Wesley Roberts (swimmer)
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| Full name | Wesley Tikiariki Roberts | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Born | 24 June 1997 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Height | 1.90 m (6 ft 3 in) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Weight | 74 kg (163 lb) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Country |  Cook Islands | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Sport | Swimming | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Strokes | Freestyle | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Club | Wests Illawarra Aquatic[1] | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Medal record
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Wesley Roberts (born 24 June 1997) is a Cook Islands swimmer who competed at the 2016 Summer Olympics and holds several Cook Islands national records in swimming.
Personal life
[edit]Roberts is from Atiu, and was educated at the University of Wollongong in Australia.[2]
Swimming career
[edit]Roberts won the gold medal in the men's 1500 and 400 metres long course freestyle event at the 2016 Oceania Swimming Championships.[3][4] Roberts also won gold, 2 silver and a bronze in the 200 Freestyle, 400 Freestyle, 1500 Freestyle and the 100 Freestyle respectively at the 2019 Pacific Games, held in Apia, Samoa.[5]
Roberts represented the Cook Islands at the 2016 Summer Olympics, where he swam in the men's 1500 metre freestyle.[6]
At the 2023 Pacific Games in Honiara he won gold medals in the 100[7] and 400 meters freestyle,[8] silver in the 50 meters butterfly,[7] and bronze in the 200 meters medley.[2]
References
[edit]- ^ "Wesley Tikiariki Roberts". Tokyo 2020. Archived from the original on 4 August 2021. Retrieved 9 August 2021.
- ^ a b Losirene Lacanivalu (22 November 2023). "Roberts grabs another medal, aims for more". Cook Islands News. Retrieved 22 November 2023.
- ^ Kumar, Rashneel (18 August 2020). "Roberts creates swimming history".
- ^ "Sport: Cook Islands swimmer wins Oceania gold". 22 June 2016.
- ^ "WESLEY ROBERTS EARNS FIRST-EVER PACIFIC GAMES SWIMMING GOLD FOR COOK ISLANDS". SwimSwam. 13 July 2019.
- ^ "ROBERTS Wesley". Archived from the original on 25 August 2016.
- ^ a b Losirene Lacanivalu (24 November 2023). "Atiu rocket Roberts soars to Pacific Games record and another gold". Cook Islands News. Retrieved 23 November 2023.
- ^ Losirene Lacanivalu (21 November 2023). "Swimmer Roberts makes a splash with gold medal win". Cook Islands News. Retrieved 22 November 2023.
External links
[edit]- Wesley Roberts at World Aquatics
- Wesley Roberts at SwimRankings.net
- Wesley Roberts at Olympics.com
- Wesley Roberts at Olympedia
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