The Tuvalu Powerlifting Federation (TPF) is the organisation recognised by the

International Powerlifting Federation The International Powerlifting Federation is an international governing body for the sport of powerlifting as recognized by the General Association of International Sports Federations (GAISF). The IPF was founded in 1972, and comprises member f ...

as the

powerlifting Powerlifting is a strength sport that consists of three attempts at maximal weight on three lifts: squat, bench press, and deadlift. As in the sport of Olympic weightlifting, it involves the athlete attempting a maximal weight single-lift effo ...

federation of

Tuvalu Tuvalu ( or ; formerly known as the Ellice Islands) is an island country and microstate in the Polynesian subregion of Oceania in the Pacific Ocean. Its islands are situated about midway between Hawaii and Australia. They lie east-northea ...

History

Tuvalu qualified 15 athletes in powerlifting to represent

Tuvalu at the 2015 Pacific Games Tuvalu competed at the 2015 Pacific Games in Port Moresby, Papua New Guinea from 4 to 18 July 2015. Nakibae Kitisane was the Chef de Mission. Tuvalu listed 101 competitors as of 4 July 2015. Four competitors qualified for two sports. Tuvalu was ra ...

Telupe Iosefa Telupe Iosefa (born 1 November 1986, in Nukulaelae) is a Tuvaluan powerlifter. In 2015 Telupe Iosefa received the first ever gold medal won by Tuvalu at the Pacific Games in the powerlifting 120 kg male division. Career The Tuvalu Weightl ...

received the first ever gold medal won by Tuvalu at the

Pacific Games The Pacific Games (French: Jeux du Pacifique), is a continental multi-sport event held every four years among athletes from Oceania. The inaugural Games took place in 1963 in Suva, Fiji, and most recently in 2019 in Apia, Samoa. The Games wer ...

in the powerlifting 120 kg male division with a total of 805.0 kg. Telupe Iosefa achieved a personal best of 851 kg at 120 kg at the 2016 Asia/Oceania Championships held in Christchurch, New Zealand.

Notable Tuvaluan powerlifters

: 120 kg male division with a total of 805.0 kg in

Powerlifting at the 2015 Pacific Games Powerlifting at the 2015 Pacific Games was held from 9–10 July 2015 in the Sir John Guise Indoor Power Dome at Port Moresby, Papua New Guinea. The host nation Papua New Guinea was the dominant team, particularly in the women's divisions where ...

. This was an Oceania/Commonwealth Powerlifting Federation record; 105 kg male division with a total of 647.5 kg at the 2013 Commonwealth Men's Powerlifting Championships, Auckland, New Zealand; 120 kg male division in

Powerlifting at the 2019 Pacific Games Powerlifting at the 2019 Pacific Games in Apia, Samoa was held on 18–19 July 2019 at the Faleata Sports Complex in Tuanaimato. The competition included eight men's and seven women's weight classes. Medal summary Medal table Men Women ...

. * Teofoga Edueni Sonya Dabwido: 84 kg female division, with a total of 332.5 kg in

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Asenate Manoa Asenate Manoa (born 23 May 1992) is a Tuvaluan track and field athlete who represented Tuvalu at the 2008 Summer Olympics, at the 2009 World Championships & 2011 World Championships and at the 2012 Summer Olympics. Manoa represented Tuvalu in t ...

: 72 kg female division, with a total of 340 kg in

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Affiliations

Tuvalu Athletics Association The Tuvalu Athletics Association (TAA) is the governing body for the sport of athletics in the Tuvalu. History A combined Gilbert and Ellice Islands team participated already at the 1963, 1966, and 1971 South Pacific Games. An athlete f ...

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Commonwealth Powerlifting Federation A commonwealth is a traditional English term for a political community founded for the common good. Historically, it has been synonymous with " republic". The noun "commonwealth", meaning "public welfare, general good or advantage", dates from t ...

(CPF) *

(IPF)

References

Powerlifting Powerlifting is a strength sport that consists of three attempts at maximal weight on three lifts: squat, bench press, and deadlift. As in the sport of Olympic weightlifting, it involves the athlete attempting a maximal weight single-lift effo ...

Powerlifting Sports organizations established in 2013 2013 establishments in Tuvalu