Lisa Misipeka

Lisa Misipeka

Personal information
Full name	Lisa Vasa Misipeka
Nationality	American Samoa
Born	(1975-01-03) January 3, 1975
Height	1.68 m (5 ft 6 in)
Weight	110 kg (243 lb)
Sport
Sport	Athletics
Medal record Women's athletics Representing American Samoa World Championships Bronze medal – third place 1999 Seville Hammer throw (South) Pacific Games Gold medal – first place 1999 Santa Rita Shot put Gold medal – first place 1999 Santa Rita Discus throw Gold medal – first place 1999 Santa Rita Hammer throw (South) Pacific Mini Games Gold medal – first place 1997 Pago Pago Shot put Gold medal – first place 1997 Pago Pago Hammer throw Silver medal – second place 1997 Pago Pago Discus throw
Updated on 28 April 2013

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

Year	Competition	Venue	Position	Event	Notes
Representing American Samoa
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