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Eileen Cikamatana

Eileen Floanna Maria Cikamatana (born 18 September 1999) is an Australian[1] weightlifter who previously represented Fiji.[2]

Eileen Cikamatana
Personal information
Birth nameEileen Floanna Maria Cikamatana
NationalityFijian
Born (1999-09-18) 18 September 1999 (age 25)
Levuka, Fiji
Sport
CountryAustralia
SportWeightlifting
ClubOceania Weightlifting Institute Gym
Coached byPaul Coffa
Medal record
Women's weightlifting
Representing  Australia
World Championships
Silver medal – second place 2022 Bogotá 87 kg
Bronze medal – third place 2023 Riyadh 81 kg
Commonwealth Games
Gold medal – first place 2022 Birmingham 87 kg
Oceania Championships
Gold medal – first place 2021 87 kg
Representing  Fiji
Commonwealth Games
Gold medal – first place 2018 Gold Coast 90 kg
Commonwealth Championships
Gold medal – first place 2017 Gold Coast 90 kg
Silver medal – second place 2016 Penang 69 kg
Oceania Championships
Gold medal – first place 2017 Gold Coast 90 kg
Silver medal – second place 2016 Suva 69 kg
Asian Indoor and Martial Arts Games
Gold medal – first place 2017 Ashgabat 90 kg
World Championships (Junior)
Silver medal – second place 2017 Tokyo 90 kg
World Championships (Youth)
Bronze medal – third place 2016 Penang 69 kg

Career

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She competed in the women's 90 kg event at the 2018 Commonwealth Games, winning the gold medal.[3][4] Cikamatana was named 2017 Fiji's sportswoman of the year,[5] but was controversially omitted from consideration for the 2018 Fiji sports awards following her gold medal winning performance at the 2018 Commonwealth Games.[6]

She also won the gold medal in the women's 87 kg event at the 2022 Commonwealth Games held in Birmingham, England,[7] which made her the first woman to win a gold medal at the Commonwealth Games for two different countries.[8]

In the wake of a dispute between Weightlifting Fiji and breakaway group Fiji Weightlifters Association,[9] she committed to representing Australia under coach Paul Coffa in February 2019 and was able to return to international competition later that year. However, the circumstances over her transfer of allegiance made Cikamatana ineligible to qualify for the delayed 2020 Summer Olympics in Tokyo.[10]

In 2024, she competed in the women's 81 kg event at the Summer Olympics held in Paris, France.[11] She lifted 262 kg in total and finished fourth missing out 5 kg on bronze medal.

Major results

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Year Venue Weight Snatch (kg) Clean & Jerk (kg) Total Rank
1 2 3 Rank 1 2 3 Rank
Representing   Australia
Olympic Games
2024 Paris, France 81 kg 113 117 120 — 145 149 149 — 262 4
World Weightlifting Championships
2022 Bogotá, Colombia 87 kg 109 111 111   140 148 148   249  
2023 Riyadh, Saudi Arabia 81 kg 110 110 115 5 143 146 150   256  
IWF World Cup
2019 Tianjin, China 81 kg 110 110 119   146 150 150 JWR   260 JWR  
2020 Rome, Italy 81 kg 110 115 120   140 150 159   255  
2024 Phuket, Thailand 81 kg 110 114 114 4 145 149 153   263  
Commonwealth Games
2022 Birmingham, United Kingdom 87 kg 105 110
GR		 113   129 137 145
GR		   255
GR		  
Oceania Championships
2021 Various, Oceania 87 kg 102 110 117   130 140 150   250  
2022 Saipan, Northern Mariana Islands 87 kg 104 110 113   130 140 145   250  
2023 Honiara, Solomon Islands 81 kg 110 115 119   140 145 151   260  
2024 Auckland, New Zealand 81 kg 113 113 113 — — — — — — —
IWF Grand Prix
2019 Lima, Peru 87 kg 110 115 115   143 148 151 JWR   266  
Representing   Fiji
Commonwealth Games
2018 Gold Coast, Australia 90 kg 103 107 107 2 130 140 144 1 233  
Oceania Championships
2015 Port Moresby, Papua New Guinea 63 kg 75 75 81 6 95 102 104 4 170 5
2016 Suva, Fiji 69 kg 90 90 93   110 110 112   205  
2017 Gold Coast, Australia 90 kg 102 102 111   130 136 141   243  
Junior World Championships
2017 Tokyo, Japan 90 kg 97 101 103   124 129 132   229  
Youth World Championships
2016 Penang, Malaysia 69 kg 93 93 96 4 116 117 122   215  

References

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  1. ^ "Fijian weightlifter Eileen Cikamatana commits to Australia". Radio New Zealand. 27 February 2019. Retrieved 18 May 2019.
  2. ^ "Eileen Cikamatana". Gold Coast 2018. Retrieved 11 April 2018.
  3. ^ "Sport: Gold medal enough for Fiji weightlifting star". Radio New Zealand. 10 April 2018. Retrieved 11 April 2018.
  4. ^ "Event Schedule - Women's 90kg". Gold Coast 2018. Archived from the original on 6 November 2018. Retrieved 11 April 2018.
  5. ^ Reece, Lena (4 April 2018). "Nakarawa, Cikamatana named Fiji Sportsman and Sportswoman of 2017". Fiji Village.
  6. ^ "Cikamatana not nominated in Fiji Sports Awards". The Fiji Times. 21 April 2019. Retrieved 18 May 2019.
  7. ^ Houston, Michael (2 August 2022). "Opeloge family claim another weightlifting title as Don strikes gold at Birmingham 2022". InsideTheGames.biz. Retrieved 2 August 2022.
  8. ^ "Australian Eileen Cikamatana becomes first woman to win Commonwealth gold for two countries". ABC News. 3 August 2022 – via www.abc.net.au.
  9. ^ "Sport: Fiji weightlifting divide widens with formation of new group". Radio New Zealand. 25 October 2018. Archived from the original on 26 January 2021. Retrieved 31 December 2021.
  10. ^ Oliver, Brian (10 November 2019). "Australia's new weightlifting sensation can break world records - but she cannot go to Tokyo 2020". insidethegames. Dunsar Media Company. Archived from the original on 12 November 2019. Retrieved 31 December 2021.
  11. ^ "Weightlifting Results Book" (PDF). 2024 Summer Olympics. Archived from the original (PDF) on 11 August 2024. Retrieved 12 August 2024.
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