Feagaiga Stowers (born 17 November 2000) is a Samoan weightlifter.[1] She competed in the women's +90 kg event at the 2018 Commonwealth Games, winning the gold medal.[2][3]

Feagaiga Stowers
Personal information
NationalitySamoan
Born (2000-11-17) 17 November 2000 (age 24)
Sport
SportWeightlifting
Medal record
Women's weightlifting
Representing  Samoa
Commonwealth Games
Gold medal – first place 2018 Gold Coast +90 kg
Silver medal – second place 2022 Birmingham +87 kg
Pacific Games
Silver medal – second place 2019 Apia +87 kg
Commonwealth Championships
Silver medal – second place 2019 Apia +87 kg
Bronze medal – third place 2017 Gold Coast +90 kg
Oceania Championships
Gold medal – first place 2021 +87 kg
Silver medal – second place 2019 Apia +87 kg
Bronze medal – third place 2017 Gold Coast +90 kg
Arafura Games
Gold medal – first place 2019 Darwin +87 kg
Commonwealth Youth Games
Silver medal – second place 2015 Apia +69 kg

At the 2022 Oceania Online Cup she set three new Oceania records and won best overall female.[4]

She was selected as the only female weightlifter in the Samoan team for the 2022 Commonwealth Games in Birmingham.[5][6] She won silver in the women's over-87kg category.[7]

Major results

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Year Venue Weight Snatch (kg) Clean & Jerk (kg) Total Rank
1 2 3 Result Rank 1 2 3 Result Rank
Representing   Samoa
World Championships
2019   Pattaya, Thailand[8] +87 kg 112 116 119 116 10 141 146 146 141 16 257 14
Junior World Championships
2019   Suva, Fiji[9] +87 kg 117 121 124 124   146 151 151 151   275  
Commonwealth Games
2018   Gold Coast, Australia[10] +90 kg 108 113 120 113 2 135 140 145 140 2 253  
Oceania Championships
2019   Apia, Samoa +87 kg 113 119 126 119 2 142 147 150 142 1 261  
2017   Gold Coast, Australia[11] +90 kg 102 102 107 107 3 129 135 136 136 3 243  
2016   Suva, Fiji[12] +75 kg 83 86 88 86 6 105 110 113 110 5 196 5
Commonwealth Championships
2019   Apia, Samoa +87 kg 113 119 126 119 2 142 147 150 142 1 261  
2017   Gold Coast, Australia[13] +90 kg 102 102 107 107 3 129 135 136 136 3 263  
Pacific Games
2019   Apia, Samoa +87 kg 113 119 126 119   142 147 150 142   261  
Arafura Games
2019   Darwin, Australia[14] +87 kg 110 110 115 115 1 140 144 144 140 2 255  
Commonwealth Youth Games
2015   Apia, Samoa[15] +69 kg 72 76 80 76 3 93 96 102 96 2 172  

References

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  1. ^ "Feagaiga Stowers". Gold Coast 2018. Retrieved 11 April 2018.
  2. ^ "Feagaiga Stowers secures Samoa's second gold medal". Samoa Observer. Retrieved 11 April 2018.
  3. ^ "Event Schedule - Women's +90kg". Gold Coast 2018. Retrieved 11 April 2018.
  4. ^ "Samoan female weightlifter breaks three Oceania records". RNZ. 29 March 2022. Retrieved 13 July 2022.
  5. ^ Gutu Faasau (13 July 2022). "SASNOC announces Team Samoa for Commonwealth Games". Samoa Observer. Retrieved 13 July 2022.
  6. ^ "Team Samoa for Commonwealth Games 2022 in Birmingham Announced". Samoa Global News. 13 July 2022. Retrieved 13 July 2022.
  7. ^ "Double silver for Samoa in Games weightlifting". RNZ. 4 August 2022. Retrieved 4 August 2022.
  8. ^ "2019 World Weightlifting Championship Results" (PDF). IWF. Archived from the original (PDF) on 27 September 2019. Retrieved 5 October 2019.
  9. ^ "2019 Junior World Championships Results". IWF Official Website. IWF. Archived from the original on 12 September 2020. Retrieved 16 July 2019.
  10. ^ "Commonwealth Games Results Book" (PDF). Gold Coast 2018 Official Website. GOLDOC. Retrieved 16 July 2011.
  11. ^ "2017 Oceania Championships Results". IWF Official Website. IWF. Retrieved 16 July 2019.
  12. ^ "2016 Oceania Championships Results". IWF Official Website. IWF. Retrieved 16 July 2019.
  13. ^ "2017 Commonwealth Championships Results". IWF Official Website. IWF. Retrieved 16 July 2019.
  14. ^ "Arafura Games Results Book" (PDF). Arafura Games 2019 Official Website. AGOC. Archived from the original (PDF) on 8 May 2019. Retrieved 16 July 2019.
  15. ^ "2015 Commonwealth Youth Games Results". IWF Official Website. IWF. Retrieved 16 July 2019.
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