Feagaiga Stowers

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Feagaiga Stowers
Personal information
NationalitySamoan
Born (2000-11-17) 17 November 2000 (age 23)
Sport
SportWeightlifting
Medal record
Women's weightlifting
Representing Flag of Samoa.svg  Samoa
Commonwealth Games
Gold medal icon (G initial).svg 2018 Gold Coast +90 kg
Silver medal icon (S initial).svg 2022 Birmingham +87 kg
Pacific Games
Silver medal icon (S initial).svg 2019 Apia +87 kg
Commonwealth Championships
Silver medal icon (S initial).svg 2019 Apia +87 kg
Bronze medal icon (B initial).svg 2017 Gold Coast +90 kg
Oceania Championships
Gold medal icon (G initial).svg 2021 +87 kg
Silver medal icon (S initial).svg 2019 Apia +87 kg
Bronze medal icon (B initial).svg 2017 Gold Coast +90 kg
Arafura Games
Gold medal icon (G initial).svg2019 Darwin+87 kg
Commonwealth Youth Games
Silver medal icon (S initial).svg 2015 Apia +69 kg

Feagaiga Stowers (born 17 November 2000) is a Samoan weightlifter. [1] She competed in the women's +90 kg event at the 2018 Commonwealth Games, winning the gold medal. [2] [3]

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At the 2022 Oceania Online Cup she set three new Oceania records and won best overall female. [4]

She was selected as the only female weightlifter in the Samoan team for the 2022 Commonwealth Games in Birmingham. [5] [6] She won silver in the women's over-87kg category. [7]

Major results

YearVenueWeightSnatch (kg)Clean & Jerk (kg)TotalRank
123ResultRank123ResultRank
Representing Flag of Samoa.svg  Samoa
World Championships
2019 Flag of Thailand.svg Pattaya, Thailand [8] +87 kg 112116119116101411461461411625714
Junior World Championships
2019 Flag of Fiji.svg Suva, Fiji [9] +87 kg 117121124124Gold medal icon.svg146151151151Silver medal icon.svg275Silver medal icon.svg
Commonwealth Games
2018 Flag of Australia (converted).svg Gold Coast, Australia [10] +90 kg 10811312011321351401451402253Gold medal icon.svg
Oceania Championships
2019 Flag of Samoa.svg Apia, Samoa +87 kg11311912611921421471501421261Silver medal icon.svg
2017 Flag of Australia (converted).svg Gold Coast, Australia [11] +90 kg10210210710731291351361363243Bronze medal icon.svg
2016 Flag of Fiji.svg Suva, Fiji [12] +75 kg83868886610511011311051965
Commonwealth Championships
2019 Flag of Samoa.svg Apia, Samoa +87 kg11311912611921421471501421261Silver medal icon.svg
2017 Flag of Australia (converted).svg Gold Coast, Australia [13] +90 kg10210210710731291351361363263Bronze medal icon.svg
Pacific Games
2019 Flag of Samoa.svg Apia, Samoa +87 kg113119126119Silver medal icon.svg142147150142Bronze medal icon.svg261Silver medal icon.svg
Arafura Games
2019 Flag of Australia (converted).svg Darwin, Australia [14] +87 kg11011011511511401441441402255Gold medal icon.svg
Commonwealth Youth Games
2015 Flag of Samoa.svg Apia, Samoa [15] +69 kg7276807639396102962172Silver medal icon.svg

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