Eileen Cikamatana

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

Eileen Cikamatana
Personal information
Birth nameEileen Floanna Maria Cikamatana
NationalityAustralian
Born (1999-09-18) 18 September 1999
Sport
SportWeightlifting
Medal record
Women's weightlifting
Representing  Australia
World Championships
Silver medal – second place2022 Bogotá87 kg
Bronze medal – third place2023 Riyadh81 kg
Commonwealth Games
Gold medal – first place2022 Birmingham87 kg
Oceania Championships
Gold medal – first place202187 kg
Representing  Fiji
Commonwealth Games
Gold medal – first place2018 Gold Coast90 kg
Commonwealth Championships
Gold medal – first place2017 Gold Coast90 kg
Silver medal – second place2016 Penang69 kg
Oceania Championships
Gold medal – first place2017 Gold Coast90 kg
Silver medal – second place2016 Suva69 kg
Asian Indoor and Martial Arts Games
Gold medal – first place2017 Ashgabat90 kg
World Championships (Junior)
Silver medal – second place2017 Tokyo90 kg
World Championships (Youth)
Bronze medal – third place2016 Penang69 kg

In the wake of a dispute between Weightlifting Fiji and breakaway group Fiji Weightlifters Association,[9] she committed to representing Australia 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]

Major results
Year Venue Weight Snatch (kg) Clean & Jerk (kg) Total Rank
1 2 3 Rank 1 2 3 Rank
Representing  Australia
World Weightlifting Championships
2022Colombia Bogotá, Colombia[11]87 kg1091111113rd place, bronze medalist(s)1401481483rd place, bronze medalist(s)2492nd place, silver medalist(s)
Commonwealth Games
2022United Kingdom Birmingham, United Kingdom[12]87 kg105110GR1131st place, gold medalist(s)129137145GR1st place, gold medalist(s)255GR1st place, gold medalist(s)
IWF World Cup
2020Italy Rome, Italy[13]81 kg1101151201st place, gold medalist(s)1401501591st place, gold medalist(s)2551st place, gold medalist(s)
2019China Tianjin, China[14]81 kg1101101191st place, gold medalist(s)146150150 JWR1st place, gold medalist(s)260 JWR1st place, gold medalist(s)
IWF Grand Prix
2019Peru Lima, Peru[15]87 kg1101151151st place, gold medalist(s)143148151 JWR2nd place, silver medalist(s)2661st place, gold medalist(s)
Representing  Fiji
Commonwealth Games
2018Australia Gold Coast, Australia[16]90 kg103107107213014014412331st place, gold medalist(s)
Junior World Championships
2017Japan Tokyo, Japan[17]90 kg971011033rd place, bronze medalist(s)1241291322nd place, silver medalist(s)2292nd place, silver medalist(s)
Youth World Championships
2016Malaysia Penang, Malaysia[18]69 kg93939641161171221st place, gold medalist(s)2153rd place, bronze medalist(s)


References
  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. 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. "2022 IWF World Weightlifting Championships Results". International Weightlifting Federation. IWF. Retrieved 18 July 2023.
  12. "Birmingham 2022 Results". results.birmingham2022.com. Retrieved 18 July 2023.
  13. "Roma 2020 World Cup Results Website". International Weightlifting Federation. IWF. Retrieved 24 February 2020.
  14. "Tianjin 2019 World Cup Results Website". International Weightlifting Federation. IWF. Retrieved 24 February 2020.
  15. "2019 IWF Grand Prix ODESUR CSLP Results". International Weightlifting Federation. IWF. Archived from the original on 24 July 2021. Retrieved 26 October 2021.
  16. "Commonwealth Games Results Book" (PDF). Gold Coast 2018 Official Website. GOLDOC. Retrieved 18 May 2019.
  17. "2017 IWF Junior World Championships Results Website". International Weightlifting Federation. IWF. Retrieved 25 May 2019.
  18. "2016 IWF Youth World Championships Results Website". International Weightlifting Federation. IWF. Retrieved 25 May 2019.
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