Eileen Floanna Maria Cikamatana (born 18 September 1999) is an Australian weightlifter who previously represented Fiji. She competed in the women's 90 kg event at the

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, winning the gold medal. Cikamatana was named 2017 Fiji's sportswoman of the year, but was controversially omitted from consideration for the 2018 Fiji sports awards following her gold medal winning performance at the 2018 Commonwealth Games. She also won the gold medal in the women's 87 kg event at the

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held in Birmingham, England, which made her the first woman to win a gold medal at the Commonwealth Games for two different countries. In the wake of a dispute between Weightlifting Fiji and breakaway group Fiji Weightlifters Association, she committed to representing Australia in February 2019 and was able to return to international competition later that year. However, the circumstances over her transfer of allegiance made Cikamatana ineligible to qualify for the delayed

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in Tokyo.

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* {{DEFAULTSORT:Cikamatana, Eileen 1999 births Living people Australian female weightlifters Fijian female weightlifters Fijian emigrants to Australia Place of birth missing (living people) Weightlifters at the 2018 Commonwealth Games Weightlifters at the 2022 Commonwealth Games Commonwealth Games gold medallists for Fiji Commonwealth Games gold medallists for Australia Commonwealth Games medallists in weightlifting 21st-century Australian women 21st-century Fijian women