| Personal information | |
|---|---|
| Full name | Tom-Jaye Waibeiya |
| Born | 17 December 1995 |
| Weight | 75.84 kg (167.2 lb) |
| Sport | |
| Country |  Nauru |
| Sport | Weightlifting |
| Weight class | 77 kg |
| Team | National team |
| Updated on 19 October 2016. | |
Tom-Jaye Waibeiya (born 17 December 1995) is a Nauruan male weightlifter, competing in the 77 kg category and representing Nauru at international competitions. He participated at the 2014 Commonwealth Games in the 77 kg event. [1]
| Year | Venue | Weight | Snatch (kg) | Clean & Jerk (kg) | Total | Rank | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 2 | 3 | Rank | 1 | 2 | 3 | Rank | |||||
| Commonwealth Games | ||||||||||||
| 2014 |  Glasgow, Scotland | 77 kg | 100 | 105 | — | 140 | 145 | — | 250 | 18 | ||
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