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=== Laurel Hubbard ===
=== Laurel Hubbard ===


Male transgender New Zealand weightlifter [[Laurel Hubbard]] competed at the heaviest 90 kg+ category at the 2017 Australian International & Australian Open in Melbourne, winning the gold medal.<ref>http://www.heraldsun.com.au/sport/more-sports/laurel-hubbard-wins-female-90kg-division-at-weightliftings-australian-international/news-story/cd4a5fa012eb9a5ceb0281faceea5c7a</ref> Hubbard qualified for the 2018 Commonwealth Games, but an elbow injury during the competition forced Hubbard's withdrawal from the event, while however leading the field.<ref>https://www.theguardian.com/sport/2018/apr/09/transgender-weightlifter-laurel-hubbards-eligibility-under-scrutiny</ref>
''Wikipedia article: [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Laurel_Hubbard Laurel Hubbard]''
 
Male weightlifter [[Laurel Hubbard]] from New Zealand has been taking many women's gold and silver medals.  In the 2017 Australian International & Australian Open in Melbourne, he took the gold medal of the women's heaviest 90 kg+ category at a bodyweight of 131.83 kg.<ref name=hubbard-heraldsun/> He thus became the first person to win an international women's weightlifting title for New Zealand.<ref name=hubbard-wapo/><ref name=hubbard-nzherald/>
 
Hubbard met the official eligibility requirements to compete against women, but many female competitors pointed out the unfairness of the situation.  These include Iuniarra Sipaia, Toafitu Perive, Deborah Acason, and Tracey Lambrechs.<ref name=hubbard-samoaobserver/><ref name=hubbard-wapo/>  Australian Weightlifting Federation's chief executive, Michael Keelan, said it was unfair to other competitors.<ref name=hubbard-heraldsun/>
 
Hubbard qualified for the 2018 Commonwealth Games,<ref name=hubbard-nzolympic/> but an elbow injury during the competition forced his withdrawal from the event,<ref name=hubbard-radionz/> while however leading the field.<ref name=hubbard-guardian/>
 
Hubbard took another two women's gold medals at the 2019 Pacific Games in Samoa.<ref name=hubbard-insidethegames/>


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== References ==
== References ==


<references/>
<references>
 
<ref name=hubbard-heraldsun>
{{cite web
|url=http://www.heraldsun.com.au/sport/more-sports/laurel-hubbard-wins-female-90kg-division-at-weightliftings-australian-international/news-story/cd4a5fa012eb9a5ceb0281faceea5c7a
|title=Laurel Hubbard wins female 90kg+ division at weightlifting’s Australian International
|date=March 20, 2017
|author=Matt Windley
|publisher=Herald Sun
}}
</ref>
 
<ref name=hubbard-wapo>
{{cite web
|url=https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/early-lead/wp/2017/03/22/transgender-woman-wins-international-weightlifting-title-amid-controversy-over-fairness/?noredirect=on
|title= Transgender woman wins international weightlifting title amid controversy over fairness
|date=March 22, 2017
|author=Marissa Payne
|publisher=The Washington Post
}}
</ref>
 
<ref name=hubbard-nzherald>
{{cite web
|url=https://www.nzherald.co.nz/sport/news/article.cfm?c_id=4&objectid=11821399
|title=Weightlifting: Transgender lifter Laurel Hubbard wins first international outing
|date=March 19, 2017
|publisher=NZ Herald
}}
</ref>
 
<ref name=hubbard-nzolympic>
{{cite web
|url=http://www.olympic.org.nz/athletes/laurel-hubbard/
|title=Laurel Hubbard - New Zealand Olympic Team
|date=November 24, 2017
|publisher=New Zealand Olympic Team
}}
</ref>
 
<ref name=hubbard-radionz>
{{cite web
|url=https://www.radionz.co.nz/news/cwg18/354570/hubbard-has-no-regrets-stays-true-to-sport
|title=Hubbard has no regrets, stays 'true to sport'
|author=Bridget Tunnicliffe
|date=April 9, 2018
|publisher=Radio New Zealand
}}
</ref>
 
<ref name=hubbard-guardian>
{{cite web
|url=https://www.theguardian.com/sport/2018/apr/09/transgender-weightlifter-laurel-hubbards-eligibility-under-scrutiny
|title=Transgender weightlifter Laurel Hubbard's eligibility under scrutiny
|date=April 9, 2018
|author=Helen Davidson
|publisher=The Guardian
}}
</ref>
 
<ref name="hubbard-samoaobserver">
{{cite web
|url=http://www.samoaobserver.ws/en/23_03_2017/local/18224/Woman-lifter-beaten-by-transgender-speaks-up.htm
|title=Woman lifter beaten by transgender speaks up
|date=March 23, 2017
|author=Sina Filifilia Seva’aetasi
|publisher=Samoa Observer
}}
</ref>
 
<ref name=hubbard-insidethegames>
{{cite web
|url=https://www.insidethegames.biz/articles/1082023/transgender-hubbard-beats-samoan-stars
|title=Transgender weightlifter Hubbard beats home favourites at Samoa 2019 after driving incident revealed
|date=July 13, 2019
|author=Michael Pavitt
|publisher=Inside the Games
}}
</ref>
 
</references>
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