Lesila Fiapule

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Lesila Fiapule
Personal information
Born22 October 2001 [1]
Sport
CountryFlag of Samoa.svg  Samoa
Sport Weightlifter
Medal record
Women's Weightlifter
Representing Flag of Samoa.svg  Samoa
Pacific Mini Games
Gold medal icon (G initial).svg 2022 Saipan +87kg snatch
Silver medal icon (S initial).svg 2022 Saipan +87kg clean & jerk
Silver medal icon (S initial).svg 2022 Saipan +87kg total
Oceania Weightlifting Championships
Bronze medal icon (B initial).svg 2018 +90kg snatch
Bronze medal icon (B initial).svg 2018 +90kg clean & jerk
Bronze medal icon (B initial).svg 2018 +90kg total

Lesila Fiapule (born 22 October 2001) is a Samoan weightlifter who has represented Samoa at the Pacific Mini Games and Youth Olympic Games.

Fiapule was educated at Avele College and has been lifting since she was 15. [2] She represented Samoa at the 2018 Oceania Weightlifting Championships in Nouméa, [3] winning three bronze medals in the +90kg division. Later that year she represented Samoa at the 2018 Summer Youth Olympics in Buenos Aires, Argentina. [2] At the 2019 Junior World Weightlifting Championships in Suva, Fiji she came 7th in the +87kg division. [4] [5]

At the 2022 Pacific Mini Games in Saipan, Northern Marianas Islands, she won a gold and two silvers in the 87+ kg division. [6] [7] [8]

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References

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