Personal information | |
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Full name | Tevita Wanono Tawai |
Born | 26 February 1992 |
Weight | 75.85 kg (167.2 lb) |
Sport | |
Country | Fiji |
Sport | Weightlifting |
Weight class | 77 kg |
Team | National team |
Updated on 19 October 2016 |
Tevita Wanono Tawai (born 26 February 1992) is a Fijian male weightlifter, competing in the 77 kg category and representing Fiji at international competitions. He won the bronze medal at the 2015 Pacific Games lifting a total of 267 kg. He participated at the 2014 Commonwealth Games in the 77 kg event. [1]
Year | Venue | Weight | Snatch (kg) | Clean & Jerk (kg) | Total | Rank | ||||||
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1 | 2 | 3 | Rank | 1 | 2 | 3 | Rank | |||||
Commonwealth Games | ||||||||||||
2014 | Glasgow, Scotland | 77 kg | 115 | — | 160 | 165 | — | 280 | 10 |
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