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Tracey Lambrechs 
Summary
Tracey Lambrechs (born 27 August 1985) is a former New Zealand weightlifter who competed in the +75 kg division. She won a bronze medal at the 2014 Commonwealth Games and a silver at the 2015 Pacific Games.[3] She placed 13th at the 2016 Olympics.
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| Full name | Tracey Lambrechs | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Nationality | New Zealand | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Born | 27 August 1985 Johannesburg, South Africa[1] | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Height | 1.67 m (5 ft 5+1⁄2 in) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Weight | 107 kg (236 lb) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Country | New Zealand | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Sport | Weightlifting | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Event | Women's +75 kg | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Club | Northsport Olympic Weightlifting, Auckland[2] | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Coached by | Adam Storey[2] | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Medal record
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| Updated on 28 January 2022. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Lambrechs was born in South Africa and moved to New Zealand with her family in 1999. She played netball in the New Zealand national league, and competed internationally in athletics. She took up weightlifting aged 17.[4] She was selected as flag bearer for New Zealand at the opening ceremony of the 2015 Pacific Games.[2]
Lambrechs announced her retirement at the 2018 Gold Coast Commonwealth Games.[4]
Major results edit
| Year | Venue | Weight | Snatch (kg) | Clean & Jerk (kg) | Total | Rank | ||||||
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| 1 | 2 | 3 | Rank | 1 | 2 | 3 | Rank | |||||
Representing  New Zealand
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| Olympic Games | ||||||||||||
| 2016 |  Rio de Janeiro, Brazil |
+75 kg | 98 | 15 | 133 | 13 | 231 | 13 | ||||
| World Championships | ||||||||||||
| 2015 |  Houston, United States |
+75 kg | 98 | 101 | 27 | 131 | 25 | 232 | 24 | |||
| 2011 |  Paris, France |
+75 kg | 102 | 17 | 126 | 130 | 18 | 232 | 18 | |||
| Oceania Championships | ||||||||||||
| 2017 |  Gold Coast, Australia |
90 kg | 89 | 92 | 95 |  |
120 | 124 | |
219 |
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| 2016 |  Suva, Fiji |
+75 kg | 98 | 102 | |
133 | 138 | |
240 |
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| Commonwealth Games | ||||||||||||
| 2018 | Gold Coast, Australia |
90 kg | 89 | 93 | 4 | 120 | 5 | 213 | 5 | |||
| 2014 |  Glasgow, Scotland |
+75 kg | 97 | 101 | 5 | 129 | 132 | 136 | 3 | 237 | 
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| 2010 |  Delhi, India |
+75 kg | 94 | 99 | 5 | 120 | 124 | 127 | 5 | 226 | 5 | |
| Pacific Games | ||||||||||||
| 2015 |  Port Moresby, Papua New Guinea |
+75 kg | 95 | 98 | |
115 | 125 | |
223 |
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References edit
- ^ "Tracey Lambrechs". Glasgow 2014 Commonwealth Games. Retrieved 31 July 2014.
- ^ a b c Tracey Lambrechs. nbcolympics.com
- ^ Weightlifting bronze for Auckland's Lambrechs stuff.co.nz, 31 July 2014
- ^ a b "Star weightlifter warns athletes: Steer clear of drugs". Stuff. 18 November 2020. Retrieved 21 November 2021.
External links edit
- Tracey Lambrechs at the International Weightlifting Federation
- Tracey Lambrechs at Olympedia
- Tracey Lambrechs at the New Zealand Olympic Committee
- Tracey Lambrechs at the Commonwealth Games Federation (archived)
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