Vannara Be

Vannara Be (born 16 February 1988) is a Cambodian born Australian male weightlifter, competing in the 62 kg category and representing Australia at international competitions. He participated at the 2010 Commonwealth Games in the 62 kg event.[1] at the 2014 Commonwealth Games in the 62 kg event.[2]

Vannara Be
Personal information
Nationality Cambodia
 Australia
Born (1988-02-16) 16 February 1988
Cambodia
Home townMelbourne, Australia
Weight61.53 kg (135.7 lb)
Sport
Country Australia
SportWeightlifting
Weight class62 kg
TeamNational team
Updated on 11 October 2016.

Personal

Her younger sister Socheata Be is also an international weightlifter who competed at the 2014 Commonwealth Games. They settled in Australia around 1998, joining their father Vanthy, who had been sponsored for a work visa by a Yarra Valley vineyard. Their uncle Vantho travelled by boat to Australia as a refugee more than a decade earlier, eventually encouraging their father to make the journey and later his wife Chantha and children. Their father's brother and a sister were killed on the killing fields of their homeland, the latter's death causing so much anguish to Vannara and Socheata's grandmother that she lost the use of one eye.[3]

Major competitions
Year Venue Weight Snatch (kg) Clean & Jerk (kg) Total Rank
123Rank123Rank
Commonwealth Games
2014Scotland Glasgow, Scotland62 kg110114116—140145145—2569
2010India Delhi, India62 kg110110116—136142149—2588

References
  1. "Weightlifting at the 2010 Commonwealth Games - Vannara Be". iwf.net. Retrieved 23 June 2016.
  2. "Weightlifting at the 2014 - Vannara Be". iwf.net. Retrieved 23 June 2016.
  3. Barrett, Chris (19 July 2014). "Champion weightlifters Vannara and Socheata Be carry a heavy burden from family's past" – via The Age.


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