Andrea Hams

Andrea Hams
Personal information
Birth nameAndrea Helen Miller
Born (1982-03-13) 13 March 1982 (age 42)
Howick, New Zealand[1]
SpouseRegan Hams[2]
Sport
CountryNew Zealand
SportWomen's athletics
and weightlifting
Achievements and titles
National finals100 m hurdles champion (2002, 2006, 2007, 2008, 2012)[3]
Medal record
Representing  New Zealand
Women's athletics
Commonwealth Games
Bronze medal – third place 2010 Delhi 100 m hurdles
Summer Universiade
Bronze medal – third place 2009 Belgrade 100 m hurdles
Oceania Championships
Gold medal – first place 2010 Cairns 100 m hurdles
Bronze medal – third place 2010 Cairns 4x100 m relay
Oceania Youth Championships
Gold medal – first place 1997 Suva 200 m
Gold medal – first place 1997 Suva 100 m hurdles
Gold medal – first place 1997 Suva Long jump
Silver medal – second place 1997 Suva 100 m
Women's weightlifting
Oceania Championships
Silver medal – second place 2017 Gold Coast 69 kg
Bronze medal – third place 2014 Le Mont-Dore 69 kg
Australian International
Gold medal – first place 2017 Melbourne 69 kg
Updated on 26 March 2018

Andrea Helen Hams (née Miller,[4] born 13 March 1982) is a New Zealand representative weightlifter and former hurdler.

At the 2010 Commonwealth Games she won the bronze medal in the women's 100 m hurdles.[5]

She was selected to compete in the sport of weightlifting (69 kg class) at the 2018 Commonwealth Games.[6]

Achievements in athletics

Representing  New Zealand
Year Competition Venue Position Event Notes
1997 Oceania Youth Championships Suva, Fiji 2nd 100 m 12.20
1st 200 m 25.30
1st 100 m hurdles 14.76
1st Long jump 5.56 m
2000 World Junior Championships Santiago, Chile 17th (h) 100m hurdles 13.77 (wind: -0.2 m/s)
9th (h) 4 × 100 m relay 45.71
2009 Summer Universiade Belgrade, Serbia 3rd 100 m hurdles 13.13 s
2010 Oceania Championships Cairns, Australia 1st 100 m hurdles 13.55 s CR
3rd 4 × 100 m relay 48.33 s
2010 Commonwealth Games Delhi, India 3rd 100 m hurdles 13.25 s

Achievements in weightlifting

Representing  New Zealand
Year Competition Venue Position Notes
2014 Oceania Championships Mont Dore, New Caledonia 3rd 69 kg
2015 World Championships Houston, Texas 34th 69 kg
2016 Oceania Championships Suva, Fiji DNC 63 kg
2017 Australian International Melbourne, Australia 1st 69 kg
2017 Oceania Championships Gold Coast, Australia 2nd 69 kg
2017 Commonwealth Championships Gold Coast, Australia 5th 69 kg
2018 Commonwealth Games Gold Coast, Australia 6th 69 kg

Source: MILLER Andrea Helen NZL at iwf.net

References

  1. ^ "Andrea Miller". New Zealand Olympic Committee. 2018. Retrieved 5 April 2018.
  2. ^ "The new wave of weightlifting". Gold Coast 2018 Commonwealth Games Corporation. 16 January 2018. Retrieved 5 April 2018.
  3. ^ Hollings, Stephen (December 2016). "National champions 1887–2016" (PDF). Athletics New Zealand. Retrieved 5 April 2018.
  4. ^ "Five Commonwealth Games athletes who shocked the world with sporting switches". Gold Coast Bulletin. 30 March 2018. Retrieved 1 April 2018.
  5. ^ "Athletics: Bronze medal dream come true for Miller". Otago Daily Times. 13 October 2010. Retrieved 25 March 2018.
  6. ^ "History to be made by NZ weightlifting team in Gold Coast". Radio New Zealand. 24 November 2017. Retrieved 25 March 2018.


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