Megan Signal

Megan Ann Signal (born 17 February 1990) is a New Zealand weightlifter who qualified for the 2020 Summer Olympics in the women's 76 kg category.[1]

Megan Signal
Personal information
Full nameMegan Ann Signal
Born (1990-02-07) 7 February 1990
Hamilton, New Zealand
Weight76 kg (168 lb)
Sport
CountryNew Zealand
SportWeightlifting
Event(s)76kg
Medal record
Women's weightlifting
Representing  New Zealand
Pacific Games
Bronze medal – third place2019 Apia64 kg[lower-alpha 1]
Oceania Championships
Bronze medal – third place2019 Apia64 kg

Career

Signal began weightlifting in 2013 at the FS Olympic Weightlifting Club in Auckland, New Zealand,[2] which she attributed to her CrossFit interest. She holds two Oceania records in the 71 kg class[3] and won medals at the 2019 Pacific Games and Oceania Weightlifting Championships.[4]

She withdrew from the Tokyo Olympics without competing, due to a shoulder injury.[5]

Medalbox note
  1. Also clean & jerk silver and snatch bronze

References

  1. "Tokyo Olympics: Meet the New Zealand team who will be going for gold". stuff.co.nz. 2 July 2021. Retrieved 20 July 2021.
  2. "2020 Olympic Profile". NBC. Retrieved 24 July 2021.
  3. "Crossfit introduces Olympian Megan Signal to weightlifting". RNZ. 13 July 2021. Retrieved 24 July 2021.
  4. "Megan Signal wins New Zealand's first medals at Pacific Games". New Zealand Olympic Committee. Retrieved 24 July 2021.
  5. "Bitter blow for NZ weightlifter". Radio New Zealand. 1 August 2021.


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