Hazel Greene
Irish archer, weightlifter and fencer
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Hazel Greene-Pereira (born 19 January 1960) is an Irish archer, who has competed three times for Ireland in the Summer Olympic Games.[1] She is also a powerlifter and fencer.
Early life
Greene was born in Ballingarry and is the youngest of three children. She and her family moved to Naas when she was eight. She is a great-niece of Richard Greene.
Archery
After leaving school in 1978, she took up archery.[citation needed] In 1979 she set five Irish records at the Kildare Open Championships.
Greene qualified for the Summer Olympic Games in 1980, 1984 and 1988. She finished nineteenth, twentieth and 38th respectively.[2]
Powerlifting
She won in her age group and weight division at the World Association of Benchpress and Deadlifting World Championships in 1997.[3] She lifted 315 lb (143 kg) setting a WABDL record that lasted for two years.[citation needed]
Fencing
In 2005 she began fencing and came sixth in the épée in the Veterans age group at the United States Fencing Association National Championships in 2007.[4]
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