Laurel Hubbard

Laurel Hubbard
Personal information
Born9 February 1978 (1978-02-09) (age 46)[1]
Auckland, New Zealand[2]
Years active1998–present
Sport
CountryNew Zealand
SportWeightlifting
Medal record
Women's weightlifting
Representing  New Zealand
World Championships
Silver medal – second place 2017 Anaheim +90 kg
Pacific Games
Gold medal – first place 2019 Apia +87 kg
Commonwealth Championships
Gold medal – first place 2017 Gold Coast[a] +90 kg
Gold medal – first place 2019 Apia[b] +87 kg

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]

  1. ^ Hubbard LaurelNZL Archived 1 June 2021 at the Wayback Machine. International Weightlifting Federation
  2. ^ "Laurel Hubbard". New Zealand Olympic Team. 24 November 2017.
  3. ^ "Commonwealth Games: Transgender weightlifter Laurel Hubbard set to compete". BBC Sport. 8 April 2018. Retrieved 8 April 2018.
  4. ^ Ingle, Sean (21 June 2021). "Weightlifter Laurel Hubbard will be first trans athlete to compete at Olympics". The Guardian. Retrieved 21 June 2021.
  5. ^ 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.
  6. ^ "Tokyo Olympics: Transgender Olympian Laurel Hubbard's journey to 'just be me'". Stuff. 22 June 2021. Retrieved 23 June 2021.


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