Raema Lisa Rumbewas (born 10 September 1980) is a former

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weightlifter. She is the country's first athlete to have won medals in three Olympic Games. She competed in the women's 48 kg at the

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and won silver with 185.0 kg in total. She won another silver medal at the 2004 Games, this time competing in the women's 53 kg and lifting 210.0 kg in total. Another 210.0 kg was enough to win yet another silver medal at the

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in Santo Domingo. At the

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she ranked 3rd in the 53 kg category, with a total of 206 kg. She has been a scholarship holder with the

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program since February 2003.

Personal life

She is the cousin of women doubles badminton player

Nitya Krishinda Maheswari Nitya Krishinda Maheswari Korwa (born 16 December 1988) is an Indonesian former badminton player affiliated with Jaya Raya Jakarta, specializing in doubles event. She won the women's doubles gold medals at the 2011 Southeast Asian Games and at th ...

who participated in the

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in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. She is from Irian Jaya province, now Papua.

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