Manuel Minginfel
Personal information
NationalityMicronesian
Born (1978-09-28) September 28, 1978
Yap
Height1.58 m (5 ft 2 in)
Weight62 kg (137 lb)
Sport
Country Micronesia
Medal record
Men's weightlifting
Representing  Federated States of Micronesia
Oceania Championships
Gold medal – first place2006 Apia62 kg
Gold medal – first place2007 Apia62 kg
Gold medal – first place2008 Auckland62 kg
Gold medal – first place2012 Apia62 kg
Gold medal – first place2015 Port Moresby69 kg
Silver medal – second place2010 Suva62 kg
Silver medal – second place2011 Darwin[lower-alpha 1]62 kg
Silver medal – second place2013 Brisbane62 kg
Silver medal – second place2016 Suva69 kg
Bronze medal – third place2014 Le Mont-Dore69 kg
Pacific Games
Gold medal – first place1999 Guam56 kg
Gold medal – first place2003 Suva62 kg
Gold medal – first place2007 Apia56 kg
Gold medal – first place2011 Nouméa62 kg
Gold medal – first place2015 Port Moresby69 kg

Manuel Minginfel (born September 28, 1978)[1] is a former weightlifter representing the Federated States of Micronesia.

In the 62 kg category, he ranked 10th at the 2004 Summer Olympics,[1] 7th at the 2005 World Weightlifting Championships,[1] and 4th at the 2006 World Weightlifting Championships.[1]

At the 2008 Oceania Championships he won the gold medal in the 62 kg category.[1] He also represented the Federated States of Micronesia in weightlifting at the 2008 Summer Olympics in Beijing, China,[2] where he ranked 11th in the 62 kg category. He was also his country's flag bearer during the Games' opening ceremony.[3]

He competed in the 2012 Summer Olympics where he ranked #10 in the Men's 62 kg category.

Minginfel is a native of Yap. He set a new record snatch in the men's 56 kilo category at the South Pacific Games in Samoa in 2007.

Major results

Year Venue Weight Snatch (kg) Clean & Jerk (kg) Total Rank
123ResultRank123ResultRank
Representing  Federated States of Micronesia
Summer Olympics
2012United Kingdom London, United Kingdom62 kg122127130127111581581581581028510
2008China Beijing, China62 kg115120123120141451501551551027511
2004Greece Athens, Greece62 kg115.0115.0120.0120.011147.5147.5152.5152.510272.510
2000Australia Sydney, Australia56 kg97.597.597.5—————————
Pacific Games
2015Papua New Guinea Port Moresby, Papua New Guinea69 kg1121171201201st place, gold medalist(s)1461501561562nd place, silver medalist(s)2761st place, gold medalist(s)
2011New Caledonia Nouméa, New Caledonia62 kg1101151201151st place, gold medalist(s)1401451501501st place, gold medalist(s)2651st place, gold medalist(s)
2007Samoa Apia, Samoa56 kg———1241st place, gold medalist(s)———1521st place, gold medalist(s)2761st place, gold medalist(s)
2003Fiji Suva, Fiji62 kg———117.51st place, gold medalist(s)———150.01st place, gold medalist(s)267.51st place, gold medalist(s)[4]
1999Guam Guam56 kg———95.01st place, gold medalist(s)———125.01st place, gold medalist(s)220.01st place, gold medalist(s)[5]

Child Sex abuse controversy and conviction

It was reported by herald that a child reported in 2018 that an inappropriate touch has occurred twice, then at age younger than 13.[6] Minginfel initially denied the allegations, but he admitted sexually touching the girl once.[6] He was pleaded guilty to indecent liberties in November 2019 for sexual contact with a girl incapable of consent.[6] He was sentenced the week before in January. On his release from prison, Minginfel will be on probation for three years and will also have to register as a sex offender.[6]

References

  1. 1 2 3 4 5 "MINGINFEL Manuel". International Weightlifting Federation.
  2. ↑ "Hale to Olympics", Solomon Star, July 14, 2008
  3. ↑ "List of Flagbearers Beijing 2008" (PDF). www.olympic.org. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2008-08-08. Retrieved 2008-08-23.
  4. ↑ "62 Kg Category for Men". websites.sportstg.com.
  5. ↑ "XI SOUTH PACIFIC GAMES RESULTS". websites.sportstg.com.
  6. 1 2 3 4 "Olympic weightlifter who sexually abused girl sentenced". Associated Press. 16 January 2020.


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