At 43, Laurel Hubbard will also be the oldest lifter at the Games.
Laurel Hubbard lifted a whopping 628 pounds in two lifts to qualify for her first Olympic Games. And when she next month, she will make history as the ever to do so. Representing New Zealand, Hubbard will compete in the women’s super-heavyweight 87-kg weightlifting category on August 2. The 43-year-old will also be the oldest lifter at the. „I am grateful and humbled by the kindness and support that has been given to me by so many New Zealanders,“ Hubbard said in a statement. „The last eighteen months has shown us all that there is strength in kinship, in community, and in working together towards a common purpose. The mana of the silver fern comes from all of you and I will wear it with pride.“ Hubbard, who is from Auckland, won a silver medal at the 2017 World Championships and gold in the 2019 Pacific Games in Samoa. She has battled back from a serious injury in 2018 that threatened to cut her career short. „When I broke my arm at the Commonwealth Games three years ago, I was advised that my sporting career had likely reached its end,“ she said.
