Ni Nengah Widiasih

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Ni Nengah Widiasih
Personal information
NationalityIndonesian
Born (1992-12-12) 12 December 1992 (age 29)
Karangasem, Bali, Indonesia
Sport
CountryIndonesia
SportPowerlifting
Event(s)40 kilogram class
Medal record
Women's powerlifting
Representing  Indonesia
Event 1st 2nd 3rd
Paralympics Games 0 1 1
World Championships 0 0 1
Wolrd Cup 2 0 1
European Championship 1 0 0
Asian Para Games 0 2 0
Asian Championship 1 3 0
ASEAN Para Games 4 1 1
Total 8 7 4
Paralympic Games
Silver medal – second place 2020 Tokyo –41 kg
Bronze medal – third place 2016 Rio de Janeiro –41 kg
Gold medal – first place −41 kg
Gold medal – first place −41 kg
Bronze medal – third place −41 kg
World Championships
Bronze medal – third place 2014 Dubai −41 kg
European Championship
Gold medal – first place
Asian Para Games
Silver medal – second place 2014 Incheon −41 kg
Silver medal – second place 2018 Jakarta −41 kg
Asian Championship
Gold medal – first place
Silver medal – second place
Silver medal – second place
Silver medal – second place 2010 Malaysia[disambiguation needed]
ASEAN Para Games
Gold medal – first place 2013 Naypydaw −40 kg
Gold medal – first place 2011 Surakarta −40 kg
Gold medal – first place 2015 Singapore −41 kg
Gold medal – first place 2017 Kuala Lumpur −45 kg
Silver medal – second place 2009 Kuala Lumpur −40 kg
Bronze medal – third place 2008 Nakhon Ratchasima −40 kg
Updated on 27 August 2021.

Ni Nengah Widiasih (born 12 December 1992) is an Indonesian powerlifter. She competed in the 2012 Summer Paralympics, 2016 Summer Paralympics and 2020 Summer Paralympics.

Biography[]

Widiasih was born and raised in Karangasem, Bali. She lost use of her legs at age four and began using a wheelchair. When she was in the sixth grade she began living at the dormitory run by the Disabled Children's Counselling Foundation (Yayasan Pembinaan Anak Cacat). Her daily expenses were handled by the foundation, and, beginning in middle school, her education was paid for through scholarships.[1] As of 2012, she is in the second year of senior high school.[2]

At the suggestion of her brother, fellow weightlifter I Gede Suantaka, Widiasih took up weightlifting. She began practising four to five times weekly. In 2008, she won a bronze medal at the ASEAN ParaGames in Nakhon Ratchasima, while the following year she received a silver medal at the Games in Kuala Lumpur.[1] She also medaled at national level competitions in Surakarta and Bali.[3] She competes in the 40 kilogram class.[1]

Widiasih competed at the 2011 ASEAN ParaGames, held in Surakarta in December, after her class was nearly cut by a referee as "illegitimate".[4] She set a record for the 40 kilogram class, lifting 87 kilograms (191.8 lb) after failing to lift 80 kilograms (176.4 lb) in an earlier attempt; the previous record was 85 kilograms (187.4 lb). This effort also won her a gold medal. For the games she was coached by Agus Sugiharto.[5] In February 2012 she won a bronze medal at the Malaysia Open Powerlifting Championship in Kuala Lumpur.[6]

Widiasih was on the six-member shortlist to compete in the 2012 Summer Paralympics in London;[7] in June it was announced that she would be one of three athletes competing, along with David Jacobs (table tennis) and an athletics competitor.[8] She was the only one from the country who competed in powerlifting;[7] she competed in the 40 kilogram class.[2]

References[]

Footnotes
  1. ^ a b c Santi 2012, Kami Pun Bisa.
  2. ^ a b Oke Zone 2012, Ni Nengah bertekad.
  3. ^ East Kalimantan 2008, Ni Nengah Widiasih.
  4. ^ MSN Plasa 2012, Lifter Putri Indonesia.
  5. ^ Antara Bali 2011, Nengah Widiasih Breaks.
  6. ^ Suara Merdeka 2012, Indonesia Tanpa Emas.
  7. ^ a b Afriatni 2012, Indonesia to Send.
  8. ^ Kompas 2012, Hanya Tiga Atlet.
Bibliography
  • Afriatni, Ami (21 May 2012). "Indonesia to Send Fewer Athletes to London Paralympics Than Hoped". The Jakarta Globe. Archived from the original on 14 July 2012. Retrieved 14 July 2012.
  • "Hanya Tiga Atlet Berangkat ke London" [Only Three Athletes Going to London]. Kompas (in Indonesian). 7 June 2012. Archived from the original on 14 July 2012. Retrieved 14 July 2012.
  • "Indonesia Tanpa Emas" [Indonesia Without a Gold]. Suara Merdeka (in Indonesian). 15 February 2012. Archived from the original on 14 July 2012. Retrieved 14 July 2012.
  • "Lifter Putri Indonesia Pecahkan Rekor" [Indonesian Woman Lifter Breaks Record]. MSN Plasa (in Indonesian). 17 December 2012. Archived from the original on 14 July 2012. Retrieved 14 July 2012.
  • "Nengah Widiasih Breaks APG Record In Weightlifting". Antara Bali. 17 December 2011. Archived from the original on 14 July 2012. Retrieved 14 July 2012.
  • "Ni Nengah bertekad berikan yang terbaik" [Ni Nengah to Give Her Best]. Oke Zone (in Indonesian). 21 May 2012. Archived from the original on 14 July 2012. Retrieved 14 July 2012.
  • "Ni Nengah Widiasih: Berawal dari Ketidaksengajaan" [Ni Nengah Widiasih: Starting By Accident] (in Indonesian). Province of East Kalimantan. 3 August 2008. Archived from the original on 14 July 2012. Retrieved 14 July 2012.
  • Santi, Kartika (21 January 2012). ""Kami Pun Bisa Seperti Perempuan Lain" (2)" ["We Can Be Like Other Women" (2)]. Nova (in Indonesian). Archived from the original on 14 July 2012. Retrieved 14 July 2012.

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