Fred Oala

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Fred Oala
Personal information
Full nameFred Karoho Oala
Born (1996-09-12) 12 September 1996 (age 27)
Weight55.97 kg (123.4 lb)
Sport
CountryFlag of Papua New Guinea.svg Papua New Guinea
Sport Weightlifting
Weight class56 kg
TeamNational team
Medal record
Men's weightlifting
Representing Flag of Papua New Guinea.svg  Papua New Guinea
Oceania Championships
Gold medal icon (G initial).svg 2016 Suva 69 kg
Bronze medal icon (B initial).svg 2012 Apia [lower-alpha 1] 56 kg
Bronze medal icon (B initial).svg 2013 Brisbane 56 kg
Bronze medal icon (B initial).svg 2014 Le Mont-Dore 56 kg
Updated on 30 January 2022

Fred Karoho Oala (born 12 September 1996) is a Papua New Guinean male weightlifter, competing in the 56 kg category and representing Papua New Guinea at international competitions. He won the silver medal at the 2013 Pacific Mini Games. He participated at the 2014 Commonwealth Games in the 56 kg event. [1] He won the bronze medal in the clean & jerk at the 2015 Pacific Games. [2]

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Major competitions

YearVenueWeightSnatch (kg)Clean & Jerk (kg)TotalRank
123Rank123Rank
Commonwealth Games
2014 Flag of Scotland.svg Glasgow, Scotland 56 kg 8585851101151182038
Pacific Games
2015 Flag of Papua New Guinea.svg Port Moresby, Papua New Guinea 69 kg1101141167145150154Bronze medal icon.svg2644
Medalbox note

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References

  1. "Weightlifting at the 2014 Commonwealth Games - Fred Oala". iwf.net. Retrieved 23 June 2016.
  2. "2015 Pacific Games - Fred Oala". iwf.net. Retrieved 10 November 2016.