Rupeni Fesaitu Varea (born 13 August 1968) is a Rotuman former weightlifter who represented

Fiji Fiji ( , ,; fj, Viti, ; Fiji Hindi: फ़िजी, ''Fijī''), officially the Republic of Fiji, is an island country in Melanesia, part of Oceania in the South Pacific Ocean. It lies about north-northeast of New Zealand. Fiji consists ...

Career

Varea represented

at the

1996 Atlanta Olympic Games The 1996 Summer Olympics (officially the Games of the XXVI Olympiad, also known as Atlanta 1996 and commonly referred to as the Centennial Olympic Games) were an international multi-sport event held from July 19 to August 4, 1996, in Atlanta ...

. He finished 17th in the 83 kg division. Varea was selected as the best performer of the

contingent at the

1998 Commonwealth Games The 1998 Commonwealth Games ''(Malay: Sukan Komanwel 1998)'', officially known as the XVI Commonwealth Games ''(Malay: Sukan Komanwel ke-16)'', was a multi-sport event held in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia. This edition is marked by several unprecedent ...

Kuala Lumpur , anthem = '' Maju dan Sejahtera'' , image_map = , map_caption = , pushpin_map = Malaysia#Southeast Asia#Asia , pushpin_map_caption = , coordinates = , su ...

Malaysia Malaysia ( ; ) is a country in Southeast Asia. The federation, federal constitutional monarchy consists of States and federal territories of Malaysia, thirteen states and three federal territories, separated by the South China Sea into two r ...

. This followed his fifth overall placing in the 85 kg division ahead of New Zealander James Swann with a total lift of 310 kg. Fijian rugby union centre

Ravai Fatiaki Ravai Fatiaki (born 1 March 1987) is a Fijian rugby union player who plays for Leicester Tigers in England's Premiership Rugby. He plays as a centre or fly-half. Biography Fatiaki's older brother of Fred, coached the former Assistant Minister ...

is his second cousin.

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* Olympic weightlifters for Fiji Rotuman people Weightlifters at the 1996 Summer Olympics 1968 births Living people Place of birth missing (living people) Fijian male weightlifters Weightlifters at the 1998 Commonwealth Games Commonwealth Games competitors for Fiji Pacific Games silver medalists for Fiji Pacific Games bronze medalists for Fiji Pacific Games medalists in weightlifting {{Fiji-weightlifting-bio-stub