Leslie Ata

Leslie Ata
Personal information
Nationality  Solomon Islands
Born (1963-10-14) October 14, 1963
Solomon Islands
Weight 66 kg (146 lb)
Sport
Sport Weightlifting

Leslie Ata (born 14 October 1963) is a retired weightlifter who represented the Solomon Islands.

Ata competed in two Olympics, the first was at the 1984 Summer Olympics held in Los Angeles, where he finished 16th, and then again at the 1992 Summer Olympics in Barcelona, where he was the only competitor for the Solomon Islands and he finished 29th.[1]

After retiring he became a weightlifting coach, and won the Solomon Islands Coach of the Year in 2010.[2] He is now the President of the Solomon Islands Weightlifting Federation.[3]

References

  1. Sports Reference Profile
  2. Ata, Leslie. "Coach of the Year". SIFF.Com. Retrieved 23 May 2015.
  3. "New President". sportingpulse.com. Sporting Pulse. Retrieved 23 May 2015.


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