Charisma Amoe-Tarrant

Charisma Precious Amoe-Tarrant (born 26 May 1999) is a Nauruan-born Australian weightlifter.[3][1] She competed in the women's +90 kg event at the 2018 Commonwealth Games, winning the silver medal for Nauru.[4][5] Amoe-Tarrant was selected for the Australian team at the Pacific Games held in Samoa in 2019,[6] winning a bronze medal for the +87 kg snatch.[7][3] She qualified to represent Australia at the 2020 Summer Olympics in Tokyo, Japan.[8] She finished in 6th place in the women's +87 kg event[9] with a total lift of 243kg.[10] Australia at the 2020 Summer Olympics details her performance in depth.

Charisma Amoe-Tarrant
Personal information
Full nameCharisma Precious Amoe-Tarrant
NationalityNauruan/Australian
Born (1999-05-26) 26 May 1999
Height165 cm (5 ft 5 in)[1]
Weight154 kg (340 lb)[2]
Sport
SportWeightlifting
Event(s)Weightlifting +90kg
Medal record
Women's weightlifting
Representing  Nauru
Commonwealth Games
Silver medal – second place2018 Gold Coast+90 kg
Oceania Championships
Gold medal – first place2018 Le Mont-Dore+90 kg
Representing  Australia
Commonwealth Games
Bronze medal – third place2022 Birmingham+87 kg
Pacific Games
Bronze medal – third place2019 Apia+87 kg snatch

Personal life

Her uncle died of cancer. Her mother died of kidney problems in 2009.She lived in Nauru until the age of 12, and lived in Australia with her grandfather.[11]

References
  1. "Charisma Amoe-Tarrant". Gold Coast 2018. Retrieved 11 April 2018.
  2. "Competition Sheet" (PDF). Tokyo 2020. 2 August 2021. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2 August 2021. Retrieved 4 August 2021.
  3. Stewart, Anthony (15 July 2019). "Pacific Games 2019: Nauru's star weightlifter Charisma Amoe-Tarrant switches allegiance to win bronze for Australia". Australian Broadcasting Corporation. Archived from the original on 16 July 2019.
  4. "Feagaiga Stowers secures Samoa's second gold medal". Samoa Observer. Retrieved 11 April 2018.
  5. "Event Schedule - Women's +90kg". Gold Coast 2018. Retrieved 11 April 2018.
  6. "Australian team announced for 2019 Pacific Games". Australian Olympic Committee. 7 June 2019. Archived from the original on 7 June 2019. Retrieved 7 June 2019.
  7. "The Spirit of the Games on show on Day 6 of Samoa 2019". olympics.com.au. 14 July 2019. Archived from the original on 14 July 2019.
  8. "Five weightlifters announced for Australia's Tokyo Olympics team". Xinhuanet. 22 June 2021. Retrieved 18 July 2021.
  9. "Women's +87 kg Results" (PDF). 2020 Summer Olympics. Archived (PDF) from the original on 2 August 2021. Retrieved 2 August 2021.
  10. "Australian Olympic Team for Tokyo 2021". The Roar. Retrieved 6 March 2022.
  11. "Australia's Charisma Amoe-Tarrant lifts for her late mother and uncle, while England's face of the Games, Emily Campbell, wins gold".


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