Weightlifting At The 2019 Pacific Games
Weightlifting at the 2019 Pacific Games in Apia, Samoa was held on 9–13 July 2019 at the Faleata Sports Complex in Tuanaimato. The competition included ten men's and ten women's weight classes, with separate medals awarded in each weight class for the snatch and clean and jerk, as well as for the total lift. Together with that year's Commonwealth and Oceania Championships, they were held concurrently as a single event designated the 2019 Pacific Games, Oceania & Commonwealth Championships. Athletes from certain countries were able to contest multiple championships simultaneously (including age-group variants). Participating nations Medal summary Medal table Men's medalists Women's medalists See also * Weightlifting at the Pacific Games References {{Events at the 2019 Pacific Games 2019 Pacific Games Pacific Games 2019 File:2019 collage v1.png, From top left, clockwise: Hong Kong protests turn to widespread riots and civil disobedience; House of Representa ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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Apia
Apia () is the capital and largest city of Samoa, as well as the nation's only city. It is located on the central north coast of Upolu, Samoa's second-largest island. Apia falls within the political district (''itūmālō'') of Tuamasaga. The Apia Urban Area (generally known as the City of Apia) has a population of 37,391 (2016 census). Its geographic boundaries extend roughly from Letogo village to the newer, industrialized region of Apia known as "Vaitele". History Apia was originally a small village (the 1800 population was 304), from which the country's capital took its name. Apia Village still exists within the larger modern capital of Apia, which has grown into a sprawling urban area that encompasses many villages. Like every other settlement in the country, Apia Village has its own ''matai'' (leaders) and ''fa'alupega'' (genealogy and customary greetings) according to fa'a Samoa. The modern city of Apia was founded in the 1850s, and it has been the official capital ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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Taretiita Tabaroua
Taretiita Baraniko Tabaroua (born ) is a I-Kiribati male weightlifter, competing in the 77 kg category and representing Kiribati at international competitions. He won the silver medal at the 2016 Oceania Weightlifting Championships, lifting a total of 290 kg. He participated at the 2014 Commonwealth Games The 2014 Commonwealth Games ( gd, Geamannan a' Cho-fhlaitheis 2014), officially known as the XX Commonwealth Games and commonly known as Glasgow 2014, ( sco, Glesca 2014 or Glesga 2014; gd, Glaschu 2014), was an international multi-sport ev ... in the 77 kg event. Major competitions References External links * 1994 births Living people I-Kiribati male weightlifters Place of birth missing (living people) Weightlifters at the 2014 Commonwealth Games Commonwealth Games competitors for Kiribati {{Kiribati-weightlifting-bio-stub ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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Sio Pomelile
Sio may refer to: Places * Sió, an artificial channel in Hungary * Siø, a small Danish island in the South Funen Archipelago * Sio, Burkina Faso, a village in Burkina Faso * Sio, Mali, a commune in Mali * Sio, Papua New Guinea, a town in Papua New Guinea * Sio, a river in Western Africa providing water for the Lake Togo * Smithton Airport (IATA airport code), Tasmania, Australia Computing * SIO (software), a serial port driver for the OS/2 operating system * Atari SIO, a peripheral bus * Super I/O, a motherboard chipset component Organizations * Scripps Institution of Oceanography, La Jolla, California, U.S. * Students Islamic Organisation of India * Foundation for Student Life in Oslo The Foundation for Student Life in Oslo and Akershus ( no, Studentsamskipnaden i Oslo og Akershus, SiO) is a student welfare organisation in Oslo, Norway. It was known as the Foundation for Student Life in Oslo until January 2011, when it expanded ... (''Studentsamskipnaden i Oslo ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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Matthew Lydement
