Verina Rosiland Wihongi is a taekwando practitioner from New Zealand.
Wihongi has a 3rd degree black belt in taekwondo.[1] She was the first woman to represent New Zealand in taekwondo at the 2004 Summer Olympics at Athens.[2][3] She qualified for the Olympics after winning the selection tournament in Auckland and the Asian Taekwondo Games in Bangkok.[1]
Personal life
editShe works as a Dairy Herd Manager in Balclutha with her partner, Ngatai.[1]
External links
editReferences
edit- Black Gold by Ron Palenski (2008, 2004 New Zealand Sports Hall of Fame, Dunedin) p. 96 ISBN 047600683X
- ^ a b c "Verina Wihongi". New Zealand Olympic Team. 9 February 2016. Retrieved 27 June 2024.
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: CS1 maint: url-status (link) - ^ McMurran, Alistair (21 August 2008). "Rugby: Return of prop boost for Otago Spirit scrum". Otago Daily Times Online News. Retrieved 27 June 2024.
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: CS1 maint: url-status (link) - ^ "Athens Olympian plots comeback path". NZ Herald. Retrieved 27 June 2024.
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