Tali Darsigny (born 8 March 1998) is a Canadian weightlifter.[1]

Tali Darsigny
Personal information
Born (1998-03-08) March 8, 1998 (age 26)
Saint-Hyacinthe, Quebec, Canada[1]
Height1.65 m (5 ft 5 in)
Sport
Country Canada
SportWeightlifting
Event(s)Women's 58 kg and 59 kg
Medal record
Commonwealth Games
Silver medal – second place 2018 Gold Coast 58 kg
Bronze medal – third place 2022 Birmingham 59 kg

She has represented Canada at the Commonwealth Games in 2018 and 2022, the Pan American Games in 2019 and the Summer Olympics in 2021.

Career

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Darsigny competed in the 2017 World Weightlifting Championships, coming in ninth in the Women's 58 kg event.[2]

She competed in the 2018 Commonwealth Games where she won a silver medal in the Women's 58 kg event with a combined total of 200 kg.[3] She also competed at the 2019 Pan American Games.[4]

In June 2021, Darsigny was named to Canada's Olympic team.[5][6] She finished in 9th place in the women's 59 kg event.[7]

She won a bronze medal at the 2022 Commonwealth Games in the Women's 59 kg event.[8]

Personal life

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She is the daughter of weightlifter Yvan Darsigny.[9] She is also the sister of Shad Darsigny.[10]

References

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  1. ^ a b "Weightlifting | Athlete Profile: Tali DARSIGNY - Gold Coast 2018 Commonwealth Games". results.gc2018.com. Retrieved 18 June 2021.
  2. ^ "Results by Events". International Weightlifting Federation. Retrieved 8 April 2018.
  3. ^ "Weightlifting - Result Women's 58kg - Gold Coast 2018 Commonwealth Games". results.gc2018.com. Retrieved 8 April 2018.
  4. ^ "Weightlifting | Athlete Profile: DARSIGNY Tali - Pan American Games Lima 2019". wrsd.lima2019.pe. Retrieved 5 June 2020.
  5. ^ "Tokyo 2020 Absolute Ranking Lists" (PDF). www.iwf.net. International Weightlifting Federation (IWF). 11 June 2021. Retrieved 11 June 2021.
  6. ^ Awad, Brandi (18 June 2021). "Five Team Canada weightlifters set to show their strength at Tokyo 2020". Canadian Olympic Committee. Retrieved 18 June 2021.
  7. ^ "Women's 59 kg Results" (PDF). 2020 Summer Olympics. Archived (PDF) from the original on 27 July 2021. Retrieved 31 July 2021.
  8. ^ "Weightlifting - Women's 59kg results". BBC Sport. Retrieved 11 October 2022.
  9. ^ "Tali Darsigny". Team Canada - Official Olympic Team Website. 18 July 2019. Retrieved 20 May 2020.
  10. ^ "Tuomela and Darsigny earn bronze medals on Day 3 of Commonwealth Games". The Sports Network. 31 July 2022. Retrieved 1 August 2022.
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