Laurel Hubbard

Laurel Hubbard
Personal information
Born 1978 (age 38–39)
Sport
Country New Zealand
Sport Weightlifting
Updated on 25 March 2017.

Laurel Hubbard (born 1978) is a transgender weightlifter from New Zealand.

Hubbard is the child of Dick Hubbard, former Mayor of Auckland City[1] and founder of Hubbard Foods.

Competing as Gavin Hubbard, before her gender transition, she was a junior 105kg+ New Zealand record holder with snatch 135kg, clean&jerk 170kg, total 300kg,[2] until her record was surpassed by David Liti.

She then became Olympic Weightlifting New Zealand's Executive Officer. Subsequently she transitioned to female, becoming Laurel Hubbard.[3]

At the 2017 Australian International & Australian Open in Melbourne, she competed at the heaviest 90kg+ category, winning the gold medal with a 123kg snatch and 145kg clean & jerk, for a total of 268kg at a bodyweight of 131.83kg.[4][5] She thus became the first trans woman to win an international weightlifting title for New Zealand.[3][6] Although Hubbard met eligibility requirements to compete, her win sparked controversy, with some other competitors claiming the competition was unfair.[1][6][7]

References

  1. 1 2 "'She has every right to compete with women': Transgender weightlifter sparks criticism after competition win". Yahoo News Australia. March 20, 2017. Retrieved March 25, 2017.
  2. ↑ "New Zealand Interschool's Weightlifting Championship 2014 - Round 6" (PDF). Sporty.co.nz. Retrieved 2017-03-24.
  3. 1 2 "Weightlifting: Transgender lifter Laurel Hubbard wins first international outing". New Zealand Herald. March 19, 2017. Retrieved March 25, 2017.
  4. ↑ "2017 Australian International & Australian Open" (PDF). Awf.com.au. Retrieved 2017-03-24.
  5. ↑ Windley, Matt (March 19, 2017). "Laurel Hubbard wins female 90kg+ division at weightlifting’s Australian International". Herald Sun. Retrieved March 25, 2017.
  6. 1 2 Payne, Marissa (March 22, 2017). "Transgender woman wins international weightlifting title amid controversy over fairness". The Washington Post. Retrieved March 25, 2017.
  7. ↑ http://www.samoaobserver.ws/en/23_03_2017/local/18224/Woman-lifter-beaten-by-transgender-speaks-up.htm
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