Vaipava Nevo Ioane (born 14 April 1988) is a Samoan

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. He competed in the men's 62 kg event at the

2014 Commonwealth Games The 2014 Commonwealth Games (), officially known as the XX Commonwealth Games and commonly known as Glasgow 2014 (; ), were an international multi-sport event celebrated in the tradition of the Commonwealth Games as governed by the Commonwea ...

where he won a bronze medal. He represented his country at the

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. At the

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he won silver in the 67kg class. He announced his retirement after the games, but in January 2023 announced he would compete at the Pacific Elite International weightlifting tournament. He subsequently competed in the 2023 Commonwealth Weightlifting Championships in India, winning gold in the 67kg category. At the

2023 Pacific Games The 2023 Pacific Games, officially known as the XVII Pacific Games and commonly known as Sol 2023 or Honiara 2023, was a continental multi-sport event for Oceania countries and territories held in Honiara, Solomon Islands between 19 November an ...

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he won three gold medals and set a new Oceania record.

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* * 1988 births Living people Samoan male weightlifters 21st-century Samoan sportsmen Commonwealth Games silver medallists for Samoa Commonwealth Games bronze medallists for Samoa Weightlifters at the 2016 Summer Olympics Weightlifters at the 2014 Commonwealth Games Olympic weightlifters for Samoa Weightlifters at the 2022 Commonwealth Games People from Fa'asaleleaga Medallists at the 2014 Commonwealth Games Pacific Games gold medalists for Samoa Pacific Games medalists in weightlifting Pacific Games silver medalists for Samoa Commonwealth Games silver medallists in weightlifting Commonwealth Games bronze medallists in weightlifting {{Samoa-weightlifting-bio-stub