The Tokyo 2020 Olympic Games are underway and sports stars are giving all to bring medals home. Laurel Hubbard is a weightlifter fromNew Zealand and the first trans womanathlete to compete in the Games.
As a junior she set New Zealand junior records in 1998 in the M105+ division with snatch 135 kg, clean & jerk 170 kg, and total 300 kg, although those records were surpassed by David Liti. She gave up lifting in 2001 and then transitioned in 2012, with hormone therapy.
As an openly trasngender woman, she started lifting again in 2017. She has won two Oceania Championships (2017, 2019), two Commonwealth Championships (2017, 2019), one Pacific Games (2019) and a second place in the World Championships (2019). Now she will try to win a medal in the Olympic Games.
How old is Laurel Hubbard?
Laurel Hubbard is 43 years old. She was born on February 9, 1978. She transitioned in her mid-30s and started competing internationally in women’s heavyweight divisions five years later. Then, she suffered an arm injury in 2018 that almost ended her career. However, she was not done and now she will try to win a medal in the 87-kilogram-and-over competition in Tokyo.
How tall is Laurel Hubbard?
Laurel Hubbard is 6 ft 1 in tall (185 cm). The New Zealander is ranked 15th in the world in the super heavyweight 87 kilogram-plus (192 pound-plus) category, according to the International Weightlifting Federation.
Laurel Hubbard is making history in the Olympic Games (Getty).
What is Laurel Hubbard’s weight?
Laurel Hubbard is competing in the category 87 kg, 192 pound-plus. She weighs 135 kilograms (297.624 pounds). Right now, Laurel Hubbard can lift 285 kilograms on average. However, the Chinese weightlifter Li Wenwen is the favorite to win gold.
What records does Laurel Hubbard hold?
Hubbard scooped gold at the 2017 Australian International & Australian Open in Melbourne, becoming the first trans woman to win an international weightlifting title for New Zealand, according to the focus.news.
According to New Zealand news site Stuff.co.nz, she is also the first fNew Zealander who took home a medal from any world championships. In Tokyo 2020, she will become the first trans woman to compete in the Olympics.
