{{Short description|Australian weightlifter (born 1997)}} {{Use dmy dates|date=March 2018}} {{Use Australian English|date=March 2018}} {{Infobox sportsperson | name = Kiana Elliott | image = | caption = | fullname = Kiana Rose Elliott | nickname = | birth_date = {{birth date and age|1997|07|27|df=y}} | birth_place = Kogarah, New South Wales | death_date = | death_place = | nationality = | residence = | years_active = | height = | weight = {{convert|66.41|kg|lb|abbr=on}} | website = | country = {{flagu|Australia}} | sport = Weightlifting | weight_class = | pb = | club = | team = National team | coach = | retired = | show-medals = | medaltemplates = {{MedalSport|Women's weightlifting}} {{MedalCountry|{{AUS}}}} {{MedalComp|Pacific Games}} {{MedalGold|2019 Apia|64 kg}} {{MedalBronze|2015 Port Moresby|63 kg}} {{MedalComp|Commonwealth Championships}} {{MedalSilver|2019 Apia|64 kg}} {{MedalComp|Oceania Championships}} {{MedalGold|2016 Suva|63 kg}} {{MedalGold|2019 Apia|64 kg}} {{MedalGold|2025 Meyuns|63 kg}} {{MedalBronze|2015 Port Moresby|63 kg}} {{MedalComp|Arafura Games}} {{MedalSilver|2019 Darwin|64 kg}} | updated = 24 January 2022 }}
'''Kiana Rose Elliott''' (born 27 July 1997) is an Australian weightlifter, competing in the 69 kg category and representing Australia at international competitions.
Elliott was a promising gymnast, starting at the age of six. However, injuries caused her to give up the sport at the age of 14 and concentrate on weightlifting.<ref name=":0">{{Cite web |title=Kiana Elliott |url=https://www.olympics.com.au/olympians/kiana-elliott/ |access-date=2022-03-08 |website=Australian Olympic Committee |language=en-AU}}</ref>
She has competed at world championships, including at the 2015 World Weightlifting Championships.<ref>{{cite web |title=2015 Weightlifting World Championships - Kiana Rose Elliott |url=http://www.iwf.net/results/results-by-events/?event=341 |publisher=iwf.net |accessdate=23 June 2016}}</ref> She won the gold medal at the 2016 Oceania Weightlifting Championships.<ref>{{cite web |title=2016 Oceania Weightlifting Championships - Kiana Rose Elliott |url=http://www.iwf.net/results/results-by-events/?event=356 |publisher=iwf.net |accessdate=10 November 2016}}</ref>
Elliott represented Australia at the 2020 Summer Olympics in Tokyo, Japan.<ref name="five_weightlifters_announced_for_tokyo_2021">{{Cite news |date=22 June 2021 |title=Five weightlifters announced for Australia's Tokyo Olympics team |work=Xinhuanet |url=http://www.xinhuanet.com/english/2021-06/22/c_1310021441.htm |access-date=18 July 2021}}</ref> She competed in the women's 64 kg. She finished 5th in the Snatch and 11th in the Clean & Jerk.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Australian Olympic Team for Tokyo 2021 |url=https://www.theroar.com.au/olympics/australian-olympic-team/ |access-date=2022-03-08 |website=The Roar |language=en-US}}</ref>
She is coached by Martin Harlowe.<ref name=":0" />
==Major results== {|class = "wikitable" style="text-align:center;" ! rowspan=2 width=40|Year ! rowspan=2 width=250|Venue ! rowspan=2 width=60|Weight !colspan=4| Snatch (kg) !colspan=4| Clean & Jerk (kg) !rowspan=2 width=40| Total !rowspan=2 width=40| Rank |- ! width=40|1!! width=40|2!! width=40|3!! width=40|Rank!! width=40|1!! width=40|2!! width=40|3!! width=40|Rank |- ! colspan=13|World Championships |- |2015 || align=left|{{flagicon|USA}} Houston, United States|| 69 kg ||<s>85</s>||85||'''89'''||36||103||'''107'''||<s>111</s>||34||'''196'''||33 |- ! colspan=13|Oceania Weightlifting Championships |- |2016 || align=left|{{flagicon|FIJ}} Suva, Fiji|| 63 kg ||<s> 90</s>||90||'''93'''||{{gold1}}||107||<s>113</s>||<s>113</s>||{{gold1}}||'''200'''||{{gold1}} |- ! colspan=13|Olympic Games |- |2021 || align=left|{{flagicon|Japan}} Tokyo, Japan|| 64 kg ||93||97||'''101'''||5||<s>108</s>||'''108'''||<s>111</s>||12||'''209'''||11 |}
==References== <references/>
==External links== * {{sports links}} * [https://www.awf.com.au/statistics/lifter/id/1740 Kiana Elliott] at the Australian Weightlifting Federation * [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TxXC9BdAM4A Australian weightlifter Kiana Elliott - YouTube] * {{Commonwealth Games Australia|kiana-elliott}} * {{2022 Commonwealth Games profile|48758|Kiana Rose Elliott}}
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{{DEFAULTSORT:Elliott, Kiana Rose}} Category:1997 births Category:Living people Category:Australian female weightlifters Category:Weightlifters at the 2014 Summer Youth Olympics Category:Olympic weightlifters for Australia Category:Weightlifters at the 2020 Summer Olympics Category:Commonwealth Games weightlifters for Australia Category:Weightlifters at the 2022 Commonwealth Games Category:Place of birth missing (living people) Category:People educated at Abbotsleigh Category:21st-century Australian sportswomen Category:Pacific Games gold medalists for Australia Category:Pacific Games medalists in weightlifting Category:Pacific Games bronze medalists for Australia