David Liti

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David Liti
Personal information
Full nameDavid Liti
Born (1996-07-11) 11 July 1996 (age 25)
Auckland, New Zealand
Height1.87 m (6 ft 2 in) (2018)[1]
Weight165 kg (364 lb) (2018)[1]
Medal record
Men's weightlifting
Representing  New Zealand
Commonwealth Games
Gold medal – first place 2018 Gold Coast +105 kg
Pacific Games
Bronze medal – third place 2015 Port Moresby +105 kg
Commonwealth Championships
Gold medal – first place 2021 Tashkent +109 kg
Oceania Championships
Gold medal – first place 2018 Le-Mont Dore +109 kg

David Liti (born 11 July 1996)[1] is a New Zealand weightlifter, who won the gold medal in the +105 kg event at the 2018 Commonwealth Games. His total lift of 403 kg was a Commonwealth Games record.[2]

At the Games' closing ceremony, Liti was presented with the David Dixon Award for sportsmanship shown towards his injured weightlifting rival Lauititi Lui.[3]

He represented New Zealand at the 2020 Summer Olympics in Tokyo, Japan. He competed in the men's +109 kg event.[4][5]

References[]

  1. ^ a b c "David Liti". gc2018.com. Retrieved 10 April 2018.
  2. ^ "David Liti breaks record, wins Commonwealth Games gold in men's 105kg+ weightlifting". Stuff.co.nz. 10 April 2018. Retrieved 10 April 2018.
  3. ^ "David Liti receives the David Dixon Award for outstanding sporting spirit at Commonwealth Games". Stuff.co.nz. 16 April 2018. Retrieved 16 April 2018.
  4. ^ "Tokyo Olympics: Meet the New Zealand team who will be going for gold". stuff.co.nz. 2 July 2021. Retrieved 20 July 2021.
  5. ^ "Men's +109 kg Results" (PDF). 2020 Summer Olympics. Archived (PDF) from the original on 4 August 2021. Retrieved 4 August 2021.

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