Reanna Solomon

Reanna Solomon, born December 16, 1981 [ [http://m2002.thecgf.com/results/default.asp?ath=5164 Official website of the 2002 Commonwealth Games] ] , is a Nauruan weightlifter. She was the first female Nauruan athlete to win a Commonwealth Games gold medal, and remains one of the only two Nauruans ever to have won a Commonwealth Games gold, the other being Marcus Stephen.

Solomon competed in the 2002 Commonwealth Games. She lifted 127.5 kg in the Women's 75kg+ Clean and Jerk, winning the gold medal, and won another gold medal by lifting 227.5 kg in the Women's 75kg+ Combined. In the Women's 75kg+ Snatch she took the bronze, lifting 100 kg. [ [http://www.thecgf.com/games/athlete.asp Official results] on the website of the Commonwealth Games] [ [http://www.pacificmagazine.net/news/2002/08/04/commonwealth-games-nauru-leads-pacific-in-manchester "COMMONWEALTH GAMES: Nauru leads Pacific in Manchester"] , "Pacific Magazine", August 4, 2002]

Solomon also took part in the 2004 Summer Olympic Games. [ [http://www.oceaniasport.com/nauru/index.cgi?sID=16 National Olympic Committee of Nauru] ]

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