Tuaopepe Asiata Jerry Wallwork (born 29 August 1972) is a Samoan weightlifter. He competed in the men's heavyweight I event at the

1992 Summer Olympics The 1992 Summer Olympics ( es, Juegos Olímpicos de Verano de 1992, ca, Jocs Olímpics d'estiu de 1992), officially known as the Games of the XXV Olympiad ( es, Juegos de la XXV Olimpiada, ca, Jocs de la XXV Olimpíada) and commonly known as ...

. Tuaopepe is the son of weightlifter Paul Wallwork and the brother of Attorney-General

Su'a Hellene Wallwork Su'a Hellene Wallwork-Lamb is a Samoan lawyer and jurist. Since September 2021 she has been Attorney-General of Samoa. Su'a is from Lefaga and was educated at the University of Auckland. After working in the Office of the Attorney-General, she r ...

. in June 2017 he was appointed to the board of the International Weightlifting Federation. In December 2022 the '' Samoa Observer'' named Tuaopepe one of its people of the year. He was awarded the

Order of Merit of Samoa The Samoan Order of Merit is an order recognizing distinguished service in science, art, literature, or religion. Per the Honours and Awards Act 1999, admission into the organization is granted by the O le Ao o le Malo, presently Vaaletoa Sualauvi ...

in the 2023 Samoa Honours and Awards.

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1972 births Living people Place of birth missing (living people) Samoan male weightlifters Olympic weightlifters for Samoa Weightlifters at the 1992 Summer Olympics Members of the Order of Merit of Samoa {{Samoa-weightlifting-bio-stub