Sione Vaveni Taliaʻuli is a Tongan

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. He competed in the

1988 Summer Olympics The 1988 Summer Olympics (), officially known as the Games of the XXIV Olympiad () and commonly known as Seoul 1988 ( ko, 서울 1988, Seoul Cheon gubaek palsip-pal), was an international multi-sport event held from 17 September to 2 October ...

. Sione Talia'uli won Gold in 1987 for the South Pacific Games (SPG) in the Middleweight division, Gold in the 1988 Oceania Heavyweight division and Gold in the 1990 Oceania Light Heavyweight division. He also competed at the

1990 Commonwealth Games The 1990 Commonwealth Games ( mi, 1990 Taumāhekeheke Commonwealth) were held in Auckland, New Zealand from 24 January – 3 February 1990. It was the 14th Commonwealth Games, and part of New Zealand's 1990 sesquicentennial celebrations. Partic ...

. Talia'uli has a strong Christian background and attends church regularly.

Sources

*''2009 Deseret News Church Almanac'' (Salt Lake City, Utah: Deseret News, 2008) p. 327.

References

2. https://nla.gov.au/nla.obj-342802309/view?sectionId=nla.obj-352753484&partId=nla.obj-342820818#page/n48/mode/1up

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* Light-heavyweight boxers Tongan male boxers Olympic boxers for Tonga Boxers at the 1988 Summer Olympics Commonwealth Games competitors for Tonga Boxers at the 1990 Commonwealth Games Tongan Latter Day Saints Year of birth missing (living people) Living people Tongan expatriate sportspeople in Australia {{Tonga-boxing-bio-stub