Niusila Opeloge

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Niusila Opeloge
Personal information
Born (1980-06-23) 23 June 1980 (age 44)
Sport
CountryFlag of Samoa.svg  Samoa
Sport Weightlifting
EventMen's 105 kg
Medal record
Men's Weightlifting
Representing Flag of Samoa.svg  Samoa
Commonwealth Games
Bronze medal icon (B initial).svg 2002 Manchester 85 kg Snatch
Gold medal icon (G initial).svg 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]

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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. 1 2 "Meet the Opeloges: Samoa's first family of weightlifting". RNZ. 20 October 2021. Retrieved 27 October 2021.
  3. 1 2 Opeloge make it double Samoan family celebration Retrieved 11 October 2010.
  4. 1 2 News: 105kg Facts & figures [ dead link ] CWG official website Retrieved 11 October 2010,
  5. ↑ News: weightlifting 105kg men [ dead link ] 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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