 kgN/AN/AN/A95.0N/AN/AN/A125.0220.0[5]


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References
  1. "MINGINFEL Manuel". International Weightlifting Federation.
  2. "Hale to Olympics", Solomon Star, July 14, 2008
  3. "List of Flagbearers Beijing 2008" (PDF). www.olympic.org. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2008-08-08. Retrieved 2008-08-23.
  4. "62 Kg Category for Men". websites.sportstg.com.
  5. "XI SOUTH PACIFIC GAMES RESULTS". websites.sportstg.com.


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