Kiana Elliott
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| Full name | Kiana Rose Elliott | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Born | 27 July 1997 Kogarah, New South Wales | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Weight | 66.41 kg (146.4 lb) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Country |  Australia | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Sport | Weightlifting | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Team | National team | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Medal record
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| Updated on 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.[1]
She has competed at world championships, including at the 2015 World Weightlifting Championships.[2] She won the gold medal at the 2016 Oceania Weightlifting Championships.[3]
Elliott represented Australia at the 2020 Summer Olympics in Tokyo, Japan.[4] She competed in the women's 64 kg. She finished 5th in the Snatch and 11th in the Clean & Jerk.[5]
She is coached by Martin Harlowe.[1]
Major results
[edit]| Year | Venue | Weight | Snatch (kg) | Clean & Jerk (kg) | Total | Rank | ||||||
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| 1 | 2 | 3 | Rank | 1 | 2 | 3 | Rank | |||||
| World Championships | ||||||||||||
| 2015 |  Houston, United States |
69 kg | 85 | 89 | 36 | 103 | 107 | 34 | 196 | 33 | ||
| Oceania Weightlifting Championships | ||||||||||||
| 2016 |  Suva, Fiji |
63 kg | 90 | 93 |  |
107 | |
200 |
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| Olympic Games | ||||||||||||
| 2021 |  Tokyo, Japan |
64 kg | 93 | 97 | 101 | 5 | 108 | 12 | 209 | 11 | ||
References
[edit]- ^ a b "Kiana Elliott". Australian Olympic Committee. Retrieved 8 March 2022.
- ^ "2015 Weightlifting World Championships - Kiana Rose Elliott". iwf.net. Retrieved 23 June 2016.
- ^ "2016 Oceania Weightlifting Championships - Kiana Rose Elliott". iwf.net. Retrieved 10 November 2016.
- ^ "Five weightlifters announced for Australia's Tokyo Olympics team". Xinhuanet. 22 June 2021. Retrieved 18 July 2021.
- ^ "Australian Olympic Team for Tokyo 2021". The Roar. Retrieved 8 March 2022.
External links
[edit]- Kiana Elliott at the International Weightlifting Federation
- Kiana Elliott at Olympics.com
- Kiana Elliott at Olympedia
- Kiana Elliott at the Australian Olympic Committee
- Kiana Elliott at Commonwealth Games Australia
- Kiana Elliott at the Australian Weightlifting Federation
- Australian weightlifter Kiana Elliott - YouTube
- Kiana Elliott at Commonwealth Games Australia
- Kiana Rose Elliott at the Birmingham 2022 Commonwealth Games
Categories:
- 1997 births
- Living people
- Australian female weightlifters
- Weightlifters at the 2014 Summer Youth Olympics
- Olympic weightlifters for Australia
- Weightlifters at the 2020 Summer Olympics
- Commonwealth Games competitors for Australia
- Weightlifters at the 2022 Commonwealth Games
- People educated at Abbotsleigh
- 21st-century Australian sportswomen
- Pacific Games gold medalists for Australia
- Pacific Games medalists in weightlifting
- Pacific Games bronze medalists for Australia