Matthew Lydement (born 15 January 1994) is an Australian weightlifter. After enduring several injuries playing cricket, rugby union and Australian Rules, Lydement decided to take up weightlifting. He joined the Barbell Club in Brisbane. At the 2017 Asian Indoor and Martial Arts Games held in Ashgabat, Turkmenistan, he competed in the men's 105kg event. In 2019, he represented Australia at the Pacific Games and he competed in the men's 109kg event. Lydement represented Australia at the 2020 Summer Olympics in Tokyo, Japan. He competed in the men's 109kg. He finished outside the top ten. Australia at the 2020 Summer Olympics details his performance in depth. He is coached by Damon Kelly Damon Joseph Kelly (born 1 December 1983 in Atherton, Queensland) is an Australian weightlifter who competed at the 2008 Olympic Games finishing ninth. Olympic Profile - Damon Kelly, Weightlifting Damon recorded lifts of 165 kg in the Snat .... References External links ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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Sanele Mao
Sanele Mao (born 9 September 1985) is a Samoan weightlifter. Mao is from Vaitele and Falealupo. He initially pursued a career in bodybuilding, representing Samoa at a competition in New Caledonia and winning silver. In 2012 he switched to weightlifting. He participated at the 2014 Commonwealth Games in the 94 kg event. He won the silver medal at the 2016 Oceania Weightlifting Championships, lifting a total of 335 kg. Mao won Samoa’s first gold medal at the 2018 Commonwealth Games. Mao won in the final of the 105 kg men's division during the Weightlifting on day five of the Gold Coast 2018 Commonwealth Games at Carrara Sports and Leisure Centre. In 2019 he competed at the 2019 Pacific Games The 2019 Pacific Games was the sixteenth edition of the Pacific Games. The Games were held in Apia, Samoa, returning there for the first time since 2007. It was the third time overall that the Pacific Games were held in Samoa. The event was init ..., winning three gold medals. ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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Petelo Lautusi
Petelo Lautusi is a Samoan weightlifter who has represented Samoa at the Commonwealth Games. He contested the 2019 Oceania Weightlifting Championships and 2019 Commonwealth Weightlifting Championships, winning silver and bronze in the 102 kg division. At the online 2021 Oceania Weightlifting Championships he won gold in the 109 kg division. In 2022 he was one of six Samoan weightlifters to qualify for the 2022 Commonwealth Games. On 14 July 2022 he was selected as part of Samoa's team for the 2022 Commonwealth Games The 2022 Commonwealth Games, officially known as the XXII Commonwealth Games and commonly known as Birmingham 2022, was an international multi-sport event for members of the Commonwealth of Nations that took place in Birmingham, England bet ... in Birmingham. References {{DEFAULTSORT:Lautusi, Petelo Living people Samoan male weightlifters Commonwealth Games competitors for Samoa Year of birth missing (living people) ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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David Katoatau
David Katoatau (born July 17, 1984) is an I-Kiribati weightlifter. At the 2007 World Weightlifting Championships he ranked 37th in the 85 kg category, with a total of 281 kg. He ranked 4th in the 85 kg category at the 2008 Oceania Weightlifting Championships, with a total of 292 kg. Career Katoatau represented Kiribati in weightlifting at the 2008 Summer Olympics in Beijing, China, and also was the national flag bearer at the opening ceremony. In the Olympic tournament he ranked 15th in the 85 kg category, with a total of 313 kg. In 2012, he was the first I-Kiribati ever to qualify on merit for the Olympic Games (rather than receive a wildcard invitation), in any sport. He finished first in the Oceania Olympic Qualifying Tournament, which also made him Commonwealth champion. As part of Kiribati's delegation at the 2012 Summer Olympics in London, he competed in the 94 kg event, and finished 17th out of 21, with a total lift of 325 kg. He ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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Petunu Opeloge
Petunu Opeloge (born ) is a Samoan male weightlifter, competing in the 85 kg category and representing Samoa at international competitions. Opeloge won the silver medal at the 2013 Pacific Mini Games, 2015 Pacific Games and also the silver medal at the 2016 Oceania Weightlifting Championships. He participated at the 2010 Commonwealth Games in the 85 kg event and the 2014 Commonwealth Games The 2014 Commonwealth Games ( gd, Geamannan a' Cho-fhlaitheis 2014), officially known as the XX Commonwealth Games and commonly known as Glasgow 2014, ( sco, Glesca 2014 or Glesga 2014; gd, Glaschu 2014), was an international multi-sport ev .... Major competitions References External links * 1994 births Living people Samoan male weightlifters Weightlifters at the 2010 Commonwealth Games Commonwealth Games competitors for Samoa Place of birth missing (living people) Weightlifters at the 2014 Commonwealth Games 21st-century Samoan people {{Samoa-weightlifting-b ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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Maeu Nanai Livi
