Lesila Fiapule

Lesila Fiapule (born 22 October 2001) is a Samoan weightlifter who has represented Samoa at the Pacific Mini Games and Youth Olympic Games.

Lesila Fiapule
Personal information
Born22 October 2001[1]
Sport
Country Samoa
SportWeightlifter
Medal record
Women's Weightlifter
Representing  Samoa
Pacific Mini Games
Gold medal – first place 2022 Saipan +87kg snatch
Silver medal – second place 2022 Saipan +87kg clean & jerk
Silver medal – second place 2022 Saipan +87kg total
Oceania Weightlifting Championships
Bronze medal – third place 2018 +90kg snatch
Bronze medal – third place 2018 +90kg clean & jerk
Bronze medal – third place 2018 +90kg total

Fiapule was educated at Avele College and has been lifting since she was 15.[2] She represented Samoa at the 2018 Oceania Weightlifting Championships in Nouméa,[3] winning three bronze medals in the +90kg division. Later that year she represented Samoa at the 2018 Summer Youth Olympics in Buenos Aires, Argentina.[2] At the 2019 Junior World Weightlifting Championships in Suva, Fiji she came 7th in the +87kg division.[4][5]

At the 2022 Pacific Mini Games in Saipan, Northern Marianas Islands, she won a gold and two silvers in the 87+ kg division.[6][7][8]

References
  1. "Lesila Fiapule". Olympedia. Retrieved 17 July 2022.
  2. Deidre Tautua-Fanene (27 September 2018). "Weightlifter Lesila Fiapule to represent Samoa". Samoa Observer. Retrieved 17 July 2022.
  3. Deidre Tautua-Fanene (11 June 2018). "Weightlifters prepare for Oceania". Samoa Observer. Retrieved 17 July 2022.
  4. "Sport: Dream becomes reality for Samoan weightlifters at Junior World Champs". RNZ. 10 June 2019. Retrieved 17 July 2022.
  5. "Samoa weightlifters selected for Junior Worlds". Fiji Times. 28 May 2019. Retrieved 17 July 2022.
  6. "Samoa bags more medals in weightlifting". Loop Samoa. 23 June 2022. Retrieved 17 July 2022.
  7. "Team Samoa returning home with 21 medals from the Pacific Mini Games". Talamua. 27 June 2022. Retrieved 14 July 2022.
  8. Loreta Kelemete (25 June 2022). "Samoa Women Lifters Dominate Heavyweight Division at Pacific Mini Games 2022". Samoa Global News. Retrieved 17 July 2022.


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