Hazel Greene-Pereira (born 19 January 1960) is an Irish three time
archer for
Ireland in the
Summer Olympic Games
The Summer Olympic Games (french: link=no, Jeux olympiques d'été), also known as the Games of the Olympiad, and often referred to as the Summer Olympics, is a major international multi-sport event normally held once every four years. The inau ...
,
powerlifter and
fencer.
Early life
She was born in
Ballingarry and is the youngest of three children. Greene and her family moved to
Naas when she was eight. She is a
great-niece of
Richard Greene. After leaving school in 1978 she took up archery.
Archery
In 1979 she set five Irish records at the Kildare Open Championships. Greene qualified for the Summer Olympic Games in
1980
Events January
* January 4 – U.S. President Jimmy Carter proclaims a grain embargo against the USSR with the support of the European Commission.
* January 6 – Global Positioning System time epoch begins at 00:00 UTC.
* January 9 – ...
,
1984
Events
January
* January 1 – The Bornean Sultanate of Brunei gains full independence from the United Kingdom, having become a British protectorate in 1888.
* January 7 – Brunei becomes the sixth member of the Association of Southeast A ...
and
1988
File:1988 Events Collage.png, From left, clockwise: The oil platform Piper Alpha explodes and collapses in the North Sea, killing 165 workers; The USS Vincennes (CG-49) mistakenly shoots down Iran Air Flight 655; Australia celebrates its Australian ...
. She finished nineteenth, twentieth and 38th respectively.
Powerlifting
She won in her age group and weight division at the World Association of Benchpress and Deadlifting World Championships in 1997. She lifted 315 lb (143 kg) setting a WABDL record that lasted for two years.
Fencing
In 2005 she began fencing and came sixth in the
épée in the Veterans age group at the
United States Fencing Association
The United States Fencing Association (USFA) is the national governing body for the sport of fencing in the United States. The USFA was founded on April 22, 1891, as the Amateur Fencers League of America (AFLA) by a group of 20 New York City fen ...
National Championships in 2007.
References
External links
Profile on worldarchery.org
1960 births
Living people
Irish female archers
Olympic archers for Ireland
Archers at the 1980 Summer Olympics
Archers at the 1984 Summer Olympics
Archers at the 1988 Summer Olympics
Irish powerlifters
Irish female épée fencers
People from Ballingarry, South Tipperary
Sportspeople from County Tipperary
Female powerlifters
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