Niusila Opeloge

Niusila Opeloge
Personal information
Born (1980-06-23) 23 June 1980 (age 44)
Sport
Country Samoa
SportWeightlifting
EventMen's 105 kg
Medal record
Men's Weightlifting
Representing  Samoa
Commonwealth Games
Bronze medal – third place 2002 Manchester 85 kg Snatch
Gold medal – first place 2010 Delhi 105 kg

Niusila Opeloge is a weightlifter from Samoa..[1]

Family

Opeloge comes from a weightlifting family.[2] His sister, Ele Opeloge is also a gold medalist at the Commonwealth Games, winning hers on the same day.[3]

Career

Opeloge took up weightlifting in 1999.[2] At the 2002 Commonwealth Games in Manchester, England he won a bronze in the 85 kg snatch event.[4] At the 2010 Commonwealth Games, in New Delhi, India he won gold in the 105 kg[3] to give Samoa its third gold medal of the Games.[5] In the process, he also became the first Samoan to win medals in any sport at two Commonwealth Games.[4] Opeloge was suspended in 2007 for two years due to a doping.[6] The use of banned substances in Weightlifting is prohibited and is considered cheating.

References

  1. ^ "Top Samoa weightlifter banned for using steroids". RNZ. 6 March 2008. Retrieved 15 March 2022.
  2. ^ a b "Meet the Opeloges: Samoa's first family of weightlifting". RNZ. 20 October 2021. Retrieved 27 October 2021.
  3. ^ a b Opeloge make it double Samoan family celebration Retrieved 11 October 2010.
  4. ^ a b News: 105kg Facts & figures CWG official website Retrieved 11 October 2010,
  5. ^ News: weightlifting 105kg men CWG official website. Retrieved 11 October 2010.
  6. ^ "Top Samoa weightlifter banned for using steroids". RNZ. 6 March 2008. Retrieved 15 March 2022.


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