Sharon Firisua

Sharon Firisua

Firisua at the 2016 Olympics
Personal information
Nationality	Solomon Islands
Born	(1993-12-15) 15 December 1993
Sport
Sport	Athletics
Event(s)	1500 m, 5000 m, steeplechase
Club	Glenhuntly Athletic Club[1]
Achievements and titles
Personal best(s)	1500 m – 4:58.45 (2013) 3000 mS – 11:50.31 (2015) 5000 m – 18:01.62(2016)[2]
Medal record Representing  Solomon Islands Pacific Games 2015 Port Moresby 5000 m 2015 Port Moresby 10,000 m 2015 Port Moresby Half marathon Oceania Championships 2013 Papeete 5000 m 2014 Avarua 5000 m 2014 Avarua 10,000 m 2015 Cairns 5000 m 2013 Papeete 3000 m steeplechase 2015 Cairns 3000 m steeplechase
Updated on 23 August 2016.

Sharon Firisua (born 15 December 1993) is a Solomon Islands track and field athlete. In 2013 she was named the Solomon Islands Sportswoman of the Year.^[1] She started training seriously in 2010 and at her second Pacific Games in 2015 she took two gold medals at 5000 and 1000m^[3] and another in the half marathon in Port Moresby, Papua New Guinea.

At the 2016 Summer Olympics she competed in the 5000 m event.^[4]

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