Raema Lisa Rumbewas (10 September 1980 – 14 January 2024) was an Indonesian weightlifter. She was the country's first athlete to have won medals in three Olympic Games. She competed in the women's 48 kg at the 2000 Summer Olympics and won silver with 185.0 kg in total. She won another silver medal at the 2004 Games, this time competing in the women's 53 kg and lifting 210.0 kg in total.[1] Another 210.0 kg was enough to win yet another silver medal at the 2006 World Weightlifting Championships in Santo Domingo.[1] At the 2008 Summer Olympics she ranked 3rd in the 53 kg category, with a total of 206 kg.[2]
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| Born | 10 September 1980 Biak, Irian Jaya, Indonesia | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Died | 14 January 2024 (aged 43) Jayapura, Papua, Indonesia | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Medal record
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Rumbewas was a scholarship holder with the Olympic Solidarity program as of February 2003.
Personal life and death
editRumbewas was the cousin of women doubles badminton player Nitya Krishinda Maheswari, who participated in the 2016 Summer Olympics in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. She was from Irian Jaya province, now Papua.[3]
Raema Lisa Rumbewas died on 14 January 2024 at the age of 43.[4][5]
Notes and references
edit- ^ a b "RUMBEWAS Raema Lisa". International Weightlifting Federation. Archived from the original on 27 May 2011.
- ^ "RUMBEWAS Raema Lisa". International Weightlifting Federation. Archived from the original on 27 May 2011.
- ^ Content, Admin (6 August 2021). "Here are Inspiring People of West Papua with Great Contribution to Indonesia". West Papua Diary. Retrieved 18 December 2021.
- ^ Raema Lisa Rumbewas, the history-making lifter, passes away
- ^ "Lisa Rumbewas Meninggal Dunia" (in Indonesian). CNN Indonesia. 14 January 2024. Retrieved 14 January 2024.
External links
edit- Athlete biography at beijing2008.cn (archived)
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