Apolonia Vaivai
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| Nationality | Fijian | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Born | 5 February 1991 Taveuni, Fiji | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Height | 1.53 m (5 ft 0 in) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Weight | 75 kg (165 lb) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Sport | Weightlifting | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Event | 75 kg | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Medal record
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Apolonia Vaivai MOF (born 5 February 1991) is a Fijian weightlifter.[1] She competed in the women's 75 kg event at the 2014 Commonwealth Games where she won a bronze medal.[2][3] In 2016, she won gold at the Oceania Weightlifting Championships in the 69 kg event.[4] She won a bronze medal again in the 2018 Commonwealth Games.[5]
- Medalbox note
- ^ Arafura Games also
References[edit]
- ^ "Glasgow 2014 profile". Retrieved 11 October 2014.
- ^ Deo, Dhanjay; Naikaso, Filipe (30 July 2014). "Vaivai sets eyes on Rio Olympics". Fiji Village. Fiji. Retrieved 16 October 2014.
- ^ "Apolonia Vaivai Wins Fiji's First Medal". Sporting Scribe. Australia. 30 July 2014.
- ^ Bola-Bari, Vuniwaqa (27 May 2016). "Vaivai wins gold for Fiji". The Fiji Times ONLINE. Archived from the original on 27 May 2016. Retrieved 28 May 2016.
- ^ "1 in the bag". The Fiji Times ONLINE. Archived from the original on 10 April 2018. Retrieved 11 April 2018.
External links[edit]
- Apolonia Vaivai at the International Weightlifting Federation
- Apolonia Vaivai at Olympedia
- Apolonia Vaivai at the Commonwealth Games Federation (archived)
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