Manuel Minginfel
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Nationality | Micronesian | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Born | Yap | September 28, 1978|||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Height | 1.58 m (5 ft 2 in) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Weight | 62 kg (137 lb) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Manuel Minginfel (born September 28, 1978)[1] is a former weightlifter representing the Federated States of Micronesia and a convicted sex offender.
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 | ||||||||
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1 | 2 | 3 | Result | Rank | 1 | 2 | 3 | Result | Rank | |||||
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Summer Olympics | ||||||||||||||
2012 | ![]() |
62 kg | 122 | 127 | 127 | 11 | 158 | 158 | 10 | 285 | 10 | |||
2008 | ![]() |
62 kg | 115 | 120 | 120 | 14 | 145 | 150 | 155 | 155 | 10 | 275 | 11 | |
2004 | ![]() |
62 kg | 115.0 | 120.0 | 120.0 | 11 | 147.5 | 152.5 | 152.5 | 10 | 272.5 | 10 | ||
2000 | ![]() |
56 kg | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |||
Pacific Games | ||||||||||||||
2015 | ![]() |
69 kg | 112 | 117 | 120 | 120 | ![]() |
146 | 150 | 156 | 156 | ![]() |
276 | ![]() |
2011 | ![]() |
62 kg | 110 | 115 | 115 | ![]() |
140 | 145 | 150 | 150 | ![]() |
265 | ![]() | |
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56 kg | N/A | N/A | N/A | 124 | ![]() |
N/A | N/A | N/A | 152 | ![]() |
276 | ![]() | |
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62 kg | N/A | N/A | N/A | 117.5 | ![]() |
N/A | N/A | N/A | 150.0 | ![]() |
267.5 | ![]() | |
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56 kg | N/A | N/A | N/A | 95.0 | ![]() |
N/A | N/A | N/A | 125.0 | ![]() |
220.0 | ![]() |
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 of 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[]
- ^ a b c d e "MINGINFEL Manuel". International Weightlifting Federation.
- ^ "Hale to Olympics", Solomon Star, July 14, 2008
- ^ "List of Flagbearers Beijing 2008" (PDF). www.olympic.org. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2008-08-08. Retrieved 2008-08-23.
- ^ "62 Kg Category for Men". websites.sportstg.com.
- ^ "XI SOUTH PACIFIC GAMES RESULTS". websites.sportstg.com.
- ^ a b c d https://apnews.com/article/64b444ee05ceec5a66d03d167b451d9a
External links[]
- 1978 births
- Living people
- People from Yap State
- Federated States of Micronesia male weightlifters
- Weightlifters at the 2000 Summer Olympics
- Weightlifters at the 2004 Summer Olympics
- Weightlifters at the 2008 Summer Olympics
- Weightlifters at the 2012 Summer Olympics
- Olympic weightlifters of the Federated States of Micronesia
- Federated States of Micronesia people convicted of child sexual abuse
- Federated States of Micronesia sport stubs
- Oceanian sportspeople stubs
- Weightlifting biography stubs