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Merewalesi Roden

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Merewalesi Roden
Personal information
Born (1967-09-09) September 9, 1967 (age 57)
Sport
Country Fiji
SportTable tennis
EventSingles class 5
Medal record
Gold medal – first place 2015 Port Moresby Table tennis

Merewalesi Roden (born September 9, 1967) is a Fijian Paralympic athlete. She competed at the 2016 Summer Paralympics for Fiji in table tennis.[1] She lost her first match to South Korea's Jung Young-a in three straight sets.[2] She also lost her last match to Sweden's Ingela Lundbäck. She won a silver medal at the 2015 Oceania Para Championships[3] and a gold medal at the 2015 Pacific Games in the women's seated category.[4][5]

References

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  1. ^ "RODEN Merewalesi". Rio 2016. Archived from the original on 2016-09-22. Retrieved 2016-09-13.
  2. ^ "Sport: Pacific athletes underway at Rio Paralympics". radionz.co.nz. 2016-09-09. Retrieved 2016-09-13.
  3. ^ "Clean sweep for Australia, Barak Mizrachi wins dramatic final". www.clubhub.net.au. 11 April 2015. Retrieved 2016-09-13.
  4. ^ Marshall, Ian (7 August 2015). "Fiji Wins First Ever Pacific Games Table Tennis Titles, Success for Para Athletes". www.ITTF.com. Retrieved 2016-09-13.
  5. ^ "Table tennis at Port Moresby 2015 opens new doors for para-athletes". pacificgames.pngfacts.com. 7 October 2015. Retrieved 2016-09-13.