Jeremiah Wallwork

Tuaopepe Asiata Jerry Wallwork (born 29 August 1972) is a Samoan weightlifter. He competed in the men's heavyweight I event at the 1992 Summer Olympics.[1]

Jeremiah Wallwork
Personal information
NationalitySamoan
Born (1972-08-29) 29 August 1972
Sport
SportWeightlifting

Tuaopepe is the son of weightlifter Paul Wallwork and the brother of Attorney-General Su'a Hellene Wallwork.[2] in June 2017 he was appointed to the board of the International Weightlifting Federation.[3]

In December 2022 the Samoa Observer named Tuaopepe one of its people of the year.[4]

He was awarded the Order of Merit of Samoa in the 2023 Samoa Honours and Awards.[5]

References
  1. Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill; et al. "Jeremiah Wallwork Olympic Results". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on 18 April 2020. Retrieved 31 January 2020.
  2. Deidre Tautua-Fanene (31 December 2017). "Tuaopepe Jerry Wallwork - The force behind weightlifting". Samoa Observer. Retrieved 31 December 2022.
  3. Deidre Tautua-Fanene (29 June 2017). "Global role for local Tuaopepe". Samoa Observer. Retrieved 31 December 2022.
  4. Shalveen Chand (31 December 2022). "People of the Year" The weight on his shoulders, Tuaopepe Jerry Wallwork". Samoa Observer. Retrieved 31 December 2022.
  5. Lagi Keresoma (2 June 2023). "15 Conferred Merit Awards for their Service to Samoa and People". Talamua. Retrieved 2 June 2023.
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