Raema Lisa Rumbewas

{{Short description|Indonesian weightlifter (1980–2024)}}

{{use dmy dates|date=January 2024}}

{{Infobox sportsperson

|birth_date= {{birth date |1980|9|10|df=y}}

|birth_place= Biak, Irian Jaya, Indonesia

|death_date= {{death date and age|2024|1|14|1980|9|10|df=y}}

|death_place= Jayapura, Papua, Indonesia

|medaltemplates={{MedalSport | Women's weightlifting}}

{{MedalCountry | {{INA}} }}

{{MedalCompetition|Olympic Games}}

{{MedalSilver| 2000 Sydney | 48 kg}}

{{MedalSilver| 2004 Athens | 53 kg}}

{{MedalBronze| 2008 Beijing | 53 kg}}

{{MedalCompetition|World Championships}}

{{MedalSilver| 2006 Santo Domingo |53 kg}}

{{MedalCompetition|Asian Games}}

{{MedalBronze| 2002 Busan | 48 kg}}

{{MedalCompetition|SEA Games}}

{{MedalGold| 2009 Vientiane|53 kg}}

{{MedalSilver| 2001 Kuala Lumpur|53 kg}}

{{MedalSilver| 2005 Manila|58 kg}}

{{MedalBronze| 2003 Vietnam|58 kg}}

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Raema Lisa Rumbewas (10 September 1980 – 14 January 2024) was an Indonesian weightlifter. She was the country's first athlete to have won medals in three Olympic Games. She competed in the women's 48 kg at the 2000 Summer Olympics 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 2006 World Weightlifting Championships in Santo Domingo.{{cite web|title=RUMBEWAS Raema Lisa|publisher=International Weightlifting Federation|url=http://www.iwf.net/results/results_athlete_e.php?compid=585|url-status=dead|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20110527160037/http://www.iwf.net/results/results_athlete_e.php?compid=585|archivedate=2011-05-27}} At the 2008 Summer Olympics she ranked 3rd in the 53 kg category, with a total of 206 kg.{{cite web|title=RUMBEWAS Raema Lisa|publisher=International Weightlifting Federation|url=http://www.iwf.net/results/results_athlete_e.php?compid=2217|url-status=dead|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20110527163305/http://www.iwf.net/results/results_athlete_e.php?compid=2217|archivedate=2011-05-27}}

Rumbewas was a scholarship holder with the Olympic Solidarity program as of February 2003.

Personal life and death

Rumbewas was the cousin of women doubles badminton player Nitya Krishinda Maheswari, who participated in the 2016 Summer Olympics in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. She was from Irian Jaya province, now Papua.{{Cite web|last=Content|first=Admin|date=2021-08-06|title=Here are Inspiring People of West Papua with Great Contribution to Indonesia|url=https://westpapuadiary.com/here-are-inspiring-people-of-west-papua-with-great-contribution-to-indonesia/|access-date=2021-12-18|website=West Papua Diary|language=en-US}}

Raema Lisa Rumbewas died on 14 January 2024 at the age of 43.[https://www.kompas.id/baca/english/2024/01/14/en-raema-lisa-rumbewas-lifter-pencetak-sejarah-itu-berpulang Raema Lisa Rumbewas, the history-making lifter, passes away]{{cite web|url=https://www.cnnindonesia.com/olahraga/20240114094033-178-1049217/lisa-rumbewas-meninggal-dunia|lang=id|title=Lisa Rumbewas Meninggal Dunia|publisher=CNN Indonesia|date=14 January 2024|access-date=14 January 2024}}

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