Manuel Minginfel

Main articles: Weightlifting at the 2008 Summer Olympics and Weightlifting at the 2008 Summer Olympics - Qualification
Manuel Minginfel
Personal information
NationalityMicronesian
Born (1978-09-28) September 28, 1978
Yap
Height1.58 m (5 ft 2 in)
Weight62 kg (137 lb)
Sport
Country Micronesia
Medal record
Men's weightlifting
Representing  Federated States of Micronesia
Oceania Championships
2006 Apia 62 kg
2007 Apia 62 kg
2008 Auckland 62 kg
2012 Apia 62 kg
2015 Port Moresby 69 kg
2010 Suva 62 kg
2011 Darwin[a] 62 kg
2013 Brisbane 62 kg
2016 Suva 69 kg
2014 Le Mont-Dore 69 kg
Pacific Games
1999 Guam 56 kg
2003 Suva 62 kg
2007 Apia 56 kg
2011 Nouméa 62 kg
2015 Port Moresby 69 kg

Manuel Minginfel (born September 28, 1978)[1] is a former weightlifter representing the Federated States of Micronesia.

In the 62 kg category, he ranked 10th at the 2004 Summer Olympics,[1] 7th at the 2005 World Weightlifting Championships,[1] and 4th at the 2006 World Weightlifting Championships.[1]

At the 2008 Oceania Championships he won the gold medal in the 62 kg category.[1] He also represented the Federated States of Micronesia in weightlifting at the 2008 Summer Olympics in Beijing, China,[2] where he ranked 11th in the 62 kg category. He was also his country's flag bearer during the Games' opening ceremony.[3]

He competed in the 2012 Summer Olympics where he ranked #10 in the Men's 62 kg category.

Minginfel is a native of Yap. He set a new record snatch in the men's 56 kilo category at the South Pacific Games in Samoa in 2007.

Major results

Year Venue Weight Snatch (kg) Clean & Jerk (kg) Total Rank
1 2 3 Result Rank 1 2 3 Result Rank
Representing  Federated States of Micronesia
Summer Olympics
2012 London, United Kingdom 62 kg 122 127 130 127 11 158 158 158 158 10 285 10
2008 Beijing, China 62 kg 115 120 123 120 14 145 150 155 155 10 275 11
2004 Athens, Greece 62 kg 115.0 115.0 120.0 120.0 11 147.5 147.5 152.5 152.5 10 272.5 10
2000 Sydney, Australia 56 kg 97.5 97.5 97.5 — — — — — — — — —
Pacific Games
2015 Port Moresby, Papua New Guinea 69 kg 112 117 120 120 146 150 156 156 276
2011 Nouméa, New Caledonia 62 kg 110 115 120 115 140 145 150 150 265
2007 Apia, Samoa 56 kg — — — 124 — — — 152 276
2003 Suva, Fiji 62 kg — — — 117.5 — — — 150.0 267.5 [4]
1999 Guam 56 kg — — — 95.0 — — — 125.0 220.0 [5]

Child Sex abuse controversy and conviction

It was reported by herald that a child reported in 2018 that an inappropriate touch has occurred twice, then at age younger than 13.[6] Minginfel initially denied the allegations, but he admitted sexually touching the girl once.[6] He was pleaded guilty to indecent liberties in November 2019 for sexual contact with a girl incapable of consent.[6] He was sentenced the week before in January. On his release from prison, Minginfel will be on probation for three years and will also have to register as a sex offender.[6]

References

  1. ^ a b c d e "MINGINFEL Manuel". International Weightlifting Federation.
  2. ^ "Hale to Olympics", Solomon Star, July 14, 2008
  3. ^ "List of Flagbearers Beijing 2008" (PDF). www.olympic.org. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2008-08-08. Retrieved 2008-08-23.
  4. ^ "62 Kg Category for Men". websites.sportstg.com.
  5. ^ "XI SOUTH PACIFIC GAMES RESULTS". websites.sportstg.com.
  6. ^ a b c d "Olympic weightlifter who sexually abused girl sentenced". Associated Press. 16 January 2020.
  1. ^ Arafura Games also
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