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 ( 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 ...

where he won a bronze medal. He represented his country at the 2016 Summer Olympics. 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

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in India, winning gold in the 67kg category. At the

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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 Commonwealth Games silver medallists for Samoa Commonwealth Games bronze medallists for Samoa Commonwealth Games medallists in weightlifting 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 20th-century Samoan people 21st-century Samoan people Medallists at the 2014 Commonwealth Games {{Samoa-weightlifting-bio-stub