Maeu Nanai Livi is a Samoan weightlifter who has represented Samoa at the Commonwealth Youth Games and Pacific Games. At the 2015 Commonwealth Youth Games in Apia he won gold in the 85 kg division. In June 2019 he was part of the Samoan team for the 2019 Junior World Weightlifting Championships. At the 2019 Pacific Games in Apia he won three bronze medals in the 96 kg division, as well as silver at the 2019 Oceania Weightlifting Championships and bronze at the 2019 Commonwealth Weightlifting Championships The 2019 Commonwealth Weightlifting Championships took place at the Faleata Sports Complex in Apia, Samoa from 9 to 13 July 2019. Together with that year's Pacific Games weightlifting competition and Oceania Championships, they were held conc .... References Living people Samoan male weightlifters Year of birth missing (living people) {{Samoa-weightlifting-bio-stub ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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Steven Kari
Steven Kakuna Kari (born 13 May 1993 in Port Moresby) is a Papua New Guinean weightlifter competing in the men's 85 kg and later 94 kg category. 85kg The youngest member of the Papua New Guinea team, he finished 15th at the 2012 Summer Olympics. Kari won the gold medal at the 2011 Pacific Games. 94kg Kari won gold at the 2014 Commonwealth Games The 2014 Commonwealth Games ( gd, Geamannan a' Cho-fhlaitheis 2014), officially known as the XX Commonwealth Games and commonly known as Glasgow 2014, ( sco, Glesca 2014 or Glesga 2014; gd, Glaschu 2014), was an international multi-sport ev ... in the Men's 94 kg class. References External links * Papua New Guinean male weightlifters 1993 births Living people Weightlifters at the 2012 Summer Olympics Olympic weightlifters of Papua New Guinea Weightlifters at the 2010 Summer Youth Olympics People from the National Capital District (Papua New Guinea) Weightlifters at the 2014 Commonwealth Games Commonweal ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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Israel Kaikilekofe
Israel Sutino Kaikilekofe is a Wallisian Weightlifter who has represented Wallis and Futuna at the Pacific Games and Pacific Mini Games. Kaikilekofe has been weightlifting since the age of eight. At the 2017 Pacific Mini Games he won a gold and two silvers in the 85kg class. At the 2019 Pacific Games in Apia he won a gold and two silvers in the 96kg class. He came 31st in the 96kg class at the 2019 World Weightlifting Championships The 2019 World Weightlifting Championships was held in Pattaya, Thailand from 18 to 27 September 2019. On September 12, Egypt was banned from competing at these Championships due to multiple doping offenses. The host nation, Thailand, was also ban .... References Living people 1997 births Wallis and Futuna weightlifters Pacific Games gold medalists Pacific Games medalists in weightlifting Pacific Games silver medalists {{WallisFutuna-bio-stub ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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Don Opeloge
Don Opeloge (born 13 May 1999) is a Samoan weightlifter. He won the gold medal in the men's 96kg event at the 2022 Commonwealth Games held in Birmingham, England. He won the silver medal in the men's 85kg event at the 2018 Commonwealth Games held in Gold Coast, Australia. Opeloge comes from a weightlifting family. His brother Niusila and his sister Ele both won gold at the 2010 Commonwealth Games, in New Delhi. At the 2017 Asian Indoor and Martial Arts Games held in Ashgabat, Turkmenistan, he finished in 9th place in the men's 85kg event. In 2018, he won silver at the Commonwealth Games on the Gold Coast, Queensland. In 2019, he won the gold medal in the men's 89kg event at the Junior World Weightlifting Championships held in Suva, Fiji. A month later, he represented Samoa at the 2019 Pacific Games and he won the gold medal in the men's 89kg event. The 2019 Commonwealth Weightlifting Championships were also held at the same time and his total result also gave him the gold ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |