David Andrew Liti (born 11 July 1996) is a New Zealand

weightlifter Weightlifting or weight lifting generally refers to physical exercises and sports in which people lift weights, often in the form of dumbbells, barbells or machines. People engage in weightlifting for a variety of different reasons. These can ...

, who won the gold medal in the +105 kg event at the

2018 Commonwealth Games The 2018 Commonwealth Games, officially known as the XXI Commonwealth Games and also known as Gold Coast 2018, were an international multi-sport event for members of the Commonwealth that was held on the Gold Coast, Queensland, Australia, bet ...

. His total lift of 403 kg was a Commonwealth Games record. At the Games' closing ceremony, Liti was presented with the David Dixon Award for sportsmanship shown towards his injured weightlifting rival Lauititi Lui.

Career

He represented New Zealand at the

2020 Summer Olympics The officially the and officially branded as were an international multi-sport event that was held from 23 July to 8 August 2021 in Tokyo, Japan, with some of the preliminary sporting events beginning on 21 July 2021. Tokyo ...

in Tokyo, Japan, finishing fifth in the men's +109 kg event. In December 2022, he was elected as member of the IWF Athletes' Commission. In August 2024, he finished in eighth place in the men's +102kg event at the

2024 Summer Olympics The 2024 Summer Olympics (), officially the Games of the XXXIII Olympiad () and branded as Paris 2024, were an international multi-sport event held in France from 26 July to 11 August 2024, with several events started from 24 July. P ...

held in Paris, France.

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* 1996 births Living people New Zealand male weightlifters Commonwealth Games gold medallists for New Zealand Commonwealth Games weightlifters for New Zealand Commonwealth Games silver medallists for New Zealand Weightlifters at the 2018 Commonwealth Games Weightlifters at the 2022 Commonwealth Games Weightlifters at the 2020 Summer Olympics Weightlifters at the 2024 Summer Olympics Olympic weightlifters for New Zealand 21st-century New Zealand sportsmen Medallists at the 2018 Commonwealth Games Medallists at the 2022 Commonwealth Games Weightlifters from Auckland Pacific Games bronze medalists Pacific Games medalists in weightlifting Commonwealth Games gold medallists in weightlifting Commonwealth Games silver medallists in weightlifting {{NewZealand-weightlifting-bio-stub