Valerie Pedro
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| Full name | Valeria Rapatamor "Valerie" Pedro | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Born | 16 November 1976 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Died | 25 March 2007 (aged 30) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Height | 1.6 m (5 ft 3 in) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Weight | 69 kg (152 lb) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Sport | Weightlifting | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Medal record
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Valeria Rapatamor "Valerie" Pedro (16 November 1976 – 25 March 2007) was a Palauan weightlifter. During her early international career, she won medals at the 1999 South Pacific Games and the 2000 Oceanian Weightlifting Championships. Upon receiving a wild card quota from the International Olympic Committee, she would compete at the 2000 Summer Olympics as the first woman to compete for Palau at an Olympic Games.
For the opening ceremony, she was designated as the flag bearer for the nation. At the Summer Games, she competed in the women's light-heavyweight class and placed 14th overall. Five years later, she won a gold medal at the 2005 South Pacific Mini Games.