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| Born | 9 February 1978 (age 46)[1] Auckland, New Zealand[2] | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Years active | 1998–present | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Country | New Zealand | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Sport | Weightlifting | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Laurel Hubbard (born 9 February 1978) is a New Zealand weightlifter.[3] Selected to compete at the 2020 Summer Olympics, she was the first openly transgender woman to compete in the Olympic Games.[4][5] Prior to making her Olympic debut, Hubbard achieved a ranking of 7th in the IWF's women's +87 kg division.[6][5]
- ^ Hubbard LaurelNZL Archived 1 June 2021 at the Wayback Machine. International Weightlifting Federation
- ^ "Laurel Hubbard". New Zealand Olympic Team. 24 November 2017.
- ^ "Commonwealth Games: Transgender weightlifter Laurel Hubbard set to compete". BBC Sport. 8 April 2018. Retrieved 8 April 2018.
- ^ Ingle, Sean (21 June 2021). "Weightlifter Laurel Hubbard will be first trans athlete to compete at Olympics". The Guardian. Retrieved 21 June 2021.
- ^ a b Azzi, Alex (22 July 2021). "Soccer player Quinn is the first out trans Olympian, but won't be the last". NBC Sports. Retrieved 29 July 2021.
- ^ "Tokyo Olympics: Transgender Olympian Laurel Hubbard's journey to 'just be me'". Stuff. 22 June 2021. Retrieved 23 June 2021.
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