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| Human Interest | |
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Sport Specific Information | |
| Club / Team | Hawthorn Weightlifting Club: Melbourne, VIC, AUS |
Further Personal Information | |
| Higher education | Engineering - Royal Melbourne Institute of Technology [RMIT]: Australia |
General Interest | |
| Hero / Idol | Australian sprinter Peter Norman, Chinese weightlifter Yang Xia. (gc2018.com, 18 Aug 2017; olympics.com, 20 Jun 2012) |
Sport Specific Information | |
| Name of coach | Anthony Dove [club], AUS |
| When and where did you begin this sport? | She began weightlifting at age 17 in Melbourne, VIC, Australia. |
Further Personal Information | |
| Occupation | Athlete, Engineer |
General Interest | |
| Sporting philosophy / motto | "Well, it's better than a kick in the teeth I guess." (olympics.com, 20 Jun 2012) |
| Injuries | She sustained a chronic hip injury in mid-2014. She returned to full fitness in August 2015. (Australian Weightlifting Federation YouTube channel, 28 Aug 2015) She underwent ankle surgery in 2011. (abc.net.au, 01 Aug 2012) |
Further Personal Information | |
| Languages | English |
General Interest | |
| Memorable sporting achievement | Setting a 58kg snatch Commonwealth record in 2008 in Melbourne, VIC, Australia. (commonwealthweightlifting.com, 01 Jul 2018; gc2018.com, 18 Aug 2017) |
| Famous relatives | Her relative Vivian Lee has also represented Australia in weightlifting, and competed at the 2010 Commonwealth Games in Delhi, India. (gc2018.com, 18 Aug 2017) |
Sport Specific Information | |
| Why this sport? | She was encouraged to take up the sport by her teacher. |
General Interest | |
| Most influential person in career | Coach Anthony Dove. (results.gc2018.com, 18 Aug 2017) |