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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 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). Results shown below are for the senior competition only. Junior and youth results are cited here and here respectively. Medal tables Ranking by Big (Total result) medals Ranking by all medals: Big (Total result) and Small (Snatch and Clean & Jerk) Medal summary Men Women References External linksSenior results book [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Apia
Apia () is the Capital (political), 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 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Cameron McTaggart
Cameron David McTaggart (born 30 September 1997) is a New Zealand weightlifter. He won the gold medal in the men's 81 kg event at the 2019 Pacific Games held in Apia, Samoa. In 2018, McTaggart represented New Zealand at the Commonwealth Games held in Gold Coast, Australia. He finished in 7th place in the men's 77 kg event. McTaggart represented New Zealand at the 2020 Summer Olympics in Tokyo, Japan. He competed in the men's 81 kg event. He competed in the men's 81 kg event at 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 ... held in Birmingham, England. References External links * * * 1997 births Living people Sportspeople from Queensland New Zealand male weightlifters Weightlifters at the 2014 Summer Youth Olympics Weigh ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Jack Opeloge
Jack Hitila Opeloge is a Samoan weightlifter who has represented Samoa at the Pacific Games and Commonwealth Games. Opeloge comes from a weightlifting family. His brother Niusila and his sister Ele both won gold at the 2010 Commonwealth Games, in New Delhi, while his brother Don Opeloge won silver at the 2018 Commonwealth Games. At the 2019 Pacific Games in Apia he won a gold, silver and bronze medal in the 81 kg division. At the 2021 Oceania Weightlifting Championships he won gold in the 102 kg division. At the 2022 Oceania Online Cup he came second to his brother Don. In 2022 he was one of six Samoan weightlifters to qualify 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 .... He won silver in the 109 kg division after the cancel ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ajay Singh (weightlifter)
Ajay Singh (born 17 April 1997) is an Indian weightlifter who competes in the 81 kg weight class. He is a two-time Commonwealth Championships gold medalist. Singh lifted a total of 322 kg and also set a national record in Snatch round of 146 kg in 2021 Tashkent. References External links * Living people 1997 births Indian male weightlifters Weightlifters from Rajasthan Weightlifters at the 2022 Commonwealth Games Commonwealth Games competitors for India 20th-century Indian people 21st-century Indian people {{India-weightlifting-bio-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Brandon Wakeling
Brandon Dean Wakeling (born 2 February 1994) is an Australian weightlifter. He won the gold medal in the men's 73 kg event at the 2019 Pacific Games held in Apia, Samoa. He represented Australia at the 2020 Summer Olympics in Tokyo, Japan. He also represented Australia at the Commonwealth Games in 2018 and 2022. Career In 2017, Wakeling won the silver medal in the men's 69kg event at the Oceania Weightlifting Championships held in Gold Coast, Australia. In the same month, he also competed in the men's 69kg event at the 2017 Asian Indoor and Martial Arts Games held in Ashgabat, Turkmenistan. He finished in 8th place. He represented Australia at the 2018 Commonwealth Games held in Gold Coast, Queensland, Australia and he competed in the men's 69kg event. He finished in 7th place. At the 2018 World Weightlifting Championships held in Ashgabat, Turkmenistan, he competed in the men's 73kg event without winning a medal. He finished in 36th place. In 2019, he won the bronze med ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
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] |
Muhammad Erry Hidayat
