David Andrew Liti (born 11 July 1996) is a New Zealand weightlifter, who won the gold medal in the +105 kg event at the

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. His total lift of 403 kg was a Commonwealth Games record. At the Games' closing ceremony, Liti was presented with the

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for sportsmanship shown towards his injured weightlifting rival

Lauititi Lui Lauititi Lui (born ) is a Samoan male weightlifter, competing in the +105 kg category and representing Samoa at international competitions. He participated at the 2014 Commonwealth Games in the +105 kg event. He won the silver medal at the 2 ...

. He represented New Zealand at the

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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.

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