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

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federation of

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History

Tuvalu qualified 15 athletes in powerlifting to represent Tuvalu at the 2015 Pacific Games. Telupe Iosefa received the first ever gold medal won by Tuvalu at the

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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

* Telupe Iosefa: 120 kg male division with a total of 805.0 kg in Powerlifting at the 2015 Pacific Games. 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. * Teofoga Edueni Sonya Dabwido: 84 kg female division, with a total of 332.5 kg in Powerlifting at the 2015 Pacific Games. * Asenate Manoa: 72 kg female division, with a total of 340 kg in Powerlifting at the 2015 Pacific Games.{{cite web, last = , first = , work= Pacific Games 2015, title= Powerlifting 72kg Female, date =9 July 2015 , url= http://pg2015.gems.pro/Result/Event_Overall.aspx?Event_GUID=617c8a71-05bc-40be-bf7f-49c12e9efc85&SetLanguage=en-GB&Section=, accessdate=11 July 2015

Affiliations

* Tuvalu Athletics Association (TAA) * Commonwealth Powerlifting Federation (CPF) *

(IPF)

References

Powerlifting Powerlifting is a competitive strength athletics, strength sport that consists of three attempts at maximal weight on three lifts: Squat (exercise), squat, bench press, and deadlift. As in the sport of Olympic weightlifting, it involves the athle ...

Powerlifting Sports organizations established in 2013 2013 establishments in Tuvalu