Nya Hayman
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| Full name | Nya Phebe Hayman | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| Born | 14 May 2005[1] Rockhampton, Queensland, Australia | |||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Country | .svg.png){kind=small} Australia | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| Sport | Weightlifting | |||||||||||||||||||||||
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Nya Phebe Hayman (born 14 May 2005) is an Australian weightlifter.
Hayman won a bronze medal in the women's 69kg weightlifting event at the 2026 Commonwealth Games in Glasgow, which was the first medal to be won by the Australian women's weightlifting team at the 2026 Games.[2]
Early life
Born and raised in the Queensland city of Rockhampton, Hayman participated in a variety of sports during her youth including BMX, netball and trampolining.[2][3]
In 2019, she joined her local CrossFit gym.[2][3] During the COVID-19 lockdowns in 2020, Hayman commenced training remotely at home with a weightlifting coach from the Cougars Weightlifting Club in Brisbane.[2][3]
Professional success
Hayman qualified for the 2022 Youth World Weightlifting Championships in Leon, Mexico in June 2022 where she placed 12th.[3] She also competed in the 2024 World Junior Weightlifting Championships where she placed 18th overall in the 71kg category.[3]
In 2025, she won gold in both the 69kg snatch and clean & jerk events at the 2025 Oceania Weightlifting Championships.[3]
In 2026, Hayman won gold in the 69 kg snatch event at the 2026 Oceania Weightlifting Championships.[3]
Also in 2026, Hayman received a Tier 2 Sport Australia Hall of Fame scholarship.[3]
Commonwealth Games
At the 2026 Commonwealth Games, Hayman succeeded in achieving a 97kg snatch on her first attempt but failed to complete two 100kg lifts.[4] She moved up to the 121kg which she successfully completed on her second attempt.[4]
Although Hayman was unable to complete a 124kg lift, she was still able to secure a bronze medal which was Australia’s first weightlifting medal for the 2026 Games after Brenna Kean and Kiana Elliott were unable to win a medal in their earlier attempts in their respective events.[2][4]
References
- ↑ "Nya Hayman". Commonwealth Games. Commonwealth Games Australia. 2026. Retrieved 5 August 2026.
Sport/Discipline: Weightlifting; Date of Birth: 14/05/2005; Age: 21
- 1 2 3 4 5 Mossman, Sophie; Vaughan, Roger (1 August 2026). "Nya wins Commonwealth Games bronze in Glasgow". CQ Today. Central Queensland Media Pty Ltd. Australian Associated Press. Retrieved 5 August 2026.
- 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 "Nya Hayman, weightlifting". Sport Australia Hall of Fame. Sport Australia. 2026. Retrieved 5 August 2025.
- 1 2 3 Reid, Harrison; Valencich, Glenn (28 July 2026). "Commonwealth Games Day 5 Wrap: Weightlifting bronze". Seven News. Southern Cross Media Group. Retrieved 5 August 2026.
External links
- Nya Phebe Hayman at IWF
- Nya Hayman at IWRP
- Nya Hayman at the Sport Australia Hall of Fame
- Nya Hayman at Commonwealth Games Australia
- Nya Hayman at InterSportStats
- Nya Hayman on Instagram
- 2005 births
- Living people
- Australian female weightlifters
- Commonwealth Games weightlifters for Australia
- Commonwealth Games bronze medallists for Australia
- Commonwealth Games bronze medallists in weightlifting
- Weightlifters at the 2026 Commonwealth Games
- Medallists at the 2026 Commonwealth Games
- Sportspeople from Rockhampton
- Sportswomen from Queensland
- 21st-century Australian sportswomen