Socheata Be
| Personal information | |
|---|---|
| Full name | Socheata Be |
| Nationality |
 Cambodia Australia |
| Born |
12 December 1989 Cambodia |
| Residence | Melbourne, Australia |
| Weight | 52.51 kg (115.8 lb) |
| Sport | |
| Country |
Australia |
| Sport | Weightlifting |
| Weight class | 53 kg |
| Team | National team |
| Updated on 19 October 2016. | |
Socheata Be (born 12 December 1989) is a Cambodian born Australian female weightlifter, competing in the 53 kg category and representing Australia at international competitions. She participated at the 2014 Commonwealth Games in the 53 kg event.[1]
Personal
Her older brother Vannara Be is also an international weightlifter who competed at the 2014 Commonwealth Games. They settled in Australia around 1998, joining their father Vanthy, who had been sponsored for a work visa by a Yarra Valley vineyard. Their uncle Vantho travelled by boat to Australia as a refugee more than a decade earlier, eventually encouraging their father to make the journey and later his wife Chantha and children. Their father's brother and a sister were killed on the killing fields of their homeland, the latter's death causing so much anguish to Vannara and Socheata's grandmother that she lost the use of one eye.[2]
Major competitions
| Year | Venue | Weight | Snatch (kg) | Clean & Jerk (kg) | Total | Rank | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 2 | 3 | Rank | 1 | 2 | 3 | Rank | |||||
| Commonwealth Games | ||||||||||||
| 2014 |  Glasgow, Scotland | 53 kg | 73 | 77 | N/A | 92 | 96 | N/A | 173 | 6 | ||
References
- ↑ "Weightlifting at the 2014 Commonwealth Games - Socheata Be". iwf.net. Retrieved 23 June 2016.
- ↑ Barrett, Chris (19 July 2014). "Champion weightlifters Vannara and Socheata Be carry a heavy burden from family's past" – via The Age.