Apolonia Vaivai

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
  1. Arafura Games also

Apolonia Vaivai
Personal information
NationalityFijian
Born (1991-02-05) 5 February 1991
Taveuni, Fiji
Height1.53 m (5 ft 0 in)
Weight75 kg (165 lb)
Sport
SportWeightlifting
Event(s)75 kg
Medal record
Representing  Fiji
Women's weightlifting
Commonwealth Games
Bronze medal – third place2014 Glasgow75 kg
Bronze medal – third place2018 Gold Coast69 kg
Asian Indoor and Martial Arts Games
Silver medal – second place2017 Ashgabat69 kg
Pacific Games
Silver medal – second place2015 Port Moresby75 kg
Bronze medal – third place2011 Nouméa69 kg
Commonwealth Championships
Gold medal – first place2015 Pune69 kg
Gold medal – first place2016 Penang75 kg
Gold medal – first place2017 Gold Coast69 kg
Oceania Championships
Gold medal – first place2016 Suva69 kg
Gold medal – first place2017 Gold Coast69 kg
Silver medal – second place2014 Le Mont-Dore75 kg
Silver medal – second place2015 Port Moresby75 kg
Bronze medal – third place2011 Darwin[lower-alpha 1]69 kg
Bronze medal – third place2012 Apia75 kg
Updated on 28 January 2022.

References
  1. "Glasgow 2014 profile". Retrieved 11 October 2014.
  2. Deo, Dhanjay; Naikaso, Filipe (30 July 2014). "Vaivai sets eyes on Rio Olympics". Fiji Village. Fiji. Retrieved 16 October 2014.
  3. "Apolonia Vaivai Wins Fiji's First Medal". Sporting Scribe. Australia. 30 July 2014.
  4. 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.
  5. "1 in the bag". The Fiji Times ONLINE. Archived from the original on 10 April 2018. Retrieved 11 April 2018.


This article is issued from Wikipedia. The text is licensed under Creative Commons - Attribution - Sharealike. Additional terms may apply for the media files.