# Sharon Firisua > Mediated Wiki article. Canonical URL: https://mediated.wiki/source/Sharon_Firisua > Markdown URL: https://mediated.wiki/source/Sharon_Firisua.md > Source: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sharon_Firisua > Source revision: 1317358001 > License: Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 International (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/) {{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](/source/Malu'u), [Solomon Islands](/source/Solomon_Islands) | death_date = | death_place = | education = | sport = Athletics | event = 1500 m, 5000 m, [steeplechase](/source/steeplechase_(athletics)) | height = 1.52 m{{cite web|url=https://results.gc2018.com/en/athletics/athlete-profile-n6007143-sharon-firisua.htm|title=2018 CWG bio|accessdate=28 April 2018}} | weight = 50 kg | collegeteam = | club = Glenhuntly Athletic Club | coach = [Trevor Vincent](/source/Trevor_Vincent) | highestranking = | pb = 1500 m – 4:58.45 (2013)
3000 mS – 11:50.31 (2015)
5000 m – 18:01.62(2016) | medaltemplates = {{MedalCountry | {{SOL}} }} {{MedalCompetition|[Pacific Games](/source/Athletics_at_the_Pacific_Games)}} {{MedalGold|[2015 Port Moresby](/source/Athletics_at_the_2015_Pacific_Games)|5000 m}} {{MedalGold|[2015 Port Moresby](/source/Athletics_at_the_2015_Pacific_Games)|10,000 m}} {{MedalGold|[2015 Port Moresby](/source/Athletics_at_the_2015_Pacific_Games)|Half marathon}} {{MedalGold|[2019 Apia](/source/Athletics_at_the_2019_Pacific_Games)|10,000 m}} {{MedalCompetition|[Oceania Championships](/source/Oceania_Athletics_Championships)}} {{MedalGold |[2013 Papeete](/source/2013_Oceania_Athletics_Championships) | 5000 m}} {{MedalGold |[2014 Avarua](/source/2014_Oceania_Athletics_Championships) | 5000 m}} {{MedalGold |[2014 Avarua](/source/2014_Oceania_Athletics_Championships) | 10,000 m}} {{MedalGold |[2015 Cairns](/source/2015_Oceania_Athletics_Championships) | 5000 m}} {{MedalSilver |[2013 Papeete](/source/2013_Oceania_Athletics_Championships) | 3000 m steeplechase}} {{MedalBronze |[2015 Cairns](/source/2015_Oceania_Athletics_Championships) | 3000 m steeplechase}} | show-medals = | updated = 23 August 2016 }} '''Sharon Kikini Firisua''' (born 15 December 1993) is a [Solomon Islands](/source/Solomon_Islands) track and field athlete. At the [2016 Summer Olympics](/source/2016_Summer_Olympics) she competed in the [5000 m](/source/Athletics_at_the_2016_Summer_Olympics_%E2%80%93_Women's_5000_metres) event. At the [2020 Summer Olympics](/source/2020_Summer_Olympics), she competed in the [Women's marathon.](/source/Athletics_at_the_2020_Summer_Olympics_%E2%80%93_Women's_marathon){{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](/source/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}} == Career == Firisua is from Loina on the island of [Malaita](/source/Malaita).{{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}} In 2013 she was named the Solomon Islands Sportswoman of the Year. She started training seriously in 2010 and at her second [Pacific Games](/source/Pacific_Games) in 2015 she took two gold medals at 5000 and 10,000m[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 and another in the half marathon in [Port Moresby](/source/Port_Moresby), Papua New Guinea. Firisua represented the Solomon Islands in the [women's 100 metres](/source/Athletics_at_the_2024_Summer_Olympics_%E2%80%93_Women's_100_metres) event at the [2024 Summer Olympics](/source/2024_Summer_Olympics).{{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}}{{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}} She ran a personal best time of 14.31 seconds during the preliminary round and finished last in her heat. At the [2024 Summer Olympics closing ceremony](/source/2024_Summer_Olympics_closing_ceremony), Firisua carried the [flag of the Solomon Islands](/source/Flag_of_Solomon_Islands).{{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](/source/The_Independent)}} ==References== {{Commons category|Sharon Firisua}} {{Reflist|refs= {{World Athletics}} [https://www.rio2016.com/en/athlete/sharon-firisua Sharon Firisua]. rio2016.com [http://results.nbcolympics.com/athletes/athlete=firisua-sharon-1139778/index.html Sharon Firisua]. nbcolympics.com }} ==External links== * {{sports links}} {{Authority control}} {{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 --- Adapted from the Wikipedia article [Sharon Firisua](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sharon_Firisua) by Wikipedia contributors ([contributor history](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sharon_Firisua?action=history)). 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