Muhammad Erry Hidayat bin Muhammad Hidayat (born 24 November 1999) is a Malaysian weightlifter. He is the son of the country's former weightlifter Hidayat Hamidon who was the 1998 gold medal medalists in weightlifting at the 1998 Commonwealth Games. He has won several medals in various competitions, including a bronze medal at the 2019 SEA Games in Manila and a silver at the 2022 Commonwealth Games in Birmingham. Erry also won a bronze medal at the 2021 SEA Games in Vietnam and renewed the National 73 kg Weightlifting record by lifting 316 kg. In November 2023, Erry was crowned the Federal Territories Sportsman for 2021/2022. Career Erry made his international debut in 2015 at the 2015 Commonwealth Youth Games in Apia, Samoa where he won a gold in 69 kg category. At the age of 17, Erry won gold at the 2016 Sukma Games in the 69 kg final. In clean and jerk category, he managed to get a bronze medal after lifting weighing 143 kg. At the 2017 SEA ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Achinta Sheuli
Achinta Sheuli (born 24 November 2001) is an Indian weightlifter who competes in the 73 kg weight class. At the 2022 Commonwealth Games, he set a Games record of 313 kg and won gold. He lifted 143 kg in snatch (Games Record & equal to his previous personal best) and 170 kg in clean & jerk. He won the silver medal at the 2021 Junior World Weightlifting Championships The 2021 Junior World Weightlifting Championships were held in Tashkent, Uzbekistan from 23 to 31 May 2021. Medal table Ranking by Big (Total result) medals Ranking by all medals: Big (Total result) and Small (Snatch and Clean & Jerk) Meda ... and is a two-time Commonwealth Championships gold medalist. Early life Sheuli was born in a lower middle class Bengali family at Deulpur, Panchla in Howrah district. He studied in Deulpur High School. He started weightlifting in 2011. His father Pratik Sheuli was a manual laborer who passed away in April 2013. His elder brother Alok was also a weightlifter bu ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ruben Katoatau
Ruben Katoatau (born 9 February 1997 in Nauru) is an I-Kiribati weightlifter. His height is 158 cm for a weight of 68 kg. He finished 6th at Weightlifting Men's 69 kg in Gold Coast at the 2018 Commonwealth Games. Achievements His previous main results were: *2017 Gold Coast, AUS Men's 69 kg 7th 117 152 269 *2016 Penang, MAS Men's 62 kg 7th 110 147 257 *2015 Pune, IND Men's 69 kg 8th 107 135 242 *2014 at the 2014 Summer Youth Olympics. Then, he participated at the 2019 World Weightlifting Championships – Men's 67 kg (snatch 30th). His elder brother David Katoatau represented Kiribati in weightlifting, and was the first ever gold medallist of his country at the Glasgow 2014 Commonwealth Games (men's 105 kg), and has competed at three Olympic Games (2008, 2012, 2016). At the IWF Absolute Continental Ranking – Oceania he finished just behind a Samoan weightlifter, which withdraw from the 2020 Olympic Games. Katoatau will replace him at 2020 Summer ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Gareth Evans (weightlifter)
Gareth Irfon Evans (born 18 April 1986) is a Welsh weightlifter. He has competed in the 62 kg and 69 kg weight categories, and was selected to represent Great Britain at the 2012 Olympics. Early and personal life Evans was born to North Wales parents then resident in Dundee, Scotland, but the family moved back to their home in Holyhead, Anglesey before Evans started his schooling. Evans started weightlifting aged 12, when he joined the local Holyhead Weightlifting Club. A trained painter and decorator, he gave up his job in preparation for the London 2012 Olympic Games, and moved for the preceding year to Headingley, Leeds, to train full-time at the British Weight Lifting High Performance Centre. Evans has a daughter. Career At the 2014 Commonwealth Games in Glasgow, Francois Etoundi a Cameroon-born weightlifter competing for Australia, competed in the men's 77 kg event where he won a bronze medal. The following day, he was arrested for breaking the nose of Ev ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Vaipava Ioane
Vaipava Nevo Ioane (born 14 April 1988) is a Samoan weightlifter. He competed in the men's 62 kg event at the 2014 Commonwealth Games where he won a bronze medal. He represented his country at the 2016 Summer Olympics. At the 2022 Commonwealth Games in Birmingham 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 in Honiara Honiara () is the capital and largest city of Solomon Islands, situated on the northwestern coast of Guadalcanal. , it had a population of 92,344 people. The city is served by Honiara International Airport and the seaport of Point Cruz, and lie ... he won three gold medals and set a new Oceania record. References External links * * 1988 births Living people Samoan ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
