Ana Moceyawa

Ana Moceyawa (born 2 November 1989) is a wrestler from New Zealand.[1] In 2018 she is competing in the 2018 Commonwealth Games.[2]

Moceyawa was born in Christchurch, and lives in Tauranga. Her father is Fijian, from the Yasawa islands.[3] She is the 2016 and 2017 Oceania champion. In 2017 she won a bronze medal at the Commonwealth Championships in Wrestling under 57kg.[2][3]

Moceyawa has also represented New Zealand in judo and from 2007 to 2011 she lived in Germany to focus on the sport.[4]

References

  1. "Ana Moceyawa, Judoka, JudoInside". www.judoinside.com. Retrieved 8 April 2018.
  2. "Ana Moceyawa". New Zealand Olympic Team. 21 February 2018. Retrieved 8 April 2018.
  3. "Kiwi-Fijian wrestler competed against the Phogat sisters and won bronze in South Africa". Stuff. Retrieved 8 April 2018.
  4. Bay_Times, Peter White (9 September 2017). "Tauranga wrestler after Games slot". NZ Herald. ISSN 1170-0777. Retrieved 8 April 2018.


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