Lisa Misipeka

Lisa Vasa Misipeka (born January 3, 1975) is an American Samoan athlete who specialises in the hammer throw. She was the first woman to represent American Samoa at the Olympics.

She won the bronze medal at the 1999 World Championships in Athletics. First place was 75.20m, second place 72.56m, and 9m behind first and 6.5m behind second was Misipeka in third with 66.06m. It was the first ever international medal for American Samoa, and the greatest difference in distance between the first three medal places. The flag bearer for American Samoa at the 2004 Olympic Games in Athens, Greece where she did not record a distance in the qualifying round of the women's hammer due to a knee injury and therefore did not advance to the final.

Achievements

Representing
1997	South Pacific Mini Games	Pago Pago, American Samoa	1st	Shot put	14.37 m
			2nd	Discus throw	43.32 m
			1st	Hammer throw	58.20 m
1999	South Pacific Games	Santa Rita, Guam	1st	Shot put	15.13 m GR
			1st	Discus throw	46.00 m
			1st	Hammer throw	63.39 m GR
	World Championships	Seville, Spain	3rd	Hammer throw	66.06 m
2000	Olympic Games	Sydney, Australia	14th	Hammer throw	61.74 m
2001	World Championships	Edmonton, Canada	20th	Hammer throw	63.34 m
2003	World Championships	Paris, France	21st	Hammer throw	64.42 m
2004	Olympic Games	Athens, Greece	—	Hammer throw	NM

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