Leslie Ata

Leslie Ata
Personal information
Nationality Solomon Islands
Born (1963-10-14) October 14, 1963 (age 61)
Solomon Islands
Weight66 kg (146 lb)
Sport
SportWeightlifting

Leslie Ata (born 14 October 1963) is a retired weightlifter who represented Solomon Islands.

Ata competed in two Olympics, the first was at the 1984 Summer Olympics held in Los Angeles, where he finished 16th, and then again at the 1992 Summer Olympics in Barcelona, where he was the only competitor for Solomon Islands and he finished 29th.[1]

After retiring he became a weightlifting coach, and won the Solomon Islands Coach of the Year in 2010.[2] He is now the President of the Solomon Islands Weightlifting Federation.[3]

Major results

Year Venue Weight Snatch (kg) Clean & Jerk (kg) Total Rank
1 2 3 Result Rank 1 2 3 Result Rank
Representing  Solomon Islands
Olympic Games
1992 Spain Barcelona, Spain 75 kg 105.0 105.0 105.0 105.0 30 130.0 130.0 135.0 130.0 29 235.0 29
1984 United States Los Angeles, United States 67.5 kg 75.0 80.0 82.5 80.0 16 100.0 105.0 107.5 107.5 18 187.5 16
World Championships
1984 United States Los Angeles, United States 75 kg 75.0 80.0 82.5 80.0 16 100.0 105.0 107.5 107.5 18 187.5 16
Commonwealth Games
1990 New Zealand Auckland, New Zealand[4] 67.5 kg — — — 95.0 13 — — — 117.5 12 212.5 13
Olympic Games
Preceded by
Gustave Mansad
 Flagbearer for  Solomon Islands
Barcelona 1992 		Succeeded by

References

  1. ^ Sports Reference Profile
  2. ^ Ata, Leslie. "Coach of the Year". SIFF.Com. Archived from the original on 4 March 2016. Retrieved 23 May 2015.
  3. ^ "New President". sportingpulse.com. Sporting Pulse. Retrieved 23 May 2015.
  4. ^ "Weightlifting 67.5kg Combined - Men Auckland 1990". thecgf.com. Retrieved 5 December 2018.
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