Tevita Kofe Ngalu (born 30 April 1973) is a
Tongan weightlifter who competed at the
2000 Summer Olympics
The 2000 Summer Olympics, officially the Games of the XXVII Olympiad and also known as Sydney 2000 (Dharug: ''Gadigal 2000''), the Millennium Olympic Games or the Games of the New Millennium, was an international multi-sport event held from 1 ...
.
Ngalu's was 27 years old when he competed in his first major international event which was the
2000 Summer Olympics
The 2000 Summer Olympics, officially the Games of the XXVII Olympiad and also known as Sydney 2000 (Dharug: ''Gadigal 2000''), the Millennium Olympic Games or the Games of the New Millennium, was an international multi-sport event held from 1 ...
which was held in
Sydney
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, he entered the
105 kg contest, and after lifting 127.5 kg in the snatch and 167 kg in the clean and jerk he finished in 13th place out of the 21 starters.
Ngalu won at the 2013 New Zealand Weightlifting Championships held in
Christchurch in the over 105 kg division.
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Tongan male weightlifters
1973 births
Living people
Olympic weightlifters for Tonga
Weightlifters at the 2000 Summer Olympics
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