Manueli Tulo (born 25 March 1990) is a Fijian weightlifter who competed for Fiji at the 2012 Summer Olympics and at the 2016 Summer Olympics.[1][2] Both times he competed in the Men's 56kg event, finishing 13th both times.[2] His wife Maria Liku also represented Fiji in weightlifting at the 2012 Summer Olympics, while his younger sister, Seruwaia Malani, competed at the 2014 Commonwealth Games.[3]
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| Born | March 25, 1990 Levuka | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Height | 1.51 m (4 ft 11+1⁄2 in) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Weight | 56 kg (123 lb) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Country |  Fiji | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Sport | Weightlifting | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Event | 56kg | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Medal record
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Career
editIn 2009, he won the 2008 Fiji Sportsman of the Year award, having won Fiji's first gold medal at the Commonwealth Youth Games in 2008.[4][3] Also in 2009, he finished 4th at the Commonwealth Championship.[3]
He came 3rd in the 2016 Commonwealth Championship, after finishing 5th in the 2015 edition.[5]
Tulo won a gold medal at the 2016 Oceania Weightlifting Championships.[6] He also won a gold medal at the Australian Open Championships when he snatched 108 kg, clean and jerked 134 kg for a total of 242 kg.[7] That year he finished 5th in the Commonwealth Championships.[3]
Tulo finished 8th at the 2017 World Championships, with a total of 238 kg (103 kg snatch, 135 kg clean & jerk).[3] This was a great improvement over his previous World Championship finishes of 21st, 22nd and 26th (in 2011, 2015 and 2010 respectively).[3]
At the 2018 Commonwealth Games, he finished 4th, with a total of 239 kg (104 kg snatch, 135 kg clean & jerk).[5]
References
edit- ^ BBC Sport Profile
- ^ a b "Manueli Tulo Bio, Stats, and Results". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Archived from the original on 2020-04-18. Retrieved 2019-06-18.
- ^ a b c d e f "Weightlifting | Athlete Profile: Manueli TULO - Gold Coast 2018 Commonwealth Games". results.gc2018.com. Retrieved 2019-06-18.
- ^ "Manueli Tulo lifts top sports award in Fiji". IWF. 23 March 2009. Retrieved 16 June 2016.
- ^ a b "Weightlifting | Result Men's 56kg - Gold Coast 2018 Commonwealth Games". results.gc2018.com. Retrieved 2019-06-18.
- ^ Narain, Pravin (25 May 2016). "Golden start for Fiji lifters on home soil". The Fiji Times. Retrieved 16 June 2016.
- ^ Yagi, Sylver (23 March 2016). "Fiji's Tulo wins gold, Yee sisters bow out". Retrieved 16 June 2016.
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