{{short description|Solomon Islands track and field athlete|bot=PearBOT 5}} {{Infobox sportsperson | headercolor = lightblue | name = Sharon Firisua | image = Sharon Firisua Rio2016.jpg | image_size = 170px | caption = Firisua at the 2016 Olympics | fullname = | nickname = | nationality = {{SOL}} | birth_date = {{birth date and age|1993|12|15|df=yes}} | birth_place = Malu'u, Solomon Islands | death_date = <!-- {{death date and age|death year|death month|death day|birth year|birth month|birth day}} --> | death_place = | education = | sport = Athletics | event = 1500 m, 5000 m, steeplechase | height = 1.52 m<ref>{{cite web|url=https://results.gc2018.com/en/athletics/athlete-profile-n6007143-sharon-firisua.htm|title=2018 CWG bio|accessdate=28 April 2018}}</ref> | weight = 50 kg | collegeteam = | club = Glenhuntly Athletic Club<ref name=nbc/> | coach = Trevor Vincent | highestranking = | pb = 1500 m – 4:58.45 (2013)<br>3000 mS – 11:50.31 (2015)<br>5000 m – 18:01.62(2016)<ref name=iaaf/> | medaltemplates = {{MedalCountry | {{SOL}} }} {{MedalCompetition|Pacific Games}} {{MedalGold|2015 Port Moresby|5000 m}} {{MedalGold|2015 Port Moresby|10,000 m}} {{MedalGold|2015 Port Moresby|Half marathon}} {{MedalGold|2019 Apia|10,000 m}} {{MedalCompetition|Oceania Championships}} {{MedalGold |2013 Papeete | 5000 m}} {{MedalGold |2014 Avarua | 5000 m}} {{MedalGold |2014 Avarua | 10,000 m}} {{MedalGold |2015 Cairns | 5000 m}} {{MedalSilver |2013 Papeete | 3000 m steeplechase}} {{MedalBronze |2015 Cairns | 3000 m steeplechase}} | show-medals = | updated = 23 August 2016 }}
'''Sharon Kikini Firisua''' (born 15 December 1993) is a Solomon Islands track and field athlete. At the 2016 Summer Olympics she competed in the 5000 m event.<ref name="rio" /> At the 2020 Summer Olympics, she competed in the Women's marathon.<ref>{{Cite web|title=Athletics - FIRISUA Sharon|url=https://olympics.com/tokyo-2020/olympic-games/en/results/athletics/athlete-profile-n1305070-firisua-sharon.htm|url-status=dead|access-date=2021-09-04|work=Tokyo 2020 Olympics|publisher=Tokyo Organising Committee of the Olympic and Paralympic Games|language=en-us|archive-date=2021-09-04|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210904191820/https://olympics.com/tokyo-2020/olympic-games/en/results/athletics/athlete-profile-n1305070-firisua-sharon.htm}}</ref>
== Career == Firisua is from Loina on the island of Malaita.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.theguardian.com/world/2023/nov/18/sharon-firisua-solomon-islands-pacific-games-gold-marathon-paris-olympics |title=From lucky shoes to Olympic trailblazer: Solomon Islands athlete pushes for Pacific Games gold |work=The Guardian |author=Patrick Skene |date=17 November 2023 |access-date=18 November 2023}}</ref> In 2013 she was named the Solomon Islands Sportswoman of the Year.<ref name="nbc" /> She started training seriously in 2010 and at her second Pacific Games in 2015 she took two gold medals at 5000 and 10,000m<ref>[http://theislandsun.com/double-gold-firisua-extends-gold-tally-for-team-solomons/ DOUBLE GOLD: FIRISUA EXTENDS GOLD TALLY FOR TEAM SOLOMONS], June 2015, The Island Sun, Retrieved 27 August 2016</ref> and another in the half marathon in Port Moresby, Papua New Guinea.
Firisua represented the Solomon Islands in the women's 100 metres event at the 2024 Summer Olympics.<ref name=":0">{{Cite web |last=Narayan |first=Shivneel |date=2024-08-03 |title=Pacific NOCs at the Olympics – 02 August |url=https://www.oceanianoc.org/press/pacific-nocs-at-the-olympics---02-august |access-date=2024-08-19 |website=www.oceanianoc.org |language=en}}</ref><ref name=":1">{{Cite web |last=Goile |first=Aaron |date=2024-08-03 |title=Solomon Islands marathoner Sharon Firisua clocks 14.31 seconds in 100m at Paris Olympics |url=https://www.waikatotimes.co.nz/sport/350365966/solomon-islands-marathoner-sharon-firisua-clocks-1431-seconds-100-metres-paris |access-date=2024-08-19 |website=www.waikatotimes.co.nz}}</ref> She ran a personal best time of 14.31 seconds during the preliminary round and finished last in her heat.<ref name=":0" /><ref name=":1" /> At the 2024 Summer Olympics closing ceremony, Firisua carried the flag of the Solomon Islands.<ref>{{cite news |last1=Braidwood |first1=James |title=Every Olympic flagbearer for Paris 2024 closing ceremony including Alex Yee and Katie Ledecky |url=https://www.independent.co.uk/sport/olympics/olympics-flagbearer-paris-usa-teamgb-b2594760.html |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240811213613/https://www.independent.co.uk/sport/olympics/olympics-flagbearer-paris-usa-teamgb-b2594760.html |archive-date=11 August 2024 |work=The Independent}}</ref> ==References== {{Commons category|Sharon Firisua}} {{Reflist|refs= <ref name=iaaf>{{World Athletics}}</ref> <ref name=rio>[https://www.rio2016.com/en/athlete/sharon-firisua Sharon Firisua]. rio2016.com</ref> <ref name=nbc>[http://results.nbcolympics.com/athletes/athlete=firisua-sharon-1139778/index.html Sharon Firisua]. nbcolympics.com</ref> }}
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{{DEFAULTSORT:Firisua, Sharon}} Category:Living people Category:1993 births Category:People from Malaita Province Category:Solomon Islands women steeplechase runners Category:Solomon Islands women long-distance runners Category:Olympic athletes for the Solomon Islands Category:Athletes (track and field) at the 2016 Summer Olympics Category:Athletes (track and field) at the 2020 Summer Olympics Category:Commonwealth Games competitors for the Solomon Islands Category:Athletes (track and field) at the 2014 Commonwealth Games Category:Athletes (track and field) at the 2018 Commonwealth Games Category:Pacific Games gold medalists Category:Pacific Games medalists in athletics Category:Athletes (track and field) at the 2024 Summer Olympics