Place Of Birth | Nauru |
Residence | Apia, Samoa |
Marital Status | Single |
Occupation | Athlete |
International Debut | 2002 (Manchester Commonwealth Games) |
Coach | Paul Coffa |
Influential Person | Her mother, Marjorie Deireragea |
Idol | Marcus Stephen (Nauru Commonwealth Games gold medallist) |
Recent Results | 74th Men's and 17th Women's Centennial Weightlifting World Championships (Doha, Qatar, Nov-2005) 14th in the 75kg class Snatch - 94kg, Clean & Jerk - 110kg, Total - 204kg
Mermet Commonwealth, Oceania & South Pacific Championships (Victoria, Australia, Oct-2005) 2nd in the Commonwealth, 1st in Oceania and 1st in the South Pacific in the 75kg class Snatch - 100kg, Clean & Jerk - 121kg, Total - 221kg |
Commonwealth Games History | Manchester 2002 Bronze in the 69kg Snatch - 90kg Bronze in the 69kg Clean & Jerk - 110kg Bronze in the 200kg Total - 200kg |
Olympic Games History | has not competed |
Other | In May 2005, Sheba won gold at the Arafura Games held in Darwin, Australia, in her current weight class in both the junior and senior category. She also won the Oceania and South Pacific categories.
She has been an Oceania and South Pacific junior record holder in the 69kg class.
She is an OOTC scholarship holder at the Oceania Weightlifting Centre in Sigatoka and is part of Paul Coffa's elite training squad.
She won a gold medal in the Commonwealth Youth Games held in Bendigo, Australia, in 2004. She lifted 82.5kg (Snatch), 105kg (Clean & Jerk), and 187.5kg (Total) to claim the top spot. |