Reanna Solomon

Reanna Solomon (16 December 1981 – 1 July 2022) was a Nauruan weightlifter. She was the first female Nauruan athlete to win a Commonwealth Games gold medal, and remains one of the only three Nauruans ever to have won a Commonwealth Games gold, the others being Marcus Stephen and Yukio Peter.

Reanna Solomon
Personal information
Born(1981-12-16)16 December 1981
Meneng, Nauru[1]
Died1 July 2022(2022-07-01) (aged 40)
Denigomodu, Nauru
Height1.65 m (5 ft 5 in)
Weight136 kg (300 lb)
Sport
Country Nauru
SportWeightlifting
Medal record
Commonwealth Games
Gold medal – first place2002 Manchester75 kg+

Solomon competed in the 2002 Commonwealth Games. She lifted 127.5 kg in the Women's 75 kg+ Clean and Jerk, winning the gold medal, and won another gold medal by lifting 227.5 kg in the Women's 75 kg+ Combined. In the Women's 75 kg+ Snatch she took the bronze, lifting 100 kg.[2][3]

Solomon also took part in the 2004 Summer Olympic Games.[4]

Solomon died from COVID-19 on 1 July 2022, at the age of 40.[5][6] The Oceania Weightlifting Federation released a statement in tribute to her.[7] Her death was the first in Nauru to be caused by COVID-19.[5] President of Nauru Lionel Aingimea offered condolences to her family.[8] In August 2022, 2022 Commonwealth Games bronze medalist Maximina Uepa dedicated her medal to Solomon.[9]

References
  1. "Official website of the 2002 Commonwealth Games". Archived from the original on 15 November 2021. Retrieved 24 May 2008.
  2. Official results Archived 10 August 2002 at archive.today on the website of the Commonwealth Games
  3. "COMMONWEALTH GAMES: Nauru leads Pacific in Manchester", Pacific Magazine, 4 August 2002
  4. National Olympic Committee of Nauru
  5. Oliver, Brian (6 July 2022). "Commonwealth Games weightlifting champion dies of COVID-19 aged 40". InsideTheGames.biz. Retrieved 6 July 2022.
  6. "Reanna Solomon, Commonwealth weightlifting gold medallist, dies of Covid aged 40". WIONews. 7 July 2022. Retrieved 18 July 2022.
  7. "VALE REANNA SOLOMON – NAURU". Oceania Weightlifting Federation. 4 July 2022. Retrieved 6 July 2022.
  8. "Covid-19: Nauru records first death; Niue records 10 community cases". Loop Nauru. 4 July 2022. Retrieved 6 July 2022.
  9. "Nauru weightlifter dedicates medal to ex-champion mother of five killed by COVID". InsideTheGames.biz. 2 August 2022. Retrieved 15 August 2022.


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